VPN Plus+ ExclusiveThe role of vets in animal-assisted interventionsJuly 16, 2025Animal-assisted interventions (AAIs) employ this HAB, incorporating animals into health interventions that blend contemporary medicine with holistic approaches to enhance outcomes and quality of life. Veterinarians serve a key role in ensuring the safety of these programs and the health and safety of the animal participants, working together with various professionals and volunteers to ensure success.
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New report proposes solutions to advance role of pets for better mental healthFebruary 18, 2025The Human Animal Bond Research Institute (HABRI) issued a new report, The Role of Companion Animals for Improved Mental Health, earlier this month, that focuses on providing data, insights, and best practices to boost awareness and implementation of policies and programs that elevate the role of pets for improved mental health.
Leveraging quality-of-life tools to help improve compliance, better outcomesJanuary 28, 2025Learn how you can equip your team with a standard assessment and communication tool to better serve pets and pet families in this especially intricate phase of their pet’s life.
Overcoming barriers to veterinary careJanuary 14, 2025Practicing a spectrum of care helps veterinary teams identify barriers, work with pet families to find solutions, improve patient care and client satisfaction, and reduce stress for team members.
Practicing a spectrum of careMarch 11, 2024This approach ensures patients receive care that improves their quality of life, within the constraints of the pet family, while allowing veterinary teams to uphold their moral, ethical, ad legal obligations.
Shared expectations of veterinarians and owners outlined in new equine care guideMarch 8, 2024The resource follows recent American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) data showing nine out of 10 veterinarians faced negative or escalated client interactions in the past year
Pet owners believe in-person care is 'best,' survey showsNovember 7, 2023The American Veterinary Medical Association’s (AVMA) 2023 Pet Owner Attitude Survey finds demand for veterinary care is ‘normalizing’ and returning to ‘pre-pandemic levels’
Connecting with clients as a pet parentSeptember 12, 2023Why not better your client communication by sharing personal experiences as a pet parent?
In a 'hot spot'? Apply spectrum of careAugust 4, 2023Spectrum of care: In dogs, hot spots are one of the most common skin disease presentations to veterinary clinics and ERs, particularly over the summer months.
Is owning a pet really good for our health?July 24, 2023AVMA and the Human Animal Bond Research Institute (HABRI) describe the human-animal bond (HAB) as a “mutually beneficial and dynamic relationship between people and animals that is influenced by behaviors essential to the health and well-being of both.”
