Preventive Medicine
A Crisis of Historic Proportions?
Fearful pet owners are declining to get their pets vaccinated—it’s a worrisome trend that could lead to devastating consequences. It’s up to us to educate our clients.Personal/Professional Development
The Emotional Topic of Veterinary Student Selection
The selection of students for veterinary school is currently challenging but must evolve as the profession has evolved.
Personal/Professional Development
Time’s Up? Not Yet
Female veterinarians are still lagging behind their male peers in terms of pay, and men still outnumber women in more senior roles, despite a female majority across the profession as a whole.Personal/Professional Development
Is This the Golden Age of Veterinary Medicine?
Veterinarians make meaningful contributions to enrich the lives of animals and fellow human beings, despite all the challenges and concerns that we address in our daily lives and the state of the world around us.
Personal Wellbeing
The Opioid Crisis: A Veterinarian’s Action Plan
“We, as clinicians, are uniquely positioned to turn the tide on the opioid epidemic.
Practice Management
Information Overload
Daily use of the internet has become a way of life for many people, and with the advancement of technology and Internet of Things (IoT)1, our clients are increasingly equipped with health information before attending appointments.
Ethics/Welfare
Searching for Ethical Guidance
Veterinary ethics teaching and application in practice have changed considerably recently.
Personal Wellbeing
The Challenges of “Youth”
In our profession, there are certainly many challenges that we often face on our own.
Practice Management
The Age of the Veterinary Nurse Has Arrived! Part 2: Taking Charge
Last issue I discussed the topic of veterinary nurse initiative (VNI) and the proposed unification of credentialed titles, which hopefully will reduce confusion and improve the visibility of nurses.