There is a great opportunity to pair innovative, new ways of delivering patient care with more traditional practices to elevate the standard of care, shares Link V. Welborn, DVM, DABVP, CCRT. Citing increased patient volume as a good sign, he says workforce shortages are the biggest issue facing the profession right now.
Source: Veterinary Advantage, July 2021. Link. It’s a balancing act to try and meet the needs of clients and patients with not quite as many people on staff.
Telemedicine is great. It’s just really important that we have that hands-on physical exam initially to establish the veterinarian-client-patient relationship so we can have a baseline and that relationship with the client. Then we can leverage telemedicine in some cases for convenience.” – Link V. Welborn , DVM, DABVP, CCRT
INSIGHTS: Welborn recently became chief veterinary officer of Covetrus <Link>.