Just a few short days ago, on February 20th, we celebrated Love Your Pet Day and the official 25th Anniversary of Goodnewsforpets.com. The launch of Goodnewsforpets.com was in the pressroom at Viticus Group’s Western Veterinary Conference (WVC) in Las Vegas, and now we continue our celebration with a visit next week to the conference that helped us begin our journey of covering good news about veterinary medicine and pet news.
We have been privileged to interview many leaders in veterinary medicine and the pet space. I’m thrilled to share this latest guest interview with Jonathan Lustgarten, MS, PhD, VMD, CSPO, who speaks about the challenges and opportunities of implementing AI in veterinary medicine. As Dr. Lustgarten points out, AI in veterinary medicine is not new; for example, in radiology. But generative AI has created a hyped up conversation about AI in all aspects of life, including veterinary medicine. He is helping to educate veterinarians on what to look for now and what the future holds. I met him at last year’s VMX and was delighted to get an update from him at VMX 2025. This will be the first in a series of interviews with veterinary leaders working to bring responsible AI to veterinary medicine to improve the workflows in the clinic, the well-being of the veterinary healthcare team, and most important of all, the health and healthcare of our beloved pets.
As I noted in my last blog post in 2000, the world was buzzing about the rise of the Internet. Fast-forward 25 years, and the buzz is all about AI. For several years, I have focused on doctoral research on responsible AI. My research has focused on how strategic communicators use AI responsibly, and now I’m turning to organizational use, specifically in veterinary medicine.
What does responsible AI mean in veterinary medicine? What are AI’s benefits to pet owners? There is much to discuss. We’ve started with Dr. Lustgarten’s interview, and I look forward to diving in and reporting back—along with other news in veterinary medicine.
If you are reading this now and going to WVC, I look forward to reflecting on the many memories of the past 25 years of Goodnewsforpets.com coverage, catching up on your news, and, most of all, covering the news of how AI is transforming veterinary medicine. It’s good to be 25!
See you there or see you online!
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