Inside AAHA: June 2022
AAHA secretary/treasurer Dermot Jevens asks the question: Are we communicating, or simply passing information along? Also, Research Recap for the month.
AAHA secretary/treasurer Dermot Jevens asks the question: Are we communicating, or simply passing information along? Also, Research Recap for the month.
Behavior and Training
One of the central themes in the AAHA Working, Assistance, and Therapy Dog Guidelines, the first set of complied guidelines for the care and handling of these amazing canine citizens, is the idea of cooperative care.
Culture and Wellbeing
The new buzzwords in leadership circles today are “psychological safety” and “vulnerability.” If you can create a workplace that honors these twin poles, note leadership gurus, your employees will feel safe enough to innovate.
Practice Management
Are people more likely to feel empathy for animals, or for humans? The answer is complicated, but it boils down to a question of context.
Clinical
AAHA recently updated the 2018 AAHA Diabetes Management Guidelines for Dogs and Cats. Here’s a quick look at what’s changed—and what hasn’t.
Infection Control
Researchers at the Cornell College of Veterinary Medicine used state-of-the-art molecular evolution tools to assess how pressures from natural selection may have influenced the canine coronavirus’ evolution.
Culture and Wellbeing
A sea change is coming in the American workforce. And increasingly, and especially with younger workers, gender identity is up for grabs.
Practice Management
Catch actionable tips from digital marketing expert, Eric Garcia, in this excerpt from his interview on Central Line: The AAHA Podcast.
Culture and Wellbeing
Veterinary practices are feeling the effects of the Great Resignation. The stay interview can help keep an unhappy employee from quitting suddenly and leaving your practice in the lurch.