Paws and Reflect with Zoetis

Learn how pet ownership continues to grow along with the need for affordable, accessible veterinary care. Aimee Gilbreath, MBA, President of PetSmart Charities, shares her passion for the importance of expanding access to care for all, highlighting the reality that more than half of US dogs and cats do not receive adequate veterinary care. Aimee discusses why subsidized care through grants is not sustainable and advocates for alternative models of veterinary medicine. 

Explore the concept of Whole Health Veterinary Care with Whitney L. Miller, DVM, MBA, DACVPM and Petco Chief Veterinarian. Focusing on the five dimensions of pet health and wellness, Dr. Miller discusses how to partner with and empower pet parents to provide better well-being for their companion animals. 

Pet ownership continues to grow as does the need for convenient veterinary care. Lauren Olavessen, DVM, Senior Vice President and Chief Medical Officer at PetIQ, shares her passion and thoughts around easy access to convenient veterinary care, emphasizing the importance of preventative medicine. 

In this episode, featuring Jennifer Welser, DVM, DACVO, Chief Medical and Quality Officer at MARS Veterinary Health, we delve into the concept of Value-Based Veterinary Care. Dr. Welser presents a case for change and why it makes sense to consider a value-based approach in the future to benefit both pets and people. 

No one wants their pet to need emergency services – so how can you establish trust in such a stressful, intensely emotional situation? Featuring, Jimmy Barr, DVM, DACVECC, Chief Medical Officer for BluePearl, we tackle how your emergency veterinary healthcare teams can use client-centered communication to build trusting relationships.

During this roundtable discussion, find out how collaborative communication between specialty/emergency hospital teams and the referring veterinary community helps establish strong partnerships, exceptional patient care and outstanding client service. Join us as we hear from the following speakers:

Stacy Burdick, DVM, DACVIM

Clinical Advisor, NVA Compassion-First

John Paulson, DVM

Managing Veterinarian at Shoreline Central Animal Hospital,

Vice President, Medical Advisory Board, NVA (GP)

Val Washington

Vice President of Customer Development, NVA Compassion-First

In this episode, get the basics on how to work through the tough situations you and your healthcare teams face on a daily basis – internally and with pet owners. Jane R. Shaw, DVM, PhD, a recognized expert in veterinarian-client patient interactions, Associate Professor of Veterinary Communication, and Director of Veterinary Communication for Professional Excellence at Colorado State University, guides us as we explore how to communicate more effectively.

Veterinary medicine is changing – and fast. Technology plays a big role. So, what’s next? In this episode, we peer into the future with Dr. Caleb Frankel, Founder and CEO of Instinct Science, as he shares his thoughts on current trends and ideas moving forward. We also cover how technology can help with COVID-related challenges at veterinary practices.

This episode features Dr. George Melillo, Co-Founder and Chief Veterinary Officer at Heart + Paw. He shares with us how he has guided his team through the pandemic – and how we can work through COVID fatigue with veterinarians, their healthcare teams and pet owners.

Join us for an interview-style discussion with Richard Goldstein, DVM, DACVIM, DECVIM-CA, Vice President & Chief Medical Officer, Global Diagnostics at Zoetis. Together, we explore the new VETSCAN IMAGYST system and how it provides easier, more methodical fecal examinations.