Main Responsibilities of a Vice President at The Vets
Zach's main responsibility at The Vets is ensuring medical performance aligns with evidence-based practices; this involves coordinating efforts to deliver "the best medical outcomes" by using guidelines from organizations like the AHA and AAVMA, and working with experts to establish "gold standard" approaches to preventive medicine and other veterinary care across the country. The focus on evidence-based medicine and outcome-driven care highlights a commitment to high-quality veterinary services.
Veterinary Medicine, Evidence-Based Practice, Medical Outcomes, Preventive Medicine, Leadership in Veterinary Healthcare
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Zach Mills
Vice President; LTC
The Vets; US Army Reserve
Kansas State University (1994)
Colorado State University (Epidemiology); University of Georgia (MBA); Kansas State University (DVM); Kansas State University (MPH)
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Government & Public Sector, Military
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Scholarship Recipient, Greek Life Member, Veteran
Video Highlights
1. Evidence-based decision-making in veterinary medicine: Zach emphasizes the importance of basing medical practices on scientific evidence and the latest research. He highlights the use of medical advisory boards and experts to guide decisions and ensure the best outcomes for pets.
2. Outcome-based approach: Zach stresses the focus on achieving the best medical outcomes for pets. This involves evaluating different approaches and choosing the most effective methods based on available evidence. This patient-centric approach is key.
3. Coordination and guidance for veterinarians: Zach's role involves coordinating efforts to ensure that veterinarians across the organization follow best practices. This includes providing guidance on preventive medicine, diagnostics, and treatment protocols to ensure high-quality care for animals nationwide
Transcript
What are your main responsibilities within your current role?
The main responsibility at the Vets is medical performance. Currently, there are many different ways medicine can be practiced.
From its inception, the Vets has focused on looking at the evidence base and basing decisions and guidance on that medical evidence. This allows us to say that the evidence supports a particular direction.
In many cases, we don't have scientific studies to guide choices between vaccines or procedures. When that happens, we focus on desired outcomes and collaborate with our medical advisory board or experts in the field.
I help coordinate our efforts to ensure veterinarians are focused on delivering the best medical outcomes based on available evidence. For example, with preventive medicine, there are many approaches.
Organizations like AHA and AAVMA have provided guidance on managing preventive medicine, starting about 10 to 12 years ago. Within our organization, we provide guidance to our veterinarians, which we call the gold standard. This is based on evidence for the best ways to achieve top outcomes.
This includes early diagnostics, screening for specific conditions, and deworming and vaccinations. We aim to provide top medicine so that clients understand they can get the best care for their pets anywhere in the country.
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