VPN Plus+ ExclusiveGaslighting: A Guide for Burning Your Practice Culture to the GroundNovember 30, 2022This session will discuss if gaslighting is happening within your practice and setting you and your team up for failure. It will talk about how different gaslighting behaviors can create toxicity in the workplace. No matter how much you pay your team members, they won’t stick around with a toxic culture. Our teams are more aware than ever that they are more willing to take a cut in pay or have no pay at all than work in a toxic environment. Listen as Rhonda dives into specific examples of gaslighting in the practice that we are so used to seeing that we don’t even realize it is gaslighting.
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VPN Plus+ ExclusiveA primer on 19 common chicken diseases and treatmentsNovember 24, 2022With poultry becoming popular backyard pets, you may have clients also ask you about their chickens, when they come in with their dog or cat. While clinics may not be seeing poultry as their patients, it is not a bad idea to be at least familiar with the basics of poultry medicine and be able to provide some guidance about chickens or other poultry.
VPN Plus+ ExclusiveBecause we're thankful for youNovember 24, 2022VPN Plus+ member and contributor Rhonda Bell shared what she received in the 2022 Vet Box, which VPN Plus+ annual subscribers received at the end of the summer. Take a look inside!
VPN Plus+ ExclusiveDecember pet- and vet-related calendarNovember 17, 2022Christmas, Hannukah, and Kwanzaa come to mind quickly for dates to remember in December, but there are some animal-related ones, too. Mutts, horses, and zoo animals each have their own day, as does ugly sweaters. What a perfect in-clinic mixer or photo opportunity on socials with both two- and four-legged friends showing off their "ugly" look!
VPN Plus+ ExclusiveQuality of Life Assessment InfographicNovember 17, 2022We are all familiar with some clients who have a really difficult time accepting when it is time to say goodbye. That's why we created this marketing piece for you to use freely in your clinics to provide clients with thought-starting questions to help them determine if they should have that conversation with you, especially at this time of year when ill pets often seem to decide it is time for the Rainbow Bridge.
VPN Plus+ ExclusiveWellness in the WorkplaceNovember 17, 2022This session will tell Dr. Becky Krull's story of burnout to help support and educate technicians on their well-being in the workplace. All team members can benefit from how she healed her way back to be the doctor, wife, mom, and leader she is today. She will focus on what worked for her and how she has implemented these tools into her daily life, as well as her business.
VPN Plus+ ExclusiveThe clash of commerce and cultureNovember 10, 2022By Patty Khuly, VMD, MBAThe culture of veterinary medicine has changed dramatically over the past 20 years. While the dedication displayed by veterinary school applicants seeking entry to programs seems not to have diminished, the emerging work ethos is arguably less enthusiastic than it once was. This shift in mentality, should you subscribe to this assessment, is often explained in terms of the dueling axioms describing our younger workforce’s approach to work-life balance: “working to live” rather than “living to work.”
VPN Plus+ ExclusiveEmergency Triage of the Poisoned Patient: History Taking and Initial DiagnosticsNovember 9, 2022This session will offer guidance on complete and thorough history taking for a poisoned patient, including a focus on what information is key to obtaining an appropriate risk assessment for a particular toxin. Common toxins will be reviewed, including fast-acting and potentially life-threatening exposures, as well as “good” toxins that are of minor toxicologic concern and may be taken care of by telephone triage only. A brief overview of initial diagnostic options for a poisoned patient will also be presented.
VPN Plus+ ExclusiveWhat to look for in a quality CBD productNovember 3, 2022Imagine if the pharmaceuticals we prescribe for animals harbored unclear and undisclosed ingredients, in any quantity, with minimal evidence about their safety or effectiveness, and chemical makeup that varied with each shipment. This might sound intolerable, but it describes the status of not only cannabis, but botanical medicine in general.
VPN Plus+ ExclusivePretty Poisons: Common Plant IntoxicationsNovember 3, 2022Participants will learn the importance of accurate plant identification as it applies to toxic exposures. It will also review plants toxic to the gastrointestinal, renal, cardiac, and neurologic systems. Mechanism of toxicity, symptoms, and how to treat the various toxins will also be covered. It will also discuss resources that can be used to accurately obtain plant identification.
