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Maddie's Candid ConversationsMaddie's Candid Conversation with Dr. Michael BlackwellJoin us for an open, informal 60-minute conversation and Q+A with Dr. Michael J. Blackwell, DVM, MPH. As the Director of the Program for Pet Health Equity, College of Social Work, at the University of Tennessee, Dr. Blackwell’s self-professed mission is to improve access to veterinary care, especially for families with limited means. He also chairs the Access to Veterinary Care Coalition. In this discussion with Maddie's Fund Executive Leadership Team member Mary Ippoliti-Smith, Dr. Blackwell reflects on growing up in the segregated south and his eye-opening moment when the critical connection between humans...2022-05-111h 03
The Community Cats PodcastMichael Michael Bricker, Chief Strategy Officer of Companions and Animals for Reform and Equity™ (CARE)Bricker, Chief Strategy Officer of Companions and Animals for Reform and Equity™ (CARE)“For anything—as far as animals are related—to be completely sustainable, it has to happen in the community, it has to happen by the community.” This episode is sponsored in part by Humane Network, Doobert.com and Maddie's Fund. Mike Bricker has spent years in animal welfare improving live outcome percentages, innovating new programming, rewriting policies, and modernizing medical operations as director of operations at Camden County Animal Shelter. He then transitioned to Best Friends Animal Society as the Director of Operations of the Shelter Embed program and used his time to connect with communitie...2022-01-2530 min
AAVMC's On Air: Conversations about Issues in Veterinary Medicine35: Access To Veterinary Care CoalitionAccess to veterinary medical care by the public is a big
issue that can be influenced by numerous things including cost, location, and available transportation. Efforts to improve access are also wide ranging with ambulatory practices and low cost/no cost services as just two options. Drs. Michael Blackwell and Susan Krebsbach will discuss the mission and work of the Coalition and their hopes for improving the public’s access to veterinary care.
Practitioners! You can take the survey discussed on this show by clicking this link! http://www.surveygizmo.com/s3/4132994/Maddie.2018-05-1046 min