It may be a dog's life but the relationship with her owners is also key to her health and well being: communication in veterinary medicine

Cindy L Adams; Richard M Frankel

doi:10.1016/j.cvsm.2006.10.003

It may be a dog's life but the relationship with her owners is also key to her health and well being: communication in veterinary medicine

Vet Clin North Am Small Anim Pract. 2007 Jan;37(1):1-17; abstract vii. doi: 10.1016/j.cvsm.2006.10.003.

Authors

Cindy L Adams¹, Richard M Frankel

Affiliation

¹ Veterinary Medicine-Clinical Communication, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada. cadams@ucalgary.ca

PMID: 17162108
DOI: 10.1016/j.cvsm.2006.10.003

Abstract

Effective communication is necessary for achieving important outcomes in veterinary practice, including patient health, accuracy, efficiency, and economic viability. Communication is a series of learned skills. Daily practice, feedback, and refinement are the ingredients for continued practice success.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Animal Welfare*
Animals
Communication*
Human-Animal Bond
Humans
Interpersonal Relations*
Professional Competence
Professional-Patient Relations
Veterinarians / psychology*
Veterinary Medicine / standards*