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Preventive  h ealthcare  g uidelines are essential to provide the highest quality of care for your patients. These free tools can help you  put them in place .  

Today, pet owners rely heavily on the Internet to evaluate and choose veterinary care providers. That’s why a website that speaks to potential clients is critical. Luckily, there are some free resources to help. 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), has developed a free, downloadable Internet Strategy Implementation Series to help your practice with its website and social media.

SmartPulse surveys, while non-scientific, offer some insight into our behaviors. This summary shares results of how survey participants deal with impatient customers. One of the biggest challenges participants face is unexpected interruptions.   

Sometimes, a huge gap exists between what a veterinarian tells a client and what the client actually hears. For example: 73% of practices assess dogs for pain but only 45% of clients believe they do.

Thomas Mather, PhD, believes everyone should be better educated about ticks and able to identify the small number of tick species in the United States that threaten human health. “Different ticks carry different diseases in different parts of the country,” he explained.

Whether you’re a practice manager, practice owner, or human resources professional, there’s no escaping it: in today’s environment, your role is integral to managing healthcare costs and employee benefits for your practice and staff.

A Singapore startup is testing its antiviral drug, RetroMAD1, against the SARS-CoV-2 beta-coronavirus that causes COVID-19. A spokesperson for Biovalence Technologies, the company that developed the drug, believes its drug could treat Covid-19. 

Echinococcus multilocularis is well established in wild canids in southern Ontario, and could migrate to the US. Adult  E. multilocularis  infect wild carnivores, including foxes, wolves and coyotes, but may also affect dogs and cats.

Learn how preventive care can make a positive difference in your practice with the Preventive Healthcare Certificate Program from Partners for Healthy Pets, and earn nine hours of RACE-approved and CVPM-approved CE.

Learn how preventive care can make a positive difference in your practice with the Preventive Healthcare Certificate Program from Partners for Healthy Pets, and earn nine hours of RACE-approved and CVPM-approved CE.