The American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) is asking for input from its members to help shape the future of the association and the profession. The AVMA is initiating this "Future Critical Issues Scan" as part of its ongoing effort to reevaluate and revise its strategic plan, which was last approved by the AVMA Executive Board in April 2008...

Message to UCLA administrative officers, deans, department chairs, directors, vice chancellors and faculty of the medical echool and medical sciences from Scott Waugh, executive vice chancellor and provost:   Dear Colleagues:   I am very pleased to inform you that Chancellor Block and I have proposed for UC Regents’ approval the appointment of A. Eugene Washington as dean of the David Geffen School of Medicine...

Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/de26ab/china_executive_su) has announced the addition of the "China Executive Summary of the Chinese Hospital Drug Utilization Volume 2nd Edition 2009" report to their offering.

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is warning employers and their staff to be mindful of following the correct safety procedures when operating machinery and drills, following the prosecution of a West Bromwich firm. An employee at Aluminium Products Ltd lost part of his index finger during an incident on 15 October last year.

President Obama on Wednesday signed an executive order establishing the White House Office of Health Reform, the Washington Post's "44" reports (Connolly, "44," Washington Post, 4/8). In signing the order, Obama said that health care overhaul is one of the biggest priorities for the first year of his presidency.