Cheers!—The Launch of JFMS
JFMS was officially launched at BSAVA Congress on April 9 following the first meeting of the editorial board at the Repertory Theatre in Birmingham.
Editor, Dr Andrew Sparkes, expressed his delight in the publication of a dedicated feline medicine and surgery Journal. ‘The publication of a specialist Journal to include clinical and basic studies was one of EFSM's initial objectives; the Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery (JFMS) also provides a vehicle to further develop our other aims of serving veterinary practitioners and scientists with an interest in feline medicine, raising awareness among practitioners and promoting continuing education in the field of feline medicine. We are delighted with the quality of the papers in the first issue and the input and experience of the editorial board—such feline expertise has not previously been brought together and will provide an excellent basis for raising standards of feline knowledge’. Dr Sparkes also expressed his thanks to WB Saunders for the care and enthusiasm they have put into the design and production of the Journal.
Cheers! The Editor, Dr Andrew Sparkes, and Wendy Jones, Associate Editor at WB Saunders, raise their glasses to toast the new Journal.
Mike Lappin (left) from Texas A & M chats to Rob Labuc from Australia and Rick LeCouter from the University of California, Davis.
Myra Forester-van Hijfte from London meets Ton Willemse (centre) and Erik Teske from Utrecht.
JFMS manuscript secretary, Marilyn Peters (left), with Andrew Edney and JFMS Production Editor, Catrin Lee.
ESFM Annual General Meeting 1999
Held in Austin Hall, ICC Birmingham 7/4/99
Apologies for absence
Present: 13 in total.
All EC members except Karin Holler (KH).
Minutes from previous AGM
The minutes from the previous meeting were accepted without amendment, and singed by Marian Horzinek (MH).
MH reported that future minutes would still be published in Feline Focus, which would be incorporated into the new JFMS.
Matters arising
There were no matters arising.
Changes to bye-laws
Suggested changes to the bye-laws had been circulated in Feline Focus, and these were accepted unanimously. Andrew Sparkes (AS) was re-elected unopposed as Secretary of ESFM for a further 3 years.
President's report
MH reported that he had continued to enjoy representing the ESFM. He also reported that the EC meetings were sometimes held by teleconference to reduce expense. MH suggested that in the immediate future, organisation of specialist feline meetings and the new journal would be the main focus of ESFM activities. However, he also said that other initiatives would be considered in the future. He speculated on the possibility of the development of a student ESFM body and perhaps an ESFM sponsored lectureship in the future. MH also reported that he would step down as President of ESFM at the next AGM (in the year 2000).
Myra Forster-van Hijfte (MFvH) suggested publishing a list of members (names, addresses, contact numbers) to allow direct contact and organisation of meetings between members. Several others endorsed this idea.
Membership report
Claire Bessant (CB) reported that current membership was in a state of flux as there were changes to the timing of the annual renewal of membership, along with the new membership rates to cover the journal costs. At the end of last year, membership stood at almost 700, and approximately 300 had currently renewed their subscriptions at the new rate. CB reported that others will be contacted directly to renew their subscription at the increased rate.
Treasurer's report
A printed sheet was circulated with figures to end 12/98 showing a balance of £8747 including an interest free loan of £5000 from FAB. CB reported that an official audit of accounts will be undertaken by the FAB accountants.
JFMS report
All present had seen a copy of the first issue of the new JFMS that had just been published Tim Gruffydd-Jones (TJGJ) thanked CB and AS for their work in producing the Journal and commented that the quality of the journal should significantly enhance the reputation of ESFM. AS thanked CB for the work she had put in to ensuring the Journal was a success. Michelle Fermé-Fradin (MFF) suggested an explanation of the figures on the cover would be useful.
Future meetings
TJGJ reported that
in 1999; there will be a meeting in Barcelona;
in 2000 there will be meetings at BSAVA, WSAVA/FECAVA/Voojarsdagen, Naples, possibly one in Germany and possibly one in Sweden. TJGJ outlined a plan for the future for a 2-day stand-alone ESFM meeting, but said that this had not yet been finalised. He also spoke about the possibility of a meeting in conjunction with ESVIM, and that there were plans for a joint meeting with AAFP at WSAVA 2001 in Vancouver.
MH invited suggestions for the format of future meetings. MFvH suggested more time between or after lectures for discussion might be useful. TJGJ suggested perhaps a session for delegates to present cases for discussion. Raiku Sarvă (RS) suggested a round table discussion at the end of the day. There was a request to try to get printed material from the talks for distribution at or after the ESFM/BSAVA study day. There was agreement that speakers should be asked for a manuscript or printouts from their slides that could be used as a handout at the time of the meeting. A CD-ROM with text and picture slides was another possibility. MH said that these ideas would be looked into. MFF suggested that proceedings could be sold afterwards to people not attending. MFvH suggested that abstracts could be published in JFMS but MH suggested this could be counter-productive for the future impact-factor of the new journal. There was a feeling that the cost of the study this year was very reasonable.
AOB
MH encouraged active participation of ESFM by members and welcomed feedback and suggestions to enable ESFM to meet the needs of the members.
MFvH questioned the role of BoR members. Stefano Romagnoli (SR) outlined that their main function was to keep the ESFM informed of national events relating to feline veterinary events, and also to provide abstracts for Feline Focus from national publications. CB and MH reported that there would be further communication from SR on the role of BoR members and some guidelines for them. SR also reported that there was a proposal to provide BoR members with a £10 discount on ESFM membership rates from 2000.
There being no other business, MH thanked everyone for attending and the meeting was closed.
Nominations for the ESFM Executive Committee
ESFM President Marian Horzinek will stand down at the AGM in April 2000. Nominations for President should be recieved by September 1999 to be published in the December issue. Nominations should be sent to ESFM, Taeselbury, High Street, Tilsbury, Wiltshire SP3 6LD, UK.
ESFM BOARD OF REPRESENTATIVES
AUSTRIA
Dr Karin Holler
(Treasurer) Tierklinik Leonding
Mayrhansenstrase 21A
A-4060 Leonding, AUSTRIA
BELGIUM
Ariane Garber
186 rue de l'Eglgise
1640-Rhode Sainte Genese, BELGIUM
DENMARK
Raiku Sarvå
Falstersvej 9
DK 2000 Frederiksberg
DENMARK
Tel: +388 84777
Fax: +388 85777
FINLAND
Dr Suvi Pobjola Stenroos
Kissaklinikka Felína
Tyomiehenkatu 4C
00180 Helsinki, FINLAND
Tel: 358 09 6852288
Fax: 358 09 6852299
FRANCE
Michelle Fermé-Fradin
85 ter Bd Soult
75012 Paris, FRANCE
Tel: 33 1 43436344
Fax: 33 1 43473791
e-mail: chat.de.paris@wanadoo.fr
GERMANY
Dr habil Katrin Bartmann
Medizinische Tierklinik
Veterinasse 13
8000 Munchen 40, GERMANY
Tel: 49 89 21802697
Fax: 49 89 21806240, e-mail: k.hartmann@lrz.unimeunchen.de
Prof dr Manfred Reinacher
Universitat Leipzig
Inst fur Vet Pathologie
Margarete-Blank Str 4
04103 Leipzig, GERMANY
Tel: 49 341 9738271
Fax: 49 341 9738299
HUNGARY
Dr Bela Lakatos
Biogdanfy u 7B/22
H-1117 Budapest, HUNGARY
IRELAND
Carmel Mooney
University College Dublin
Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
Dept. of Small Animal Clinic Studies
Veterinary College
Ballsbridge, Dublin 4, IRELAND
Tel: 353 1 66 87988
Fax: 353 1 66 75401
e-mail: carmel.mooney@ucd.ie
ITALY
Prof Dott Stefano Romagnoli
Dipartimento di Clinica Veterinaria
Viale delle Piagge 2, 56124 Pisa, ITALY
Tel: 39 050 570.308/542331
Fax: 39 050 542892
e-mail: stefano@vet.unipi.it
Dr Stefano Bo
Dipartimento di Patologia Animale
Universita di Torino
Via Nizza 52, 10126 Torino, ITALY
Tel: 390 11 6688769
Fax: 390 11 8174325
e-mail: effeviti@ipsnet.it
THE NETHERLANDS
Dr Herman Egberink
Associate Professor
Virology Unit, Veterinary Faculty
Utrecht University, de Uithof
Androclusgebouw
Yalelaan 1, 3584 CL Utrecht
THE NETHERLANDS
Tel: 31 302532487
Fax: 31302536723
e-mail: h.egberink@vet.uu.nl
Dr Ton Willemse
Dept Clinical Sciences of Companion
Animals
Veterinary Faculty
Utrecht University, de Uithof
Yalelaan 8, 3584 CM Utrecht
THE NETHERLANDS
Tel: 31 30 2531681 or 1589
Fax: 31 30 2518126
e-mail: a.willemse@vet.uu.nl
NORWAY
Dr Babette Baddaky Taugbol
Eidskog Dyreklinikk A/S
2230 Skotterud
NORWAY
Tel: 47 62 835666
Fax: 47 62 836665
e-mail: babette.taugbol@online.no
POLAND
Prof dr Tadeusz Frymus
Dept of Infectious Diseases
Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
Warsaw Agricultural University
Ul Grochowska 272
03849 Warsaw, POLAND
Tel/Fax: 48 228 104651
e-mail: frymus@amaltea.sggw.war.pl
Prof Dr Hab Roman Lechnowski
Department of Internal Diseases
Veterinary Faculty
Agricultural University of Warsaw
Grochowska 272
03849 Warsaw, POLAND
Tel/fax: 48 22 810 2142
e-mail: lechowsk@poczta.wp.pl
RUSSIA
Dr Margarita Rakhamina
All Russian State Research Institute for Control, Standardization & Certification 5 Zvenigorodskove Shosse 123022 Moscow, RUSSIA
Tel: 7 095 2593546 Fax: 7 095 2531491
Dr Eugeniy Nepoklonov
State Diagnostics & Prevention
Centre for Human and
Animal Diseases
42 Timiryazevskaya Street
125422 Moscow, RUSSIA
Tel/Fax: 7 095 2075474
SPAIN
Mr Paul Hindson
Centro Veterinario
Calle Los Naranjos s/n
Pueblo Lopez
29640 Fuengirola
Malaga, SPAIN
Tel: 34 5 462688
SWEDEN
Ulla Björnehammar
Höjens Gård
S-71692 Fjugesta, SWEDEN
Tel: 46 10 66553495 (mobile)
SWITZERLAND
Dr Hans Lutz
Veterinarnedizinisches Labor
der Universitat Zurich
Winterthurerstrasse 260
CH-8057 Zurich, SWITZERLAND
Tel: 4 11 16358312
Fax: 4 11 16358906
e-mail: hanslutz@vetklinik.unizh.ch
Dr Kaspar Rohner
Tierarzt, Zürcherstrasse 3
Niederglatt 8172, SWITZERLAND
Tel: 4 11 8518070
Fax: 4 11 8548071
e-mail: krohner@swissonline.ch
UK
Dr Andrew Sparkes
(Secretary ESFM)
FAC Lecturer in Feline Medicine
The Feline Centre
University of Bristol, Langford
BRISTOL BS40 5DU, UK
Tel: 44 117 9289280
Fax: 44 117 9289628
e-mail A.H.Sparkes@bris.ac.uk
(SECRETARY/JFMS EDITOR)
Myra Forster-van Hijfte
The London Cat Clinic
11 Belsize Terrace
London NW3 4AX
Tel: 44 171 704 0984
Fax: 44 171 4314413
e-mail: MFvH@aol.com
ESFM EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
PRESIDENT: PROF DR HC MARIAN HORZINEK
Director, Insitute of Veterinary Research, Utrecht University, de Uithof, Practicumgebouw, Yalelaan 1, 3584, Utrecht, The Netherlands Tel: 31 30 253 2485, Fax: 31 30 253 6723 E-mail: M.C.HORZINEK@VETUU.NL
SECRETARY: ANDREW SPARKES TREASURER: KARIN HOLLER FAB LIAISON: DR TIM GRUFFYDD-JONES CHIEF EXECUTIVE: CLAIRE BESSANT BOR LIAISON: STEFANO ROMAGNOLI
CONTACTING ESFM
Please send letters/articles/comments for JFMS to Claire Bessant, ESFM/FAB, Taeselbury, High Street, Tisbury, Wiltshire, SP3 6LD, England. Tel: 44 1747 871872, Fax: 44 1747 871873 Membership details may also be obtained from this address.
Diary
If you are holding a feline meeting and would like to publicise it further, please send details to: Claire Bessant, JFMS, Taeselbury, High Street, Tisbury Wiltshire SP3 6LD, UK. Fax: +44 (0)1747 871873. E-mail: efsm.fab@ukonline.co.uk
August 29/Sept 2 1999
Title: 3rd World Congress on Alternatives and
Animal Use in the Life Sciences
Location: Bologna, Italy
Contact: Michael Balls, European Centre for the Validation of Alternative Methods (ECVAM), JRC—Environmental Institute, 21020 Ispra
(VA)—Italy or Andrew Rowan, Tufts Center for Animals & Public Policy, Tufts University School of Veterinary Medicine, 200 Westboro Road, North Grafton, MA 01536, USA
Tel: MB: +39 332 785996 or AR: +1 508 839 5302
Fax: MB: +39 332 785336 or AR: +1 508 839 2953
e-mail: michael.balls@ei.jrc.it OR arowan@opal.rufts.edu
Home page: http://www.ei.jrc.it/evam/bologna/tesbol.htm
September 4 1999
Title: FAB Feline Rescue Conference
Location: Basingstoke, UK
Contact: FAB, Taeselbury, High Street, Tisbury, Wiltshire SP3 6LD
Tel: +44 (0)1747 871872
Fax: +44 (0)1747 871873
e-mail: fab.fab@ukonline.co.uk
September 16–17 1999
Title: Head and soft tissue surgery
Location: University of Zurich, Switzerland
e-mail: wbktchir@vetchir.unizh.ch
September 22–26 1999
Title: (26th World Veterinary Congress—WVA 1999);
24th World Small Animal Congress—WSAVA 1999;
5th FECAVA Congress
Location: Lyon, France
Contact: CNVSPA, 40 rue de Berri, F-75008, Paris, France
Tel: +33 1 53 83 91 60
Fax: +33 1 53 83 91 69
e-mail: mondialvet@aol.com
Home page: http://www.mondialvet99.org/anglais/sommairegb.htm
October 6 1999
Title: FAB Conference
Location: Newbury Race Course, UK
Contact: FAB, Taeselbury, High Street, Tisbury, Wiltshire SP3 6LD
Tel: +44 (0)1747 871872
Fax: +44 (0)1747 871873
e-mail: fab.fab@ukonline.co.uk
October 7–10 1999
Title: 45th Annual Meeting of the German Small
Animal Veterinarians (FKDVG)
Location: Giessen, Germany
Contact: DVG-Geschäftsstelle, Frankfurter Str. 89, D-35392 Giessen, Germany
Tel: +(49) 641 24466 or 641 702 4900
Fax: +(49) 641 25375
October 14–16 1999
Title: Annual Congress of the European Society of Veterinary Internal Medicine (ESVIM) and affiliated societies (ESCG, ESVC, ESVNU, ESVCN, ESVONC)
Location: Peruggia, Italy
Contact: Marian Blom, ESVIM Congress Secretary, PO Box 80, 154, 4508 TD Utrecht, The Netherlands
Tel: + 31 30 253 1589
Fax: +31 30 251 8126
e-mail: m.c.blom@vet.uu.nl
October 16–19 1999
Title: Feline Meeting. Fall 1999
Location: Doubletree Hotel, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
Contact: AAFP, 2701 San Pedro NE, Suite 7, Albuquerque, NM 87110, USA
Tel: +1 505 8882424
Fax: +1 505 8882688
e-mail: ktaafp@aol.com
ESFM study day GERPAC/AVEPA Conference, Barcelona
October 21 1999
Feline Reproduction and Paediatrics
Reproduction in the queen: Stefano Romagnoli Immunology and epidemiology: Craig Green
Haematology of the kitten and pregnant queen: Urs Gieger
Behavioural evolution of the kitten: P Pageat
Veterinarians in breeding establishments: Ch Dumon
Round table discussion on reproduction: chairman
Tim Gruffydd-Jones, European Society of Feline Medicine
Information on the study day and whole congress is available from the Congress office: Inter-Congress, Maignon 50, 08024 Barcelona, Spain.
Tel: 34 93 21 34 447
Fax: 34 93 21 06 698
e-mail: inter.congress@bcn.servicom.es
One day in the general programme (Friday October 22 1999) will also be devoted to feline medicine.
October 27 1999
Title: Feline Viral Diseases
Location: Taunton, Somerset, UK
Contact: Steve O Shea, The Veterinary Hospital, Colwill Road, Estover, Plymouth, Devon PL6 8RP
Tel: 44 (0) 1752 702646
Fax: 44 (0) 1752 773305
e-mail: osheasteve@aol.com
October 1999
Title: Feline Diabetes
Location: Verona, Italy
Contact: Stefano Romagnoli
Tel: 39 050 570.308/542.331
Fax: 39 050 542.892
e-mail: stefano@vet.unipi.it
November 11 1999
Title: Recent Advances in Feline Viral Diseases
Location: Daresbury Park, Warrington, North West
UK
Details: Mrs Christine Ding, 63 London Road South, Poynton, Stockport, Cheshire SK12 1LA
Tel: 44 (0) 1625 859019
Fax: 44 (0) 1625 850544
December 5 1999
Title: Management of Urinary Tract Disease
Location: Cambridge, South East UK
Contact: Dr Caroline Manser, Centre for Small
Animal Studies, Animal Health Trust, Lanwades
Park, Kentford, Newmarket, Suffolk CB8 7UU
Tel: 44 (0) 1638 552700
Fax: 44 (0) 1638 555600
December 12 1999
Title: Small Animal Medicine Opthalmology
Location: Athens, Greece
Contact: University of Georgia, College of Veterinary Medicine
Tel: (706) 542 1451
Fax: (706) 542 8254
e-mail: bhollett@calc.vet.uga.edu
January 15–19 2000
Title: The North American Veterinary Conference
Location: Orlando, FL, USA
Contact: The North American Veterinary Conference
Registration Headquarters
Tel: US & Canada 800 756 3446
Tel: International 617 749 1126
Fax: 617 749 0791
Home page: http://www.afn.org/∼henavc/
February 6–8 2000
Title: Ski 2000—feline meeting
Location: Olympoa Park Hotel and Conference
CentrePark City, Utah, USA
Contact: AAFP, 2701 San Pedro NE, Suite 7, Albuquerque, NM 87110, USA
February 20–24 2000
Title: Western Veterinary Conference
Location: Las Vegas, NV, USA
Contact: Western Veterinary Conference, 2425 East
Oquendo Road, Las Vegas, NV 89120, USA
Tel: (702) 739 6698
e-mail: wvc@ix.netcom.com
Home page: http://www.wvc.org/
JFMS is included as part of membership on the understanding that the Journal is for the member's use only and not passed on to libraries.
About ESFM and FAB
The European Society of Feline Medicine (ESFM) was founded by the Feline Advisory Bureau in 1996 to provide a focus for this growing interest and enthusiasm in feline medicine throughout Europe and to provide a forum for the dissemination of information and current developments. The Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery is the official journal of ESFM and is included as part of the membership package, which also includes reduced rates to ESFM meetings and conferences.
The Feline Advisory Bureau (FAB) is a charity dedicated to the health and welfare of cats. The Bureau was founded in 1958 when knowledge of the cat and its veterinary care was in its infancy. By gathering information and funding veterinary surgeons to specialise in the care of cats, FAB has had a major influence on improvements in veterinary treatment. FAB currently funds a Lecturer in Feline Medicine and a Resident at Bristol Veterinary School as well as a Resident at Edinburgh Veterinary School in the UK. The Bureau also has expertise in a wide range of feline matters including the welfare of cats in boarding and quarantine catteries, improving standards of feline rescue and providing information for breeders and cat owners. Members of FAB receive the FAB Journal quarterly. Joint FAB and ESFM membership is available.
Membership
Membership of ESFM is £55. Joint membership of FAB and ESFM is £70 in the UK and £80 overseas. Practice membership is also available and costs £95 in the UK and £120 overseas. Practice members receive the FAB Journal, JFMS, reduced rates for any members of the practice (veterinary surgeons and nurses) to attend FAB and ESFM Conferences, a complete set of FAB information sheets (around 50), laminated certificate of membership for the waiting room and car stickers. If you have any queries contact ESFM at Taeselbury, High Street, Tisbury, Wiltshire SP3 6LD, UK. Tel: +44 (0)1747 8718772, fax: +44 (0)1747 871873, e-mail: esfm.fab@ukonline.co.uk