Leveraging your team to its maxMarch 4, 2019If you always do what you have always done, you always get where you have always gone. This is a slight variation of Einstein's definition of insanity. Let's explore how this unfolds within the realm of veterinary team utilization. Your veterinary team is made up of people with various passions and talents. Each team member brings great depth and breadth to the services provided to the client and patient. Clearly defining their roles, expertise, and scope of practice improves the delivery of veterinary care. You may recall the 1999 Mega Study1 commissioned by the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA), Association of American Veterinary Medical Colleges (AAVMC), and American Animal Hospital Association (AAHA) entitled "The Current and Future Market for Veterinarians and Veterinary Medical Services in the United States." The study defined six critical issues to be addressed for veterinary medicine to succeed moving into the next millennium: 1) Veterinarian's income 2) Economic impact of large numbers of women in the profession 3) Global demand for all categories of veterinary services 4) Inefficiency of the delivery system 5) Supply of veterinarians 6) Skills, knowledge, aptitude, and attitude of veterinarians and veterinary students Let's briefly address the other categories before delving …
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Should I allow cell phones in the vet clinic?September 22, 2016I have a problem with staff using their personal cell phones during their shift. For years, we have had a written policy stating that staff are not to use their cell phones while at work. They are to keep them in their lockers, turned off or on silent and can only use them on their breaks.
