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COVID-19 inspires science and health education movement

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During her recent interview with dvm360®, Deborah Thomson, DVM, broke down how the COVID-19 pandemic has created a movement and how it is related to veterinary professionals.

During a dvm360® interview at the 2021 Atlantic Coast Veterinary Conference (ACVC), Deborah Thomson, DVM, explained how the COVID-19 pandemic is impacting science and health education across the globe including how it inspired a better understanding of science and how veterinary professionals are benefitting from the uptick of interest in science and health education.

View the video below for the entire discussion. The following is a partial transcript:

Deborah Thomson, DVM: When we're talking about veterinarians communicating science—and health, and medicine in general—to clients, the nice thing is...people are a lot more receptive to learning because they see where science can get us, and there is a more hopeful future if we believe in science.


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