
A veterinarian recommending only natural flea and tick prevention is reported to her state board. Will her approach be deemed negligent or merely incomplete?

A veterinarian recommending only natural flea and tick prevention is reported to her state board. Will her approach be deemed negligent or merely incomplete?

Veterinarians and business partners Dani McVety and Mary Gardner couldnt be more different. And yet theyre a perfect example of how wildly different personalities can work side by side in the pursuit of better care for pets.

Dont judge potential veterinary hires based on application alone. Our management expert Katie Adams, CVPM, says your impression during the in-person interview matters more.

Free vaccines! Loyalty points! Dental care discounts!

Many veterinary professionals fear self-care. I saw, firsthand, at a Fetch dvm360 conference how those who tried yoga or meditation seemed to smile a little easier and to share a little more with their peers.

Fetch speaker weighs in on new ways of learning and new ways of teaching.

These 10 top-notch finalists are pros at tackling veterinary practice problems. How will they inspire you?

Your ship-er, practice-is run with all types of personalities from different worlds-baby boomers, Generation X'ers and millennials. They can all work together to boldly care for a pet as no pet has been before.

When the threat of a corporation buying the practice from Dr. Codger is impending, will Dr. Greenskin fish or cut bait?

Concrete results speak to the power of positive training in the veterinary hospital.

Cyberattacks are a form of psychological violence that cause serious damage to organizations and individuals. Address cyberbullying head on or risk disastrous impact on your veterinary staff and business.

When veterinary clients and internet trolls gang up on private practitioners, the effects can hurt business, harm reputations and damage psyches of those on the receiving end of cyberbullying. In this series, experts share tools and plans to help avoid internet rampages, deal with them when they crop up, and help make veterinarians and veterinary team members more resilient when people go on the verbal attack.

Does the possibility of an online attack on your veterinary practice have you hiding under the covers? Come into the light! Establish and monitor your online presence to guard against online boogeymen.

You think you can do lots of things at once (or your boss thinks you can). But is multitasking in veterinary practice always the right choice? And is hiring people who think they can do five things at once really helping you in the long run?

An employee surveys value far outweighs the difficult subjects it can bring up, says this experienced veterinary practice manager.

Practice pride keeps teammates satisfied.

Just one team member can spark a full on conversion in the clinic.

I learned firsthand this year how hard these injuries are for pets and their owners.

Ever had folks enlist small armies of online commenters and reviewers to spam your social media channels? Yeah. Youre not alone. Two veterinary hospital managers share stories of freak-outs they faced.

By identifying only one or two goals, you allow your veterinary team to put all of their energy, attention and resources toward achieving the outcomes that will make the biggest difference in your practice.

Were these veterinary conference attendees feeling compassion fatigue, burnout or secondary traumatic stress? Are you? Find out here.

'If I ruled the world' Dr. Sarah Wooten would have done her education a little differently. These readers, largely, agreed.

Can a simple safety checklist reduce veterinary surgical complications?

We dont want to be corny, but the team at Care Animal Hospital of Pleasant Prairie opted for high-quality materials and carefully planned details that show they care about clients when it came to their new hospital's veterinary design.

Warnings wont cut it, says resident CVPM advice guru Katie Adams. Creating an improvement plan with coaching sessions is crucial if youre not ready to fire the toxic veterinary team member.

Veterinary economics isnt always about big financial trends. Sometimes its about drilling down to what youre trying to do in your practice and trying out a new process, like this one, to get there.

People ask me why I pay to volunteer to provide veterinary services thousands of miles from home. My simple answer? Because it makes me feel good.

Missouri official reaches out after receiving calls from practitioners questioning articles premise.

Veterinary professionals, you have a finite amount of time in this lifewhy are you spending it on other peoples priorities? Sit down, write out these two lists, and rejigger your commitments.

If motivating your team to stay engaged with the veterinary profession both inside and outside your practice walls is giving you grief, Katie Adams, CVPM, has a plan to replace your tears with tiers.