JAVMA news
Summit paints mixed economic picture for practitioners
There’s good news: Revenues are growing at many veterinary practices.There's mixed news: The AVMA Veterinary Career Center now has more jobs than…
JAVMA news
AAEP looking for evidence-based solutions
The American Association of Equine Practitioners may not have all the answers, but its members have been attempting to learn more about the issues…
JAVMA news
Symposium covers macro- and microeconomics plus finance
A symposium on veterinary economics July 27 at the AVMA Annual Convention provided a basic grounding in macroeconomics and microeconomics
JAVMA news
Practices busier than ever, except for one time of year
The Report on the Market for Veterinary Services, the fourth and final of the AVMA’s 2016 Economic Reports series, has information on practices’…
JAVMA news
Reversing the decline in patient visits
Companion animal practices in the United States have opportunities to increase patient visits, despite a decline in the frequency of visits that began…
JAVMA news
NAVC features research in companion animal medicine
Among the topics of companion animal research released during the North American Veterinary Community Conference, Feb. 4-8 in Orlando,
JAVMA news
How to thrive in practice
The AVMA held a roundtable of thought leaders in March to discuss "Thriving in Clinical Practice."
JAVMA news
In Short
The AVMF gives $10,000 to Nebraska VMA for flood relief, PetSmart Charities is offering grants to improve access to care, and more
JAVMA news
Opportunity
79 percent of veterinary professionals agree that there has been an industry-wide decline in pet veterinary visits
JAVMA news
Animal shelters brace for surrenders
Financial challenges for pet owners may cause an increase in relinquishments to animal shelters. Leaders in the industry are preparing by expanding…
JAVMA news
More pets, more debt?
Study looks at link between propensity for taking in animals, financial decision-making
JAVMA news
Connection is object of cultural competency
Cultural competency requires recognition of one’s own biases, consciousness of cultural dynamics, and a willingness to adapt.
JAVMA news
Regulatory standards on pet health insurance being developed
There were nearly 2.82 million dogs and cats with pet health insurance at the end of 2019 in the United States and Canada. A new model law will likely…
AVMA news
Pet ownership rate stabilizes as spending increases
Highlights from the latest AVMA pet ownership survey show the size of the U.S. pet population stabilizing after an increase in dog ownership in 2020…
AVMA news
A veterinarian’s role in pet after-death care
The pet aftercare industry remains largely unregulated, and veterinarians are often the only source of information that pet owners have when choosing…
blog
Seize the opportunity presented by telehealth
New AVMA Telehealth Resource Center provides the needed tools With the rise of digital communications in nearly every industry and sector, telehealth…
JAVMA news
'Animals helping people; people helping animals' Delta Society to explore influence of animals on human health
Delta Society to explore influence of animals on human health
JAVMA news
Rumors of the demise of the extension veterinarian
No one knows exactly how many extension veterinarians there are, although they always have been few in number.