VPN Plus+ ExclusiveYou may think you are 'just' an assistant, but you are a leaderOctober 14, 2025If you think your role is too small, too behind the scenes, too under the radar to matter, you are wrong. The people you serve don’t see your title. They feel your presence. The pets you handle don’t care about your name badge. They remember how you treated them. The teammates around you aren’t inspired by your job description. They’re inspired by your attitude.
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Meeting clinical and educational standards in veterinary operating room designJuly 15, 2025Is your surgery suite up to code? Explore how well your practice aligns with the AVMA Committee on Veterinary Technician Education and Activities requirements. Plus, check out gold-standard guidelines to real-world setups in this feature.
Tips to bolster staff retentionJune 12, 2025Want to attract and keep top talent? Focus on staff well-being. Boosting engagement and preventing burnout are key to improving retention, client satisfaction, and your bottom line.
Leverage your technicians to give vaccinesJune 11, 2025Learn how to manage the summer surge by empowering technicians to streamline vaccine appointments and enhance patient care.
A tribute to a veterinary dentistry pioneerMay 19, 2025In his latest column, Dr. John R. Lewis celebrates the career of a retiring colleague and recognizes the invaluable work vet techs and nurses do on the frontlines.
Building trust: The key to better veterinary careMay 12, 2025Dr. Greg Bishop explains how clear communication and emotional awareness can help establish trust and improve client compliance, patient interaction, and practice efficiency.
Empowering your front desk team with AIMay 10, 2025Discover how AI can transform front desk operations—freeing up your team to focus on client service and patient care.
How to better utilize vet techsMay 8, 2025Proper utilization of non-veterinarian team members enables better communication, trust, efficiency, and shared workloads that aid in elevating patient care in many ways.
VPN Plus+ ExclusiveThe importance of One Health to the veterinary teamApril 2, 2025By Beckie Mossor, MPA, RVTNAVTA president on how vet team members contribute to One Health partnerships by developing early warning systems that help detect disease outbreaks in animals and humans, and the four ways they add to their own skillsets.
Vet tech by the numbers: A look at the 'value' of the profession through the decadesMarch 25, 2025To keep things simple, this article will reference the National Association of Veterinary Technicians in America (NAVTA.net) demographic surveys and the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) for veterinary technicians.
