A preventive healthcare program enables a practice to take its patient care to the next level. But where do you begin? And how do you assess the value of the tools and resources available?

Talk with your peers.

Practices across the country are using tools and resources offered by Partners for Healthy Pets (PHP), an alliance of 100+ veterinary associations, veterinary colleges, and animal health companies focused on preventive care led by AAHA and the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA).

These practices’ “success stories,” available on the PHP website, offer both proof of the value of such resources, but also suggestions on how to leverage them for social media content, forward booking, team meetings, and more.

And if you’re unsure how to implement a preventive healthcare program, PHP also offers a free, online soup-to-nuts certificate program that includes initial surveys, preventive healthcare guidelines, suggested client financial plans, staff communication strategies, and more.

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