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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

University of Georgia veterinary parasitologist Dr. Ray Kaplan outlines strategies veterinarians can use to identify potentially heartworm-resistant cases.

Canine | Resistance | Veterinary Professionals
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Diagnosing heartworms in cats is quite different from diagnosis in dogs. In this video, veterinary practitioner and past AHS president Dr. Tom Nelson explains the diagnostic process and discusses which tests are appropriate for feline patients.

Diagnosis | Feline | Prevention | Shelters | Veterinary Professionals
Category: Video



Yes, cats get heartworm disease and need heartworm prevention.

Diagnosis | Feline | Pet Owners | Prevention | Veterinary Professionals
Category: Video






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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

Heartworms Unraveled: Canine Heartworm Disease Treatment Strategies

Category: Video
Topics: Canine | Cost | Shelters | Treatment | Veterinary Professionals
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Heartworms Unraveled: Heartworm Prevention and its Importance

Category: Video
Topics: Canine | Feline | Incidence | Life Cycle | Prevention | Shelters | Veterinary Professionals
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Heartworms Unraveled: Heartworm Epidemiology and Diagnosis

Category: Video
Topics: Canine | Diagnosis | Feline | Incidence | Life Cycle | Resistance | Shelters | Veterinary Professionals
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Heartworms Unraveled: Heartworm Biology and Lifecycle

Category: Video
Topics: Canine | Exotics | Feline | Shelters | Veterinary Professionals
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7 Steps to Help Your Pet Live a Long, Healthy Life

7 Steps to Help Your Pet Live a Long, Healthy Life

Category: Infographics
Topics: Canine | Diagnosis | Feline | Pet Owners | Prevention | Shelters | Veterinary Professionals
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visual progression of heartworm in cats

Feline HW progression infographic

Category: Infographics
Topics: Diagnosis | Feline | Life Cycle | Other | Prevention | Shelters | Treatment | Veterinary Professionals
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Cat at window

Yikes, I saw a mosquito

Category: Posters
Topics: Feline | Other | Prevention | Shelters | Veterinary Professionals
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cat on top of smiling woman's head

If she forgets (cat)

Category: Posters
Topics: Feline | Pet Owners | Prevention | Shelters | Veterinary Professionals
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Dog licking a woman's face

If she forgets (dog)

Category: Posters
Topics: Canine | Pet Owners | Prevention | Shelters | Veterinary Professionals
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smiling gray cat

Why is this cat smiling

Category: Posters
Topics: Feline | Other | Prevention | Shelters | 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.

For more client tools, be sure to visit the Resource Center. And if you don’t already, make sure you’re sharing our Facebook and Instagram posts!