FROM THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR

Continuing education... now that is a term we all know very well. Continuing education or CE, to us as veterinarians, means all of those short courses we attend throughout the year. This gives us an opportunity to learn, share, and grow in our profession. This is certainly not a new term to the faculty and staff of ADDL. We at ADDL are always in the mode of learning, sharing and growing. For example, many of us not only attend meetings whose abbreviations include the following sets of initials; MAVP,AALAS,NCRAC,GLFHC, ASP, NCCVLD,AAVLD,ACVP,ACPV,NPIP,IVMA, and AVMA (I know you recognize those last two groups) ... we are also involved in the leadership of many of these meetings. By participating in these meetings we are able to leam the "latest, up-to-date" findings, whether it be in the arena of new diagnostic tests and/or procedures, or new equipment which will help us do our job more efficiently or more accurately, or newly discovered facts about diseases and disease processes. In this way we are able to relay the newest, up-to-date information in our discussions with you, our clientele. We all grow by increasing our knowledge base and experience in our interactions with you and others. So, the next time you call ADDL and the voice on the other end of the phone says, "I am sorry, but Dr. So-and-So is out of town today," it could very well be that this individual is participating in the continuing education process, which will be beneficial to all of us in the long term.

On a different note, special thanks to Mr. Tom Hooper, staff member of ADDL-SIPAC. Tom has been providing a much I needed service of IFA tests for coronavirus of turkeys to producers in Indiana as well as throughout the United States. Tom, with the assistance of other staff members at ADDL-SEPAC, performed over 2,000 of these tests in the month of January. We applaud your hard work and efforts for this, Tom!

I would like to introduce you to Penny Hamer, the new secretary to the Director at ADDL. Penny comes to us from the Department of Veterinary Basic Medical Sciences and replaces Nan Dobbins, who is now working in the Department of Biology. One of Penny's many jobs is editor of this newsletter, and she is doing a great job. Thanks, Penny.

Finally, we hope you enjoy the rest of this newsletter. For more information about Poult Enteritis, be sure to check pages 17 and 18. If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact us. REMEMBER, the new area code for this region is "765", which replaces the old area code of "317". This area code is already effective, however, there is a "grace period" until June I"