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Expert Interviews

Sheila Grosdidier, SCP, consultant for Veterinary Management Consultation, Inc., talks about how videotaping can help improve your performance in the exam room.

Martha Cline, DVM, DACVN, clinical veterinary nutritionist at Red Bank Hospital in New Jersey, talks about what veterinarians who are reluctant to bring up obesity with their clients should remember.

Joe Dwyer, president of Daniel’s Dream and speaker with JoeDwyerSpeaking.com, talks about what pet chaplains do for pet owners.

Julie Shaw, RVT, VTS (Behavior), owner and director of Stepping Stone Animal Training, LLC. In Lafayette, Indiana, explains what cooperative care means for veterinary practices.

Robin Brogdon, MA, owner and president of BluePrints Veterinary Marketing Group, talks about fostering a culture of trust within your veterinary practice.

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Gregory Lisciandro, DVM, DABVP, DACVECC, CEO of FASTVet.com, co-owner of Hill Country Veterinary Specialists, explains the origin of the FAST approach.

Erica Mattox, CVT, VTS (ECC), patient care director and surgery manager of WestVet in Garden City, Idaho, says veterinary medicine is both an art and a science.

Marie Holowaychuk, DVM, DACVECC, critical care specialist and veterinary wellness advocate for Critical Care Vet Consulting, talks about ways to better cope with being on-call.

Jennifer Graham, DVM, DABVP (Avian/Exotic Companion Mammal Practice), associate professor of zoological animal medicine at the Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University, describes some of the unique qualities of the avian respiratory system.

Amanda Landis-Hanna, DVM, senior manager of veterinary outreach for PetSmart Charities, says the veterinary profession, as a whole, needs to do a better job of being more welcoming toward LGBTQ clients.

Erica Mattox, CVT, VTS (ECC), patient care director and surgery manager of WestVet in Garden City, Idaho, talks about the qualities that make up an emergency and critical care veterinary technician.

Margaret Gruen, DVM, MVPH, PhD, DACVB, researcher at Duke University's Canine Cognition Center and adjunct professor at North Carolina State University, talks about the most misunderstood aspect of pet behavior.

Julie Shaw, RVT, VTS (Behavior), owner and director of Stepping Stone Animal Training, LLC. In Lafayette, Indiana, talks about the hottest topic in veterinary behavior: the Fear Free Initiative.

Sandra Grossman, PhD, owner of PetLoss Partners and Compassionate Practice Consulting, describes the most surprising findings from her recent study about end-of-life care client perceptions.

Carol Robertson-Plouch, DVM, Translational and Comparative Medical Research (TCMR), LRL Strategic R&D Innovations at Eli Lilly Research Laboratories, talks about some of the issues holding veterinarians and clients back from participating in clinical trials.