Today's Veterinary Nurse

As an official journal of the North American Veterinary Community (NAVC), Todays Veterinary Nurse has a mission to provide world-class continuing professional development and support services for the global veterinary healthcare community. With practical peer-reviewed, state-of-the-art companion animal nursing and technical educational CE, Todays V... eterinary Nurse is dedicated to improving and supporting the skill set and professional development of veterinary nurses and assistants as they advance their career. Kara M. Burns, MS, MEd, LVT, VTS (Nutrition), VTS-H (Internal Medicine, Dentistry) Kara Burns is a licensed veterinary technician with a masters degree in physiology and a masters degree in counseling psychology. She began her career in human medicine working as an emergency psychologist and as a poison specialist dealing with human and animal poisonings. Kara is the Founder and President of the Academy of Veterinary Nutrition Technicians. She works as an independent nutritional consultant and teaches veterinary nutrition around the world. Kara is a consultant for the Lafeber Company and Emeraid. Kara is currently the President of the National Association of Veterinary Technicians in America (NAVTA). She is a member of many national, international, and state associations and holds positions on many boards in the profession: American Academy of Veterinary Nutrition executive board technician liaison; LGVMA board treasurer; International Society for Sports Nutrition; and the Pet Nutrition Alliance executive board, to name a few. She has authored many articles, textbooks, and textbook chapters and is an internationally invited speaker, focusing on topics of nutrition, leadership, and technician utilization. Ms. Burns has been featured on the cover of the Veterinary Technician Journal and the NAVTA Journal. She was named the North American Veterinary Conference Technician Speaker of the Year in 2013 and in 2016. She was granted an honorary VTS (Internal Medicine) in 2011. She was also granted an honorary ...Read More