Shoestring medicine: the guiding concepts

• Define contextualised care
• Recognise most appropriate care option will vary in different disease, patient, resource and owner contexts
• Identify the need for collaborate decision making in order to provide optimum care

Shoestring medicine: hyperthyroidism in cats

• List treatment options for hyperthyroidism in cats
• Identify concurrent factors that may influence treatment decisions (comorbidities, behaviour, resources available, owners wishes)
• Formulate a welfare appropriate plan for a hyperthyroid cat considering its context