In our “Vet Teams IRL” series, meet Stacie Kissel, CVT, RVT, who works as an overnight ICU technician at the Veterinary Emergency and Referral Center of Hawaii and is a program instructor at Oahu’s only veterinary technology program at Winward Community College.
When they’re done right, team meetings leave the staff feeling good—not beat up or bored, says practice owner Jenn Galvin. It starts with a purposeful agenda and setting expectations of the “when, where, and what” ahead of time.
Many factors can interfere with our comfort or ability to offer a spectrum of care. Examining these barriers and how to overcome them is the first step in broadening the use of spectrum of care approaches.
Clinical
Bexacat is the first oral drug treatment of diabetes in cats and offers an alternative to insulin injections—but veterinarians must choose the right patients due to important safety considerations.
Get your questions answered in this advice column by veterinary social media marketing coach Cheyanne Flerx! In her first column, she says your best social media platform depends on your clients’ demographics, your bandwidth, and your goals.
Abstracts from the latest issue of the Journal of the American Animal Hospital Association.
Culture and Wellbeing
Senani Ratnayake, BSc, RVT founder of Motivatum Consulting, talks to Central Line: The AAHA Podcast host Katie Berlin, DVM, about her experience helping teams build trust through personal stories.
Recruitment and Retention
For any organization, one of the only things more important than hiring the best employees is retaining them. This article offers 5 steps for hiring the best candidates—and retaining them—in 2023.
Infection Control
In an age where multiple infectious diseases such as COVID-19 and monkeypox affect both humans and animals, and where significant environmental changes are linked more and more often to human activity, the concept of One Health has become increasingly more important. And the veterinary industry has been integral in advancing the visibility of One Health programs worldwide.
Client Communication
Educating your clients on what respiratory distress looks like can help save a pet’s life. After losing a foster puppy due to respiratory distress, writer Roxanne Hawn set out to clarify what clients should do if they notice breathing problems in their pets, and how clinicians can help educate them.
