34. Digital Footprints: Improved Tracking of Animal Movements
Besides being a thing of the past, paper-based health certificates are inefficient, time consuming, and prone to errors. Is it time to make the switch to electronic CVIs?
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30. Inside the Complaint Department: Common Licensing Board Cases
When a veterinarian or technician is the subject of a complaint, no matter how big or small the grievance is, the situation is stressful. In this episode, OVMLB representatives explain what to expect.
27. Reporting Animal Abuse: From Ethical Responsibility to Legal Requirement
Although reporting cases of animal abuse, cruelty, and neglect has always been a moral obligation in the veterinary community, a newly enacted Ohio law has made it mandatory.
26. Shades of Gray: How to Identify Reportable Cases of Abuse
Since spring of 2021, Ohio veterinarians are mandatory reporters of animal abuse, but making that determination isn't as easy as it sounds.
25. Grassroots Roundup: Loan assistance, animal abuse & humane law
In this episode, OVMA Government Relations Director Michael Guastella joins Mia to discuss three major bills that were recently signed into law by Gov. Mike DeWine.
23. Accident or Abuse? How to Differentiate
Animal cruelty: It's something no veterinarian wants to see but inevitably will at some point. That's why it's so important to learn how to handle a suspected case of abuse before it shows up at your clinic.
14. For the Record: Patient Record Keeping Q&A
In this episode, we drill OVMA Executive Director Jack Advent on Ohio's veterinary record-keeping laws.
13. Veterinary Forensic Files: Investigating & Prosecuting Animal Crimes
Forensic veterinary medicine has become an important part of today's criminal justice system—in large part thanks to Dr. Melinda Merck's efforts in the field.
03. CBD Products in Veterinary Medicine: Clearing the Haze
CBD products seem to be everywhere—from beauty salons to grocery stores to the internet—and rumors of its virtues have spread from coast to coast. With this growing popularity, veterinarians have been fielding questions from curious clients who want an alternative method to cure Fluffy or Fido of their ailments.