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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

Multimodal heartworm prevention

Veterinary cardiologist Dr. Matthew Miller explains why macrocyclic lactones are needed in conjunction with mosquito repellents in multimodal heartworm prevention protocols.

Canine | Prevention | Veterinary Professionals
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New research on heartworm immune complex

Veterinary parasitologist Dr. Lindsay Starkey discusses published research on a novel way to break up immune complexes when diagnosing dogs with heartworm infection.

Canine | Diagnosis | Feline | Veterinary Professionals
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Pros and cons of doxycycline in a heartworm treatment protocol

Parasitologist Dr. Dwight Bowman explains why he has reservations about routinely using doxycycline in a heartworm treatment protocol.

Canine | Resistance | Treatment | Veterinary Professionals
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Rationale for doxycycline in heartworm treatment

Veterinary parasitologist Dr. Laura Kramer of the University of Parma explains her rationale for including doxycycline in a heartworm treatment protocol.

Canine | Resistance | Treatment | Veterinary Professionals
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Repellency: Does it Really Prevent Heartworm Transmission? (John W. McCall)

Canine | Prevention | Shelters
Category: Video

Role of genetics in study of heartworm resistance

University of Georgia veterinary parasitologist Dr. Ray Kaplan explains why it’s important for scientists to study the genetics of heartworm resistance.

Canine | Resistance | Veterinary Professionals
Category: Video

Talking to dog owners about rest and recovery during heartworm treatment

Veterinary behaviorist Dr. Deb Horwitz provides easy tips owners can follow to keep their dogs mentally engaged but physically calm during heartworm treatment.

Canine | Pet Owners | Shelters | Treatment | Veterinary Professionals
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The "Watch-outs" with melarsomine in heartworm treatment

Veterinary parasitologist Dr. Laura Kramer of the University of Parma explains the pros and cons of treating heartworm infections with melarsomine.

Canine | Treatment | Veterinary Professionals
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The latest on HARD in cats

Former Auburn veterinary internist Dr. Ray Dillon explains the most current knowledge about heartworm associated respiratory disease in cats.

Feline | Incidence | Veterinary Professionals
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The Seven Deadly Truths of Heartworm Disease in Cats

Testing, along with prevention, is an important part of keeping our dogs and cats healthy and free of disease. Here are important facts to know about heartworm disease and heartworm testing.

Feline | Pet Owners | Prevention | Treatment | 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

Dog Days of Summer

AHS Incidence Survey Infographic

Incidence Map 2022

Incidence Map 2022 (Spanish)

Videos: 2016 NAVC Symposium

Category: Video
Topics: Canine | Diagnosis | Feline | Prevention | Treatment
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How Do Cats Get Heartworms?

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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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Join the leading association on Heartworm education and prevention today!

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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.