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Telemedicine is the future, and the momentum is undeniable. Recent bipartisan victories in California and Florida, along with a landmark ruling in Texas by the 5th Circuit Court, have removed barriers to telemedicine-only veterinarian-client-patient relationships (VCPR). In his latest article for Today's Veterinary Business, Mark Cushing highlights the urgent need to address another critical issue: faculty shortages in veterinary schools. Preparing for a future where telemedicine plays a central role starts with ensuring we have the educators to train the next generation of veterinarians. It’s a thought-provoking read—highly recommended! https://lnkd.in/gedEAgVx

Enhancing responsible prescribing As a part of AHDA’s initiative on enhancing responsible prescribing. AHDA has been working hard to bring in measurers that help to reinforce best practice and give extra help to RAMA (SQPs) to help ensure that prescribing standards are kept to a high level. One such initiative was to submit to the Veterinary Medicine Regulation consultation, the idea of a record of prescription that would include the justification for the prescription that would help endorse the verbal prescription the current RAMA (SQPs) carry out. In practice what will take place is that when a verbal prescription is given, as is the case for RAMA (SQPs) and when a written prescription is not completed, and a veterinary medicine product is prescribed verbally, the person who prescribes the product will have to make a record of the reason for prescribing the product. A copy of this justification for prescribing will then need to be retained by the company who prescribed the product and would be available for audit purposes if needed. As soon as more detail is known, AHDA will be working hard to get this important initiative in place and help to inform the wider industry of all of the details needed to make it a success. 

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In this article, Veterinary Expert, Dr. McGee Leonard discusses the standard of care for preventing veterinary surgical errors. Expert investigation into veterinary surgical errors may require evaluation of the diagnostic and treatment plans that preceded the surgical procedure, the anesthetic protocols involved, and records of patient monitoring during and after the procedure. #expertwitness #legalservices #veterinarymedmal #forensic

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📃Scientific paper: Hand hygiene compliance in companion animal clinics and practices in Switzerland: An observational study Ref.: BMJ Publishing Group, 2021 Abstract: Background: Hand hygiene (HH) is one of the most important measures to prevent healthcare-associated infections. Data on HH compliance in companion animal veterinary institutions in Europe are sparse. Methods: This observational study assessed HH according to WHO standards in three large and two medium-sized clinics and two primary care practices in Switzerland. Associations with HH indication, professional group, clinical area and institution were determined using a generalized linear mixed effects model. Results: Based on 2056 observations, overall HH compliance [95% confidence interval] was 32% [30%-34%]. HH compliance was highest in the consultation area (41% [38%-45%]) and after contact to body fluids (45% [40%-50%]), and lowest in the pre-OR area (20% [15%-24%]) and before clean/aseptic procedures (12% [9%-15%]). Veterinarians showed a higher HH compliance (37% [34%-40%]) than veterinary nurses (25% [22%-28%]). HH compliance was lower before clean/aseptic procedures compared to all other indications (all p < 0.015 except 'before touching a patient' in medium-sized clinics/practices, p = 0.095) and higher in the consultation area compared to all other areas in large clinics (all p < 0.04). Conclusion: Effective HH training should urgently be promoted for all veterinary personnel with special emphasis on the importance of HH before clean/aseptic procedures. Continued on ES/IODE ➡️ https://etcse.fr/5ePo ------- If you find this interesting, feel free to follow, comment and share. We need your help to enhance our visibility, so that our platform continues to serve you.

6 Ways to Encourage Innovative Thinking in the Veterinary Practice Innovation is a critical part and immeasurable benefit to any company and veterinary practices are no different. Not only do the best people want to work in an environment where change—and good change—takes place but the learning is invaluable. At ACNY we are known as innovators and thought leaders and many of the tips and thoughts outlined in this article we follow in order to foster this kind of environment. Take a look. https://buff.ly/3UrJ7AB #veterinarians #veterinarypartnerships #dogs #cats #veterinaryspecialists #emergencyveterinarians #criticalcareveterinarians #veterinarycardiology #veterinaryneurology #veterinarySurgery #veterinaryinternalmedicine #veterinarydermatology #veterinaryrehabilitationtherapy #veterinaryneurology #veterinaryinterventionalradiology

My letter to the editor James Westgate at vet times, in current edition, in all good newsagents now. One editor to another ... Dear editor, As someone who has this wonderful profession to thank for his entire career, and as the editor of VetSurgeon.org and VetNurse.co.uk, my heart sank as I read the inevitable flurry of statements issued by the RCVS, the BVNA, the VMG, SPVS and IVC, following the result of the Competition and Market Authority review of the veterinary sector, all predictably pushing their own agendas, and none addressing the bellowing elephant in the room. When I started working on the fringes of this profession a bit over 20 years ago, you never heard anyone say a bad word about a vet. Nowadays, every conversation is overshadowed by talk of the cost of veterinary care. That’s putting it mildly. Only yesterday a member of VetSurgeon.org shared how their practice signage had been daubed with the words ‘rip off’. The biggest problem isn't the lack of transparency identified by the CMA review. It's that over the last twenty years, the veterinary profession has completely changed what if offers the market, and the market doesn’t want it. Twenty years ago, dogs weren't referred. They were treated in house, with less regulation, and possibly less successfully, but at lower cost. Now there is more regulation (cascade anyone?), there are more, more expensive drugs, more eye-wateringly expensive equipment, and everything is referred to multi-disciplinary referral centres that put human hospitals to shame, at the drop of a hat. And people don’t want that. Or rather, they do, but they can’t afford it; like I want a Ferrari, but I can’t afford one. I think the profession needs to think far more seriously about reducing the cost of its offering, and how that might be done. Perhaps everyone would do well to listen to the words of Paul Manktelow, Chief Vet at Blue Cross, who responded to the CMA review by urging veterinary practitioners to take a more pragmatic approach to treatment. Perhaps regulators need to look much more closely at the impact of regulation on the cost of providing veterinary care. The effect of the cascade on drugs that have been in use in humans for years, and for whom they cost a tenth as much, might be a good place to start. Either that, or just live with the growing resentment that drives people to daub signposts with the words ‘rip off', and accept that ultimately less people will buy dogs and the market will shrink. Arlo Guthrie Publishing Editor www.vetsurgeon.org and www.vetnurse.co.uk Discuss here: https://bit.ly/3PyFbLB