Does equine veterinary medicine pay off? A survey of revenue in current practices in The Netherlands

Loomans, J. B. A.; Weeren, P. R. van; Stolk, Pieter; Vaarkamp, H; Barneveld, A.

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“…Recent sociological studies have identified the equine practitioner as a hard working academic who is used to long working weeks, including many after-hours duties (Loomans et al 2007a;Meers et al 2008). Despite this high workload, the equine practitioner's income remains relatively low and there are large differences in financial profitability between different practices; however, the provision of well-equipped premises is no guarantee for increased revenue (Loomans et al 2007b).…”

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Occupational disability and job satisfaction in the equine veterinary profession: How sustainable is this ‘tough job’ in a changing world?

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Weeren-Bitterling

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Equine Veterinary Education

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Summary This study used a questionnaire to evaluate the working situation, associated injuries and diseases of equine practitioners in the Netherlands. Equine veterinary work is physically demanding, strenuous and predisposes to diseases and injuries. Despite this, male and female equine practitioners alike appreciate their jobs and hardly ever take sick leave. There was no cynical attitude towards their own profession, but there was awareness of the risks and physical consequences, which are more or less taken for granted by the contemporary equine veterinarians. The profession still appeals to new generations of young practitioners, at least in most European countries, but there is no guarantee that this will remain so. It is the task of the profession itself to anticipate the impending changes, by improving conditions for pregnancy and childcare, for example, and to put more effort in educating (future) equine veterinary professionals about their personal health situation and work‐associated risks. The objectives will be to attract well‐prepared professionals and veterinary entrepreneurs.

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Occupational disability and job satisfaction in the equine veterinary profession: How sustainable is this ‘tough job’ in a changing world?

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Weeren-Bitterling

Weeren

et al. 2008

Equine Veterinary Education

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“…Unfortunately, the veterinary profession, unlike other commercial enterprises, does not have a tradition of monitoring either market demand or its own performance, and adjusting strategies and policy are inappropriate. The profession only recently has begun actively accumulating information on the state of equine veterinary practice to assess market demand (Loomans et al 2007a), and to examine the financial basis for and economic viability of equine practice (Loomans et al 2007b). However, while such quantitative data are useful for evaluating socio-economic aspects of equine veterinary practice, they provide no information about the quality of care.…”

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Quality of equine veterinary care: Where can it go wrong? A conceptual framework for the quality of equine healthcare, based on court cases against equine practitioners in The Netherlands

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Summary Quality control and client satisfaction are topics of considerable current interest in both human and veterinary healthcare. Crucial to this discussion is a proper definition of ‘quality of care’. This study applied, to (equine) veterinary care, a conceptual framework designed for assessing the quality of human healthcare and featuring structural deficiency, procedural inadequacy and disappointing outcome as key elements. This was done using court cases against equine practitioners as a yardstick for client dissatisfaction. Applying a system for evaluating the quality of healthcare may be a good way of monitoring and improving (equine) veterinary services, particularly once reliable indices for client satisfaction have been validated.

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“…State of the art clinics, populated by well-trained equine veterinary professionals, who are eager to keep up to date through continuing education programmes, are readily available in the western world. However, a critical economic analysis of the profitability of the activities of the equine vet shows that better equipped practices are no guarantee for economic success and many economically interesting skills can be performed without the availability of hospital conditions (Loomans et al 2007b). Unlike in human medicine, where income is guaranteed through 3rd parties (insurance companies, state health systems), the equine vet has to be an entrepreneur in his own right.…”

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“…This latter aspect is generally not the reason why he/she has opted for a veterinary career in the first place, as most of them are more clinically than commercially driven. There are, indeed, large differences in practice performance using economic benchmarks (Loomans et al 2007b). The fact that economic skills and an entrepreneurial attitude are weak points of many equine practitioners (Loo- 2008c) is aggravated by the current societal trend towards liberalisation of the market, which has led to a ban on fixed rates and hence to more competition on price.…”

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Weeren²,

Barneveld³

2009

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SummaryThis paper is a summarizing discussion of research done on the social and economic position of equine practitioners in the Netherlands. Observations made and trends signalled are analysed and compared to available publications in Europe, North America and Australia. It is discussed how the relationship of the equine veterinarian with the horse, the owner and other parties might change over time. Further, suggestions are given how the equine veterinary profession could best prepare itself for the upcoming and unavoidable changes in the smoothest possible way to benefit of the horse, owner and the entire equine veterinary profession.Keywords: Equine practitioner, workload and skills, quality of care, occupational disability, veterinary medicinal products, job satisfaction Zur Lage der PferdepraxisDer vorliegende Beitrag stellt eine Zusammenfassung der wissenschaftlichen Diskussion über die soziale und wirtschaftliche Situation der Pferdeärzte in den Niederlanden dar. Die Beobachtungen und signalisierten Trends wurden analysiert und mit entsprechenden zugänglichen wissenschaftlichen Veröffentlichungen aus Europa, Nordamerika und Australien verglichen. Dabei wird diskutiert, wie sich die Verbindung zwischen Pferdearzt und seinem Patienten, den Tierbesitzer und anderen involvierten Parteien über die Zeit verändert. Darüberhinaus werden Vorschläge dazu gegeben, wie sich die Pferdeärzteschaft zum Vorteil des Pferdes, seines Besitzers und des Pferdearztes am besten auf kommende unvermeidbare Veränderungen vorbereitet.

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Does equine veterinary medicine pay off? A survey of revenue in current practices in The Netherlands

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Occupational disability and job satisfaction in the equine veterinary profession: How sustainable is this ‘tough job’ in a changing world?

Occupational disability and job satisfaction in the equine veterinary profession: How sustainable is this ‘tough job’ in a changing world?

Quality of equine veterinary care: Where can it go wrong? A conceptual framework for the quality of equine healthcare, based on court cases against equine practitioners in The Netherlands

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