Personal/Professional Development
The Risk of Apprenticeships in Veterinary Nursing: A Comprehensive Examination
While apprenticeships may appear to offer benefits like accessibility and hands-on experience, the risks they pose to public safety, professional standards, and the long-term elevation of the profession make them a less desirable pathway.
Personal/Professional Development
Developing a Culture of Safety in Your Practice
While there are many tools and techniques veterinary professionals can employ in the workplace, it is up to each member of the veterinary practice team to play their role in developing a culture of safety to reduce patient harm.
Parasitology
Limiting the Zoonotic Risks of Internal Parasites
The 2 most common intestinal parasites of dogs and cats, roundworms and hookworms, cause a zoonotic risk to pet owners.
Endocrinology
Continuous Glucose Monitors for Diabetic Patients
It is important to provide clients with guidance on acceptable glucose levels, what to do if the glucose levels are above or below a certain set point, and how frequently the veterinarian will interpret the results and communicate with the client.
Gastroenterology
Microbiome-Targeted Therapies: Probiotics and Fecal Microbiota Transplants
Identifying the type of dysbiosis a patient is experiencing will help indicate the best microbiome-targeted therapy to resolve the associated gastrointestinal symptoms and their cause.
Dermatology
Using Fluorescent Light Energy for Dermatologic Therapy
Unlike other light therapies, FLE therapy uses polychromatic light, allowing it to target multiple layers of the skin at one time versus just a single layer.
Oncology
Hazardous Drugs: The Hidden Threat to Veterinary Nurses
With overwhelming evidence suggesting that hazardous drug exposure in human healthcare workers continues despite the utmost safety precautions, there is little doubt that the same phenomenon is occurring in veterinary medicine.
Anesthesiology
Anesthetizing the Critical-Care Patient
This article provides a thorough, multimodal approach for how to support the critical-care patient through the pre-, peri-, and postoperative anesthetic periods.