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PsyMed: The Science Linking Psychological Stress and Medical Symptoms

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It is well-known certain behavioral signs can identify chronic psychological stress that eventually may affect medical symptoms. This field is known as “PsyMed.” This lecture shows how identifying these behaviors is more effective than measuring cortisol. Rolan Tripp, DVM, CABC, takes a deep dive into stress-induced cell adhesion molecule disruption and introduces the PsyMed hypothesis as the connection between pet behavioral health and enjoyable longevity.

Tech Talk: A clinic without strong leadership is in trouble

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If your clinic is lacking in leadership, developing a plan on how to build up the leaders in your clinic should be a number one priority in your life.  There are direct and indirect impacts to having less leadership in your clinic than what is ideal. Some direct impacts of not having structured leadership are gossip, turnover, stress on current team members, and a negative culture.

An American vet tech in Sweden

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This year’s conference was at the Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet or Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU) in Uppsala, which houses both the veterinary and veterinary nursing programs. It is the only university in Sweden for both professions and is a state-of-the-art training facility. While I was excited to speak about U.S.  veterinary technology education, well-being, and the team-based learning pedagogical concept we are doing at Appalachian State, I was even more excited to meet fellow educators from all over and learn more about education in the UK and EU, and what struggles and successes they had.

Don’t put your self (care) on the shelf

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Veterinary medicine is a whole different ball game. October, leading into November, starts a crazy time for us that is second only to the hectic days of summer. So, many of us dread the holidays and the stress that comes with it. For those of us who work in general practice, our stressors are different than those who work in emergency medicine or even those that work remotely. Those in academia experience their own woes, as well. We all have our holiday horror stories to share with our co-workers.

Elevating team morale and retention

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Industry surveys have begun to paint a clearer picture of these issues and how veterinary practices are tackling them. However, data specific to the emergency and specialty sector has typically been limited. This summer, the Instinct Science team set out to better understand how hospitals in this vital sector are evolving amidst mounting team morale challenges.

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