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.
Veterinary scene Down Under: Cat management and containment plus veterinary AI program
February 28th 2023The role veterinary professionals can play in supporting best practice cat management and containment; and veterinary AI program identifying pathology on dental radiographs and photographs
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Veterinary scene Down Under: Universal health record program plus a veterinary sailor’s victory
January 27th 2023Innovative universal health record platform locks health data to an animal’s microchip; and the veterinarian who skippered the winning yacht in the 2022 Rolex Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race
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Veterinary scene Down Under: Climate Care Program to be launched, plus new AVA president and more
June 23rd 2022dvm360®’s Australian correspondent provides updates on the Climate Care Program looking to integrate environmentally sustainable solutions into daily veterinary practice, and meet the new, youngest-ever AVA president
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Veterinary scene Down Under: Koala research, plus sustainable pet products and more
May 2nd 2022dvm360’s Australian correspondent reports on the veterinary ecologists working to improve the health of koalas and on a veterinarian driving change by rethinking and redesigning everyday pet products.
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Veterinary scene Down Under: Breakthrough VetChip device, plus new AVA CEO and more
January 4th 2022dvm360®’s Australian correspondent Phil Tucak, BSc, BVMS, gives updates on a new biotechnology that monitors animal health, developments in making veterinary careers more sustainable, and a new CEO for the Australian Veterinary Association (AVA).
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The terrible toll of the Australian bushfires on native wildlife
June 24th 2020With the loss of well over a billion mammals, birds and reptiles, the Australian government has so far committed AUD $200 million to help native wildlife and their habitats recover from this devastating natural disaster.
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