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Ask Katie: My team is killing my resolutions!
Youve changed things this year in your veterinary practice? Human beings are resistant to change, and your veterinary team members are human beings. Here are some basic steps to face this.
AVMA reinstates health insurance for veterinarians in some states
Coverage options, halted in 2013 after regulatory changes, will be available to some members and their employees starting in July.
The push for transparency in the veterinary clinic
Some clients want to be in on their pets' treatment. Like, all of it.
Personal accounts: How a CVT in Boston makes $19.65 an hour work
This technician has dealt with financial ups and downs in the last year, including a move and a pet being diagnosed with cancer.
'Seek first to understand' in the veterinary clinic
Instead of forming a knee-jerk opinion, start asking questions. You'll get a clearer picture of how things got the way they are.
5 quick Q&As on cannabidiol use in veterinary practice
Get the lowdown on what conditions CBD has shown efficacy for, where to learn more about it, what supporting role you can play, and more.
Too Much Vitamin D: Complete Product Recall List
The definitive list of dry dog foods recalled as a result of potential vitamin D contamination.
Are disengaged employees a plague in your hospital?
Happy employees, happy veterinary practice. Here are some ways to establish high levels of employee engagement within your company culture.
Receptionists: The front line for Fear Free
As the first person who sees patients in the veterinary clinic you can make a difference.
Client handout: 4 secrets to litter box training your kitten
Litter box training your new kitten may seem daunting, but with a little planning and a few test runs, you'll have a litter-box-trained kitty for life.
How I re-energized my veterinary practice
The new year can leave us tired. CVPM, Bash Halow shares three things he did to reignite his team and hit the new year running.
Why Do Clients Leave a Practice?
There is no secret to retaining veterinary customers. Just do a few things right every time, and your practice will thrive.
Motherhood and the veterinary profession: a series of hurdles
Moms—who are also veterinarians—chime in on what makes this arrangement difficult.
The waiting game: designing veterinary hospital lobbies right
We've moved beyond rows of straight chairs in a face off.
Discussing and prescribing marijuana-based substances with clients: An attorney's take
Dr. Christopher Allen gives legal advice for marijuana veterinary use and discussion
Be a better biller
Step No. 1 for equine veterinarians? Dont bill in the first place. (But if you do, Ive got advice for that too.)
Flea education packet: Top five client handouts
Help fleas flee with these popular handouts.
Best attempts at pitching veterinary products (and some fails)
Bash Halow has seen the good and the bad in the exam room.
Jumpstart your brain: The fight against decision fatigue
Decision-making shortcuts can ward off mental fatigue in your life and veterinary practice.
Your virtual veterinary conference toolbox
Looking to get the most out of your Fetch dvm360 conference experience? Download these apps to get all your veterinary CE and have some fun outside the session rooms.
Manufacturer Disputes FDA Alert on Contaminated Dog Food
The raw dog food manufacturer is disputing the FDA's warning letter after a single lot of one of its products tested positive for Salmonella.
Top 10 articles for when its not an emergency
When it comes to articles and handouts on noninjury, nonillness veterinary content, veterinarians, managers and team members clicked on these items the most in 2018. Boost your practices wellness and preventive care with these
Double take: What working parents and practice owners wish the other side understood
Balancing the demands of parenthood with a veterinary associate job is no easy undertaking. Neither is running a successful business. Here both sides plead their case.
Ask Katie: How can we improve our client retention rate?
Hit one of the three Rs of retention, says Katie Adams, CVPM.
How my daughter saved my life
It wasnt just the postpartum depression. It was all the other things that piled on, all the ways my brain betrayed me as I grew more and more overwhelmed. What hurt was also the thing that brought me back.
Idea Exchange: Share this at-home blood glucose monitoring form
If you do a good job training your veterinary clients with diabetic pets, they can do some of their own blood glucose curve monitoring at home. Heres a printable Word doc with the basics.
Getting clients to take recommendations seriously
Firm dental recommendations nearly tripled this veterinary practices client compliance.
Where Have All the Veterinarians Gone?
If your practice is located near a veterinary school, there is a gold mine of potential new employees waiting for you.
Planning for the Unthinkable
Acts of violence at veterinary clinics remain relatively rare, but owners and staff should be prepared.
Are practice teams in balance?
Less than half of veterinary team members are able to manage stress, managers worry in a small survey from the Veterinary Hospital Managers Association on veterinary team well-being and job satisfaction.