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Implementing Animal Therapy Into Current Medicinal Practices, Jenna Schiefelbein
Implementing Animal Therapy Into Current Medicinal Practices, Jenna Schiefelbein
Physician Assistant Scholarly Project Posters
• The purpose of this study was to explore an unconventional intervention of medicine; specifically the integration of animals into current healthcare practices.
• The review of literature evaluated the implementation of animal therapy in medicine, both in the past and present.
• It was demonstrated that incorporating animal-assistance therapy into modern day medicine had a positive correlation with overall patient health, pain control, and disposition.