Reduce burnout for your frontline team
Signs of burnout include decreased productivity, increased mistakes, absenteeism, and loss of interest in work. Make the work enjoyable and efficient with these job enhancements.
Team Communication
What vet medicine can take out of a military playbook
Over the past decade or so I’ve witnessed the rising popularity of a practice style I’ve snarkily termed “frogmarched” vet care; To force (someone) to walk forward by holding and pinning their arms from behind.
In its most effective manifestation, clients are shuttled through a scripted process involving rapid-fire assessments and minimal human interaction. The goal is to increase productivity and maximize profitability by minimizing time-consuming client-staff interactions. In this way, patients are attended more …
Utilizing a gold standard infection control protocol
It is important to recognize the risks within your practice, have the appropriate disinfectant and PPE for the biosecurity level of the environment you are working in, and have continuous team training on infection control.
The next generation of practice ownership
Practice ownership options vary by degree of partner involvement, risk tolerance, veterinarian income upside, work-life balance potential, capital requirement, and, ultimately, span across a unique set of potential independent ownership and partnership paths.
Practicing a spectrum of care
This approach ensures patients receive care that improves their quality of life, within the constraints of the pet family, while allowing veterinary teams to uphold their moral, ethical, ad legal obligations.
Four mistakes conference goers make
Your investment of the registration fee, travel, meals, and time away from your practice could be costly if you make these post-conference mistakes
Shared expectations of veterinarians and owners outlined in new equine care guide
The resource follows recent American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) data showing nine out of 10 veterinarians faced negative or escalated client interactions in the past year
Progress in tackling mental health issues evident among veterinary teams, study shows
Merck Animal Health’s 4th Veterinary Wellbeing Study indicates an increase in clinics supporting their team’s mental health and emotional well-being
Using a team approach to help overcome preventive care barriers
Preventive care benefits not only the patients, but also pet owners, veterinary team members, and the practice.
Navigating caregiver burdens
Addressing and reducing the numerous burdens associated with long-term care plan can help improve the quality of life of the owner, the pet, and the veterinarian involved.