Veterinary Referral Dynamics and Behaviors - Findings of the VetSOAP White Paper

摘要

SOAP (Veterinary Specialists Outreach and Awareness Project) is a nonprofit organization focused on creating a culture of collaboration between primary care veterinarians and veterinary specialists. Building a better understanding of the referral process, from what's working to what needs work, is the foundation that will drive the development of VetSOAP's education and outreach plan.In 2014, VetSOAP embarked on a journey to learn everything possible about referral dynamics in veterinary medicine as a means to identify gaps hindering optimal collaboration. VetSOAP views this research process as one which is no different than how onewould proceed when presented with a diseased patient. Therefore, Phase I is the history and physical examination (i.e. the White Paper), Phase II is the diagnostic testing to fill in the gaps (i.e. Phase lla/llb will be the qualitative and quantitative research, respectively), and Phase III is the diagnosis and treatment.