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Graduate Student, Resident, and Intern Membership

Welcome! The American Heartworm Society is dedicated to serving all veterinary professionals -- including students.

Cost

We offer free student memberships for all current veterinary and graduate students in good standing. If you are not a veterinary student or graduate student, click here.

Student Benefits

AHS Bulletin Delivered to your Email Address
Access to All Paid-Member Online Resources at heartwormsociety.org
Reduced pricing on cetain educational materials available through our online store

Application Process

Click here and use the code AHSStudent when prompted to pay, discounting the Graduate/Resident membership to zero. You will also need to upload an image of your valid student ID. If you have any questions, send an email to sonya.hennessy@heartwormsociety.org.

2025 Abstract Submissions Closed

The abstract submission deadline has passed. For more information, please contact Lisa Scott at lisa.scott@heartwormsociety.org.

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Videos

Understanding barriers to heartworm research today

In this video, Emeritus Professor and researcher Dr. Tim Geary of the Institute of Parastitology at McGill University explains the barriers to heartworm research and how it differs from research on other parasites in other species.

Cost | Prevention | Veterinary Professionals
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Understanding heartworm-host interactions

In this video, Emeritus Professor and researcher Dr. Tim Geary of the Institute of Parastitology at McGill University explains how a better understanding of heartworms and how they interact with their hosts and their environment might help researchers in the future as they develop new strategies for heartworm prevention.

Canine | Feline | Life Cycle | Prevention | Veterinary Professionals
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Understanding the prevalence of heartworm in cats

The true prevalence of heartworms in cats has been a question in the minds of many veterinarians. In this video, veterinary parasitologist and Zoetis scientist Dr. Jessica Rodriguez discusses the findings of a recent study that compared the results of heartworm testing in dogs and cats from a heartworm-endemic area of the U.S. and explains what it revealed about different types of heartworm tests and which tests give the most accurate picture of heartworm prevalence.

Diagnosis | Feline | Incidence | Shelters | Veterinary Professionals
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Understanding the risk of heartworm in cats

Heartworm disease in cats is very different from hearhtworm in dogs, as Dr. Tom Nelson explains.

Videos: 2016 NAVC Symposium

Watch EyeOn Heartworm Presentations from the 2016 NAVC Symposium.

Canine | Diagnosis | Feline | Prevention | Treatment
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Was that a MOSQUITO?

In this video reel, a cat runs in fear from a mosquito that might be carrying heartworms

Feline | Pet Owners | Prevention | Shelters | Veterinary Professionals
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What are Heartworms?

Why are heartworms a threat to your dog? This short video explains.

When and why should cats be screen for heartworms?

n the U.S., veterinarians tend to reserve heartworm testing in cats for those that show overt clinical signs of adult heartworm infections. In this video, veterinary parasitologist and Zoetis scientist Dr. Jessica Rodriguez explains what a recent study done in conjunction with University of Florida and University of Oklahoma researchers revealed about the need to screen cats for heartworm and the need to protect them from this common parasite.

Diagnosis | Feline | Prevention | Shelters | Veterinary Professionals
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When cats test positive for heartworms, what's next?

Veterinary cardiologist Dr. Clarke Atkins explains how veterinarians can interpret the results of antigen and antibody heartworm tests in cats.

Cost | Diagnosis | Feline | Veterinary Professionals
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When dogs test positive for heartworms, what's next?

Veterinary cardiologist Dr. Clarke Atkins outlines testing strategies for dogs that test positive for heartworms.

Canine | Cost | Diagnosis | Veterinary Professionals
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Veterinary Technician/Nurse Student Membership

Welcome! The American Heartworm Society is dedicated to serving all veterinary professionals -- including students.

Cost

We offer free student memberships for all current Veterinary Technician/Nurse students in good standing.

Student Benefits

AHS Bulletin Delivered to your Email Address
Access to All Paid-Member Online Resources at heartwormsociety.org
Reduced pricing on cetain educational materials available through our online store

Application Process

Click here and use the code TechStudent2025 when prompted to pay, discounting the student membership to zero. You will also need to upload an image of your valid student ID. If you have any questions, send an email to sonya.hennessy@heartwormsociety.org.

Renewal

Veterinary Technician/Nurse Student Memberships will be extended to June 15 of your anticipated graduation year.

Once you have completed your studies, you will no longer be eligible for a student membership, and you will need to upgrade to one of our very reasonably-priced, paid professional membership plans.

2025 Triennial Heartworm Symposium Abstract Submission Form

Thank you for your interest in submitting an abstract for the 2025 Triennial Symposium. The deadline for submitting is March 1, 2025. Authors will be notified of submission status no later than April 1, 2025. Please contact lisa.scott@heartwormsociety.org with any questions.

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Heartworm Resource Center Option 2

Why combine macrocyclic lactones and repellents in a heartworm prevention protocol?

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Topics: Canine | Prevention | Veterinary Professionals
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Student Membership

Welcome! The American Heartworm Society is dedicated to serving all veterinary professionals -- including students.

Cost

We offer free student memberships for all current veterinary and graduate students in good standing. If you are not a veterinary student or graduate student, click here.

Student Benefits

AHS Bulletin Delivered to your Email Address
Access to All Paid-Member Online Resources at heartwormsociety.org
Reduced pricing on cetain educational materials available through our online store

Application Process

Click here and use the code STU2024 when prompted to pay, discounting the student membership to zero. You will also need to upload an image of your valid student ID. If you have any questions, send an email to sonya.hennessy@heartwormsociety.org.

Renewal

Student Memberships will be extended automatically to June 15 of your anticipated graduation year and a Veterinary membership granted for one year post-graduation, courtesy of the American Heartworm Society.

Heartworm Preventives

The American Heartworm Society recommends year-round administration of medications approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to prevent heartworm infection. Currently available preventives are listed below; as new products become available, updates will be posted at heartwormsociety.org. Consult the appropriate manufacturer for minimum age/weight, use during breeding/lactation, or other health requirements for product usage.

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Membership Details

When warm weather hits, you will want to ramp up your heartworm education efforts. To help make this goal easy--and fun--the AHS has created a new set of posters to print or post on your social pages.

To save or print a poster, just click on the image below, then click on the “download” button and save the PDF file.
To save a poster for use on your social pages, simply open the downloaded poster, then right click on the file and follow the menu instructions to save the file as a JPEG image.