Personal/Professional Development
The Slippery Slope of Judgment
Some of our richest and most helpful learning comes after our failures or someone else’s. A little humor can help.
Pet Insurance
Educate and Elevate
It’s no secret that insured clients spend more on veterinary care. Practices would do well to heed an AVMA policy change and promote coverage.
Merchandising
Pick a Winner
Don’t try to sell every flea and tick preventive. Settle on a favorite and get to work educating your team and clients.
Practice Management
Stop Observing and Start Reacting
What does an independent veterinary practice need to do to meet the demand for a new way of doing business? Implement telemedicine, enrolled preventive/membership care plans, urgent care hours and hospice care.
Practice Management
Aspire to Hire
Adding another veterinarian to a busy practice frees up time for you and other doctors to get more done on and away from the job.
Patient Care
Team Up to Tackle Pain
Too many dogs and cats don’t receive needed relief. Hospital staff should use the power of observation and diagnostics to do what is best for the patient and to build client trust.
Diversity and Inclusion
The Problem with Tone Policing
Focusing on the delivery of information rather than the content can impair efforts to have substantive discussions about diversity and inclusion.
Government/Regulations
Step on Up — Now
The profession and industry need to support our underfunded state veterinary medical boards before they are pushed aside by politicians.