Practice Management

Top tips for veterinary technicians looking to excel and for equine practitioners looking for star staff.

No one thinks disaster will strike, until disaster is right on top of them. Do your veterinary team members, patients and clients a favor by staying on top of life-saving procedures when disaster hits.

Veterinary anesthesiologist says we have an obligation to use every available tool to comfort patients and clients.

Think practice owners are "all about the money?" Listen to Denise Tumblin's take.

Dr. Robin Downing smacks us all on the forehead with this brilliant tip for better veterinary care for your patients in pain.

Many questions in a veterinary practice hiring interview that seem harmless on the surface can be discriminatory. Applicants, make sure your interview was on the level. Managers, make sure you review what you'll ask against this list of discriminatory subjects.

They may sound good, but certain clauses in your employment agreement might have zero legal enforceability.

Consider these four ways to identify toxic team members and practice manipulators and stop them from damaging your practice and your reputation.

"Veterinarians are not most income-productive in administrative positions," warns Mark Opperman, CVPM.

Downing describes her latest research on clinical bioethics and what it means for the veterinary professionand we nerd out, bigtime.

Pet retailers are jumping on the education bandwagon.

The clinic must continue to operate if the owner is sick or worse.

This Firstline reader wonders about the right approach to handling missed charges after the veterinary client has left the hospital. Bash Halow weighs in.

You've picked out a great digital dental radiography unit. You can live with the price. But are you sure everyone's excitement will translate to plenty of use and a decent ROI?

Keeping the connection is a worldwide challenge.

New DVMs need to be protected and nurtured or they will crash and burn. Will you be a part of the problem or the solution?

How are your peers using social media? You might be surprised at recent survey data.

If youre thinking, My team is fine! No problems here! lets look at the statistics. According to a 2015 national mental health survey, nearly one in 10 U.S. veterinarians might experience serious psychological distress. Try this (Mini) Team Meeting in a Box to turn your educational team meeting into a quick team building workshop that offers real, instant results for your practice.

Is taking a look behind the scenes of veterinary practice a useful teaching tool or management bullying?

As Montreal city officials move to pass aggressive anti-pit bull legislation, the province's veterinary organization is urging members to think carefully before complying with city euthanisia orders.

Canadian researchers think they may have found a way to stop porcine epidemic diarrhea virus, a scourge that has killed millions of pigs in recent years.

Switching styles can trip up the team, but the transition is worth the trouble.

CVC educator Bash Halow, LVT, CVPM, is afire with excitement about the power of the "push notification" to connect to veterinary hospital clients.

While fielding calls to help save pets from drug-stash ingestion accidents and allergic reactions, the veterinary team at the ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center keeps up morale and mood with some harmless tallying.

You're busy, you're stressed, it's easy to be wasteful. But make your veterinary hospital a beacon of environment kindness, not a black hole of disposable garbage.

Hey, practice owners: Sometimes a day off is worth more than a $5 Starbucks gift card to a veterinary team member. This manager figured that out.

Step 1: Print. Step 2: Cut. Step 3: Compliment and congratulate. Step 4: Repeat.

As human healthcare providers focus on pain management in September, a veterinary group is asking veterinarians to help raise awareness of the key signs of animal pain.