The Twenty Highest Priority Questions to Answer to Improve Access to Veterinary Care
The veterinary and animal welfare fields are tasked to respond to the urgent need for improved access to veterinary care (AVC) for underserved populations across the nation. We conducted an initial survey and an iterative selection of priority questions using a modified Delphi method among a committee of experts in AVC to identify the 20 questions with the greatest potential to inform and advance our crucial work in AVC, if answered. The results of this project produced expansive questions focused on equity, engaging communities and pet owners, supporting practitioners, and delivering care. We then provided a landscape of existing research with the goal of supporting academics, practitioners, and communities in prioritizing their research and program development agendas, ultimately advancing AVC efforts around the country.
Authors
- Amanda K. Arrington (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8096-3373)
- Brittany Watson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7999-6810)
- Janet Hoy-Gerlach (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5578-9684)
- Sheila Segurson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3555-5463)
- Apryl Steele
- Lauren A. Bernstein
- Kendall E. Houlihan
- Jason B. Coe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0811-5051)
- Jennifer L. Scarlett
- Arnold Arluke
- Sloane M. Hawes
- Sharon Pailler (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5294-4642)
- Thomas Fisher
- Veronica H. Accornero
- Emily McCobb (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8914-2387)
- Margaret R. Slater (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2464-2038)
- William K. Frahm-Gillies
- Inga L. Fricke
- Douglas J. Spiker
- Jim Tedford
- Molly Sumridge
- Kiyomi M. Beach
Institutions
- Northeastern University (US)
- University of Minnesota (US)
- Humane Society of the United States (US)
- Animal Welfare Institute (US)
- University of Tennessee at Chattanooga (US)
- Morton Plant Hospital (US)
- American Veterinary Medical Association (US)
- Knoxville College (US)
- Friends United (US)
- Community Care (US)
- Minneapolis VA Health Care System (US)
- Beef Farmers of Ontario (CA)
- Center for Health and Gender Equity (US)
- American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (US)
- Maddie's Fund (US)
- University of Tennessee at Knoxville (US)
- University of Pennsylvania (US)
- University of California, Davis (US)
- Bethel University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Shelter Medicine and Community Animal Health
- Published
- 2025-03-04
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.56771/jsmcah.v4.106
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Veterinary Practice and Education Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.12