Vet Tech Week honors resilience of essential team membersOctober 21, 2022As National Veterinary Technician Week wraps, it behooves veterinarians, pet owners, and the industry at large to appreciate the essential role these professionals play in the day-to-day health and welfare of animals.
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Get a hobby for a better work-life balanceOctober 20, 2022It seems everyone picked up some new hobbies over the pandemic. Everyone, that is, except veterinary professionals.
How a vet tech found her niche in dentistryOctober 20, 2022No longer is a veterinary technician merely responsible for restraint and drawing up vaccines. There are specialization opportunities, academic opportunities, lab animal medicine, authorship opportunities, and leadership roles within every practice.
How not to blow the clinic saleOctober 20, 2022If you want your hospital to be attractive to a buyer—grow. The practices that have three or more associates are the most desirable for corporates. Being in a growth trajectory is one of the attributes buyers look for as the value of the hospital with high multiples is often a projection of its value five years in the future.
Why ancient errors can aid in modern medical diagnosisOctober 18, 2022Recent studies suggest many medical mistakes occur not due to a lack of knowledge, but to insidious defects in the way we think. To delve deeper into the concept of these defects, known as cognitive bias, we are going to take a journey through the cosmos.
Recognize your vet techs more than one week a yearOctober 7, 2022National Veterinary Technician Week is all about celebrating the hard work your technicians put in every day and thanking them for their efforts all year long. After all, they help fulfill an important role by providing excellent patient care and education to your clients.
Fed up with phone tag? Text insteadOctober 6, 2022There is a way to end your frustration with unreturned calls and phone tag. Turn your callbacks into “textbacks.” Texts rarely go unread or unanswered. Ditch the 10-minute task of calling and leaving a voicemail. Replace it with a two-minute text. Create templates in your texting platform for these common responses:
Knowing your limit and working within itOctober 6, 2022Toxic environments do not just “happen.” They do not just blow in with the season like hay fever and cause everyone in their path to have stuffy heads, irritability, and contagiously bad attitudes. No, toxic environments are grown and nurtured—mostly from neglect. Veterinary teams are comprised of individuals; we might neglect to address issues at the root of our emotions until we feel ready to explode. Toxic environments thrive where boundaries are not found.
Veterinarians on the forefront of climate change impactOctober 5, 2022Record temperatures are indicative of how climate change is wreaking environmental havoc. The effects on people make the news regularly. Less reported, but equally important, are its effects on pets, livestock, and wildlife, and the vets who care for them.
$2-billion loss attributed to veterinary burnoutOctober 4, 2022Workplace burnout is costing the veterinary industry $2 billion per year, according to research published by the Cornell Center for Veterinary Business and Entrepreneurship.
