Handling 'snowflake' clients (not a 'how to' guide)November 27, 2023The most widely accepted definition for the slang term, “snowflake” is: “A very sensitive person. Someone who is easily hurt or offended by the statements or actions of others..."
Education Center - SponsoredReclaiming Lost Hours: How Digital Prescription Management Is Reshaping Veterinary Workflowsby • MWI Animal HealthAs administrative burdens grow, digital prescription management offers veterinary teams a path to greater efficiency, fewer errors, and more time for patient care.
How best to survive a license complaintSeptember 22, 2023Although a license complaint from their state’s veterinary board is among the few things every veterinarian fears more than almost any other professional calamity, it is rare for veterinarians to lose licensure as a result of a complaint.
Unleash your own 'virtual vet assistant'July 28, 2023“Virtual vet assistant” has come to mean something vastly different to those of us using an online tool called ChatGPT.
Do you need a practice culture makeover?June 14, 2023How is the culture in your practice? If you are not sure, try this simple exercise: Select five words that best describe your workplace and how it feels to work there (Be fair!). Then think about the words themselves: Are they positive, negative, or neutral?
Grading our profession's job satisfactionMay 17, 2023Have you ever wondered whether your chosen profession has met your needs in offering a meaningful line of work? Is veterinary medicine sufficiently fulfilling?
Handling unrealistic client demandsApril 19, 2023It’s impressive, really, the extent to which we can unwittingly create client monsters by actually upping the quality of our care.
How to spot burnout before you crashMarch 23, 2023The new year has come and gone, and if you are like most of us, you did not have much time to stop and ponder the subtle mysteries of your life’s evolution. Self-exploration is neither fun nor otherwise immediately rewarding for most of us.
The relief industry's Golden AgeMarch 9, 2023Any veterinarian seeking relief work need only respond to a few ads for part- or full-time work and offer their services.
A lighthearted take on our traitsJanuary 24, 2023Though veterinarians often differ dramatically in their heritage and ethnicity—and culture certainly varies across specialties and subspecialties—personalities differ less so in certain areas.
My canine patient ate a grape—now what?December 23, 2022Despite our new suspicions, the scant, published evidence does not yet definitively identify the toxic principle, much less how many grapes or raisins it takes to get to the center of the Tootsie Pop. That means I am stuck in the unenviable position of treating every single patient/event on a worst-case basis, right?
