Heska announces 7-Year agreement with PetVet Care CentersNovember 2, 2017 Heska Corp. in Loveland, Colo., announced an agreement to supply more than 100 PetVet Care Centers veterinary hospitals with in-house laboratory diagnostic equipment and supplies through 2024, with the option for the agreement to be extended. Under the agreement, Heska's in-house blood diagnostics analyzers will be placed into PetVet Care's general, specialty referral, and emergency hospitals throughout the US. Included in the program are Heska's Element DC Chemistry, Element HT5 Hematology, Element POC Blood Gas & Electrolyte, and Element I Immunodiagnostics analyzers, along with the company's newly released Element COAG analyzer, which performs coagulation, fibrinogen, and blood typing tests. Upgrades to Heska solutions have begun in select PetVet Care hospitals and will be broadly released throughout 2018 as requested by each PetVet Care local leadership team.
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Penn Vet to host inaugural Cancer Center SymposiumNovember 2, 2017The Penn Vet Cancer Center is scheduled to host a two-day, inaugural Cancer Center Symposium that will kick off with a presentation by Cheryl London, DVM, Ph.D.: "Of mice, dogs and men: Transforming cancer outcomes through comparative oncology." Dr. London is a research professor at both the Tufts School of Veterinary Medicine and the Molecular Research Institute at Tufts Medical Center, and also is an associated faculty professor at The Ohio State University College of Veterinary Medicine (OSUCVM). She is director of the Clinical Trials Office at the OSUCVM and director of Translational Therapeutics at the Center for Clinical and Translational Sciences at OSU's College of Medicine. Her research interests center primarily on targeted therapeutics and translational/comparative oncology. The keynote presentation takes place Thursday, Nov. 30, 2017, from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at Penn Vet's Hill Pavilion. Admission is free, but registration is recommended here. Symposium Day 2 Presentations for the scientific community will take place on Friday, Dec. 1, 2017, at the Hill Pavilion. Registration is available here. Speakers include: Steven Dow, DVM, Ph.D., director, Laboratory for Immune and Regenerative Medicine, Colorado State University Andrew Ewald, Ph.D., associate professor, Department …
Heska announces new Element COAG Veterinary AnalyzerNovember 1, 2017Heska Corp., a provider of veterinary diagnostic and specialty products, has announced the release of its new Element COAG Veterinary Analyzer. The compact bench-top analyzer delivers coagulation and blood typing parameters to complement the company's chemistry, hematology, immunodiagnostics blood gas, and electrolyte analyzers. Within minutes and with only 100uL of sample, Element COAG delivers accurate PT/aPTT (coagulation), canine fibrinogen, equine fibrinogen, canine DEA 1.1 blood typing, and feline A/B blood typing. The analyzer is available for purchase or under Heska's six-year Reset program.
VCA launches mobile app for its CareClub membersNovember 1, 2017 VCA Animal Hospitals has launched a mobile app available exclusively for its VCA CareClub members. Available through Apple's App Store and Google Play, the app gives VCA CareClub members access to their pets' health information on the go and a host of resources to manage their pets' wellbeing. The app provides free, unlimited 24/7 live chat with a veterinarian, health care reminders, VCA CareClub plan details, plus appointment booking. VCA CareClub is VCA's own comprehensive wellness management plan for pet owners. Membership includes annual wellness exams, doctor recommended vaccines and testing, microchip services, dental care, and more.
Patterson Veterinary partners with Cutting EdgeOctober 27, 2017Cutting Edge Laser Technologies, a Fairport, N.Y., provider of laser technologies for veterinary and medical professionals worldwide, has entered into an exclusive partnership with Greely, Colo.-based Patterson Veterinary. Patterson Veterinary will be distributing multiwave locked system (MLS) therapy lasers and surgical lasers nationwide with Cutting Edge. Cutting Edge currently serves more than 10,000 medical and veterinary professionals worldwide. "By bringing together the research, development and educational resources of CE Laser, and Patterson's world-class distribution and sales capabilities, we expect to provide our veterinary clients significant practice enhancing benefits and support," said Dan Reinhardt, director of marketing - equipment at Patterson. "Patterson is well known throughout the industry for being an outstanding supplier," said Mark Mollenkopf, president of Cutting Edge. "The partnership will allow Cutting Edge to extend the reach of our product offerings and enable more veterinarians to provide a higher level of care to their patients, while providing additional revenue streams in an increasingly competitive marketplace." The MLS therapy laser is an easy-to-use, noninvasive tool for treating acute and chronic pain, post surgical pain, pain associated with arthritis, IVDD, sprains/strains, muscle trigger points, and both contaminated and noncontaminated wounds, according to Laurie McCauley, DVM, DACVSMR, CCRT, CVA, …
UC Davis plans to improve Vet Med CenterOctober 19, 2017University of California, Davis announced plans to raise $115 million to update and improve three areas of its Veterinary Medical Center (VMC): the Livestock and Field Service Center, the Equine Performance Center, and the All-Species Imaging Center. This campaign, Leading the Way, marks the first phase in a long-term plan to transform the VMC. According to the university, its veterinary teaching hospital is overdue for an update. Opened in 1970 to serve 3,000 patients per year, the hospital now sees more than 50,000 patients annually. Space, layout, and capacity constraints are a problem, as is the speed at which clients receive care. "… Let's take some much-needed next steps, ones that ensure that UC Davis will continue to offer world-class care and an unbeatable education for students with a comprehensive veterinary medical center that builds on UC Davis' strengths and reinforces our role as a world leader," said Gary May, UC Davis chancellor. The university already has raised $67 million—more than half of the campaign goal—prior to the announcement. Davis' first phase The Livestock and Field Service Center will become the first patient-service area to come online. Upgrades and modifications will improve student and clinician …
10 ways to protect your clinic's cash flowOctober 19, 2017 Veterinary clinic cash flow is challenged by several factors, but broken down, it's simple: how much comes in versus how much goes out. Here are 10 ways your practice can immediately take control of its cash flow. If your practice is hemorrhaging money, you must immediately staunch the flow. You cannot save your way to success, but you should still be conscious of what you are spending. By controlling your spending and saving on extraneous things, your practice will be able to spend more money where it counts, such as equipment and human resources. Plus, you must identify cash that is lost because it was never collected in the first place. The countdown to controlling clinic cash flow starts now. No. 10: Create a budget If you're like most, you just cringed a little when you read the word "budget." As much as they're disliked, budgets are a vital tool in your practice's path to success. Your accounting software and/or your accountant should be able to help you get started if you are unsure how to begin. Adhering to a budget allows you to project potential income and expenses, avoid shortcomings and build in a safety net …
VitusVet adds direct appointment booking to suite of servicesOctober 4, 2017VitusVet, a pay-for-performance digital solution for veterinary practices, added direct appointment booking to its suite of services available to practices in North America.
MWI Animal Health, Securos Surgical invest in Serene LLCOctober 3, 2017MWI Animal Health and Securos Surgical, both a part of AmerisourceBergen, announced they have invested in the emerging pipeline of Serene LLC and will negotiate a distribution partnership with its veterinary subsidiary, Convetra Inc. "This investment by MWI and Securos is an important validation of the potential of our tin-117m in the veterinary marketplace," said Dennis Steadman, board director of Serene LLC. The proprietary tin-117m therapies being developed by Serene and Convetra are targeted to treat a variety of medical conditions afflicting companion animals, horses, and humans, according to MWI Animal Health. Convetra is currently conducting trials in canine osteoarthritis (OA) using tin-117m in a therapeutic approach called radiosynoviorthesis, the company stated. In the U.S., an estimated 20 percent of dogs one year of age or older—or about 16 million—are afflicted with some degree of OA, according to the company.
5 considerations when choosing veterinary flooringSeptember 29, 2017Modern veterinary facilities and animal shelters face the same weighty challenges as human healthcare settings, with the added concerns of zoonotic pathogens, odor control, and managing patients of different species. Biosecurity ranks high on the list of priorities, as does overall patient comfort, both of which can significantly influence treatment outcomes.
