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Social work expands in veterinary hospitals

Emergency and specialty hospitals are hiring social workers because of the benefits to their clients, staff members, and even patients....

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Slaughter delays lead to depopulation

Companies destroyed thousands of swine and poultry in April as coronavirus outbreaks shuttered or slowed slaughter plants, and one producer warned that millions more animals could be depopulated. The delays caused backups on farms with nowhere to send animals.
Dr. Maureen Griffin in empty waiting room

Specialty organizations reshape training and examinations

Veterinary specialty organizations are temporarily reshaping their certification programs for new diplomates to fit the changing dimensions of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Veterinary practices find relief in Paycheck Protection Program

In early May, the Trump administration announced that more than 2 million loans totaling $175 billion had been made to small businesses during the second round of the Paycheck Protection Program. Some veterinary practices are weathering the COVID-19 pandemic with the help of these loans.
Dog on laptop

Telemedicine: Once a novelty, now a necessity

Conventional wisdom prior to the COVID-19 pandemic was that the number of veterinarians incorporating telemedicine into their practices would gradually increase over the next decade. No one could have anticipated how the novel coronavirus outbreak would fast-track that increase by several years.
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Funds raise money for veterinary technicians, assistants

The American Veterinary Medical Foundation launched a relief fund May 14 for veterinary technicians and veterinary assistants financially impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. A veterinary staffing company also has been raising money for veterinary technicians and other support staff members.
Dr. Alli Reid with equine patient

Young veterinarians bring unique perspective to ownership

Recent graduates who become practice owners could bring innovative ideas to a changing industry.

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Researchers look at role of pets in COVID-19 transmission

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Obituaries

Correction

The article “Minnesota VMA” in the May 1, 2020, issue of JAVMA News gave the incorrect veterinary college and graduation year for Dr. Jessica Fox. She graduated in 2015 from the University of Minnesota College of Veterinary Medicine.

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