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From leveraging technicians and digital recruiting to consolidation and the Fear Free movement, check out Fetch dvm360 conference speaker Bash Halow's biggest predictions for 2020 and beyond.

Tenets from human medicine apply in your practice.

Veterinarians and business partners Dani McVety and Mary Gardner couldn't be more different. Seriouslyone could be considered a unicorn, the other, a pegasus. And yet they're a perfect example of how wildly different personalities can work side by side in the pursuit of better care for pets.

This key skill is one of the biggest factors needed to fight the compassion fatigue and burnout that weighs veterinary professionals down, according to Vets4Vets organizer Dr. Bree Montana.

With class 1 malocclusions, warns an equine veterinary dentist, you must do a thorough examination of the bone structure before trying to even out a horses teeth.

Signage and porches help with curb appeal for your practice. And don't neglect Mother Nature's contribution in grass, flowers and other greenery.

Hint: Its not trying to cheat or scam veterinary clients, despite the fact youve heard Youre only in it for the money at least three times this week.

Help clients understand why and how they should put together a "Go bag" for their pet to be ready for emergency situations, like hurricanes, wildfires or tornadoes.

Paintings become that much better with a pudgy tabby cat added into the mix, dont you agree?

An original Veterinary Anesthesia Nerd says 'that's just the way we've always done it' is a bad basis for anesthetic protocols.

Every practice has a unique voice and mission, so "one-plan-fits-all" doesnt work. Here are my overall tips for managing a wellness-plan that fits your practice, not someone elses vision for your practice.

Your ship-er, practice-is run with all types of personalities from different worlds-baby boomers, Generation X'ers and millennials. They can all work together to boldly care for a pet as no pet has been before.

Fear of human drug abuse has affected our work in veterinary hospitals. Here are some alternatives to opioids you should use whether or not we ever get our preferred pain relief drugs back.

In an effort to help sustain bee populations, buzz buffs could unintentionally do harm since these social insects can transmit disease with devastating results.

Eliminate the stress of elimination for veterinary clients and their fur babies this handout.

Pets are family, and whether youre walking a veterinary client through their first euthanasia or their fifth, these are the most important things to keep in mind.

When the threat of a corporation buying the practice from Dr. Codger is impending, will Dr. Greenskin fish or cut bait?

Program aims to help animal health providers communicate effectively with non-English-speaking employees in large animal settings.

For pet owners who are habitually tardy with refills, a pill organizer could be just the thing to remind them.

Concrete results speak to the power of positive training in the veterinary hospital.

Female equine veterinarians share their gender discrimination experiences from vet school and beyond.

Cyberattacks are a form of psychological violence that cause serious damage to organizations and individuals. Address cyberbullying head on or risk disastrous impact on your veterinary staff and business.

When veterinary clients and internet trolls gang up on private practitioners, the effects can hurt business, harm reputations and damage psyches of those on the receiving end of cyberbullying. In this series, experts share tools and plans to help avoid internet rampages, deal with them when they crop up, and help make veterinarians and veterinary team members more resilient when people go on the verbal attack.

You don't have to know everything! When you play to each other's strengths, you can ease pets' fears more effectively.

Looks matter! Especially when your specialty hospital is built to serve an upscale community on the East Coast. Find out how the team at Gold Coast Center for Veterinary Care channeled their New York state of design.

With exam room conversations about pet obesity, youre playing the long game. It might take a few chats to get a veterinary client on board that theres a problem and then more talking to agree to a plan. Dont get frustrated. Try this.

These trees are no good for large animals. Offer clients this handout and tell them to call you if they suspect ingestion of branches, bark or leaves.

Want to educate pet owners and protect patients? The veterinarians at Pet Poison Helpline have compiled a list of the top 10 most common poisoning cases in dogs and cats. Time to print and share this client handout ...

We know, we know, people are weird. Here are some of the weirder (and sadder) interactions that happen within the four walls of a veterinary practice.

A simple switch of a single word could drive compliance with veterinary clients through the roof.