Annual Conference
Each year animal health distributors and manufacturers and guests gather for AVDA's Annual Conference, a three-day program of information and educational sessions featuring industry and outside speakers on a variety of timely business and industry issues and topics. The conference schedule allows ample opportunities networking with industry peers. The 2008 Annual Conference will be held at The Lowes Ventana Canyon Resort in Tucson, Arizona, April 27-29.

Surveys
The Profit Planning Group, Boulder, Colorado, conducts our Annual Profit Survey. The results of the survey are distributed to participating distributor companies.

North American Compendiums offers comprehensive resources for veterinarians. Here you will find a collection of reference books and services designed to assist you at your clinic. It is an entire on-line reference center accessible from the convenience of your computer. Click here for a listing of top products.

On this list you'll see our latest edition of the Compendium of Veterinary Products (CVP). The CVP 10th Edition is available in three formats: Print Edition $59 (shipping and handling is included); CD-ROM Edition $36 (shipping and handling is included) ; and Web Edition $60.

Published annually, the CVP 10th Edition features over 4,950 animal health product listings. Complete individual product monographs can be searched and/or printed using the website or CD. Also included are biological charts, anthelmintic charts, withdrawal time charts, therapeutic indexes and other reference tables for distributors and manufacturers.

The CD-ROM Edition and Web Edition (Web Edition updated monthly) also includes additional species specific indexes such as Product Use and Product Category. These drill-down indexes allow subscribers to easily compare and choose the most appropriate product.

Members of AVDA are invited to buy at special bulk prices.

Order Online at: www.naccvp.com

Electronic Commerce
AVDA has been actively involved in supporting the exploration of the role of electronic commerce in animal health distribution, and to encourage the orderly development and implementation of practical industry EDI projects and systems. AVDA supports the adoption and use of the standard Health Industry Number (HIN) in electronic commerce within the animal health industry. AVDA holds a seat on the Board of Directors of the Health Industry Business Communications Council (HIBCC), which has developed and administers the HIN. AVDA works closely with the EDI Special Project administered by the Animal Health Institute, which has developed and is implementing an industry system for the daily transmittal of various types of sales information.

In the spring of 2000 AVDA established the AVDA IS User Group "to provide professional expertise in technology guidelines and e-commerce standards for the animal health industry through HIBCC-led processes." Supported by AVDA, the group is an open forum for all involved in the animal health industry.

National Association of Wholesaler-Distributors
AVDA is a member of the National Association of Wholesaler-Distributors (NAW), a federation of more than a hundred national associations of distributor businesses in a variety of industries. NAW is extremely active in representing the interests of distributors of all industries with Congress and with the federal regulatory agencies. It also provides a wide range of educational and information services, to which AVDA members have discounted fees.

To view all NAW benefits available to AVDA members click here.

NAW/Solveras Credit Card Processing Program
NAW has teamed up with Solveras Payment Systems to provide wholesaler-distributors with the latest credit card processing technology. The program includes negotiated group discounts and a full range of processing options designed to meet your business’s unique payment needs, including a secure virtual terminal that allows you to manage transactions from any computer with Internet access.

Industry members can take advantage of a professional FREE savings analysis to see the program savings in writing with no obligation to enroll. For more information, please visit http://www.solveras.com/naw.html or call 800-613-0148 today.

Veterinary Compounding Brochure Now Available to AVDA Members
Representatives from the Animal Health Institute (AHI), American Veterinary Distributors Association (AVDA), and American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) have completed work on an informational brochure on veterinary compounding. To view a copy of the brochure, click here.

The purpose of the brochure is to better familiarize veterinarians and others in the veterinary supply channel (distributors, sales representatives, etc.) with regulations that apply to compounding. The brochure also differentiates between FDA approved drugs and compounded drugs; explains the specific circumstances under which veterinarians are legally permitted to utilize compounded drug products; and explains what practices are not permitted according to federal guidelines. Manufacturer and distributor sales representatives can use this brochure as a detail piece for veterinarians.

AVDA is making the brochure available to all of our members at no charge. You may order the brochure in quantities of 1000 maximum, per company. If you would like to order copies of the brochure, complete the attached order form and return it to AVDA Headquarters by fax to 443-640-1086.