Career Development

Being busy in a veterinary hospital doesn't mean being productive-or profitable.

Break lazy management habits by identifying how you've grown complacent-it's uncomfortable, but necessary.

Introduce your wellness plan to pet owners.

One veterinarian queries an ethics expert and Facebook readers seize the chance to respond.

Q: We've recently had a string of traumatic cases at my hospital, and I'm worried my staff might be suffering from compassion fatigue. What can I do to help?

Avoid grandiose statements to promote your veterinary clinic-instead, stick to the facts and stay out of legal trouble.

Two simple but savvy media lessons for veterinary practitioners thrust into difficult discussions about the profession-in the exam room or on TV.

Take care of these critical items in January 2014 to reap the rewards all year in practice success, team morale and better medicine at your veterinary hospital.

An array of visitors pass through the doors of veterinarian offices. Some clients are more of an annoyance than a pleasure to work with. Here are the top five worst clients to deal with.

Find out how to record thorough, accurate medical histories that tell the stories of your pet patients.

How a special horse named John gave this veterinarian the confidence to practice colic surgery and save dozens of horses every year.

From exam notes to birthday cards to blog posts, you are the author of your veterinary patient's care.

Sometimes just getting something done is much more important than getting it done flawlessly.

Veterinarian queries ethics expert on two practice scenarios.

Encourage your staff to employ healthy holiday eating habits for an energized new year.

Steve Dale argues ABC doesn't answer all necessary questions in recent show criticizing veterinarians.

Practice-wide dental goals chart

Download a sample PWR form from Zoetis.

While both work in the interest of veterinary medicine, the two veterinarian-congressmen couldn't be more different politically.

While both work in the interest of veterinary medicine, the two veterinarian-congressmen couldn't be more different politically.

Attract the right candidates for your veterinary team, then hire and train them properly to guarantee success for them and your practice.

What do clients have to say about your clinic? Ask them for feedback and use it to enhance your hospital.

Q. I think one of my veterinary staff members is abusing the sick days policy. What should I do about it?

Our medical editor provides her take on the excitement and learning opportunities available at the CVC conferences.

If we can't get shelter-run medical facilities and for-profit practices to coexist, veterinarians will look bad and shelters will face mounting community pressures-but the biggest losers will be pets.

Detailed veterinary records are essential for responsible pet care (even if your relevant observations of the pet owners cause trouble).

Is your life balance out of whack? Use this quiz to find out.

Use this quiz to help determine whether a cat is marking or eliminating.