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Are we making headway or losing ground?
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Are we making headway or losing ground?

October 28, 2021

By By Ed Carlson, CVT, VTS (nutrition)

Veterinary technician underutilization, lack of job satisfaction, lack of professional respect, limited career advancement, low wages, and lack of employee benefits have been reported in multiple surveys for decades as the primary reasons individuals leave the field. I contend these are also reasons we do not have more individuals entering the profession.
Patient advocacy focus of RVT summit

Patient advocacy focus of RVT summit

September 20, 2021

Pain management, emergency critical care, and anesthesia are set to be explored at the North American Veterinary Community’s (NAVC’s) first annual global veterinary technician summit.
Career and entrepreneurial opportunities for veterinary nurses
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Career and entrepreneurial opportunities for veterinary nurses

March 12, 2021

Sometimes we need to watch others reach for their full potential and break out of the box in order to realize this same opportunity exists for us. It exists for all veterinary nurses, too. The box veterinary medicine has created is an invisible and false narrative, and our opportunities are only truly limited by our imagination. I’ve included a few examples of ways to enrich veterinary nurse careers, subsequently boosting the quality of veterinary medicine.
Embrace Pet Insurance launches scholarship for veterinary technician students

Embrace Pet Insurance launches scholarship for veterinary technician students

April 12, 2019

Embrace Pet Insurance is awarding three veterinary technician students $1,000 scholarships as part of its Veterinary Technician Student Scholarship Program for the 2019-2020 school year. "Embrace is thrilled to be supporting the veterinary community by offering these scholarships," says its director of claims, Jenna Mahan, RVT. "The impact veterinary technicians have on the health and well-being of our pets can't be overstated. Our hope is each scholarship gets a lucky student closer to their …
Canadian RVT wins Petplan's 2019 Veterinary Nurse of the Year award

Canadian RVT wins Petplan's 2019 Veterinary Nurse of the Year award

March 26, 2019

Canadian registered veterinary technician Katie Berry was named the 2019 Veterinary Nurse of the Year at the Petplan Veterinary Awards in Orlando, Fla. When she went to the Veterinary Meeting and Expo (VMX) conference in January, Berry says she unaware she had won the award. Accepting the award was a blur she explains. "I don't know if I took a single breath. The amount of gratitude and love I felt was beyond belief." The Petplan …
RVTTC designated a WSAVA affiliate member

RVTTC designated a WSAVA affiliate member

November 5, 2018

The Registered Veterinary Technologists and Technicians of Canada (RVTTC) is the newest affiliate member of the World Small Animal Veterinary Association (WSAVA) Global Veterinary Community.
NAVTA announces diagnostic imaging as 16th specialty for vet techs

NAVTA announces diagnostic imaging as 16th specialty for vet techs

September 14, 2018

The National Association of Veterinary Technicians in America (NAVTA) has announced a 16th specialty academy for veterinary technicians, the Academy of Veterinary Technicians in Diagnostic Imaging (AVTDI). The AVTDI comprises veterinary technicians who wish to perform higher-level diagnostic imaging, including digital radiography, fluoroscopic special procedures, CT, MRI, ultrasonography, and nuclear imaging. The organizing committee for the AVTDI worked diligently to meet the NAVTA Committee on Veterinary Technician Specialties (CVTS) standards for the …
Behavior basics for the emergency clinician and technician

Behavior basics for the emergency clinician and technician

January 22, 2018

Emergency and/or critical care workers are often faced with urgent cases and fast paced environments. Unfortunately, this setting is not always conducive to caring for patient's emotional needs. Here are some easy ways to help patients in even the most trying situations. 1. Keep patients with their owners as long as possible. Being in an unfamiliar environment can cause fear. Having a familiar person there is one way to help minimize fear, and therefore, …
BluePearl report challenge highlights vet techs, assistants

BluePearl report challenge highlights vet techs, assistants

October 17, 2017

Veterinary technicians and assistants have been invited to participate in BluePearl's first company-wide case report challenge, and five finalists will present their reports in a live webinar today. Afterward, a panel of veterinary technician specialists will select an overall winner. Anyone at the more than 50 BluePearl hospitals in 20 states can watch the webinar and see firsthand the depth of their colleagues' expertise, said Amy Newfield, BluePearl's national technician training …
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