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If casual comments offend someone in the veterinary workplace – even if they're made in jest – steps have to be taken.

DEK: Parenthood evolves our careers, it doesnt end themeven if some of us choose to quit the profession altogether.

Private practitioners and their shelter contacts can use these steps to build lasting, mutually beneficial relationships to help pet adopters today become veterinary clients tomorrow.

A veterinary student wearing a Ralph Lauren jacket can still muddy up and get the job done.

'Keep It Simple, Stupid' is the easiest way to manage finances as a veterinary professional. The acronym holds true whether you find a financial professional or do it yourself. Below are five ways you can manage your finances better as doctor, a manager or a team member.

Mining the trends identified in the AVMAs new Pet Ownership and Demographic Sourcebook.

Not everyone working in a veterinary hospital has kids (or wants them). How can you, as a practice owner or manager, fairly accommodate everybodys work schedules?

With a variety of different state and federal policies, knowing what leave you're entitled to can be an arduous task.

Strike a balance between responsibilities at home and at your veterinary practice with these tips.

Normally you ask her for advice. But this time, Katie Adams emphasizes the importance of community and connectivity within the veterinary industry.

These handouts really came in handy.

If you dont know, then surely your veterinary practice team doesnt. Is it time to change that in your veterinary hospital culture?

Make the veterinary visit so great for these patients that 'the dog will drag the pet owner through the front door' the next time.

Many factors are involved in retaining veterinary practice employees in today’s competitive environment. Don’t overlook the critical role of your benefits program.

Whether its your veterinary clients, team members or associate veterinarians, everyone is coming to you with their unique problems. This year, resolve to solve them, even when it takes a little innovation.

This year, dont suffer with bad leadership skills and toxic workplace culture. This veterinary technician and long-time hospital manager has a few tidbits and starting points for practice owners, doctors and other managers to navigate the path to better managing and work life in general.

Stop educating clients and tell them a story.

If there are a million balls in the air, how do you keep them all up there? You dont. You just dont drop the glass ones.

Squeeze, squeeze, squeeze your way to better patient health, says this veterinarian.

Everyones been to a poorly planned, badly run meeting, whether face-to-face or online. Learn easy strategies for not being that managerthe one who forgot to plan ahead.

Improve communication among your veterinary team by creating a living document of office questions and wins.

Creative, reflective client communication tactics for any exam-room interaction dotted Dr. Sarah Wootens talk at the most recent Fetch dvm360 in San Diego.

What are they? Dr. Adam Little at Fetch dvm360 says the two paths are: 1) buy or license software so your veterinary practice can offer better telehealth services to clients, or 2) contract with an outside company to offer advice and client service when your practice is busy or closed. (Sure, there’s a third—do nothing—but how long do you think that’ll last?)

From tiny tweaks on existing clinics to building from the ground up, here are the 10 most-read veterinary hospital design articles from the past year.

Male veterinarians are 2.1 times, and female veterinarians 3.5 times, more likely to die by suicide than the general U.S. population, according to new research from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

In the middle of learning to be a better person and a better doctor or veterinary team member every day, dont fixate too much on how youre not satisfying everyone. Drs. Mary Gardner and Andy Roark shared with a packed house at Fetch dvm360 in San Diego why you shouldnt let the unsatisfied client unravel your passion and workday.

Why does my employment contract want me to waive my right to jury trial, and what does it mean?

After you take a cup o kindness for auld lang syne, heres what to purge and what to pursue in your veterinary hospital over the coming year.

Whether you're a veterinarian, a veterinary technician or a practice manager (and, receptionists and other team members, I bet you can find inspiration and goal here too), we've got you covered with these inspirational goals and ideas for an even better year in practice.

Fixed interest rates, extended terms of payment ... uh, maybe we'd better leave this to the expert.