Brisbane Veterinary Specialist Centre

Brisbane Veterinary Specialist Centre (BVSC) guarantees the following codes of practice: -

Only VSB registered specialists can operate services at BVSC.  This is a Specialist only hospital.

1. BVSC specialists will ensure the referring veterinarian or veterinarians are always informed promptly about their referred patients.  Our contact will be by email, fax, letter or telephone call or any combination.

2. BVSC has no merchandising.  Clients cannot purchase pet leads, toys, bowls or any other merchandise normally stocked and sold by general veterinary practices.

3. BVSC only has pet food for hospitalized patients or as samples to go home.  Clients cannot purchase their pet food from BVSC.  They will be required to have their referring veterinary clinic supply specialized diets and so on.  In fact, we try to identify what particular pet food products are stocked in your practice so we can, if possible, recommend food you normally sell.

4. BVSC will not sell routine preventative medicine products such as flea control medications or worming medications.

5. Routine preventative medicine vaccinations will not be administered at BVSC.

6. Routine dental prophylaxis procedures will not be performed at BVSC.

7. Routine speys or neuters will not be performed at BVSC.

8. There is no general practice at BVSC and clients will be redirected to their referring veterinarian for general practice requirements.

9. The Specialists at BVSC participate in continuing education for veterinarians by way of seminars, workshops and the provision of advice and information for the management of specific cases and conditions.

10. Veterinarians are welcome to follow their referred cases to BVSC and observe surgery and procedures.

11. The Specialists at BVSC participate in education of veterinary students and nurses and the Director of BVSC has actively promoted formal teaching programs with the School of Veterinary Science at the University of Queensland and the other Australian Veterinary Schools.

12. BVSC has a strict code of Animal Ethics and we are committed to providing tailored pain management, expert nursing care, and ethical, compassionate veterinary care.

OUR GOAL AT BVSC IS TO PROVIDE OUR CLIENTS, THE REFERRING VETERINARIANS, WITH THE BEST REFERRAL SERVICE POSSIBLE.  WE WILL NOT DIMINISH THE BUSINESS OF THE REFERRING VETERINARIAN BY “TAKING PATIENTS” RATHER WE WILL AUGMENT THEIR BUSINESS BY LOOKING AFTER THEIR CLIENTS’ PETS WITH THE BEST EXPERTISE AND FACILITIES POSSIBLE.

WE ARE ALSO COMMITTED TO PROVIDING CONTINUING EDUCATION AND INFORMATION TO REFERRING VETERINARIANS THROUGHOUT AUSTRALASIA.