ABVP Residency Program Guide

Addendum—Equipment and Facilities

Equine Practice

 

A. Physical Facilities

1. Examination area and stall space must be adequate to accommodate the caseload. Facilities must include an area for equine neonatal care. The neonatal area must be adequate for 24 hour care and supervision of neonatal cases.

2. Treatment areas for intensive care, special procedures, isolation and good nursing care should be available.

3. Surgery suites must be of sufficient number, of proper design and adequately equipped to accommodate the caseload.

4. Necropsy area must be available for routine necropsies and a histopathology service must also be available either in house or via and extramural laboratory in the area. Laboratory facilities must be available for routine clinical pathologic analysis.

5. It is preferred that an ambulatory or field service be provided by the institution or practice in-house. However, such an experience can be obtained off site.

 

B. Equipment

1. Radiology and ultrasound equipment must be available and adequate for the proper evaluation of the caseload presented to the facility.

2. Anesthesia equipment must include gas anesthesia delivery system with an adequate scavenging system.

• a. Anesthesia and intensive care monitoring equipment must be available for the routine monitoring or surgical and intensive care patients. These should include electrocardiogram and blood pressure monitoring.

3. Endoscopy equipment - a flexible endoscope of sufficient length and quality to properly evaluate the upper respiratory tract is required.

4. Ophthalmic equipment - an ophthalmoscope and other diagnostic equipment essential to the evaluation of the eye is required.

5. Orthopedic equipment must be appropriate for the caseload of the facility.

6. Necropsy equipment must be available to perform adequate, routine gross pathologic examinations and collection of specimens for histopathology examination. A histopathology service must be available.

7. Dental equipment must be adequate to perform routine dental examinations and care.

 

C. Staff

Professional and ancillary staff must be adequate to handle the caseload.

 

D. Diagnostic laboratories

Diagnostic laboratory equipment must be available to perform routine diagnostic and microbiologic tests appropriate for the caseload.

 

E. Records

A record keeping system must be in place to ensure adequate documentation.