Creating partnerships between veterinarians and underserved producers: getting started with establishing veterinary client–patient relationships
ObjectivesTo provide local veterinarians and producers opportunities for collaboration and applied education related to the Veterinary Client Patient Relationship (VCPR); to assess the effectiveness of such opportunities in enhancing VCPR knowledge and confidence; and to establish VCPRs in hopes of...
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| author | Nicola L. Ritter Nicola L. Ritter Torri Whitaker Torri Whitaker Molly Gonzales Molly Gonzales Glennon Mays Glennon Mays Kevin Eugene Washburn Kevin Eugene Washburn Richard D. Posey Richard D. Posey Richard D. Posey |
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| description | ObjectivesTo provide local veterinarians and producers opportunities for collaboration and applied education related to the Veterinary Client Patient Relationship (VCPR); to assess the effectiveness of such opportunities in enhancing VCPR knowledge and confidence; and to establish VCPRs in hopes of improving economic efficiency and sustainability of small to medium-sized livestock operations.Materials and methodsTwo one-day “Creating Partnerships” workshops utilized educational resources in five learning sessions focused on communication, establishing a Veterinarian Client-Patient Relationship (VCPR), and telemedicine. A pre- and post-test, comprised of closed-ended and Likert scale questions, measured the workshops’ effectiveness in increasing knowledge and confidence related to veterinary and producer partnerships.ResultsPre- and post-test scores indicate significant increases in knowledge and confidence related to Veterinary Client-Patient Relationships. Twenty-seven percent of participants established a Veterinary Client-Owner-Patient Relationship (VCPR) with their local veterinarian following the workshops.DiscussionTargeted educational outreach shows promise in creating and maintaining veterinarian-producer relationships. Knowledge gains and attitude shifts related to Veterinary Patient Client Relationships may improve animal health outcomes, resulting in more sustainable and profitable livestock operations and veterinary practices. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-056c2a6be9074d77b8ee3bf297e2eb822025-08-20T03:28:44ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Veterinary Science2297-17692025-07-011210.3389/fvets.2025.15953011595301Creating partnerships between veterinarians and underserved producers: getting started with establishing veterinary client–patient relationshipsNicola L. Ritter0Nicola L. Ritter1Torri Whitaker2Torri Whitaker3Molly Gonzales4Molly Gonzales5Glennon Mays6Glennon Mays7Kevin Eugene Washburn8Kevin Eugene Washburn9Richard D. Posey10Richard D. Posey11Richard D. Posey12College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, United StatesTexas A&M AgriLife Research, College Station, TX, United StatesCollege of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, United StatesTexas A&M AgriLife Research, College Station, TX, United StatesCollege of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, United StatesTexas A&M AgriLife Research, College Station, TX, United StatesCollege of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, United StatesTexas A&M AgriLife Research, College Station, TX, United StatesCollege of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, United StatesTexas A&M AgriLife Research, College Station, TX, United StatesCollege of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, United StatesTexas A&M AgriLife Research, College Station, TX, United StatesDepartment of Large Animal Clinical Sciences, West Texas A&M University, Canyon, TX, United StatesObjectivesTo provide local veterinarians and producers opportunities for collaboration and applied education related to the Veterinary Client Patient Relationship (VCPR); to assess the effectiveness of such opportunities in enhancing VCPR knowledge and confidence; and to establish VCPRs in hopes of improving economic efficiency and sustainability of small to medium-sized livestock operations.Materials and methodsTwo one-day “Creating Partnerships” workshops utilized educational resources in five learning sessions focused on communication, establishing a Veterinarian Client-Patient Relationship (VCPR), and telemedicine. A pre- and post-test, comprised of closed-ended and Likert scale questions, measured the workshops’ effectiveness in increasing knowledge and confidence related to veterinary and producer partnerships.ResultsPre- and post-test scores indicate significant increases in knowledge and confidence related to Veterinary Client-Patient Relationships. Twenty-seven percent of participants established a Veterinary Client-Owner-Patient Relationship (VCPR) with their local veterinarian following the workshops.DiscussionTargeted educational outreach shows promise in creating and maintaining veterinarian-producer relationships. Knowledge gains and attitude shifts related to Veterinary Patient Client Relationships may improve animal health outcomes, resulting in more sustainable and profitable livestock operations and veterinary practices.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fvets.2025.1595301/fullveterinarian-producer partnershipveterinary-client-patient-relationshipeducation programsoperation sustainabilitycommunicationonline training |
| spellingShingle | Nicola L. Ritter Nicola L. Ritter Torri Whitaker Torri Whitaker Molly Gonzales Molly Gonzales Glennon Mays Glennon Mays Kevin Eugene Washburn Kevin Eugene Washburn Richard D. Posey Richard D. Posey Richard D. Posey Creating partnerships between veterinarians and underserved producers: getting started with establishing veterinary client–patient relationships Frontiers in Veterinary Science veterinarian-producer partnership veterinary-client-patient-relationship education programs operation sustainability communication online training |
| title | Creating partnerships between veterinarians and underserved producers: getting started with establishing veterinary client–patient relationships |
| title_full | Creating partnerships between veterinarians and underserved producers: getting started with establishing veterinary client–patient relationships |
| title_fullStr | Creating partnerships between veterinarians and underserved producers: getting started with establishing veterinary client–patient relationships |
| title_full_unstemmed | Creating partnerships between veterinarians and underserved producers: getting started with establishing veterinary client–patient relationships |
| title_short | Creating partnerships between veterinarians and underserved producers: getting started with establishing veterinary client–patient relationships |
| title_sort | creating partnerships between veterinarians and underserved producers getting started with establishing veterinary client patient relationships |
| topic | veterinarian-producer partnership veterinary-client-patient-relationship education programs operation sustainability communication online training |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fvets.2025.1595301/full |
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