Maddy Cousins – a mature vet student at the RVC and co-founder of VetConsult, an online booking and payment platform for vets – discusses this evolving area in the veterinary sphere.

In a three-part series, vets and tech consultants Guen Bradbury and Greg Dickens have been exploring communications, smart diagnostics and smart surgery. In this, the second part of the series, they estimate the profession’s diagnostic tech needs in the next five years and explain how all of us can learn to select the right tools for our practice…

Advanced diagnostic imaging is fast becoming more than just “the gold standard” – it is now a realistic prospect for many first opinion practices. But what options are out there for those practices hoping to mine the opportunities on offer?

Proagrica managing director for animal health Richard Sibbit explains why the coronavirus lockdown has been a proving ground for an uptake in digital innovations, why it cannot be ignored, and how practices have had to act and adapt fast to survive.

Albane Fauron, in the final part of her series, describes advances and applications in human medicine and surgery, and how soon they may infiltrate the veterinary world.

In a three-part series, vets and tech consultants Guen Bradbury and Greg Dickens look at the way technology will impact on the areas of communication, diagnostics and surgery. This first part looks at what communication technology might be coming online in the next five years and how practices can learn to select the right tools for them…

PetsApp CEO Thom Jenkins explains how this adaptable digital platform can provide a secure base for any veterinary practice to weather the current economic storm and build for a brighter future.

Albane Fauron, in the second of a three-part series, discusses this technology’s applications in clinical and educational settings.

Albane Fauron, in the first of a three-part series, discusses the background to this technology and the types available.

James Westgate is joined in the First Opinions studio by James Andrews – a qualified … more

People are built to worry about the future, skilled professionals especially. In this article, futurists and innovation consultants Greg Dickens and Guen Bradbury outline some possible futures for the veterinary profession, and suggest ways to be ready to get the most out of it...

Telemedicine has been with us for many years in one form or another, but recent developments have upped the ante for veterinary practices of all shapes and sizes – so be prepared...