VPN Plus+ ExclusiveTech Talk: 90-day playbook to change your practiceOctober 23, 2025By Beckie Mossor, MPA, RVTKeep tests “small, reversible, and observable.” As teams become more flexible with change, it may be successful to run two micro-experiments to examine potential solutions. This also helps teams become critical of assessing what works as much as what does not.
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2025 Vet Box unboxing video with NAVTA presidentSeptember 30, 2025What's in the box? Take a look inside with VPN Plus+ contributor and NAVTA president Beckie Mossor as she shares whthe contents of the 2025 Vet Box. VPN Plus+ annual subscribers received the Vet Box at the end of the summer as a value-add with the annual subscription.
VPN Plus+ ExclusiveTech Talk: NAVTA surveys say some things change, some stay the sameMay 22, 2025By Beckie Mossor, MPA, RVTThe National Association of Veterinary Technicians in America (NAVTA) 2024 Demographic Survey provides an opportunity to better understand the current veterinary technician landscape and a valuable opportunity to compare the profession’s evolution since the 2022 survey.
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.
VPN Plus+ ExclusiveTech Talk: Unionization in the veterinary industryFebruary 27, 2025By Beckie Mossor, MPA, RVTUnionization in the veterinary industry is not a new concept, but it has gained increased attention in recent years. A few pioneering practices have successfully unionized, marking a shift in how the veterinary community views worker advocacy.
VPN Plus+ ExclusiveTech Talk: Leveraging veterinary technician specialists in practice September 27, 2024By Jamie Rauscher, LVTThe veterinary profession recognizes technicians who have obtained a VTS as having greater veterinary medical knowledge and having mastered advanced technical skills. Many technicians who have reached VTS status report an increased sense of job satisfaction and an increased level of respect among their colleagues.
VPN Plus+ ExclusiveTech Talk: Utilization is not just a buzzwordFebruary 9, 2024By Jamie Rauscher, LVTProper utilization of technicians is something both credentialed veterinary technicians (CVTs) and practice owners want. Or is it? It seems everyone always thinks it is a great idea but just does not know how to move forward to make it happen. Lots of conversations are happening in our profession to try to figure out just how to do this. Why all the talk and so little action? Where is the hold up?
VPN Plus+ ExclusiveTech Talk: A clinic without strong leadership is in troubleJanuary 11, 2024By Jamie Rauscher, LVTIf your clinic is lacking in leadership, developing a plan on how to build up the leaders in your clinic should be a number one priority in your life. There are direct and indirect impacts to having less leadership in your clinic than what is ideal. Some direct impacts of not having structured leadership are gossip, turnover, stress on current team members, and a negative culture.
Santa's reindeer get the OK to fly on Christmas EveDecember 19, 2023The pair declared Santa’s reindeer are in great shape and free of injury and disease. Because animals require a health certificates in order to travel between U.S. states or across national borders, Dr. Carlson’s sign-off means the reindeer team are healthy enough to help Santa deliver presents.
VPN Plus+ ExclusiveTech Talk: Empathy and the human animal bond goes a long wayNovember 15, 2023By Jamie Rauscher, LVTUp until it is time for them to cross the Rainbow Bridge, the relationship a person has with their pet is special in its own way. They all hold different meanings to each person. I am no different in that way. I am just as human as the next person, remembering how important my pets are to my family is what helps to bring me closer to my clients. It allows me to be able to truly see their experiences as my own, bringing my knowledge and expertise to the table to help them as I am able to do so.
