Ethics/Welfare
Is Banning Breeds the Answer?
Anti-brachycephaly laws are beginning to crop up in other countries. However, health issue are not limited to brachycephalic breeds. What do veterinarians, the best advocates for pets, need to do to have their voices heard and included in these legislative decisions?Personal Wellbeing
The Secret of Job Satisfaction
There is a 15:1 ratio of negative to positive work-related literature. Every vet now knows the terms "stress," "depression," and "compassion fatigue." But where's the literature on the best parts of the job that make it all worth it?Personal/Professional Development
It’s Time for a Change
With mass discontent and exits from the veterinary profession on the rise, what does it take to keep employees engaged and happy or to recruit new members?
Practice Management
Focusing on the 3 Rs: Recruit, Retain, and Return
Many would say the veterinary profession is not in a great place.
Personal/Professional Development
Who Cares?
Empathy is something the veterinary profession needs to place more emphasis on, in schooling and continuing education.
Personal/Professional Development
Animal Sentience: An Inconvenient Truth?
Veterinarians may accept sentience as a truth but that does not have to mean it is used against us.
Personal Wellbeing
Running on Empty
There are a few ways to ensure you and your coworkers are getting enough sleep.
Personal/Professional Development
Ensuring Safe Arrivals
Advocating for national, legislative-backed oversight on canine importations could save countless domestic animal lives by ensuring proper vaccination and health status.
Personal/Professional Development
What Will Make You Happy?
Treating the animal in front of us may be our job, but it is the client who we often answer to.