It serves an important purpose, but there are other things you can do to help your veterinary colleague who's considering suicide. Here are some ways to help.
dvm360 September 2019
At Fetch dvm360 in Kansas City, these 10 practice managers were announced as finalists in the dvm360/VHMA Practice Manager of the Year competition. Know anybody?
An intervention that includes both appropriate medications and safe-room training can help your anxious veterinary patients experience a measure of peace during thunderstorms and other noisy events.
Nearly 60,000 people die from rabies every year, almost half of which are children. Here are some of the human and veterinary health efforts designed to stop this from happeningcompletely.
As part of short-term disability coverage, cost was unsustainable at the price, reports veterinary insurance expert.
Work and life inform veterinary surgeon Nick Trouts successful side gig: best-selling novelist.
Things get complicated when a pet insurance company wont cover a veterinarians asymptomatic patient eating a grain-free diet and at risk for dilated cardiomyopathy. Its a gray area and a tough line to draw, but is this where to draw it?
As a performance animal veterinarian, Ive learned that if you get thrown from a bull, you have to get up and get back onunless that bull decides to land on you. Then you have to roll around and scream in pain.
Making access to dangerous drugs a little more difficult is a short-term, but important, solution in preventing suicides in the veterinary profession.
The pet insurance carriers new Better World Initiative wants to go paperless with its new-customer certificates offered exclusively through practices like yours.
To secure the best price from a veterinary consolidator, sellers need to hire associates wholl stay on after the transition.
After accusations of using drugs from his veterinary practice to assault minors, Todd Glover has been indicted and charged with engaging in criminal activity.
The veterinary world has their own chicken-and-egg debate on when to run what and at what value when it comes to running diagnostics or waiting for an illness to show up. So which side is right?
SB 627 would allow veterinarians to discuss cannabis and related products with clients without fear of sanctions.
Despite the existence of highly effective vaccines, cases are on the rise. Its up to veterinarians to educate horse owners that this vector-borne disease still poses a very real threat.
Results from the Golden Retriever Lifetime Study by Morris Animal Foundation focus on golden retrievers, but report posits data could apply to other large breeds.
After a routine veterinary check, the Humane Society has released their latest report, listing puppy mills and dog sellers for consumers to be wary of and government agencies to act on.
While the Veterinary Nurse Initiative continues to pursue a title change for veterinary technicians, the AVMA focuses on utilizing technicians in practice.
Coverage for cats and dogs in the United States and Canada continues to show growth, according to data from the North American Pet Health Insurance Association.
Whether you work in general or emergency practice, you must feel comfortable performing certain emergency procedures. Here are the top five emergency procedures every veterinary practitioner who treats cats should know.
A group of dvm360 readers believe Dr. Andy Roarks suggestion to prevent suicide by restricting access to certain drugs fails to address the why? that motivates the veterinarian to use controlled drugs.
If youre struggling in small-animal or equine practice to find associates, check out the results of my unscientific survey that reveal new and future veterinarians wants and needs for their workplace.
Understanding the medications used to manage persistent pain will improve your ability to care for your veterinary patients. Heres a rundown of the available pharmacologic options.
Veterinary surgeons: Not familiar with wound soaker catheters? Youll want to be. They are easy to place and remove and can simplify your local pain control regimen for some surgical patients.
