Consulting company publishes telehealth and telemedicine studyOctober 19, 2018Brakke Consulting Inc., has released The Companion Animal Veterinary Telehealth Landscape, a study about the forces driving the growth of telehealth and the barriers to its adoption, including the regulatory framework governing veterinary telemedicine.
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Brakke to offer webinar on veterinary industry issuesJune 7, 2018Brakke Consulting Inc. is offering a one-hour webinar later this month on four issues facing veterinarians and the veterinary industry. Presented by senior consultant John Volk, "Hot Topics in Veterinary Medicine" will examine such topics as: Supplier Concentration: What Does it Mean to Veterinary Practices? Veterinary Practice Consolidation: Bubble or Long-Term Trend? Preventive Care Plans: Are They Essential to Your Future? Healthy Veterinarians, Healthy Practice: How is your Wellbeing? Participants will have an opportunity to participate in discussions and ask questions. In addition, each attendee will receive a copy of the presentation. "The webinar will include up-to-the-minute data on important issues facing the industry and the implications for veterinary practitioners," says John Volk. "I'm confident that every participant will leave with some take-aways that he or she can apply immediately in their practice." The webinar will be presented four times: June 27, 11 a.m. EDT June 27, 4:30 p.m. EDT June 28, 11 a.m. EDT June 28, 4:30 p.m. EDT To register, go to brakkeconsulting.com and scroll down to the "What's New" area on the lower right-hand side of the home page. Registration deadline is Friday, June 22; cost is $79.
Brakke webinar to address significant industry-wide animal care changesMay 3, 2018Brakke Consulting, a Dallas firm that serves the global animal health and nutrition industries, is offering a webinar about the changing nature of the veterinary industry on May 22 at 10 a.m. Central time. Hosted by consultants Robert Jones, Ph.D., and John Volk, the two-hour presentation titled "Animal Health Industry: Revolution or Evolution?" will address significant industry-wide animal care changes and situate this evolution in a larger perspective. Topics covered in the webinar will include: Industry metrics and growth Drivers of change Performance of leading companies Transition in veterinary distribution Veterinary practice metrics and consolidation Innovation in diagnostics Future outlooks Following the presentation, Jones and Volk will answer questions and invite attendees to participate in a discussion. Additionally, those registered will receive a copy of the presentation. Registration closes May 18. For more information, click here.
Veterinarians are mentally well but experience poor well-beingFebruary 17, 2018Veterinarians as a group don't experience psychological distress at significantly higher rates than the general population, according to a new mental health and well-being study by Brakke Consulting and Merck Animal Health. The Merck Animal Health Wellbeing Study, designed to definitively quantify the prevalence of mental illness and stress in the veterinary profession, compared findings to previous studies and to the U.S. population in general. The survey, which polled 3,540 American Veterinary Medical Association members (from a random sample of 20,000), is the first to measure well-being of such a large veterinary sample using the Kessler Psychological Distress Scale, which is widely used in assessing psychological distress among general and clinical populations. "This survey is unique in that, for the first time, a nationally representative sample of veterinarians in the U.S. were asked about their well-being, which is a broader measure of happiness and life satisfaction than mental health alone," said study investigator Linda Lord, Ph.D., DVM, academic and allied industry liaison lead for Merck Animal Health. One big takeaway is that 5 percent, or 1 in 20, of veterinarians struggle with serious psychological distress (roughly that of the employed general population). "The …
Veterinary oncology market profiled in new Brakke Consulting reportSeptember 15, 2017Brakke Consulting in Dallas has announced the release of a new study that profiles the veterinary oncology sector. "Oncology is one of the highest interest areas in veterinary medicine today," said Lynn Fondon DVM, a senior consultant at Brakke Consulting. "In the past decade, the U.S. has gone from zero cancer therapies approved for veterinary use to a more than a half-dozen, with dozens more in development." The study, Cancer in Dogs and Cats, provides information on the incidence of cancer in pets, examines how cancer is diagnosed and treated in veterinary medicine, and offers estimated costs for treatment. The report reviews the FDA-approved cancer treatments that are now on the market; new and developing veterinary cancer products, including therapies, diagnostics, and supportive care, are also presented. It estimates the current sales of veterinary-approved cancer therapies, as well as provides estimates of the total number of pets treated with chemotherapy or immunotherapy. "We surveyed both veterinarians and pet owners for this study, and we found that despite costs that can reach thousands of dollars, many dog and cat owners are willing to pursue treatment when their pets are diagnosed with cancer," said Dr. Fondon. The report, …
