Реферат: Information Technology Essay Research Paper Information technology

It is hard to single out the most important

aspects of the role of information technology in the practice of veterinary

medicine. Primarily because know one knows where veterinary medicine

would be to today if any or all of the technology that is a part of it

had not been applied to this science. Any information technology

that increases the chance of a veterinarian being able to save the life

of an animal would be considered important in this field. The list

of these would be never ending. The ones that facilitate vets. the

most are the ones that increase the speed and accuracy of the vets. procedure.

Examples of these information technologies are the idexx machine and the

IV pump.

Technology of veterinary medicine has already

had an influence on human medicine. An example of this are the use

of vaccinations which are now used both on humans and animals. Vaccinations

were originally developed for animals, but were found to be effective in

humans. The use of live-virus vaccines has been used on humans since

WWII. (www.encyclopedia.com) The use of certain information technologies

in the field of human medicine are sure to have an influence in the practice

of veterinary medicine. Antibiotics are another example of veterinary

technology influencing human medicine. It is expected that

advances in human medicine will affect veterinary medicine. The use

of information technology to enable surgeons to perform surgery off site

is sure to carry over to veterinary medicine. This will have a great

affect on the way doctors perform in this field.

To prepare oneself for success in veterinary

medicine all of the required graduate and undergraduate courses must be

completed. However, the best preparation for success is exposure

to the field. In order to be completely ready for the practice of

veterinary medicine knowing how to use the relevant information technologies