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Pet-Specific Care for the Veterinary Team - by Lowell Ackerman (Hardcover)
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Highlights
- A practical guide to identifying risks in veterinary patients and tailoring their care accordingly Pet-specific care refers to a practice philosophy that seeks to proactively provide veterinary care to animals throughout their lives, aiming to keep pets healthy and treat them effectively when disease occurs.
- About the Author: The editorLowell Ackerman, DVM, DACVD, MBA, MPA, CVA, MRCVS, is an independent consultant, author, and lecturer in Westborough, Massachusetts, USA.
- 1104 Pages
- Medical, Veterinary Medicine
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About the Book
"Pet-Specific Care for Veterinary Teams offers practical guidance to identifying risk factors in pets and tailoring veterinary care to the specific patient. The book provides concrete guidance on accurately assessing risks and using this information to effectively and efficiently prevent, detect, and treat disease. The principles discussed in the book help to improve pet health and offer increased revenue streams for veterinary practices. In addition to chapters providing background on this philosophy, management essentials, and training information, the heart of the book is devoted to aiding veterinarians in determining the risks for a given patient and devising care plans. Hereditary, breed, age, gender, and exposure considerations are all covered. Pet-Specific Care for Veterinary Teams is a transformational resource for veterinarians, veterinary technicians, and practice managers to offer their patients a new level of care"--Book Synopsis
A practical guide to identifying risks in veterinary patients and tailoring their care accordingly
Pet-specific care refers to a practice philosophy that seeks to proactively provide veterinary care to animals throughout their lives, aiming to keep pets healthy and treat them effectively when disease occurs. Pet-Specific Care for the Veterinary Team offers a practical guide for putting the principles of pet-specific care into action. Using this approach, the veterinary team will identify risks to an individual animal, based on their particular circumstances, and respond to these risks with a program of prevention, early detection, and treatment to improve health outcomes in pets and the satisfaction of their owners.
The book combines information on medicine and management, presenting specific guidelines for appropriate medical interventions and material on how to improve the financial health of a veterinary practice in the process. Comprehensive in scope, and with expert contributors from around the world, the book covers pet-specific care prospects, hereditary and non-hereditary considerations, customer service implications, hospital and hospital team roles, and practice management aspects of pet-specific care. It also reviews specific risk factors and explains how to use these factors to determine an action plan for veterinary care. This important book:
- Offers clinical guidance for accurately assessing risks for each patient
- Shows how to tailor veterinary care to address a patient's specific risk factors
- Emphasizes prevention, early detection, and treatment
- Improves treatment outcomes and provides solutions to keep pets healthy and well
Written for veterinarians, technicians and nurses, managers, and customer service representatives, Pet-Specific Care for the Veterinary Team offers a hands-on guide to taking a veterinary practice to the next level of care.
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A practical guide to identifying risks in veterinary patients and tailoring their care accordingly
Pet-specific care refers to a practice philosophy that seeks to proactively provide veterinary care to animals throughout their lives, aiming to keep pets healthy and treat them effectively when disease occurs. Pet-Specific Care for the Veterinary Team offers a practical guide for putting the principles of pet-specific care into action. Using this approach, the veterinary team will identify risks to an individual animal, based on their particular circumstances, and respond to these risks with a program of prevention, early detection, and treatment to improve health outcomes in pets and the satisfaction of their owners.
The book combines information on medicine and management, presenting specific guidelines for appropriate medical interventions and material on how to improve the financial health of a veterinary practice in the process. Comprehensive in scope, and with expert contributors from around the world, the book covers pet-specific care prospects, hereditary and non-hereditary considerations, customer service implications, hospital and hospital team roles, and practice management aspects of pet-specific care. It also reviews specific risk factors and explains how to use these factors to determine an action plan for veterinary care. This important book:
- Offers clinical guidance for accurately assessing risks for each patient
- Shows how to tailor veterinary care to address a patient's specific risk factors
- Emphasizes prevention, early detection, and treatment
- Improves treatment outcomes and provides solutions to keep pets healthy and well
Written for veterinarians, technicians and nurses, managers, and customer service representatives, Pet-Specific Care for the Veterinary Team offers a hands-on guide to taking a veterinary practice to the next level of care.
About the Author
The editor
Lowell Ackerman, DVM, DACVD, MBA, MPA, CVA, MRCVS, is an independent consultant, author, and lecturer in Westborough, Massachusetts, USA.