#Veterinary technicians

Tech Talk: Promoting wellbeing in veterinary technology programs
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Tech Talk: Promoting wellbeing in veterinary technology programs

October 6, 2022

By Jennifer Serling, CVT, RVT, VTES

While there are many studies relating to veterinarians and the mental health crisis they are experiencing, the same cannot be said for the veterinary support staff, particularly credentialed veterinary technicians. Many of the same characteristics that draw students to veterinary medicine are also the same characteristics that contribute to burnout and compassion fatigue. Appalachian State University has become the first veterinary technology program to employ a full-time wellbeing coordinator on their team. The sole purpose of this position is to provide support for the students and faculty, and also develop best practice models for other veterinary technology programs to follow.
Knock ’em Down, Wake ’em Up
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Knock ’em Down, Wake ’em Up

May 12, 2022

In this session, Alyssa Mages, BS, CVT, covers the fundamentals of veterinary anesthesia for the veterinary technician. It addresses understanding the basics of vital parameters and the impact that anesthesia has on them. It covers what is needed to prepare for an anesthetic case. This includes equipment necessities, intubation approaches, anesthetic maintenance, and troubleshooting. The final portion of this session focuses on the process of recovery, and it reviews how we traverse from knocking our patients down to truly waking them up.
Vet technicians need and want title protection; why so inconsistent?
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Vet technicians need and want title protection; why so inconsistent?

March 3, 2022

By Ashli Selke, RVT, CVT

Title protection across our profession lacks continuity. The guidelines for this vary across the United States, which creates a huge misunderstanding from within the profession as well as consumers. How can anyone keep up when our title is protected in one state but not even recognized in another? The answer is, we can’t. So, we need to work together to bring the “big” issues to the forefront.
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