DAVIS,
Calif., July 9, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The
Veterinary Information Network (VIN), a worldwide veterinary
community, is pleased to announce the winners of the 3rd Annual VIN
Veritas Award.
The VIN Veritas Award – from the Latin for truth – honors those
who serve science and truth through courage and
integrity.
The inaugural winners of the VIN Veritas Award, Drs.
Scott Weese and Steve Valeika, were honored for their dedication
to sharing the best available, science-based information about
COVID-19 in the face of harassment and derision. Last year,
Dr. Brennen McKenzie was honored for
his courage, integrity, and dedication to promoting evidence-based
veterinary medicine.
This year, the VIN Veritas Award committee chose to honor
Lisa Freeman, DVM, PhD, DACVIM
(Nutrition), Kim Skibbe, DVM, and
Caitlin Holly, DVM, for their work
researching and speaking about the unresolved association between
feeding certain types of dog foods and canine dilated
cardiomyopathy.
While a definitive explanation as to the relationship between
these foods and an increase in the incidence of dilated
cardiomyopathy in breeds not commonly prone to dilated
cardiomyopathy that often stabilizes or improves after diet change
continues to evade, there was and is a clear signal of a link
between those diets and heart disease worthy of investigation and
public caution.
The VIN Veritas award is bestowed annually upon colleague(s) who
demonstrate extraordinary courage and integrity in the service of
science and truth. Nominations are solicited from veterinary
colleagues, with a committee choosing the honoree(s) each year.
A call for nominations for VIN Veritas awardees will be
distributed in the fall of each year.
Founded in 1991 by Paul D.
Pion, DVM, DACVIM (Cardiology) and Duncan Ferguson, VMD, PhD, the Veterinary
Information Network (VIN) is a member-supported, online service for
veterinarians and veterinary students. With over 107,000 members
worldwide, VIN provides advertising-free community, content, tools,
resources, and continuing education for the veterinary
profession.
Media contact: Christy Corp-Minamiji, DVM (she/her)
380146@email4pr.com
530-219-5636
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