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Clinician’s Brief and Plumb’s Veterinary Drugs are just 2 of CVMA’s exclusive member benefits

Jul 28, 2020

The CVMA Has Resources to Help You Throughout Your Career

Only the Canadian Veterinary Medical Association (CVMA) represents the interests and priorities of Canada’s diverse veterinarians. As a CVMA member, you benefit from its wide range of activities and resources. In many instances the resulting savings from the exclusive member benefits, discounts and services cover more than the cost of your annual membership fee.

Clinician’s Brief and Plumb’s Veterinary Drugs are just 2 of CVMA’s exclusive member benefits

Aligned with CVMA’s goals, the mission of Clinician’s Brief and Plumb’s Veterinary Drugs is to provide small animal veterinary teams the tools they need to develop successful practices, build lasting client relationships, and deliver the best patient care.

As a CVMA member, you are entitled to a free monthly Global Digital Edition of Clinician’s Brief or a special discounted print subscription. Some features and benefits of Clinician’s Brief include:

  • Practical, relevant information on the latest topics in veterinary medicine, presented in a brief format for busy practitioners.
  • Ranked #1 most essential publication by small animal veterinarians since 2007 (2007–2018 PERQ and Essential Media Studies.)
  • Access Clinician’s Brief anytime, anywhere — on your desktop, tablet, or mobile device. To request your free digital subscription, go to the CVMA Member Benefits and Services web page and click on Clinician’s Brief (member log-in required).

As part of your CVMA member benefits, you also receive a 30% discount on a subscription to Plumb’s Veterinary Drugs, the fastest drug reference for anyone in veterinary practice. (A discount is also available for the print edition, Plumb’s Veterinary Drug Handbook.) Plumb’s Veterinary Drugs provides everything veterinarians love about the book (like authoritative drug information) plus so much more, like convenient digital access, a built-in calculator, and printable drug handouts for pet owners.

With Plumb’s Veterinary Drugs, you can:

  • Find accurate dosing information from any device. Search by generic or trade name via any computer, phone, or tablet to find up-to-date information on dosages, drug interactions, adverse effects, contraindications, and more.
  • Calculate doses with the built-in conversion calculator. Do your calculations and find the right dose, all in one place. Readily confirm your mental math and convert between 5 common units in one click.
  • Personalize your Plumb’s (without the sticky notes). Get quicker access to your favorite top drugs and store personal notes and reminders for access from any device.
  • Counsel clients with printable drug handouts. The exclusive Veterinary Medication Guides help you easily explain key drug details to pet owners. You can print or e-mail from Plumb’s to share with your clients (without revealing your e-mail address).


Contact the CVMA at 1-800-567-2862 or (admin@cvma-acmv.org) to obtain your CVMA member discount code that you will need to provide in order to benefit from the discount. Then subscribe at (plumbsveterinarydrugs.com).

Plumb’s Veterinary Drugs and Clinician’s Brief are 2 more of CVMA’s benefits that can help position your practice on the forefront of veterinary medicine.