Corcoran and Danielson Receive Inaugural AVDA Lifetime Achievement Awards

The Lifetime Achievement Awards were presented to Dr. Bob Danielson of MWI Veterinary Supply and E. Thomas Corcoran of Fort Dodge Animal Health during the AVDA 2008 Annual Awards Banquet held in conjunction with the AVDA Annual Conference in Tucson, Arizona.  DETAILS

AVDA Annual Report

George Henriques, AVDA’s current president, delivered the Annual Report of the association at the opening session of the AVDA Annual Conference on Monday, April 23 in Tucson, Arizona. Click here to read the full text of the report.

AVDA Elects New Board

George Henriques of Webster Veterinary Supply will be leading AVDA as president. Henriques’ term as president comes on the heels of a successful conference in Tucson Arizona where more than 185 industry representatives and spouses attended the annual event. DETAILS

Save the Date: April 19-21, 2009

Mark your calendars now for the 2009 AVDA Annual Conference to be held April 19 – 21 at the Renaissance Vinoy® Resort & Golf Club. Remind your colleagues and business partners to block out this time so they too can attend this truly unique industry gathering.

More information about the meeting will be posted on the AVDA web site, www.avda.net. Promotional and registration materials will be mailed to attendees in January 2009.

MEMBER NEWS

AVDA Continues State Monitor Service

The AVDA board of directors voted to continue the State Monitor Service through Cegedim Dendrite, providing members with access to regulatory and legislative updates from all 50 states regarding drug distribution and drug pedigree. AVDA offered this service at no charge last year. During that time, participants found it to be an outstanding member benefit. AVDA members wishing to subscribe or continue their subscription are asked to pay $500 for the service this year. If members subscribed to this service separately, the annual fee for participation would be at least $25,000 per company.

The subscription fee for the State Monitor Service was added to the 2008-2009 dues form for all AVDA members. All State Monitor fees must be received by August 15th or the individual subscriptions will be suspended. Contact AVDA Headquarters if you have questions or need a new copy of your invoice.

AVDA Welcomes New Members

AVDA welcomed five new members since the last issue of The Animal Health Distributor was published. DETAILS

GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS

Write Your Congressmen in Support of Safeguarding America's Pharmaceuticals Act

AVDA’s Executive Director, Jackie King, met recently with representatives from the Healthcare Distribution Management Association (HDMA), Health Industry Distributors Association (HIDA) and National Coalition of Pharmaceutical Distributors (NCPD) in Washington who are supporting the H.R. 5839, Safeguarding America’s Pharmaceuticals Act. This coalition of associations and companies is working hard to get grassroots support for this bi-partisan legislation that would create a single, national pedigree standard and ensure that distributors can reasonably comply with federal pedigree regulations.  DETAILS

AVDA TRAINING

Jay Clary Achieves Professional Certificate in Industrial Distribution

Jay Clary, Director, CAB Distribution for Novartis Animal Health US, Inc. is the first AVDA member to pursue, and attain, the Professional Certificate in Industrial Distribution. This designation was created in March of 2007 and is awarded by the Purdue University of Industrial Distribution Program and the University of Industrial Distribution.  DETAILS

UID December Registration is Now Open

Registration for the December 2 – 5 session of University of Industrial Distribution (UID) is now open. Click here to register. For information or questions regarding the December 2008 UID Program or Registration, please call the AEA Office (410) 263-1014.

AVDA AEA Training Schedule for 2008

AVDA together with the Association Education Alliance (AEA) is presenting a variety of educational sessions in 2008. AEA is an alliance of over 40 professional and trade associations whose purpose is to identify, evaluate and develop affordable educational programs for use by member associations.  DETAILS

FINANCIAL NEWS

Let's Make Things Worse: Cutting Prices in a Down Market

In periods of economic growth price cutting is a serious problem. In tougher economic times price cutting morphs into an absolute disaster. However, when sales volume is soft, firms almost instinctively resort to reducing prices in an effort to “keep things going” even if they are going poorly. DETAILS

NAW NEWS

New Books from NAW

Prerequisite reading at many distribution companies, Essentials of Profitable Wholesale Distribution©, Second Edition provides a straightforward and clear understanding of how the wholesale distribution business works. Also, Lean Operations in Wholesale Distribution discusses the steps distributors must take to design and manage a lean culture. DETAILS