Ontario’s modernized Veterinary Assistance Program (VAP) recognizes honeybees and fish as livestock, and veterinary technicians and telemedicine services.
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Modernized Veterinary Assistance Program expands eligibility
VAP now recognizes registered veterinary technicians, telemedicine, honeybees and fish
Get the Vet: Solutions sought to ease farm animal veterinarian shortage
Telemedicine options and modernization of rules could help better service rural areas
Telemedicine technology could improve access to veterinary care in Ontario’s remote and underserviced areas. The shortage of veterinarians, particularly large animal specialists, is no secret. Tack on pandemic pressures, burnout and retirement, and the sector’s ability to meet demand is stressed further. “The current model of providing veterinary service to farms cannot keep up with […] Read more