Career Development
Veterinary surgeons: Have scalpel, will travel
A new crop of board-certified specialists are bringing top-notch care and convenience to veterinary practices across the country.
Turnover calculator for veterinary practices
BizQuiz: Do you know sexual harassment when you see it?
Take a look at three hypothetical situations and answer the corresponding questions to see if you can recognize sexual harassment at your veterinary practice.
BizQuiz: Do you know sexual harassment when you see it? Answer 1C a)
Answer 1C a)
BizQuiz: Do you know sexual harassment when you see it? Answer 1A a)
Answer 1A a)
Volunteer veterinarians
An ailing profession: Money matters
It's time to gain control over your financial health in veterinary practice-and Veterinary Economics is here to help.
Pervasive inefficiency in veterinary clinics
Being busy in a veterinary hospital doesn't mean being productive-or profitable.
Becoming a veterinary leader
Break lazy management habits by identifying how you've grown complacent-it's uncomfortable, but necessary.
Form: Sample conversation tree: pet wellness plans
Introduce your wellness plan to pet owners.
Determining charges for unused veterinary cancer medication
One veterinarian queries an ethics expert and Facebook readers seize the chance to respond.
Fight veterinary team member burnout with compassion
Q: We've recently had a string of traumatic cases at my hospital, and I'm worried my staff might be suffering from compassion fatigue. What can I do to help?
Advertise ethically, veterinarians
Avoid grandiose statements to promote your veterinary clinic-instead, stick to the facts and stay out of legal trouble.
The final word on 20/20: How veterinarians should respond to negative press
Two simple but savvy media lessons for veterinary practitioners thrust into difficult discussions about the profession-in the exam room or on TV.
New Year's veterinary practice checklist: 7 things to do right now
Take care of these critical items in January 2014 to reap the rewards all year in practice success, team morale and better medicine at your veterinary hospital.
5 worst veterinary clients
An array of visitors pass through the doors of veterinarian offices. Some clients are more of an annoyance than a pleasure to work with. Here are the top five worst clients to deal with.
Understanding your level of engagement: A framework for greater veterinary job satisfaction
Ramp up professional connections and pay attention to personal involvement to get the maximum fulfillment from your veterinary career.
Developing narrative competency in the veterinary field
Find out how to record thorough, accurate medical histories that tell the stories of your pet patients.
A veterinarian determined to solve a colic conundrum
How a special horse named John gave this veterinarian the confidence to practice colic surgery and save dozens of horses every year.
Every pet has a story: It's up to veterinarians to write it well
From exam notes to birthday cards to blog posts, you are the author of your veterinary patient's care.
4 ways to stop being a perfectionist veterinarian
Sometimes just getting something done is much more important than getting it done flawlessly.
Ethical Q&A: A laboratory goof-up and an unused cancer drug
Veterinarian queries ethics expert on two practice scenarios.
5 ways your veterinary team can avoid holiday weight gain
Encourage your staff to employ healthy holiday eating habits for an energized new year.
Journalist speaks out about recent 20/20 segment on veterinary upcharging
Steve Dale argues ABC doesn't answer all necessary questions in recent show criticizing veterinarians.
Practice-wide dental goals chart
Sample Pet Wellness Report form
Download a sample PWR form from Zoetis.
QUIZ: Are you a Schrader or a Yoho?
While both work in the interest of veterinary medicine, the two veterinarian-congressmen couldn't be more different politically.
4 questions to find-and cultivate-the perfect "10" veterinary team member
Attract the right candidates for your veterinary team, then hire and train them properly to guarantee success for them and your practice.
Get answers from veterinary clients with this practice visit survey
What do clients have to say about your clinic? Ask them for feedback and use it to enhance your hospital.