November 2023

AAHA president-elect Mark Thompson, DVM, CCRP, challenges you to ask yourself: “Are you thriving?” And if you own a practice, are you empowering your employees to thrive? The Community asks for some effective ways to communicate with staff.

News briefs from across the veterinary industry and beyond. This month’s articles include: AVMA updates clinical trial database; Canine Tumor Genome Atlas maps DNA in pets to help people with cancer; Arkansas’ first veterinary school could welcome students by 2026; Hill’s partners with Harvard on pet microbiome project; and more!

Abstracts from the latest issue of the Journal of the American Animal Hospital Association.

Peggy Wilson got involved in search and rescue about 15 years ago, and it has been a passion of hers ever since. After having lost her original search and rescue dogs to old age, she is embarking on a new journey with two new search and rescue dogs in training.

The 2023 Accredited Practice of the Year award winner has been announced! Click to read a profile of this top-tier practice.

There are many things that affect a person’s ability to retain information, and if we know what they are, we can set ourselves up for success.

Veterinary teamwork improves patient care, client support, and job satisfaction and growth. When each team member works to their strengths and everyone, including clients, values each role, disease management cases and clinical days themselves flow better.

This Central Line podcast episode with Elizabeth Maxwell, DVM, MS, DACVS- SA, CVPP, and Candice Manganaro, DVM, explores collaboration among general practitioners, specialists, and emergency veterinary care teams.

This month’s prize winner is Veterinarian Sue Hartmann, DVM, of Klein Animal Clinic in Bettendorf, Iowa!