Navigating Your Veterinary Career Path: A Five-Step Process for Planning a Career Move in the New Year
As the new year approaches, many veterinary professionals may find themselves contemplating a career move. Whether it's advancing within your current field, transitioning to a new specialty, or exploring different aspects of veterinary medicine, planning is essential. Here's a five-step process to help guide your career transition in the new year.
Join Digitail in Shaping the Future: Veterinary Community Invited to Participate in AI in Vet Med Survey
Digitail, an all-in-one practice management system for veterinary hospitals, launched an extensive industry-wide survey on artificial intelligence (AI) in veterinary medicine. This groundbreaking initiative, conducted in collaboration with the American Animal Hospital Association (AAHA), is designed to capture the diverse perspectives of veterinary professionals, assessing their current perceptions, concerns, and applications of AI in the field.
As AI continues to revolutionize industries, veterinary medicine stands on the brink of transformative change. This study provides an opportunity for veterinary professionals to influence the future development of AI tools, ensuring they benefit both practitioners and patients.
“Just like at the dawn of the internet in the 90s, we are now witnessing the next paradigm shift. The impact of AI on our daily lives and work will be profound. As AI is beginning to make its strides in animal healthcare, it is essential to collect feedback from veterinary professionals at this early stage,” said Sebastian Gabor, CEO at Digitail. “The actionable takeaways from this study will help steer the innovation in the direction that aligns with the needs and expectations of the industry. Together, we can pave the way for a future where AI complements and enhances the practice of veterinary medicine.”
The survey takes approximately five minutes to complete. As a token of appreciation, participants will be entered into a raffle for a chance to win an Amazon gift card.
Take the survey: https://join.digitail.io/ai-in-veterinary-medicine-survey.
WSU celebrity Dash Dog treated at Veterinary Teaching Hospital
A canine social media star with a long track record of promoting Washington State University is receiving cancer treatment at the university’s Veterinary Teaching Hospital.
Dash Dog, a celebrity around WSU and “WSU Ambassadog” according to his Instagram page with more than 65,000 followers, was brought to WSU earlier this month following diagnosis of a heart arrhythmia.
The cause of that arrhythmia, a malignant tumor known as a histiocytic sarcoma, was found on Dash’s spleen and removed by WSU veterinary surgeons. There is no overt evidence that the tumor has spread, but because spread often occurs with this tumor type and may not yet be evident, Dash must undergo weeks of oral chemotherapy, beginning with his first treatment last week.
Exhausted and Overworked: Vet Students Face 100-Hour Weeks Amidst Rising Patient Care Concerns
In a letter to administration signed by 65 fourth-year students and recent graduates, students said they were consistently working more than 100 hours a week — a violation of guidelines from the Student American Veterinary Medical Association (SAVMA), which calls for a cap of 80 hours a week. (SAVMA does not have any authority to enforce its guidelines; it only encourages institutions to follow them.) Forty-seven students signed the letter with their names.
New method could help estimate wildlife disease spread
A new method could be used to estimate the prevalence of disease in free-ranging wildlife and help determine how many samples are needed to detect a disease.
Wildlife agencies often lack the financial and labor resources to collect enough samples to accurately measure how widely a disease has spread. In order to prevent human and animal pandemics with wildlife origins, such as with COVID-19, key species must be effectively monitored for emerging diseases that can cross from animals to humans.
Chewy Leaps from E-Commerce Giant to Veterinary Game-Changer: Unveiling Revolutionary Clinics in 2024!
Online pet supply retailer Chewy announced December 14 it will be opening veterinary clinics in 2024.
The company is launching a handful of practices under the brand name “Chewy Vet Care,” with the first location to open in South Florida early next year. The clinics will offer services including routine appointments, urgent care, and surgery.