Dr Miteki DegawaCMA Veterinary Remedies: Turning Disruption Into Opportunity for Independent Practices
The CMA's intervention in the veterinary sector creates disruption, but also significant opportunities for well-prepared independent practices.
Key points
The CMA's veterinary remedies are almost finalized - and for independent practices, the question is no longer whether to act, but how.
- Three things to do right now: capture easy wins, train your team, and plan ahead
- New income models to explore: health plans, chronic care plans, and telemedicine
- How automation, AI transcription and PIMS workflows can make CMA compliance far less painful
The CMA's veterinary remedies are almost finalized - and for independent practices, the question is no longer whether to act, but how. In this webinar, Lupa CVO and past SPVS President Nick sits down with Lupa CEO Nicolo to cut through the noise with practical, forward-thinking guidance. Between them they bring a rare combination of frontline clinical experience and technology expertise. They cover the four main remedy themes, walk through the three most important actions practices can take right now, and make the case that - handled correctly - the CMA reforms can be a genuine catalyst for innovation rather than just another burden.

Dr Miteki Degawa
Dr Miteki Degawa BVSc MRCVS is a veterinary surgeon and Head of Demand Generation at Lupa. Her articles draw on 10 years clinical experience in small animal practice and first-hand knowledge of how veterinary technology shapes day-to-day practice life.
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