VPN Plus+ ExclusiveTech Talk: Purdue's successful approach to educating the entire vet med teamApril 28, 2022By Ashli Selke, RVT, CVTAccomplishments such as this contribute to the veterinary nursing field and how Purdue is excelling in the relationships created between DVM and nursing students. This, I believe, is critical to our profession’s future of understanding each other and our prospective roles.
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What happens when medical titans clash?April 19, 2022As a veterinarian who shares a neighborhood with a major medical hospital complex, Patty Khuly, VMD, has had plenty of experience with MD clients.
The 'other' dental pain—ergonomic issuesApril 12, 2022Ergonomics is understood as the science dealing with designing and arranging things so people can use them easily and safely.
Getting the team in on every transactionApril 11, 2022ACT and ADT are two of the key practice indicator (KPI) metrics that should be monitored at regular intervals.
Who is the real Marty Becker?April 11, 2022We all know, “First, Do No Harm” is part of the Hippocratic Oath, but I would like to take some literary license and expand this to, “First, Do No Harm To Thyself.”
Vet school adds Fear Free to curriculumApril 11, 2022Ensuring the next generation of veterinarians are familiar with gentle and effective handling techniques is the goal of a new academic requirement at RUSVM.
Anesthesia focus of upcoming VetCE Virtual eventApril 8, 2022Veterinary professionals looking to refine their anesthesia skills can sign up for an upcoming live virtual continuing education (CE) event.
Technicians' role largely misunderstood by pet ownersMarch 30, 2022A survey of more than 1,000 American pet owners commissioned NAVC reveals many misconceptions about the responsibilities, education, and skills of credentialed veterinary nurses/technicians.
Coping with shockingly bad client behaviorMarch 28, 2022Everything has changed. Whether we are still curbside or taking clients in one at a time, most of us are still laboring under the pandemified conditions we have been forced to adopt.
Re-earning client trust by leading down the chain of commandMarch 28, 2022Nothing builds or destroys a client’s trust like a veterinary team available (or not available) when a pet is in crisis.