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Meditation, yoga, self-care. It's about keeping yourself together so you can give your best to patients.

Youre not "in it for the money" in veterinary medicine, but neither can you ignore it. This year, make a New Year's resolution (or two or three) to better manage your personal accounts, your career and your practice finances this year.

Troy Leonard, Director of Sales for Doctor Multimedia discussed modern marketing strategies for promoting veterinary practices, during a presentation at the NY Vet conference in New York City.

I got sick after decades of taking radiographs as a veterinary technician. Learn from my mistakes. Protect yourself.

An RVT with 15 years experience writes us to say a DVM who worries that pet insurance will go the way of human healthcare insurance is all wrong.

Millennials have grown up with technology and the conveniences it affords. If veterinary practices dont adapt to their expectations, they risk being replaced.

Pay attention to the needs of your veterinary hospital's receptionists. They do a terrific job every day to keep problems in the front from affecting the veterinarians in the back.

The evolving landscape of veterinary practice ownership doesn't have to mean the end of independent ownership. Here's how to thrive in the face of increasing corporate consolidation.

About 3000 aspiring veterinarians graduate each year in the United States. They leave school with big dreams—and big debt. These strategies can help.

This practice owner and Get Sh*t Done conference speaker counseled colleagues to wait for a bit after being away for a conference before terminating a problem employee.

Before you judge your colleagues, take a long, hard look at our survey data on the educational debt they carry and why it might be limiting their choices ... and, overall, bumming them out.

The commoditization of the DVM may be making this dream less of a reality for many entrepreneurial hopefuls.

This is what can happen when past employers arent honest about possible new veterinary hospital hires.

Mitigating conflict between team members requires a concerted effort. Here’s an effective approach that leaves everyone feeling like a winner.

After you get a complaint, but before you make a decision as a veterinary practice owner or manager about employee discipline or big process changes, this kennel-attendant-turned-practice-owner told conference-goers to ask themselves and others two important questions.

While speakers at Uncharted's Get Sh*t Done conference talked about branding, hiring and personnel management, they seemed to be telling a story about the power of stories: your team members' and your practice's.

Occasional hairballs and vomit are a part of every cat owners life at one time or another. But maybe your hospital can help cats with proper diet, lifestyle changes and diagnosis and treatment. And you can tell clients about it right now with these social media posts.

In an effort to pay off her student loan by the end of the year, this technician and her husband watch spending carefully and still find moments of splurge.

A new survey finds that more and more people are willing to spend on monthly services that will simplify their lives and benefit their pets.

The veterinary team at this Florida hospital has been trying wearable sensors for patients to get round-the-clock, at-home data for dermatology, nutrition and post-surgery issues.

Like other Americans, veterinary professionals are being saddled with the ballooning cost of education. But when these newly-minted veterinarians and veterinary team members land their first jobs, the pay simply doesn't add up and can damage more than their financial well-being. Join as we explore the realities of student debt as well as various professional and personal options that could help restrain the stresses and limitations it brings. Our ultimate goal: to curb debt's control over your life so it doesn't curb your enthusiasm for this amazing profession.

Many a veterinary practice owner has gotten bogged down and overwhelmed obsessing over every tiny little detail of every surface of every room of their new hospital. But you cant go wrong thinking about these two things.

This veterinarian learned to hate vision insurance when she worked as a human optometrist, and shes afraid what more insurance control of veterinary medicine could mean.

Dr. Mike Paul stresses the importance of planning for retirement in a veterinary careerbecause the security prior generations had in government programs wont cut it anymore.

The raw dog and cat food company is expanding upon its recall from August to include all products manufactured within a 5-month timespan.

“At the end of the day, people won’t remember what you said or did; they will remember how you made them feel.”— Maya Angelou

Maybe, yeah, says this dvm360/VHMA Practice Manager of the Year entrant. There were more than two dozen separate packages when she came in, so she turned to the entire practice team to help her pare down and spruce up.

Muffle harsh noise and provide traction for unsteady feet with these inexpensive tools.

Your veterinary clients know you cant feed a human baby what you feed an adult. And yet, they may think nothing of filling their puppys bowl with kibble meant for mature dogs and vice versa. Be ready to counsel them on how nutritional needs

Practices interested in investing in new equipment or building upgrades may want to consider doing it before the end of the year.