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New technicians: Prove your worth in the veterinary clinic
If you can demonstrate professionalism, enthusiasm, and a desire to better yourself, you'll reveal yourself as an important team member right away.
Chapter 6: Securing financing
Top 10 ways to make your patients hate you
Why would you want your patients to like you?
What makes the Benchmarks study valuable to veterinarians?
The Benchmarks Study of Well-Managed Practices is a useful tool for veterinarians. Denise Tumblin, CPA, explains.
Video: Fluoroscopically guided urethral stent placement
Dr. Matthew Beal discusses this promising noninvasive alternative to cystostomy tubes.
Chapter 5: The design process
How to start a budget for your veterinary clinic
Assembling some of your clinic's historical statistics will help create a useful budget.
Chapter 4: Who's responsible for what?
Podcasts mean easy publicity for your veterinary clinic
Podcasts are an easy way to establish your veterinary clinic's online presence.
The dvm360 Five - Episode 32
News on swine brucellosis in Texas and a Colorado veterinary school dean, plus a report on the aftermath of the tornadoes in Joplin, Mo.
Chapter 3: What to look for in a contractor
Chapter 1: Before you build
Chapter 2: Your building team
Video: Why 99.9% is not good enough for your team's performance
Providing top notch treatment to all clients at all times may be difficult, but it's essential.
Create a podcast for your veterinary clinic
Take your social media presence to another level with recurring internet broadcasts.
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Case 7
The No. 1 bookkeeping mistake veterinary practices make
Consultant Melody Mann Fox provides important bookkeeping tips.
Leading LVT weighs in on increasing veterinary technicians' value in practice
Firstline editor Kerry Hillard Johnson and Kara Burns, LVT, discuss a recent gathering of veterinary technicians.
A day in the life of Dr. Marty Becker's Big Bus Tour
Though the idea of a nationwide bus tour may sound glamorous, it takes a whole lot of hard work and running around to make it happen.
Video: Do you use ketoconazole in conjunction with cyclosporine?
Thomas P. Lewis II, DVM, DACVD, discusses the possible concerns of this drug combination on the liver.
Use pics of clients' pets to show you care
Letting clients know how important they are to you can cement their relationship with your clinic.
Top 10 ways to blow a recommendation
Dr. Robin Downing relates surefire methods of failing your patients and the practice.
Video: Veterinary clinics connecting with clients on the web
Though social media outlets may be a harbor for frivolity, they are also proving their business worth.
How to transform your job into a career
If your job isn't everything you'd dreame, the solution may lie with management.
Veterinarians are at risk for criticism
Many pet owners consider their four legged friends family members. As such, they may react emotionally and critically toward their veterinarian if things don't go as expected.
How to encourage client visits at your practice
In this video interview with dvm360 Content Director Marnette Falley, Dr. Marty Becker talks about one step he thinks he and his colleagues can take to help curb the drop in client visits.
Combat pets' fear during visits
In this video segment, Dr. Marty Becker talks about basic steps veterinarians and veterinary team members can take to help pets feel calmer during veterinary visits.
Technicians: Create instant bonds with clients
The human touch may turn a clients into a permanent devotee.