Practice Management
What if you could sneak a peek inside other veterinary practices’ financials to see how you stack up? Drill down to discover whether you really have lost income to online pharmacies, or if it just feels that way? Or see into the future with “If I do this, then that happens” scenarios?
Financial benchmarking can do that for you.
Personalized medicine refers to a field in which practitioners use diagnostic and genetic tests to determine the best course of treatment for individual patients. Despite veterinary medicine seeing higher rates of burnout and more overwhelmed clinics, personalized medicine—also known as precision care— is still relevant. In fact, it is perhaps more relevant than ever.
Tracy Pinsky, Veterinary Assistant at Veterinary Medical Center, Easton, Maryland, is the May 2022 EOTM Winner!
Culture and Wellbeing
Burnout isn’t a medically recognized condition—you won’t find it in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, for example. But according to experts, it’s a very real condition.
News briefs from across the industry and beyond. This month’s articles include:
and more!
AAHA immediate past president Pam Nichols, DVM, CCRP, talks about changing your narrative, and making a positive change in your practice and life. Also, Dear AAHA answers a question about radiology training, and, an introduction to AAHA Community.
Clinical
Parasites aren’t the most pleasant part of veterinary practice work. Not only must veterinary teams identify and treat for parasites and educate clients, they must also stay vigilant to protect themselves from zoonotic diseases. To make matters more concerning, parasites are spreading, migrating, and showing resistance to certain treatments.
Initial reluctance on the part of some practices to adopt telehealth has given way to a normalization of the technology. Now, it is almost expected for practices to offer at least some version of telehealth.
During a visit to your clinic, whether it be a preventative care, sick, or emergency visit, each team member has an opportunity to positively impact the client experience. If empowered with knowledge and communication skills, they can impact patient outcomes as well.
Clinical
This is the executive summary of the 2022 AAHA Pain Management Guidelines for Dogs and Cats. These updated guidelines present a practical and logical approach to the assessment and management of acute and chronic pain in canine and feline patients.
