Technicians

How to address young employees who aren’t staying in their lane.

Paige Allen, MS, RVT, becomes only the second veterinary technician to serve in this role for the North American Veterinary Community.

See how this technician found ways to work more efficiently and finish her shift on time (or close to it), without compromising any other team members.

Understanding the basic electrical principles of the heart is essential for interpreting this valuable diagnostic test.

Flap surgeries, root canals and orthodontic techniques are all legitimate alternatives to extraction in many veterinary dental cases. We owe it to our clients to let them know their options.

When it comes to skin disease in dogs and cats, the physical exam should include a check of every nook and cranny.

Technicians, compare your typical physical exam for cats and dogs to mine to see if you’re checking every nook and cranny of your veterinary dermatologic exam.

Start out a new year (and a new decade) with actionable, meaningful resolutions for your veterinary clinic. The entire vet practice can benefit from these ideas!

I struggle with New Year's resolutions, too. Here are ways to make sure your resolutions (veterinary or otherwise) to grow and change this year have a better chance to stick.

As more domestic violence shelters add pet accommodations, victims who might have remained in an abusive situation are seeking help. But there is more work to be done.

Here's what you need to know about managing millennials at your veterinary practice.

Sharing resources from her own educational journey on mental health, secondary trauma and burnout, Fetch dvm360 speaker Hilal Dogan, BVSc, CCTP, shared a pair of self-assessments and an urgent call for an important persons self-care—yours.

Veterinary behaviorist John Ciribassi, DVM, DACVB, shared thoughts at Fetch dvm360 San Diego on the reasons cats get aggressive and how veterinary professionals can help clients deal.

It's your first day managing people in veterinary practice. Here's advice from seasoned supervisor Ori Scislowicz, LVT, PHR, SHRM-SCRP, on three things to nail down from the start.

For every vet professional on your holiday gift list this year, there exists the perfect gift. These are our favorites.

This veterinary hospital administrator impressed judges from dvm360 and the VHMA with her approach to team unity and change in the veterinary industry.

But you can educate your well-meaning veterinary clients on how to use them in the most rewarding way.

Here's the years most-clicked content for veterinary technicians, managers, assistants and more from dvm360.com and Firstline magazine. What did you miss?

Here's the years most-clicked medical content from dvm360.com, dvm360 magazine and Vetted. What did you miss?

Space to work, quiet to heal, more light: A tribute to my dog's stay in a veterinary emergency clinic.

What can general practitioners say for sure about all-natural, organic veterinary parasite preventives? Richard Gerhold, DVM, MS, PhD, says not much.

When you have a forgetful veterinary team member, it can be tempting to nag the living daylights out of them. Practice manager Emily Shiver offers a more productive approach. She says teamwork and encouragement is the way to go.

Here are 4 ways to attract new clients and reach out to existing ones during those slower times.

Making a change in this world doesnt necessarily require an army of people or millions of dollars. All it really takes is you.

The best outcome in patients receiving opioids requires the ability to differentiate pain from dysphoria. A veterinary technician specialist shares her approach.

Tell your veterinary clients their favorite four-legged friend might help them live longer, especially if they suffer a heart attack or stroke.

Commit to a better veterinary clinic experience for dogs. Pick one or two of these to try, or reinforce the ones youve done so far. Reap the rewards. Repeat.

Medical etiologies, including pain, must always be considered as differential diagnoses for behavior problems with veterinary patients, especially with a sudden change or exacerbation of a previously stable behavior. Heres what to watch out for as well as three cases where pain was the culprit.