Hot topics in brief: cannabis, corporate consolidation and telemedicine

摘要

Comfort, convenience and consolidation... These three C's have become change agents in the veterinary industry, spurring new trends like cannabis use in pets, telemfedicine and "big boxing" of veterinary hospitals."Veterinarians are very adaptable," says Charlotte Lacroix, DVM, JD, who heads Veterinary Business Advisors, a New Jersey-based firm that consults on veterinary business and legal issues. At the 2020 Veterinary Meeting & Expo (VMX) in Orlando, Fla., Dr.Lacroix cut through the regulations and red tape involved in these metamorphoses.