Dr Phil Tucak is an Australian veterinarian, communications manager and veterinary journalist. As the Wildlife Outreach Vet, he works to share the conversation about conservation. Tucak is dvm360’s freelance Australian correspondent.
Updates about the Australian veterinarian who helped set up the veterinary and conservation training initiative Rhino Connect, plus H5N1 in Australia.
Updates about the veterinarian whose passion for wildlife conservation helped secure the supply of a vital antibiotic needed to treat koalas and is now involved with supporting other important wildlife research.
dvm360’s Australian correspondent Phil Tucak shares updates on Qwoll, a new practice management system built for locum vets and mobile veterinary nurses and technicians; and H5 avian influenza detected in Australia
dvm360’s Australian correspondent updates on enhancements to the Vets for Climate Action’s Climate Care Program for veterinary clinics, and a new membership model is launched by the Australian Veterinary Association.
dvm360’s Australian correspondent provides updates on technology focused on a patient’s problem-oriented record.
dvm360’s Australian correspondent updates on the veterinary mentoring initiative YourVetCircle; and the first cohort of veterinary students start at Southern Cross University.
dvm360’s Australian correspondent provides updates on the artificial intelligence (AI) scribe VetNotes and Matilda, the mobile veterinary care unit on a national tour.
Updates on the 24/7 telephone mentoring service available to Australian veterinarians, plus the launch of the Australian Veterinary Innovation Council.
dvm360’s Australian correspondent Phil Tucak updates on research into koalas released back into the wild after hospital treatment; and meet the veterinarian and author whose novels interweave stories about people, wildlife, and domestic animals.
dvm360’s Australian correspondent Phil Tucak, BSc, BVMS, also provides updates on the suicide prevention initiative VetHerd and veterinary AI scribe Sidekick.
More news from Australia includes the suspected spread of H5 avian influenza to Heard Island.
Updates on a new vaccine to help protect koalas from chlamydia, and a virtual learning environment providing on-demand professional development for species-specific and mixed-practice veterinarians.
Updates on a meditation opportunity for veterinary professionals, outcomes of a biosecurity project in remote Indigenous communities exceeds expectations, and more.
Updates on the veterinary aquatic pathologist working to diagnose disease in fish and other aquatic species; and a new consultancy with a mission to turn inclusion into infrastructure.
Updates on grant funding to aid veterinary research, and a report examining the exotic pet trade.
Updates on the new veterinary television series which will follow a mobile veterinary urgent care clinic and pet ambulance team; and more veterinary news snippets.
Read for updates on the veterinarian who traveled to Antarctica as part of the Homeward Bound projects and about Australia’s much-anticipated upcoming annual national veterinary conference.
Updates on the release of a new textbook focused on veterinary general practice; and meet Pawl – a new veterinary platform designed to deliver post-intervention plans.
Updates on the launch of a new data-driven online platform collating global animal disease information, and an Aussie fresh pet food brand to be acquired by Hill’s Pet Nutrition
Updates on improvements to wildlife disaster preparedness; and a new journal fills a niche for getting academic papers published.
Updates on the group working to advance the statutory regulation across all Australian jurisdictions of veterinary nurses and technologists, and new antimicrobial stewardship learning resources
Updates on the charity enhancing the welfare of pets in remote Indigenous communities; and learn about how VetCheck is enhancing compliance with standards of care for veterinary clinics
Updates on the Australian veterinarian leading the International Whaling Commission; meet the founder of The Vet Pharmacist; and a call to support a gene therapy trial for hemophiliac dogs.
Updates on the intravenous fluid shortage impacting Australian veterinary practices, a welcome funding boost for the Veterinary and Community Care charity, and Australia’s first Fear Free Certified veterinary practice.
Updates on Vetfordia, a wellbeing festival celebrating veterinary and allied-health workers and their families; and the veterinarian who achieved one of the highest emergency incident management accreditations
Updates on the launch of the first mobile CT scanner available for Australian pets; and learn about the innovative device which simplifies placement of urinary catheters in female dogs
Updates on the dairy medicine specialist who’s educational materials are supporting new graduates; and the first veterinary specialist hospitals in Australia to receive VetCOT Trauma Centre preliminary accreditation.
Updates on the veterinarian working at the Australian Synchrotron; and living well at the upcoming Australian Veterinary Association national veterinary conference
Updates on the small animal veterinarian raising awareness of the illegal wildlife trade; the former veterinarian now specialist medical oncologist at the forefront of melanoma research in Australia; and a global win for Aussie animal biotechnology company VetChip.
