CVET Overview: CA’s Newest Veterinary Disaster Response Team

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Formed from legislation passed in 2021, the UC Davis California Veterinary Emergency Team (CVET) has been building our management team and volunteer responder database. We have successfully deployed in partnership with the California Veterinary Medical Reserve Corps and provided advisory assistance to the recent fire response in Los Angeles. This talk will provide an overview of our team, services we can provide, how we are deployed, and how you and/or your practice can get involved in collaborative veterinary disaster response efforts.

Speakers: Ashley Patterson, DVM, MPH

Bio: Ashley Patterson is the Associate Director of Operations for the UC Davis California Veterinary Emergency Team (CVET). She received her Doctor of Veterinary Medicine from Washington State University and her Master of Public Health from the University of Minnesota in 2019. Prior to veterinary school, Ashley earned a bachelor’s degree in Emergency Administration and Planning and worked as an emergency management and planning consultant for Witt O’Brien’s starting in 2010. Following graduation from veterinary school, Ashley worked as an emergency veterinarian in a variety of hospitals and volunteered as a disaster responder. She brings a unique combination of veterinary medicine and emergency management background and is focused on enhancing the veterinary preparedness and response capabilities for the State of California.

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