The importance of increasing understanding and awareness of EAPsMarch 6, 2020Your practice has implemented an employee assistance program (EAP), which demonstrates to staff you are a compassionate employer and interested in providing workers with the resources and anonymity to seek help in a safe and secure environment. So what are the next steps?
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Do your vaccine conversations need a makeover?March 6, 2020Clients want specific advice on which vaccines their pets need to stay protected. Too often, your team may use wiggle words that could put pets at risk.
Inventory manager: The secret employee you didn't know you couldn't live withoutMarch 5, 2020The worst part of any day in a veterinary hospital is needing something and not having it. It’s the kind of thing that makes you want to scream, “Heads are gonna roll!”
Is an FIP treatment close at hand?March 5, 2020Considered fatal, feline infectious peritonitis (FIP) is now being called “treatable” by Niels Pedersen, DVM, PhD, who has studied the disease for nearly the entirety of his career.
Entrepreneurial success focus of academy programMarch 5, 2020Researchers and graduate students interested in exploring the marketability of their ideas may want to consider a new summer program at the University of California, Davis (UC Davis) School of Veterinary Medicine.
Off Leash: Stalking stigmaMarch 3, 2020Eighteen years ago, Patty Khuly realized she had a problem. Anxiety, depression, and a family history of mental illness conspired with the stress of divorce, debt, and single motherhood to feed a cycle of self-medication with alcohol and prescription drugs.
Combo parasite preventative gets FDA green lightFebruary 28, 2020Zoetis has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for a parasite preventative that protects dogs from fleas, ticks, and worms.
Talking to pet owners about preventive care: A primerFebruary 25, 2020When veterinarians talk about preventive care, we typically take it to mean a host of recommendations aimed at health and longevity. Our broad range of suggestions might include dental care, exercise goals, and routine wellness visits that comprise screening tests, among other activities. However, the truth of the matter is we aren’t equally comfortable with each of these preventive care-related conversations.
5 Questions With… Jennifer Bradtke, PsyD, CGP, director of the counseling center at RUSVMFebruary 20, 2020A seasoned psychologist, Jennifer Bradtke works with veterinary students to provide them with the skills needed to succeed both in school and in practice.
Veterinary insight drives pet medication industryFebruary 19, 2020America’s veterinary market has a direct impact on the country’s $9.8 billion pet medications industry.
