COS 102 The Case for a Spectrum of Care

Dr. Carolyn Brown is the Vice President of Medicine for Community Medicine at the ASPCA which provides basic and preventive care to pets living in underserved communities and HQHVSN surgeries to at risk cats and dogs via mobile and stationary clinics in New York City, Los Angeles and Miami. In this episode, she sits down with Dr. Andy Roark to discuss the push for a Spectrum of Care approach to veterinary medicine, pushback against the idea, and how that differs from what is currently being offered. LINKS: JAVMA Article: https://avmajournals.avma.org/doi/full/10.2460/javma.259.7.712?utm_id=3162520&utm_term=link&utm_campaign=jiti&dlv-mlid=3162520&utm_medium=jiti-211001&utm_content=spectrum-of-care&dlv-emuid=c2921e9c-4321-4b95-ba17-70b6e899c404&utm_source=email-optin ASPCAPro Spectrum of Care article resource: https://www.aspcapro.org/research/provide-spectrum-care-increase-veterinary-access-more-clients ASPCA.org ASPCAPro.org ASPCApro.org provides tools and resources for animal welfare professionals, veterinary personnel and volunteers. We take a progressive approach to helping the country's at-risk animals, promoting cutting edge research to advance the field. Uncharted Podcast on iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-uncharted-veterinary-podcast/id1449897688 Uncharted Culture Conference Oct 21-23: https://unchartedvet.com/uvc-culture/ Charming the Angry Client On-Demand Staff Training: https://drandyroark.com/on-demand-staff-training/ What’s on my Scrubs?! Card Game: https://drandyroark.com/training-tools/ Dr. Andy Roark Swag: drandyroark.com/shop All Links: linktr.ee/DrAndyRoark ABOUT OUR GUEST: Dr. Carolyn Brown is a graduate of the College of Veterinary Medicine at Cornell University and has extensive experience in small animal medicine, shelter medicine and high quality, high volume spay/neuter HQHVSN) surgery including pediatric and TNR programs. Carolyn worked in general small animal private practice, at a for-profit low cost clinic and a large limited intake shelter and adoption center before joining the ASPCA in 2011. Carolyn is currently the Vice President of Medicine for Community Medicine at the ASPCA which provides basic and preventive care to pets living in underserved communities and HQHVSN surgeries to at risk cats and dogs via mobile and stationary clinics in New York City, Los Angeles and Miami. Dogs and cats in the care of shelters, rescue groups, foster programs and TNR practitioners also receive HQHVSN surgery through the department. In 2019, Community Medicine performed more than 68,000 surgeries. Carolyn determines and evaluates medical and surgical protocols for the department and maintains the program’s Standard Operating Procedure Manuals. She also leads a team that quantitatively and qualitatively evaluates the program’s medical standards of care and efficiency by carefully monitoring the metrics of the program on a monthly basis. JAVMA Article: https://avmajournals.avma.org/doi/full/10.2460/javma.259.7.712?utm_id=3162520&utm_term=link&utm_campaign=jiti&dlv-mlid=3162520&utm_medium=jiti-211001&utm_content=spectrum-of-care&dlv-emuid=c2921e9c-4321-4b95-ba17-70b6e899c404&utm_source=email-optin ASPCAPro Spectrum of Care article resource: https://www.aspcapro.org/research/provide-spectrum-care-increase-veterinary-access-more-clients ASPCA.org ASPCAPro.org ASPCApro.org provides tools and resources for animal welfare professionals, veterinary personnel and volunteers. We take a progressive approach to helping the country's at-risk animals, promoting cutting edge research to advance the field.