Veterinary Medicine - Research News and Information

Thursday, November 20, 2008

A focus group study of veterinarians' and pet owners' perceptions of veterinarian-client communication in companion animal practice.

29 Sep 2008 OBJECTIVE: To compare veterinarians' and pet owners' perceptions of client expectations with respect to veterinarian-client communication and to identify related barriers and challenges to communication. DESIGN: Qualitative study based on focus ... Read more...

Trends in gender, employment, salary, and debt of graduates of US veterinary medical schools and colleges.

11 Sep 2008 OBJECTIVE: To characterize trends in gender, employment, starting salaries, and educational debt of graduates of US veterinary medical schools and colleges from 1988 to 2007. DESIGN: Meta-analysis. Sample Population-Veterinary medical graduates ... Read more...

Quality control validation, application of sigma metrics, and performance comparison between two biochemistry analyzers in a commercial veterinary laboratory.

30 Aug 2008 A review of the literature pertinent to interpretation of biochemistry data and quality control (QC) and proficiency testing data from 2 biochemistry analyzers was used to determine clinical quality requirements for biochemistry assays, ... Read more...

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Latest indexed articles for 'Veterinary Medicine'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Concerned about increasing veterinary technician shortage. 29 Sep 2008
• Employment, starting salaries, and educational indebtedness of year-2008 graduates of US veterinary medical schools and colleges. 29 Sep 2008
• A focus group study of veterinarians' and pet owners' perceptions of veterinarian-client communication in companion animal practice. 29 Sep 2008
• More on good medicine. 29 Sep 2008
• More on ads in veterinary publications. 29 Sep 2008
• Trends in gender, employment, salary, and debt of graduates of US veterinary medical schools and colleges. 11 Sep 2008
• Another perspective on veterinarians in public health. 11 Sep 2008
• Quality control validation, application of sigma metrics, and performance comparison between two biochemistry analyzers in a commercial veterinary laboratory. 30 Aug 2008
• [Whom pays, makes the decision] 30 Aug 2008
• [Mammary health indicators UGCN: a good start is half the work!] 30 Aug 2008
• [The veterinary market from an economic perspective] 30 Aug 2008
• [BPW membership counts on the labor market] 30 Aug 2008
• [Veterinary ergonomics: a matter of life style] 30 Aug 2008
• [Instruments, books and other objects memorable to (almost) forgotten opinions, therapies, buildings, etc. Blood letting instrument] 30 Aug 2008
• [Que sera] 30 Aug 2008
• [Results of a questionnaire about membership services of KNMVD May 2008] 30 Aug 2008
• Results of the 2007 AVMA survey of US pet-owning households regarding use of veterinary services and expenditures. 28 Aug 2008
• Characteristics of biosecurity and infection control programs at veterinary teaching hospitals. 28 Aug 2008
• Draws attention to early one-health wonder. 28 Aug 2008
• More on the Vermont Supreme Court case. 28 Aug 2008

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Technical information about 'Veterinary Medicine'

Definition: The medical science concerned with the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of diseases in animals.

Descriptor UI: D014730

Alternative terms: Veterinary Medicine; Medicine, Veterinary;

Related Mesh Headings: Animal Diseases; Laboratory Animal Science; Animal Technicians;

Allowable Qualifiers: classification; economics; history; instrumentation; manpower; methods; organization & administration; standards; trends; statistics & numerical data; ethics;

Tree Number: G02.956;

Technical Notes: SPEC only: SPEC qualif; prefer /vet with diseases & techniques: Manual 19.7+, 19.8.81; indexing policy: Manual 23.33+; /legislation & jurisprudence = LEGISLATION, VETERINARY or VETERINARY MEDICINE (IM) + JURISPRUDENCE (IM); DF: VET MED