Practice Management
Instant Connection: Tapping Into the Power of Social Media
Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, texting — expand your tactics of staying in touch with and educating clients.
Practice Management
Implementing a Patient-Outcome Improvement Plan
Developing a patient-outcome improvement program may be a novel way for your veterinary team to approach the provision of care in a hospital.
Personal Wellbeing
Wellness Resources for Veterinary Professionals
Veterinary practices need to start putting employees’ wellbeing as a priority, but it’s up to both workers and management to implement change together.
News
How to Handle the Influx of New Pet Adoptions During COVID-19
Pet fostering and adoption are surging in many communities across the country—what does this mean for veterinary practices in a COVID-19 world?
Practice Management
Be a Leader for Your Team During the Coronavirus Crisis
Leadership is crucial in a veterinary setting, especially during a crisis. The coronavirus pandemic is catalyzing change in workplace dynamics and displaying the importance of a strong, empathetic leader.
News
Is Your Team Suffering From Coronavirus Pandemic Anxiety?
Many people are suffering from anxiety due to the global coronavirus pandemic. Veterinary professionals have an extra burden — in addition to coping with the challenges of their own daily lives, they must remain calm, collected and compassionate with frazzled pet owners. Here are a few tips for alleviating some of the stress veterinary team members may be experiencing.
Personal/Professional Development
Stop Workplace Cyberbullying
Cyberbullying has the same effects, and should have the same repercussions, as traditional bullying or harassment.
Personal Wellbeing
Substance Abuse in the Workplace: What to Do?
Substance abuse in veterinary medicine has become a widespread problem and has repercussions in the abuser’s personal and professional life, as well as staff, patients, and clients in the workplace.
Personal/Professional Development
A Focus on Utilization
There has been a significant amount of focus on veterinary technician utilization—or rather, underutilization—as an issue within our profession.
Practice Management
The Issue of Title Protection
What can we, as veterinary technicians who are feeling helpless and frustrated against the misuse of our professional title, do?