http://veterinarybusiness.dvm360.com/vetec/Law+and+Ethics/Article/list/44265 Veterinary law and ethics 2009-11-21T13:38:30Z http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Veterinary+news/Three-more-cities-approve-declaw-bans/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/642790?contextCategoryId=44265&ref=25 California -- Three more California cities officially have banned declawing, bringing the grand total to six cities making some kind of move against the practice. 2009-11-18T05:00:00Z http://veterinarybusiness.dvm360.com/vetec/data/articlestandard/dvm/472009/642790null HTML http://veterinarybusiness.dvm360.com/vetec/Veterinary+business/Safety-protocols-still-necessary-for-computerized-/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/638182?contextCategoryId=44265&ref=25 Some people believe that radiation from DR or CR is not as dangerous as that from regular radiographs and that safety precautions aren't as important. They're wrong. 2009-11-01T04:00:00Z http://veterinarybusiness.dvm360.com/vetec/data/articlestandard/vetec/442009/638182null XML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Veterinary+business/Bargaining-It-takes-two-to-play/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/638790?contextCategoryId=44265&ref=25 Defining the word "bargain." When we bargain for goods, we use caution to avoid being cheated, so we should be careful not to cheat others in doing business as veterinarians. 2009-11-01T04:00:00Z http://veterinarybusiness.dvm360.com/vetec/data/articlestandard/dvm/452009/638790null XML http://veterinarybusiness.dvm360.com/vetec/Veterinary+business/Business360-Podcast-No-1-Regrets-and-mistakes/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/635690?contextCategoryId=44265&ref=25 Three short tips on what NOT to do in client medical records, practice building, and Web site creation. 2009-10-21T04:00:00Z http://veterinarybusiness.dvm360.com/vetec/data/articlestandard/vetec/432009/635690null HTML http://veterinarybusiness.dvm360.com/vetec/Veterinary+business/BizQuiz-Is-it-sexual-harassment/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/636610?contextCategoryId=44265&ref=25 Test yourself to see if your policies are ready for potential sexual harassment problems before they reach the court. 2009-10-16T04:00:00Z http://veterinarybusiness.dvm360.com/vetec/data/articlestandard/vetec/442009/636610null HTML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Veterinary+news/The-new-welfare-war/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/622205?contextCategoryId=44265&ref=25 Americans today are wrestling with the value of their pets and the laws protecting animals more than ever before. And experts say veterinarians are, and should be, at the center of the debate. 2009-09-01T04:00:00Z http://veterinarybusiness.dvm360.com/vetec/data/articlestandard/dvm/352009/622205null XML http://veterinaryteam.dvm360.com/firstline/Veterinary+team/Sample-Computer-usage-policy/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/622147?contextCategoryId=44265&ref=25 Use this sample policy to define acceptable computer behavior and outline the consequences of putting the practice at risk. 2009-09-01T04:00:00Z http://veterinarybusiness.dvm360.com/vetec/data/articlestandard/firstline/352009/622147null HTML http://veterinaryteam.dvm360.com/firstline/Veterinary+team/Video-surveillance-Whos-watching-you/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/627612?contextCategoryId=44265&ref=25 More and more practices are using video surveillance. Here's what you need to know about being filmed at work. 2009-09-01T04:00:00Z http://veterinarybusiness.dvm360.com/vetec/data/articlestandard/firstline/382009/627612null XML http://veterinaryteam.dvm360.com/firstline/Veterinary+team/Should-your-practice-install-video-surveillance/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/622344?contextCategoryId=44265&ref=25 Managers: Consider state laws, as well as employee response, to make sure the practice and its team are equally protected by video surveillance. 2009-09-01T04:00:00Z http://veterinarybusiness.dvm360.com/vetec/data/articlestandard/firstline/352009/622344/VeterinarySurveilance_flash.jpg HTML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Veterinary+business/The-patient-care-disconnect-Assessing-your-liabili/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/622212?contextCategoryId=44265&ref=25 Legal liability is a potential problem for all businesses, including veterinarians. And the larger the business, the greater the risk. 2009-09-01T04:00:00Z http://veterinarybusiness.dvm360.com/vetec/data/articlestandard/dvm/352009/622212null XML http://veterinaryteam.dvm360.com/firstline/Veterinary+team/Employees-privacy-rights/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/627618?contextCategoryId=44265&ref=25 Can your boss check your online activity? Read this before you send another e-mail at work. 2009-09-01T04:00:00Z http://veterinarybusiness.dvm360.com/vetec/data/articlestandard/firstline/382009/627618null XML http://www.dvm360.com/veterinary/Veterinary+news/Spice-derivative-could-prove-useful-in-feline-canc/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/622083?contextCategoryId=44265&ref=25 Fort Collins, Colo. -- Could your kitchen hold the cure to feline cancer? Possibly. 2009-08-31T04:00:00Z http://veterinarybusiness.dvm360.com/vetec/data/articlestandard/veterinary/352009/622083null HTML http://veterinarybusiness.dvm360.com/vetec/Veterinary+business/Veterinary-advertising-regulations-What-not-to-adv/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/622522?contextCategoryId=44265&ref=25 You may think of advertisements as only Yellow Pages ads, billboards, and event sponsorships. But at the session "The regulation of veterinary advertising and promotion," at CVC Kansas City, Douglas Jack LL.B. explained that even verbal statements to clients are considered advertising in the eyes of the law. 2009-08-30T04:00:00Z http://veterinarybusiness.dvm360.com/vetec/data/articlestandard/vetec/362009/622522null HTML http://veterinarybusiness.dvm360.com/vetec/Veterinary+Economics/Pets-Property-or-family/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/621736?contextCategoryId=44265&ref=25 A custody battle over a 6-year-old pug in New Jersey could have far reaching consequences to the veterinary profession. When Eric Dare and Doreen Houseman broke up three years ago, they couldn't agree on who would keep Dexter. They split custody for a while, but eventually that amicable relationship soured and they took the case to court. 2009-08-28T04:00:00Z http://veterinarybusiness.dvm360.com/vetec/data/articlestandard/vetec/352009/621736null HTML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Veterinary+news/No-economic-recovery-for-pet-loss/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/616873?contextCategoryId=44265&ref=25 A Calif. high court has upheld a decision several states have already made. 2009-08-05T04:00:00Z http://veterinarybusiness.dvm360.com/vetec/data/articlestandard/dvm/322009/616873/DVM_veterinarynews_tick_diagnose_flash.s_flash.jpg HTML http://veterinarybusiness.dvm360.com/vetec/Veterinary+business/Red-Flags-Rule-Are-you-ready/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/608930?contextCategoryId=44265&ref=25 Use this guide to protect your clients—and stay in the clear with the FTC after Nov. 1, 2009. 2009-07-01T04:00:00Z http://veterinarybusiness.dvm360.com/vetec/data/articlestandard/vetec/282009/608930/veterinary_red_flag_709f_flash.jpg XML http://veterinarycalendar.dvm360.com/avhc/Leadership+Strategies/The-unwanted-horse-Sponsored-by-IntervetSchering-P/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/600918?contextCategoryId=44265&ref=25 It's been difficult to hear persistent reports about unwanted or abandoned horses in recent months. But here's the good news: You can help save unwanted horses. And in some cases, finding ways to help the animals you love can even lead to increased client confidence and trust. 2009-06-01T04:00:00Z http://veterinarybusiness.dvm360.com/vetec/data/articlestandard/avhc/232009/600918null XML http://veterinaryteam.dvm360.com/firstline/Veterinary+team/You-broke-EPA-rules/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/602799?contextCategoryId=44265&ref=25 Is it legal to break up packages? 2009-06-01T04:00:00Z http://veterinarybusiness.dvm360.com/vetec/data/articlestandard/firstline/242009/602799null XML http://veterinaryteam.dvm360.com/firstline/Veterinary+technicians/Veterinary-technician-program-done-with-purpose-br/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/598349?contextCategoryId=44265&ref=25 USDA code violations cause program to re-evaluate its vendors. 2009-05-19T04:00:00Z http://veterinarybusiness.dvm360.com/vetec/data/articlestandard/firstline/202009/598349null HTML http://veterinarybusiness.dvm360.com/vetec/Veterinary+business/Veterinary-practice-security-The-layered-look/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/596583?contextCategoryId=44265&ref=25 Keep your practice safe with security cameras, safety procedures, and an early warning system. 2009-05-01T04:00:00Z http://veterinarybusiness.dvm360.com/vetec/data/articlestandard/vetec/192009/596583/veterinary509_security_bf_flash.jpg XML http://veterinarybusiness.dvm360.com/vetec/Leadership+Strategies/Ive-fallen-and-I-got-upmdashbruised-Handling-workp/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/596589?contextCategoryId=44265&ref=25 Here's how to handle workplace incidents and injuries. 2009-05-01T04:00:00Z http://veterinarybusiness.dvm360.com/vetec/data/articlestandard/vetec/192009/596589null XML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Veterinary+business/Does-your-practice-have-a-written-identity-theft-p/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/598707?contextCategoryId=44265&ref=25 With small-animal practitioners deferring payments and large-animal veterinarians billing their clients, there is no doubt that the "Red Flags" provision of the Fair and Accurate Credit Transaction Act, which became effective May 1, applies to the veterinary profession. 2009-05-01T04:00:00Z http://veterinarybusiness.dvm360.com/vetec/data/articlestandard/dvm/212009/598707null XML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Veterinary+Equine/Horse-owners-push-lawmakers-to-relax-dentistry-reg/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/598704?contextCategoryId=44265&ref=25 For nearly 20 years, equine dentistry has been considered a veterinary act in Oklahoma. 2009-05-01T04:00:00Z http://veterinarybusiness.dvm360.com/vetec/data/articlestandard/dvm/212009/598704/DVM_veterinarynews_equine_dentistry_flash.s_flash.jpg XML http://www.dvm360.com/veterinary/Veterinary+business/Live-from-CVC-2009-Anatomy-of-a-licensing-board-in/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/595107?contextCategoryId=44265&ref=25 These three clips come from Doug Jack's law and ethics session "Anatomy of a licensing board investigation" at CVC East 2009 in Baltimore. And all could keep you out of trouble. 2009-04-26T04:00:00Z http://veterinarybusiness.dvm360.com/vetec/data/articlestandard/veterinary/182009/595107null HTML http://veterinaryteam.dvm360.com/firstline/Veterinary+team/Red-flags-for-team-members/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/594848?contextCategoryId=44265&ref=25 New law affects veterinary teams. 2009-04-24T04:00:00Z http://veterinarybusiness.dvm360.com/vetec/data/articlestandard/firstline/172009/594848null HTML http://veterinaryteam.dvm360.com/firstline/Parasitology+Center/Alabama-reconsiders-annual-rabies-vaccination/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/594795?contextCategoryId=44265&ref=25 How often should pets be vaccinated for rabies? 2009-04-23T04:00:00Z http://veterinarybusiness.dvm360.com/vetec/data/articlestandard/firstline/172009/594795null HTML http://veterinarycalendar.dvm360.com/avhc/Veterinary+business/Veterinary-medical-ethics-with-legal-implications-/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/609417?contextCategoryId=44265&ref=25 Most self-governing professions are also guided by rules of ethics in their practices so as to further ensure the protection of the public from the unscrupulous or incompetent practitioner. 2009-04-01T04:00:00Z http://veterinarybusiness.dvm360.com/vetec/data/articlestandard/avhc/282009/609417null XML http://veterinarycalendar.dvm360.com/avhc/Medicine/Dog-bite-law---Protecting-yourself-your-staff-your/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/604591?contextCategoryId=44265&ref=25 As a veterinarian who serves clients owning a dog, there are two issues to be concerned with that involve dog bite law. 2009-04-01T04:00:00Z http://veterinarybusiness.dvm360.com/vetec/data/articlestandard/avhc/252009/604591null XML http://veterinarycalendar.dvm360.com/avhc/Veterinary+business/Anatomy-of-a-licensing-board-investigation-Proceed/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/609410?contextCategoryId=44265&ref=25 One of the key tenets of a self-governed profession is the requirement of the members of the profession to regulate and, when warranted, sanction its own members who might engage in conduct which is unprofessional and adverse to the public interest. 2009-04-01T04:00:00Z http://veterinarybusiness.dvm360.com/vetec/data/articlestandard/avhc/282009/609410null XML http://veterinarycalendar.dvm360.com/avhc/Veterinary+business/Another-primer-on-informed-consent-Proceedings/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/609416?contextCategoryId=44265&ref=25 In many veterinary practices today, obtaining informed consent consists of the receptionist placing a consent form in front of the client and telling the client they need to sign the form so the doctor can perform the surgery or treat the animal. 2009-04-01T04:00:00Z http://veterinarybusiness.dvm360.com/vetec/data/articlestandard/avhc/282009/609416null XML http://veterinarycalendar.dvm360.com/avhc/Veterinary+business/The-veterinarians-role-in-dealing-with-unlawful-pr/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/609430?contextCategoryId=44265&ref=25 The license to practice veterinary medicine is a privilege that is extended to only those that are qualified by way of formal education and training to competently provide the necessary services. 2009-04-01T04:00:00Z http://veterinarybusiness.dvm360.com/vetec/data/articlestandard/avhc/282009/609430null XML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Veterinary+team/What-you-can-do-to-help-save-your-job/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/591630?contextCategoryId=44265&ref=25 Finding ways to generate revenue and cut costs can make you indispensable 2009-04-01T04:00:00Z http://veterinarybusiness.dvm360.com/vetec/data/articlestandard/dvm/142009/591630/DVM_veterinarynews_save_your_job_flash.s_flash.jpg XML http://veterinarycalendar.dvm360.com/avhc/Veterinary+business/Veterinary-hospital-management-in-tough-economic-t/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/609419?contextCategoryId=44265&ref=25 The financial commentaries in recent times have signaled a gloomy outlook on a global basis. 2009-04-01T04:00:00Z http://veterinarybusiness.dvm360.com/vetec/data/articlestandard/avhc/282009/609419null XML http://veterinaryteam.dvm360.com/firstline/Veterinary+technicians/Praise-for-pit-bulls/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/585555?contextCategoryId=44265&ref=25 Ban bad owners, not breeds. 2009-03-01T05:00:00Z http://veterinarybusiness.dvm360.com/vetec/data/articlestandard/firstline/102009/585555null HTML http://veterinarybusiness.dvm360.com/vetec/Veterinary+business/Keeping-employee-records-safe/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/577895?contextCategoryId=44265&ref=25 Organize and file employees' sensitive personnel documents with these tips. 2009-02-01T05:00:00Z http://veterinarybusiness.dvm360.com/vetec/data/articlestandard/vetec/052009/577895/Veterinary_Safe_Files_flash.jpg XML http://veterinaryteam.dvm360.com/firstline/Veterinary+team/To-scan-or-not-to-scan/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/580268?contextCategoryId=44265&ref=25 What's our legal responsibility when it comes to scanning microchips? 2009-02-01T05:00:00Z http://veterinarybusiness.dvm360.com/vetec/data/articlestandard/firstline/062009/580268/VeterinaryLostCatMicrochip_flash.jpg XML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Leadership+Strategies/Thinking-of-converting-a-building-into-a-clinic/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/581077?contextCategoryId=44265&ref=25 The prospect of building an all-new practice facility is a daunting one, especially for veterinarians who have not owned a practice before. 2009-02-01T05:00:00Z http://veterinarybusiness.dvm360.com/vetec/data/articlestandard/dvm/072009/581077null XML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Diagnostic+Center/Are-you-practicing-veterinary-medicine-conscientio/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/574379?contextCategoryId=44265&ref=25 The veterinarian's oath states in part: "Being admitted to the profession of veterinary medicine... I will practice my profession conscientiously..." 2009-01-01T05:00:00Z http://veterinarybusiness.dvm360.com/vetec/data/articlestandard/dvm/022009/574379null XML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Veterinary+business/Protecting-yourself-from-pet-battery-lawsuits/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/574383?contextCategoryId=44265&ref=25 One of the most surprising things I learned in law school was the legal definition of "battery." A similar principle applies to the veterinarian who performs an act on an animal without the permission of its owner. 2009-01-01T05:00:00Z http://veterinarybusiness.dvm360.com/vetec/data/articlestandard/dvm/022009/574383null XML http://veterinarybusiness.dvm360.com/vetec/Veterinary+business/Sexual-harassment-stems-from-group-dynamics/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/571775?contextCategoryId=44265&ref=25 Women are more likely to be harassed when a work group has a similar number of men and women. 2008-12-15T05:00:00Z http://veterinarybusiness.dvm360.com/vetec/data/articlestandard/vetec/512008/571775null HTML http://veterinarybusiness.dvm360.com/vetec/Click+%26+Copy/Medical-records-checklist/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/569965?contextCategoryId=44265&ref=25 Don't find yourself with inadequate patient medical records. Use this checklist to audit your records. 2008-12-05T05:00:00Z http://veterinarybusiness.dvm360.com/vetec/data/articlestandard/vetec/492008/569965null HTML http://veterinarybusiness.dvm360.com/vetec/Veterinary+business/Take-notes-to-avoid-legal-problems/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/568967?contextCategoryId=44265&ref=25 Failure to properly document procedures and exams can result in legal trouble down the road. 2008-12-01T05:00:00Z http://veterinarybusiness.dvm360.com/vetec/data/articlestandard/vetec/492008/568967/veterinary_legalproblems_bf_flash.jpg XML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Veterinary+business/Hiring-a-relief-vet/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/569282?contextCategoryId=44265&ref=25 Several factors determine whether they're subcontractors or employees. 2008-12-01T05:00:00Z http://veterinarybusiness.dvm360.com/vetec/data/articlestandard/dvm/492008/569282/veterinary_iron-out_bf_flash.jpg XML http://veterinaryteam.dvm360.com/firstline/Veterinary+team/For-the-record-Controlled-substances/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/566028?contextCategoryId=44265&ref=25 What should I document when dispensing controlled substances? 2008-11-01T04:00:00Z http://veterinarybusiness.dvm360.com/vetec/data/articlestandard/firstline/462008/566028null XML http://veterinarybusiness.dvm360.com/vetec/Click+%26+Copy/Applicant-evaluation-form/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/556715?contextCategoryId=44265&ref=25 Use this form to help you document hiring decisions. 2008-10-06T04:00:00Z http://veterinarybusiness.dvm360.com/vetec/data/articlestandard/vetec/412008/556715null PDF http://veterinarybusiness.dvm360.com/vetec/Veterinary+business/Euthanasia-When-theres-no-other-way/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/561833?contextCategoryId=44265&ref=25 Clients struggle with the decision to euthanize more than many veterinarians think. 2008-10-01T04:00:00Z http://veterinarybusiness.dvm360.com/vetec/data/articlestandard/vetec/442008/561833null XML http://veterinarybusiness.dvm360.com/vetec/Veterinary+business/Make-Crocs-extinct/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/549424?contextCategoryId=44265&ref=25 Are the popular shoes safe for your employees to wear to work? 2008-09-01T04:00:00Z http://veterinarybusiness.dvm360.com/vetec/data/articlestandard/vetec/372008/549424/veterinary_crocs_bf_flash.jpg XML http://veterinarycalendar.dvm360.com/avhc/Veterinary+business/Legal-issues-for-companion-animal-practitioners-Pr/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/572672?contextCategoryId=44265&ref=25 The companion animal veterinary practitioner is faced with a number of unique legal considerations in the daily discharge of his or her professional duties. 2008-08-01T04:00:00Z http://veterinarybusiness.dvm360.com/vetec/data/articlestandard/avhc/512008/572672null XML http://veterinarybusiness.dvm360.com/vetec/Veterinary+business/The-three-Cs-of-avoiding-complaints/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/534720?contextCategoryId=44265&ref=25 Keep these three things in mind to help stay complaint-free. 2008-08-01T04:00:00Z http://veterinarybusiness.dvm360.com/vetec/data/articlestandard/vetec/322008/534720null XML http://veterinarycalendar.dvm360.com/avhc/Veterinary+Food+Animal/Legal-issues-for-large-animal-practitioners-Procee/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/572673?contextCategoryId=44265&ref=25 The large animal veterinary practitioner is faced with a number of unique legal considerations in the daily discharge of his or her professional duties. 2008-08-01T04:00:00Z http://veterinarybusiness.dvm360.com/vetec/data/articlestandard/avhc/512008/572673null XML http://veterinarycalendar.dvm360.com/avhc/Veterinary+business/Governmental-regulations-that-all-practices-need-t/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/572662?contextCategoryId=44265&ref=25 The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) is the federal law that regulates minimum wage, overtime pay, hourly wage vs. salary, the employment of minors and many other employment-related issues. 2008-08-01T04:00:00Z http://veterinarybusiness.dvm360.com/vetec/data/articlestandard/avhc/512008/572662null XML http://veterinarybusiness.dvm360.com/vetec/Veterinary+business/State-board-complaints-Protect-yourself/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/534758?contextCategoryId=44265&ref=25 More clients are complaining about their veterinary care because they expect more of you. 2008-08-01T04:00:00Z http://veterinarybusiness.dvm360.com/vetec/data/articlestandard/vetec/322008/534758null XML http://veterinarybusiness.dvm360.com/vetec/Veterinary+business/Salary-vs-hourly-pay/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/402580?contextCategoryId=44265&ref=25 You might be entitled to overtime pay even if you hold a degree or have "supervisor" in your title. 2008-07-02T04:00:00Z http://veterinarybusiness.dvm360.com/vetec/data/articlestandard/vetec/062007/402580/Veterinary-Overtime_flash.jpg XML http://veterinarybusiness.dvm360.com/vetec/Veterinary+business/Ive-been-sued-Now-what/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/514876?contextCategoryId=44265&ref=25 Your Medical Career and financial stability flash before your eyes. A gut-wrenching feeling takes hold. This is it; you've been hit with a malpractice lawsuit. 2008-07-02T04:00:00Z http://veterinarybusiness.dvm360.com/vetec/data/articlestandard/vetec/192008/514876null XML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Veterinary+news/More-humane-executions-Some-look-to-veterinary-mod/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/529576?contextCategoryId=44265&ref=25 Berkeley, Calif. — While debate continues over whether lethal injection in people is cruel and unusual punishment, some are looking to the veterinary community and its method of euthanasia — typically a large dose of pentobarbital. 2008-07-01T04:00:00Z http://veterinarybusiness.dvm360.com/vetec/data/articlestandard/dvm/292008/529576null XML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Veterinary+news/Mexico-tourists-seek-out-veterinary-pentobarbital/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/529575?contextCategoryId=44265&ref=25 Mexico — Armed with a book called "The Peaceful Pill," foreign tourists are heading to Mexico to purchase pentobarbital from veterinary-supply stores and backstreet pet shops near the U.S. border. 2008-07-01T04:00:00Z http://veterinarybusiness.dvm360.com/vetec/data/articlestandard/dvm/292008/529575null XML http://veterinarybusiness.dvm360.com/vetec/Veterinary+business/Leftovers-and-lab-samples/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/527031?contextCategoryId=44265&ref=25 A veterinary break room is no place for urine samples and chemicals. 2008-07-01T04:00:00Z http://veterinarybusiness.dvm360.com/vetec/data/articlestandard/vetec/272008/527031/pseibert_1_thumbnail.jpg http://veterinarybusiness.dvm360.com/vetec/data/articlestandard/vetec/272008/527031null XML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Veterinary+news/Judge-Oks-24-million-settlement-of-pet-food-litiga/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/529560?contextCategoryId=44265&ref=25 Camden, N.J. — A federal judge approved a $24 million settlement hammered out a week earlier, aimed at compensating owners of thousands of pets that were sickened or killed by tainted pet foods last year. 2008-07-01T04:00:00Z http://veterinarybusiness.dvm360.com/vetec/data/articlestandard/dvm/292008/529560null XML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Veterinary+news/Pennsylvania-DVM-could-face-death-penalty/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/529592?contextCategoryId=44265&ref=25 Wilmington, Del. — A veterinarian, beaten and bruised by churchgoers who subdued him after police say he fired three rounds of ammunition into a crowd of more than 80 at a church fund-raiser May 25, could face the death penalty for allegedly shooting and killing a Delaware church leader. 2008-07-01T04:00:00Z http://veterinarybusiness.dvm360.com/vetec/data/articlestandard/dvm/292008/529592null XML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Veterinary+business/Third-party-payment-system-makes-economic-legal-se/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/529589?contextCategoryId=44265&ref=25 The demands upon us continue to increase with each advance in technological sophistication. 2008-07-01T04:00:00Z http://veterinarybusiness.dvm360.com/vetec/data/articlestandard/dvm/292008/529589null XML http://veterinarybusiness.dvm360.com/vetec/Veterinary+business/Does-a-team-member-on-mood-medication-need-a-docto/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/520542?contextCategoryId=44265&ref=25 Can I question my employee who's revealed a history of mental illness and prescribed medications to control it? 2008-06-01T04:00:00Z http://veterinarybusiness.dvm360.com/vetec/data/articlestandard/vetec/232008/520542null XML http://veterinarybusiness.dvm360.com/vetec/Veterinary+business/I-survived-an-outbreak-of-virulent-feline-calicivi/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/520550?contextCategoryId=44265&ref=25 I'll never know for sure which cat first brought the disease to my clinic. But I know where I saw it first. 2008-06-01T04:00:00Z http://veterinarybusiness.dvm360.com/vetec/data/articlestandard/vetec/232008/520550/outbreak_flash.jpg XML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Veterinary+business/Probing-for-worker-misconduct-plants-legal-land-mi/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/520510?contextCategoryId=44265&ref=25 It wouldn't surprise me if a certain percentage of readers who merely scan this month's piece do so because they don't see what relevance the topic could possibly have to the practicing veterinarian. I understand completely because, at first blush, it doesn't seem possible that any "investigations" would need to be carried out in an animal hospital and, even if one did need to be done, how complicated could it be? 2008-06-01T04:00:00Z http://veterinarybusiness.dvm360.com/vetec/data/articlestandard/dvm/232008/520510null XML http://veterinarybusiness.dvm360.com/vetec/Veterinary+business/Getting-sued-in-small-claims-court-vs-superior-cou/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/515051?contextCategoryId=44265&ref=25 Know what to expect no matter which court your veterinary malpractice lawsuit takes you to. 2008-05-07T04:00:00Z http://veterinarybusiness.dvm360.com/vetec/data/articlestandard/vetec/192008/515051null HTML http://veterinarybusiness.dvm360.com/vetec/Veterinary+business/Glossary-of-veterinary-malpractice-legal-terms/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/515050?contextCategoryId=44265&ref=25 Motion to strike is not when a snake starts coiling. 2008-05-07T04:00:00Z http://veterinarybusiness.dvm360.com/vetec/data/articlestandard/vetec/192008/515050null HTML http://veterinarybusiness.dvm360.com/vetec/Veterinary+business/A-lawsuit-from-start-to-finish/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/515025?contextCategoryId=44265&ref=25 If you're hit with a veterinary malpractice lawsuit, find comfort in the fact that lawsuits follow a predictable, step-by-step process. Learn all about that process in the interactive flow-chart below. Roll over each step for more information about what it entails and what you can expect. 2008-05-06T04:00:00Z http://veterinarybusiness.dvm360.com/vetec/data/articlestandard/vetec/192008/515025null HTML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Veterinary+business/Summer-volunteers-raise-legal-insurance-and-pay-is/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/514831?contextCategoryId=44265&ref=25 I remember the summer days of my youth. My dad's veterinary practice, within walking distance of the local high school, was always fully staffed with local adolescents who just loved to be around animals. True, they didn't know anything about animal restraint or when to use gloves or pretty much anything else, but they were eager and willing and looking for a chance to get some experience with a veterinarian. 2008-05-01T04:00:00Z http://veterinarybusiness.dvm360.com/vetec/data/articlestandard/dvm/192008/514831null XML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Veterinary+business/Tennessee-DVM-case-spurs-clarification-of-heart-sh/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/515505?contextCategoryId=44265&ref=25 NASHVILLE, TEN. — Sedation before intracardial injection euthanasia soon will be required in Tennessee after a DVM's highly publicized disciplinary case led lawmakers to push for legislative clarification on the method. 2008-05-01T04:00:00Z http://veterinarybusiness.dvm360.com/vetec/data/articlestandard/dvm/192008/515505null XML http://veterinarybusiness.dvm360.com/vetec/Veterinary+business/Protecting-for-two/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/514871?contextCategoryId=44265&ref=25 Will anesthesia hurt her baby? Is it risky for her to be around sick pets or toxic drugs? 2008-05-01T04:00:00Z http://veterinarybusiness.dvm360.com/vetec/data/articlestandard/vetec/192008/514871null XML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Veterinary+business/Vermonts-high-court-to-consider-emotional-distress/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/514793?contextCategoryId=44265&ref=25 Montpelier, vt. — Organized veterinary medicine is going head-to-head with activists in an attempt to convince the Vermont Supreme Court that pet owners have no right to sue for loss of companionship and emotional distress in alleged malpractice cases. 2008-05-01T04:00:00Z http://veterinarybusiness.dvm360.com/vetec/data/articlestandard/dvm/192008/514793null XML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Veterinary+business/First-ever-veterinary-forensics-conference-kicks-o/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/509033?contextCategoryId=44265&ref=25 Orlando, Fla. - 4/9/08 - Continued advancements in animal cruelty have spurred the unprecedented Veterinary Forensics Symposium, which opens its doors today and is co-sponsored by the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) and the University of Florida's William R. Maples Center for Forensic Science. 2008-04-09T04:00:00Z http://veterinarybusiness.dvm360.com/vetec/data/articlestandard/dvm/152008/509033null HTML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Veterinary+business/Firing-employees-on-workers-comp-can-present-chall/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/510597?contextCategoryId=44265&ref=25 They say that most things in life swing like a pendulum from extreme to extreme. We know the business economy follows a boom-and-bust cycle that is mitigated only marginally through government intervention. Also, the political inclinations of society vacillate between conservative and liberal thought and from intolerance to excessive political correctness. 2008-04-01T04:00:00Z http://veterinarybusiness.dvm360.com/vetec/data/articlestandard/dvm/162008/510597null XML http://veterinarycalendar.dvm360.com/avhc/Veterinary+business/The-veterinarians-response-to-suspected-animal-abu/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/565750?contextCategoryId=44265&ref=25 A number of contemporary developments leads one to conclude that the role of the veterinarian in society is in a state of flux. 2008-04-01T04:00:00Z http://veterinarybusiness.dvm360.com/vetec/data/articlestandard/avhc/462008/565750null XML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Veterinary+business/Medical-error-and-liability-How-technology-can-be-/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/510605?contextCategoryId=44265&ref=25 As discussed previously, the emergence of a "reasonable physician" standard of care affects both human and veterinary practitioners, defining our approach to error management. Under this standard, adverse events previously defensible by deference to custom might now result in decisions of negligence if it is determined that such events were easily preventable. 2008-04-01T04:00:00Z http://veterinarybusiness.dvm360.com/vetec/data/articlestandard/dvm/162008/510605null XML http://veterinarycalendar.dvm360.com/avhc/Veterinary+business/Horns-of-dilemma-Proceedings/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/565747?contextCategoryId=44265&ref=25 The veterinary practitioner is fully aware that the day to day delivery of services from the clinic are governed by a plethora of laws and regulations - employment compliance issues, drug regulation, licensing concerns. 2008-04-01T04:00:00Z http://veterinarybusiness.dvm360.com/vetec/data/articlestandard/avhc/462008/565747null XML http://veterinarycalendar.dvm360.com/avhc/Veterinary+business/The-check-is-in-the-mail-Proceedings/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/565748?contextCategoryId=44265&ref=25 Apart from your efforts to promote and provide expert veterinary services, effective control of debts owed to you will lead to greater success in your practice. 2008-04-01T04:00:00Z http://veterinarybusiness.dvm360.com/vetec/data/articlestandard/avhc/462008/565748null XML http://veterinarycalendar.dvm360.com/avhc/Veterinary+business/How-much-is-that-doggie-in-the-window-Proceedings/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/565749?contextCategoryId=44265&ref=25 Many veterinary practitioners in recent times use adjectives, such as "demanding," "assertive," "knowledgeable," and "forceful," to describe common characteristics of their clients. 2008-04-01T04:00:00Z http://veterinarybusiness.dvm360.com/vetec/data/articlestandard/avhc/462008/565749null XML http://veterinarycalendar.dvm360.com/avhc/Veterinary+business/Dear-Dr-Vet-Proceedings/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/565746?contextCategoryId=44265&ref=25 The role of the veterinary state licensing board 2008-04-01T04:00:00Z http://veterinarybusiness.dvm360.com/vetec/data/articlestandard/avhc/462008/565746null XML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Veterinary+business/Dog-fighting-a-nationwide-felony/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/503536?contextCategoryId=44265&ref=25 Schaumburg, Ill. - 3/17/08 - The passing of two state bills in recent weeks has made dog fighting a felony in all 50 states. 2008-03-17T04:00:00Z http://veterinarybusiness.dvm360.com/vetec/data/articlestandard/dvm/122008/503536null HTML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Veterinary+business/Long-term-care-insurance-details-decisions-and-dol/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/501101?contextCategoryId=44265&ref=25 This month I complete a two-part column discussing an expense that many of us put so far on the back burner it's probably on a hot plate in the shed behind your clinic. 2008-03-01T05:00:00Z http://veterinarybusiness.dvm360.com/vetec/data/articlestandard/dvm/102008/501101null XML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Veterinary+business/DVM-sues-shelter-for-breach-of-law-client-privacy/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/501086?contextCategoryId=44265&ref=25 Fort Walton Beach, Fla. — A Florida veterinarian is refusing to hand over his clients' rabies vaccination data, arguing his county's interpretation of a state statute is violating patient privacy and medical confidentiality. 2008-03-01T05:00:00Z http://veterinarybusiness.dvm360.com/vetec/data/articlestandard/dvm/102008/501086null XML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Veterinary+business/Regulators-ordered-to-pay-veterinarians-legal-fees/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/501109?contextCategoryId=44265&ref=25 Seneca, Pa. — It's taken six years for Dr. James Nelson to win what he considers vindication against the regulatory board he claims marred his reputation. 2008-03-01T05:00:00Z http://veterinarybusiness.dvm360.com/vetec/data/articlestandard/dvm/102008/501109null XML http://veterinarybusiness.dvm360.com/vetec/Veterinary+business/Judgment-for-youmdashnow-what/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/502336?contextCategoryId=44265&ref=25 I've recently won a lawsuit. What's my next step? 2008-03-01T05:00:00Z http://veterinarybusiness.dvm360.com/vetec/data/articlestandard/vetec/112008/502336null XML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Veterinary+business/Reporting-suspected-animal-abuse-getting-easier-ex/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/501366?contextCategoryId=44265&ref=25 It's clearly a trend: The nation is cracking down on animal cruelty. 2008-03-01T05:00:00Z http://veterinarybusiness.dvm360.com/vetec/data/articlestandard/dvm/102008/501366null XML http://veterinarybusiness.dvm360.com/vetec/Veterinary+business/Dont-be-exposed/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/502335?contextCategoryId=44265&ref=25 Good equipment and procedures are necessary, but they don't eliminate the need for proper workspace design and facility preparation. 2008-03-01T05:00:00Z http://veterinarybusiness.dvm360.com/vetec/data/articlestandard/vetec/112008/502335null XML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Veterinary+business/Medical-error-and-liability-A-changing-legal-lands/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/488957?contextCategoryId=44265&ref=25 The commission of errors is an unavoidable part of human existence. While errors might be as benign as misplacing car keys, their existence in the medical arena might be disastrous, causing injury or death. 2008-02-01T05:00:00Z http://veterinarybusiness.dvm360.com/vetec/data/articlestandard/dvm/062008/488957null XML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Veterinary+business/Protect-your-office-from-sexual-harassment/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/488871?contextCategoryId=44265&ref=25 Sexual harassment in a small-business setting tends to present differently than in a towering office-building in corporate America. 2008-02-01T05:00:00Z http://veterinarybusiness.dvm360.com/vetec/data/articlestandard/dvm/062008/488871null XML http://veterinarybusiness.dvm360.com/vetec/Veterinary+Equine/Is-it--legal-ethical-moral/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/493589?contextCategoryId=44265&ref=25 You probably got ethics training in school, but that's very different from the experience you get in practice, when you're actually facing the tough questions. You want to do what's right for the horse. You need to know the law, so you don't put your practice at risk. You sure don't want to pay fines or put your license on the line. How can you keep it all on the straight and narrow? Consider this article your refresher. Let's get ethical. 2008-02-01T05:00:00Z http://veterinarybusiness.dvm360.com/vetec/data/articlestandard/vetec/082008/493589null XML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Veterinary+business/Most-dogs-seized-in-Vick-case-saved-ASPCA-says/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/487203?contextCategoryId=44265&ref=25 New York - 1/28/08 - As the fifth and final defendant in the Michael Vick dog-fighting case was sentenced in a Virginia court, the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) reported that most of the dogs seized at the football star's property have a chance at rehabilitiation. 2008-01-28T05:00:00Z http://veterinarybusiness.dvm360.com/vetec/data/articlestandard/dvm/052008/487203null HTML http://veterinarybusiness.dvm360.com/vetec/Law+and+Ethics/Doctors-fire-back-on-emergencies/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/485091?contextCategoryId=44265&ref=25 Local veterinary hospitals refused to treat a dying dog—and not because they didn't have the skills or the client wouldn't pay. 2008-01-01T05:00:00Z http://veterinarybusiness.dvm360.com/vetec/data/articlestandard/vetec/032008/485091null XML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Veterinary+business/10-of-the-most-common-legal-troubles-for-veterinar/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/485159?contextCategoryId=44265&ref=25 Mind-numbing television programs truly have a therapeutic effect after a long day at work. Listening to Oprah Winfrey or Tom Cruise talk about their latest philanthropic and humanitarian undertakings makes my eyes roll back in my head faster than a pint of Guinness. 2008-01-01T05:00:00Z http://veterinarybusiness.dvm360.com/vetec/data/articlestandard/dvm/032008/485159null XML http://veterinarybusiness.dvm360.com/vetec/Veterinary+business/Kid-nippers-have-no-priors/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/485072?contextCategoryId=44265&ref=25 Most dogs that bite kids haven't chomped on children before, according to research. 2008-01-01T05:00:00Z http://veterinarybusiness.dvm360.com/vetec/data/articlestandard/vetec/032008/485072/kid_nippers_flash.jpg XML http://veterinarybusiness.dvm360.com/vetec/Veterinary+business/Legal-briefs-DNA-divorcing-pets-battered-families/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/485084?contextCategoryId=44265&ref=25 Latest in legal animal news. 2008-01-01T05:00:00Z http://veterinarybusiness.dvm360.com/vetec/data/articlestandard/vetec/032008/485084null XML http://veterinarybusiness.dvm360.com/vetec/Veterinary+business/A-history-of-violence/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/485083?contextCategoryId=44265&ref=25 Be careful firing bad apples who may fight back. 2008-01-01T05:00:00Z http://veterinarybusiness.dvm360.com/vetec/data/articlestandard/vetec/032008/485083null XML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Veterinary+business/Wake-up-now-to-the-realities-of-long-term-care-ins/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/479056?contextCategoryId=44265&ref=25 I don't want you to go broke. And I want to teach you how to avoid it now and through your eventual retirement. 2007-12-01T05:00:00Z http://veterinarybusiness.dvm360.com/vetec/data/articlestandard/dvm/502007/479056null XML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Veterinary+business/Senate-to-debate-Farm-Bill-today-framework-contain/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/470434?contextCategoryId=44265&ref=25 Washington - 11/6/07 - The Farm Bill is scheduled to hit the U.S. Senate floor this afternoon, opening up a policy debate on farming issues and a handful of topics related to veterinary medicine. 2007-11-06T05:00:00Z http://veterinarybusiness.dvm360.com/vetec/data/articlestandard/dvm/452007/470434null HTML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Veterinary+business/Whom-do-you-trust/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/475626?contextCategoryId=44265&ref=25 When the average person thinks about a "trust fund," he envisions Paris Hilton or some filthy-rich kid from college days who wouldn't recognize a hard day's work if it bit him. 2007-11-01T04:00:00Z http://veterinarybusiness.dvm360.com/vetec/data/articlestandard/dvm/482007/475626null XML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Veterinary+business/Communicate-first-discipline-second/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/475623?contextCategoryId=44265&ref=25 As various associations adopt guidelines or standards of care for the practice of veterinary medicine, a concern exists that they will be interpreted as current standards of practice by state regulatory boards and the attorneys general who represent them before they have been accepted by the masses. 2007-11-01T04:00:00Z http://veterinarybusiness.dvm360.com/vetec/data/articlestandard/dvm/482007/475623null XML http://veterinarybusiness.dvm360.com/vetec/Veterinary+business/When-pets-are-here-but-nobodys-home/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/472436?contextCategoryId=44265&ref=25 Clients need to know if stable hospitalized patients will be unattended at night. 2007-11-01T04:00:00Z http://veterinarybusiness.dvm360.com/vetec/data/articlestandard/vetec/462007/472436null XML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Veterinary+business/WEB-EXCLUSIVEbr-Interview-with-Bernard-Rollin/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/463213?contextCategoryId=44265&ref=25 Fort Collins, Colo. -- He's been preaching about pain management for more than a decade. CSU ethicist Bernard Rollin found a choir with the release of AAHA and AAFP guidelines. 2007-10-05T04:00:00Z http://veterinarybusiness.dvm360.com/vetec/data/articlestandard/dvm/402007/463213/SeptOct-web2_flash.jpg HTML