Delivering Essential Veterinary Care During a Pandemic: The (Temporary) New Normal and Beyond
As veterinary teams strive to provide essential veterinary care,
it is increasingly challenging to meet client needs while minimizing the risk
to the public and to clinic care teams. And yet, if the client has made the
effort to bring their pet to a veterinary clinic, we have the opportunity to
make the visit as effective, efficient, and valuable as possible. Telemedicine,
diagnostic accuracy, speed to results, and comprehensiveness all play a role in
reducing the need for repeat visits as well as optimizing speed to recovery. As
veterinary care teams settle in to this temporary new normal, we will share
opportunities to prepare for the postpandemic era with enhanced patient care
and practice operations strategies.
