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Roger Redman, DVM, and president of American Association of Veterinary State Boards shares his perspectives on telemedicine. He believes telemedicine isn’t just a part of the veterinary future, but that it guarantees the profession has one. He discusses VCPR, the expanded use of telemedicine platforms to facilitate access and the potential for dedicated staff.
Much of what Redman presents is part of objectives for the Veterinary Virtual Care Association. It is now working behind the scenes on policy and defining the business segment to further empower veterinary practices.
Source: AirVet. Link. The largest variant from state to state is whether a VCPR can be established via telemedicine versus only practicing telemedicine (which may include diagnosing and prescribing) on patients that have already had an in-person exam. Redman feels certain that the demand by pet owners and by practicing veterinarians currently using it will cause licensing boards to create some level of permanent telemedicine language in their practice acts post-pandemic. The American Association of Veterinary State Boards has tirelessly created model language that can be used by state boards for their respective regulations. < link >
Also see: VVCA. Link. VVCA is a global, nonprofit association dedicated to developing best practices for delivering virtual care for animals, defining quality standards and protocols for practicing virtual care, sharing experiences among practice teams, engaging with virtual care providers and advocating for policies in support of quality virtual care.
Launching in August 2020 with a virtual care summit, memberships remain free through the end of 2020 <click to join>. For any member wishing to view live sessions from the summit, all of the sessions are available on demand at www.virtualcaresummit.vet. Additionally, the summit sponsors’ Virtual Marketplace < link > remains open into November providing useful content and some available CE.