Implementing a successful senior/geriatric health care program for veterinarians, veterinary technicians, and office managers.
Geriatrics and gerontology have emerged as one of the fastest growing portions of a progressive small animal practice. A critical component of geriatric medicine is a senior/geriatric health care program with senior profiling. Fifty percent of small animal practices have some form of senior/geriatric health care program and the percentage is growing. Armed with the knowledge gleaned from a successful health care program, the progressive veterinarian is better positioned to prevent and/or manage problems in the earliest stages, increasing the options available plus improving the overall outcome.
Department of Pathobiology and Diagnostic Medicine, Kansas State University College of Veterinary Medicine, Manhattan, KS 66506, USA. wfortney@vet.k-state.edu
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D000375:Aging / Q000473:pathology / Q000502:physiology / Q000523:psychology; D000818:Animals; D002371:Cat Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control*; D002415:Cats; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control*; D004285:Dogs; D011315:Preventive Medicine; D011788:Quality of Life; D014730:Veterinary Medicine / Q000379:methods / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards