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Developing Veterinary Medical Support at the Local Level
Wesley Bissett, DVM, PhD
on behalf of the
Texas A&M Veterinary Emergency Team
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Objectives
Why do you need veterinary medical professionals?
Characteristics of our profession
Pre-arranged agreements
Engaged in planning efforts
Supported during response
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Why?
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2018 Camp Wildfire
• Started on November 8, 2018
• 100% containment on November 25, 2018
• Texas A&M University Systems Team requested on December 20, 2018• Texas A&M VET• Texas A&M AgriLife
Extension
• EMAC request for animal shelter management and veterinary medical support
• Texas A&M Systems Team closed the shelter on January 16, 2019
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Characteristics
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Characteristics of our
Profession
Highly stressed
Long hours
In debt
Low return on investment
Under paid
At risk
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Characteristicsof our
Profession
• 66% Companion Animal exclusive
• 19% Mixed Animal
• 2% Food Animal exclusive
• 6% Equine
• $60K - $165K ($95K)
• $168 K in student loan debt
• > 20% over $200K
• ~40% are part-time
• Avg ~53 hrs per week
• Avg profitability of 10-12%
• Avg cost to start a practice $1.4 M (2003 data)
Bureau of Labor StatisticsAVMASimmons Vet Practice Sales and AppraisalsDVM 360
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Characteristicsof our Profession
Ethical dilemmas
Giving bad news
Managing adverse events
Difficult clients
Teamwork issues
Managing work-life balance
JAVMA
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Characteristicsof our Profession
6.8% (3.5%) of males and 10.9% (4.4)of females in the profession have serious mental illness/psychiatric disorder, feelings of hopelessness and worthlessness .
24.5% of males and 36.7% of females in veterinary medicine have experienced depressive episodes since leaving veterinary school, one-and-a-half times the prevalence of a U.S. adult throughout their lifetime.
14.4% of males and 19.1% of females in the veterinary profession have considered suicide since leaving veterinary school. This is three times the U.S. national average.
1.1% of males and 1.4% of females in the veterinary profession have attempted suicide since leaving veterinary school.
https://atwork.avma.org/2015/02/12/veterinarians-and-mental-health-cdc-results-and-resources/
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Reimbursement
• State and local governments are the only eligible applicants for sheltering and rescuing household pets and service animals. Contractors or private nonprofit (PNP) organizations that shelter or rescue household pets and service animals cannot be reimbursed directly as an applicant. However, contractors and PNPs can be reimbursed for sheltering and rescuing household pets and service animals through a state or local government, provided a written statement from an eligible applicant is presented in which the applicant verifies that the contractor or PNP is performing or has performed sheltering or rescuing operations on the applicant’s behalf and the expenses are documented.
FEMA DAP 9523.19
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Recognize the difficulty in charging a victim for veterinary medical care
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Euthanasia??
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Liability Protection
Official part of the response acting on jurisdictional orders
Within their professional scope
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Liability
Disaster Response ??????
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Liability Protection does not equal Legal Representation!
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Starting Point
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Starting Point
Recognize that you need themRecognize
Recognize that while animals are not the highest priority, they are indeed a priority that will have to be dealt withRecognize
Establish paid vs volunteerEstablish
Recognize that veterinarians will need to be integrated and supportedRecognize
Include in planning
• Factor in their stressorsInclude in
Develop a capacity determination mechanismDevelop
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Starting Point
Written into the plan
• Required training
• Expectations
• Paid vs volunteer
• Source of tools of the trade
• Required documentation
• Additional personnel assistance
• Where they will fit in organizational structure
Establish an MOU or MOA
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Planning
• Evacuation
• Rescue
• Decontamination
• Veterinary medical operations• Complications of euthanasia
• Shelter
• Carcass disposal
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Planning Assistance
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I'll never do that again!
Response
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Response
• Home damaged or lost
• Practice damaged or lost
• Did they lose patients
• Loss of family or friends
Understand their situation
• Consequences of the practice being a base of operations
• Future client base
• Income status of future client base
Income generation
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Response•What is their financial
contribution if they are a volunteer?
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Support
Recognize the need to re-stock
• Encourage their reaching out to suppliers
Support
• People
• Supplies
Documentation
"Ward of the county"
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Support
Tactical plan that is complete and spans the spectrum through end of response
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Thank You!