AAFP member volunteers are organized into committees that carry out the work required to pursue the goals of our association. All members are welcome!!  We need your time and talent. 

Do you feel temperamently ill suited to work on a committee? Read this message from self-described "cat-person" Jim Richards DVM - Are you a Cat Person? 

Visit these pages below to learn more about each of our committees. You will find information about committee activities, volunteer job descriptions, contact information, detailed procedures and supporting documents.

If you would like to join a committee, please contact the Committee Chair.  You MUST be a member of AAFP to join a committee.
 

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Feline Welfare Committee
To create temporary and permanent relationships between Feline Practitioners and other academic, humane, and professional organizations in order to promote communication and cooperation.

Program Committee
To develop a program of continuing education that appeals to the general membership as well as providing higher level, cutting edge sessions for those members that look to the American Assocition of Feline Practitioners to provide a quality of feline only CE that is not available elsewhere. Due to the broad scope of interests in the membership it is thought that the fall meeting will be best served to appeal to a broad range of members with clinically relevant material that has a high potential for “take home information” and to target the higher end, research-focus information to the smaller group that generally attends the spring meeting.

Guidelines Committee
The primary purpose of publishing Practice Guidelines, Mini-Guidelines and Position Papers is to help the veterinary community provide uniform and optimal care for feline patients, to educate cat owners about optimum medical care for cats, and to prevent needless deaths and suffering from mismanagement. We strive to provide the profession and the public with comprehensive and useful summaries of all current information on specific feline health topics of wide interest and applicability. Secondarily, we hope to establish Feline Practitioners as the leaders in feline medicine, and to increase membership.

Research Committee
Since 1994 the American Assocition of Feline Practitioners has presented an annual research award to a person doing meaningful research in feline medicine or surgery. The award has grown from $2,000 in 1994 to $15,000 in 2004. The award is given for research with the most clinical application. The research committee's main function is to select the annual research recipient.

 
Leadership Development Committee
This committee is responsible for identifying and developing potential leaders for our association. It is also responsible for developing a slate of sanctioned candidates for nomination to board positions in the annual election. Ancillary duties consist of programming for the Leadership Workshop prior to the Fall Meeting and support and logistics for the annual Committee Fair.

Leadership development resources - A list of recommended books and websites click here

 
Public Relations / Membership Committee
To communicate the value of membership to both existing members and prospects and to promote Feline Practitioners as leaders in feline health care issues.
 
Student Chapters Committee

To establish and maintain continuity between student feline medicine chapters and the Feline Practitioners Association, to encourage students to become active in organized feline medicine, make their Feline Practitioner membership a valued part of their veterinary career and identify new leaders from within these chapters and encourage their participation in the association.

Newsletter Committee
Our mission is to share medical, association, and practice information relevant to the membership in printed format on a regular basis.

Informatics Committee
Members of the Informatics committee manage the content on this website and strive to enhance the effectiveness of electronic communications for the Feline Practitioners Association