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Dogs, Shortages and Breeders
Originally published in Today’s Veterinary Business. Humane standards and the formation of trusted relationships with suppliers will go a long way in satisfying America’s demand for affordable canine pets. The Pet Leadership Council funded two research initiatives in 2015-16. One was a Moore Information Group national survey to determine the number and demographics of U.S. dogs…
Damage Control
As more states contemplate permitting non-economic compensation to aggrieved pet owners, the veterinary profession needs to step up in opposition. Originally published in Today’s Veterinary Business. Many times on these pages, I’ve called on the veterinary profession and animal health industry to embrace change. I’ve explained that we face a perfect storm of rising pet ownership…
7 Ways to Alleviate the Veterinarian Shortage
For starters, let’s free academia to admit and graduate more students. And while we’re at it, let’s expand license reciprocity and support time-saving technology. Originally published in Today’s Veterinary Business. America’s veterinary industry acknowledged in 2021 that we face an acute, chronic and growing shortage of veterinarians. We’re not alone. A 2020 study conducted by the…
Breaking With Tradition
The veterinary establishment needs to trust the judgment of practitioners and appreciate what a virtual VCPR can do for pet care. Originally published in Today’s Veterinary Business. As the adoption of telemedicine rises, discussions persist on the details surrounding virtual care. A point that pet health stakeholders haven’t agreed on is whether the veterinarian-client-patient relationship (VCPR)…
What’s Next for Telemedicine?
The evidence shows there’s no reason for anyone to fret about veterinary virtual care. It’s safe, effective, in demand and here to stay. Originally published in Today’s Veterinary Business. When we look back on 2020, the year of COVID, three other things will jump out: With some exceptions, 2020 was a year of extraordinary growth for…
What Would the Veterinary Nurse Initiative Do?
Ken Yagi and Mark Cushing sound off on the nationwide effort. Video: What the Veterinary Nurse Initiative Would Do
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A Regulatory Road Map for Telehealth & Pet Health Care
Today’s Veterinary Practice The veterinary profession in the United States decided to take telemedicine seriously in 2016. The NAVC (navc.com) launched its Veterinary Innovation Council (VIC) a year ago and numerous organizations stepped up to participate in its first project—a telehealth pilot. In April 2017, Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine (vetmed.tamu.edu) and the NAVC…
Another court opinion scaring folks about the status of pets as property
DVM360 Magazine Judges’ comments meant to explain why the state of Oregon is hard on animal abusers, not change longheld precedent. My last blog analyzed a Georgia Supreme Court opinion about damages for the loss of a pet. Animal health publications and blogs were wringing their hands about the implications of this decision for the…
I repeat: the Georgia Supreme Court did not change law regarding non-economic damages.
DVM360 Magazine Court rules unique human-animal bond is beyond legal measure, but pet owners may recover costs of medical care and fair market value. Over the past 10 days, much attention has been devoted to a Georgia Supreme Court decision in which a boarding kennel was accused of causing the death of one of its…