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Ask About Pets! Advancing Pet-Inclusive Social Work Practice
Ask About Pets! Is a new campaign – facilitated by Open Door Veterinary Collective #Thanks To Maddie – advocating a simple but powerful shift: adding three quick questions about pets into client intakes. By asking about pets proactively, social workers can recognize human-animal relationships as sources of strength, reduce barriers to care, and advance truly pet-inclusive services — services that … read more Ask About Pets! Advancing Pet-Inclusive Social Work Practice
AAVMC’s new Spectrum of Care Guide “Enhancing Spectrum of Care Preparation in Veterinary Education Programs: An Implementation Strategies Guide
Open Door Veterinary Collective is thrilled to be a part of the AAVMC’s new Spectrum of Care Guide “Enhancing Spectrum of Care Preparation in Veterinary Education Programs: An Implementation Strategies Guide” on the AAVMC website. The Guide was developed by approximately 40 veterinary educators from 25 AAVMC member institutions across five countries, alongside over 25 practitioners and professionals from veterinary organizations. The ideas and … read more AAVMC’s new Spectrum of Care Guide “Enhancing Spectrum of Care Preparation in Veterinary Education Programs: An Implementation Strategies Guide
Solutions to address rising veterinary costs
Offering third party pay-over-time options and contextualized care options can enable more pet owners to access veterinary care, safeguard the welfare of the animal concerned and reduce work-related stress for veterinary staff, according to a U.S. based organization focused on removing barriers to care. Aimee St. Arnaud, Founder of the Open Door Veterinary Collective. Solutions to address rising veterinary costs.
Open Door was featured in AAHA Trends Magazine article “More Options Equals Better Care”
“We often talk about ‘cost,’ but the actual barrier is often a lack of financing options for paying the cost.“ ~ Aimee St. Arnaud, founder of Open Door Veterinary Collective READ ARTICLE
New Research on Payment Options to Bridge Financial Challenges
Are we all living with unnecessary pain in veterinary medicine? Clients, pets and our veterinary teams? The prevalence of US workers living paycheck to paycheck and Americans overall that classify as “financially fragile” surprises many people yet we all experience this reality in veterinary medicine and animal welfare every day. When pets need care, what happens when these pet families … read more New Research on Payment Options to Bridge Financial Challenges