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Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries COVID-19 Resources Website
Standard Operating Procedure- Guidelines for Veterinary Hospital Settings
The PVMA Board of Directors has created an SOP with recommendations to prevent veterinary professionals from contracting COVID-19, reduce transmission among employees, maintain a healthy work environment, and maintain healthy business operations.
**Please note: The information has been gathered and compiled from the CDC, OSHA, Oregon Health Authority, and AVMA. It is intended to provide general guidance to veterinary hospitals, however, any part is subject to change at any time. The CDC published updated guidelines April 8th for “critical infrastructure workers” that we do not interpret to be applicable to small animal veterinary practice.**
SOP PDF
World Organization for Animal Health- Questions and Answers on the 2019 Coronavirus Disease
WSVMA COVID-19 Info and Resource Page
OVMA COVID-19 Info and Resource Page
AVMA COVID-19 Resources
World Small Animal Veterinary Association COVID-19 and Pets
Oregon Health Authority Recommendations for Veterinary Facilities during COVID-19 Pandemic– November 2020
OSHA’s Guidance for Preparing Workplaces for COVID-19 (PDF)
EPA’s Registered Antimicrobial Products for Use Against Novel Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, the Cause of COVID-19
Coronavirus (COVID-19) Supply Chain Update
Oregon Health Authority: Interim COVID-19 Guidance for Elective and Non-Urgent Health Care Procedures
Updated AVMA email with toolkits
LifeLearn Toolkit for Clients
Uncharted Podcast: COVID-10 Planning for your Practice
Considerations for mobile/housecall veterinarians
How to Protect Yourself
Minimize Exposure Flowchart
Guidelines for use of personal protective equipment (PPE)
WSVMA’s client letter template
Interim Guidance on Shelter Care of Animals Exposed to COVID-19
Headspace- Weathering the Storm
Yale- The Science of Well-being Course
CORONAVIRUS vs. COLD vs. FLU vs. ALLERGIES – Kansas State Department of Health
AVMA Wellbeing Resources
Covid-19 and Wellbeing
Wellbeing in a time of COVD – AVMA My Veterinary Life Podcast
General Wellbeing Resources
Pandemic self-care for veterinary teams – AAHA NewStat
Coronavirus anxiety overwhelmed this doctor. A deep breath helped – Washington Post
Mental Health and Coping during COVID – CDC
Emotional Wellbeing During the COVID-19 Outbreak – Suicide Prevention Lifeline
The Happiness Lab – Covid-related podcasts with Dr. Laurie Santos
Telemedicine tools and platforms
(While some are offering discounts, many are overwhelmed with requests and may not be able to take on new clients right now)
While there are many tools and programs to help, telemedicine is as simple and phone and video calls, email, texting, photos, videos, etc. Please make sure to document records as well as if the client/patient were in your practice.
Many have found success using google voice, microsoft teams, and google hangouts for both team and client communications.
Pet Desk
Vet2Pet
Anipanion
TeleTails
Vetlocity
VitusVet
Petlocity
GuardianVets
TeleVet
BabelBark
PetZam