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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

In this veterinary nurse/technician training video, veterinary practitioner and American Heartworm Society Past President Dr. Chris Duke shares an overview of why year-round heartworm prevention for pets is so important. His talk covers heartworm incidence in the U.S., the heartworm life cycle, the mosquito vector and its control, heartworm diagnosis and some of the options for heartworm prevention in pets. CVT Paola Dominguez-Lopez concludes the video with a case study that illustrations how veterinary nurses/technicians can discuss heartworm prevention with clients and how to help them find the prevention option that fits their pet, their lifestyle and their budget.

Canine | Feline | Incidence | Life Cycle | Prevention | Shelters | Veterinary Professionals
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Parasitologist Dr. Byron Blagburn explains what veterinarians need to know about heat treatment of serum samples when testing cats for heartworm infection.

Diagnosis | Feline | Veterinary Professionals
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Parasitologist Dr. Byron Blagburn explains what veterinarians need to know about heat treatment of serum samples in heartworm testing.

Canine | Diagnosis | Veterinary Professionals
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In this video reel, a dog shares a "high five" with her owner for protecting her from heartworm infection

Canine | Pet Owners | Prevention | Shelters | Veterinary Professionals
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Dr. Doug Carithers explains how macrocyclic lactones affect the heartworm parasite.

Canine | Feline | Life Cycle | Prevention | Veterinary Professionals
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Pneumonitis is a common complication in dogs with heartworm Disease. Cardiologist Dr. Marisa Ames explains how veterinarians can manage patients with this complication.

Canine | Diagnosis | Treatment | Veterinary Professionals
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Dogs with pulmonary hypertension as a result of heartworm disease can also develop right-sided heart failure. Veterinary cardiologist Dr. Marisa Ames explains how veterinarians can identify this complication in canine patients and manage it.

Canine | Diagnosis | Treatment | Veterinary Professionals
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Veterinary cardiologist Dr. Clarke Atkins explains what steps veterinarians can take to minimize the risk of resistant heartworms developing in the future.

Canine | Prevention | Resistance | Treatment | Veterinary Professionals
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Feline practitioner Dr. Mark Cousins of New Orleans explains how veterinarians who are new to discussing feline heartworm disease with clients can get comfortable with the topic.

Feline | Prevention | Veterinary Professionals
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In this video reel, a bathing cat feels fresh and clean, thanks to heartworm prevention

Feline | Pet Owners | Prevention | Shelters | 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

Dog running and jumping

I'm Jumping for Joy!

Category: Posters
Topics: Canine | Pet Owners | Prevention | Shelters | Veterinary Professionals
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Protect Me From Parasites!

Protect Me From Parasites!

Category: Posters
Topics: Feline | Pet Owners | Prevention | Shelters | Veterinary Professionals
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Canine Heartworm Progression

Category: Infographics
Topics: Canine | Diagnosis | Incidence | Life Cycle | Pet Owners | Prevention | Shelters | Treatment | Veterinary Professionals
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Was that a MOSQUITO?

Category: Video
Topics: Feline | Pet Owners | Prevention | Shelters | Veterinary Professionals
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Just checking in!

Category: Video
Topics: Feline | Pet Owners | Prevention | Shelters | Veterinary Professionals
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There's no running--or skating--away from heartworms!

Category: Video
Topics: Canine | Pet Owners | Prevention | Shelters | Veterinary Professionals
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I'm fresh, clean and heartworm-free!

Category: Video
Topics: Feline | Pet Owners | Prevention | Shelters | Veterinary Professionals
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Life's a breeeeeeze with heartworm prevention!

Category: Video
Topics: Canine | Other | Prevention | Shelters | Veterinary Professionals
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High five for heartworm protection!

Category: Video
Topics: Canine | Pet Owners | Prevention | Shelters | Veterinary Professionals
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Heartworm protection is better than a belly rub.

Category: Video
Topics: Canine | Pet Owners | 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!