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Blackwell's five-minute veterinary practice management consult / edited by Lowell Ackerman.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Five minute veterinary consult
- Five-minute veterinary consult
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Veterinary medicine--Practice.
- Veterinary medicine.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (1214 p.).
- Edition:
- Fourth edition.
- Other Title:
- Five-minute veterinary practice management consult
- Place of Publication:
- Hoboken, NJ : John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, [2026]
- Contents:
- EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
- LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS
- PREFACE
- ABOUT THE COMPANION WEBSITE
- SECTION 1 MARKETPLACE
- 1.01. MODELS OF VETERINARY PRACTICE
- BASICS
- OVERVIEW
- TERMS DEFINED
- ISSUES AND OPTIONS
- THE CURRENT SITUATION
- THE MARKETPLACE
- POTENTIAL FOR NEW MODELS
- EXAMPLES
- CAUTIONS
- MISCELLANEOUS
- ABBREVIATIONS
- References
- Recommended Resources
- AUTHOR
- 1.02. CHALLENGES TO THE PROFESSION
- VETERINARY WORKFORCE
- NON-VETERINARY WORKFORCE
- TECHNOLOGY
- CLIENT EXPECTATIONS
- ECONOMIC PRESSURES
- MENTAL HEALTH AND WELL-BEING
- COMPETITION
- COST OF CARE/ACCESS TO CARE
- EFFICIENCY AND EFFECTIVENESS
- INTERPROFESSIONAL COLLABORATION
- FUTURE THINK
- 1.03. TRENDS IN COMPANION ANIMAL VETERINARY PRACTICES
- THE RISE OF TELEMEDICINE AND VIRTUAL CARE
- INCREASING USE OF TECHNOLOGY IN PRACTICE MANAGEMENT
- WORKFORCE SHORTAGES AND RETENTION CHALLENGES
- RISING COST OF VETERINARY CARE
- CLIENT EDUCATION AND MISINFORMATION
- EXAMPLE 1: INTEGRATION OF SPECIALIZED CARE
- EXAMPLE 2: ADOPTION OF TELEMEDICINE
- EXAMPLE 3: TECHNOLOGY-DRIVEN EFFICIENCY
- EXAMPLE 4: ADDRESSING WORKFORCE SHORTAGES
- EXAMPLE 5: CLIENT EDUCATION AND COMBATTING MISINFORMATION
- EXAMPLE 6: SPECIALIZED GERIATRIC CARE PROGRAM
- CAUTION 1: OVERRELIANCE ON TECHNOLOGY
- CAUTION 2: IGNORING THE LEGAL AND ETHICAL IMPLICATIONS OF TELEMEDICINE
- CAUTION 3: UNDERESTIMATING THE COST OF SPECIALIZED CARE
- CAUTION 4: FAILING TO EDUCATE CLIENTS ON THE VALUE OF PREVENTIVE CARE
- CAUTION 5: BURNOUT FROM WORKFORCE SHORTAGES
- CAUTION 6: CLIENT RESISTANCE TO TELEMEDICINE
- CAUTION 7: OVEREXPANSION OF SERVICES
- CONCLUSION
- 1.04. VETERINARY TRADE AREAS
- IDENTIFYING YOUR TRADE AREA: EXISTING PRACTICE
- IDENTIFYING YOUR TRADE AREA: START-UP PRACTICE
- AUTHOR
- 1.05. RELATIONSHIP-CENTERED VETERINARY MEDICINE
- VETERINARIAN-TO-SELF
- CLIENT-TO-PATIENT
- CLIENT-TO-VETERINARIAN
- VETERINARIAN-TO-PATIENT
- VETERINARY TEAM MEMBER-TO-TEAM MEMBER
- OPEN-ENDED INQUIRY
- REFLECTIVE LISTENING
- EMPATHY STATEMENTS
- NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION
- 1.06. TODAY'S PET OWNER
- MEDICALIZATION
- DEMOGRAPHICS AND PSYCHOGRAPHICS
- SPENDING.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Electronic reproduction. Ipswich, MA Available via World Wide Web.
- Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on April 16, 2026).
- Other Format:
- Print version: Ackerman, Lowell Blackwell's Five-Minute Veterinary Practice Management Consult
- ISBN:
- 9781394281428
- 1394281420
- 9781394281411
- 1394281412
- Publisher Number:
- 90104254526
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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