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As it approaches 11 o’clock at night, I find myself in a familiar situation… the daily reviewing of\u00a0a wide range of\u00a0videos and pictures sent to me by clients, in order to give a ‘veterinary opinion’.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”2\/3″][vc_column_text]With this in mind, I am torn between giving a pragmatic response to help both client and potential patient and my professional responsibility of ensuring health and welfare without actually having my ‘hands-on’ the patient. This is a dilemma which our industry is encountering. With the advent of high speed internet and video services it is easy to almost have a ‘remote’ consultation. Those people that know me, are very aware I am an avid supporter of all new technology and see a real benefit to both patients and clients. However I have some concerns. I feel that passing a generalised opinion is fine, however diagnosis and treatment, still in my opinion requires to actually be with the patient.<\/p>\n

[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”2525″ img_size=”full”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The reason I approach this subject in this blog is two-fold:<\/p>\n

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  1. Our governing body (the\u00a0Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons<\/a>) have launched both a professional and public consultation on whether telemedicine has a place in our industry.<\/li>\n
  2. I\u00a0can admit I probably spend in excess of an\u00a0hour a day looking at photos and videos sent either by social media or email each day. Almost all\u00a0require a response, with a large proportion also requiring a visit. My concerns are that the frequency and complexity of the requests is increasing and it is difficult to professionally (and legally) draw a line on how to respond to each case. As an adjunct, I have to also say that at present, this additional time I spend I do not charge for \u2013 in fact some responses are almost equal to the time spent on a visit and can result in a 20-30 minute telephone call. (This is quite often why \u00a0most vets continue to work until the \u2018early hours\u2019 in order to get all of the responses done).<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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