Lessons Learned

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PhaNgan Animal Care
Do Veterinary Nurses have a Role?

• Lessons Learned
• Asia for Animals 2008

Dr Shevaun Gallwey
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PhaNgan Animal Care

• A Veterinary Nursing Clinic
• Staffed by two Veterinary Nurses
• On-site care
• Sole animal care facility

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Lessons Learned

• Nursing makes a difference
• Nurses hard to find in Asia
• Legality

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1. Benefits of Nurses
a) Surgical

• Anaesthesia
• Suturing
• Wound treatment
• Castration

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1. Benefits of Nurses
b) Medical

• Vaccination
• Skins
• First Aid
• RTA
• Poisoning
• TVT Chemotherapy
• Illnesses
• Euthanasia

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2. Nurses from where?!

• Overseas Nurses
• Local Nurses

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2. Nurses from where?!
a) Overseas Nurses
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2. Nurses from where?!
a) Overseas Nurses

• BUT
• short-term repeated need to find replacements
• each newcomer requires training
• variety of standards experience
• prevents development of permanent cohesive team

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2. Nurses from where?!
b) Asian Nurses

• Por
• PACs Head Nurse
• Balcony University graduate

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2. Nurses from where?!
b) Asian Nurses

• Training?
• AIRC
• Hong Kong Singapore
• Thailand?
• Hong Kong Polytechnic?
• BUT
• Not legally recognised
• English language only
• Designed for private practice

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2. Nurses from where?!
b) Asian Nurses

• Training?

Balcony University?!
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3. Legalities

• Cannot work independently
• Supervision from locally registered Veterinarian
• Options?
• Hire a local Veterinarian
• Work alongside a Private Practice

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PACs Problems
No legal supervision Increasing Workload
Pedigree dog boom Shift in focus
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PACs Solution?

• Build Private Vet Clinic for rent
• Provides
• Legal Supervision
• Care for Owned Animals
• Rental Income
• Veterinary Support

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PACs Solution?
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PACs Solution?
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PACs Solution?
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PACs Demise?
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Vet Nurses in Asia?

• Huge asset
• Regular care for strays?
• Still need
• Improved training facilities
• Professional recognition

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Thank you

• www.pacthailand.org