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Why staff retention deserves your attention in the New Year
AAHA surveyed nearly 15,000 veterinary professionals and learned that 30% plan to leave their current job within the coming year. What might make them want to stay? It starts with the right goals.
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How Do We Keep Good People in Clinical Practice?
New insights from an AAHA survey into why people in vet med leave, and what could make them want to stay.
Recent articles
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Mastering a changing world: 4 things your employee handbook should have in advance of a crisis
As we all experience the COVID-19 crisis, the need for an employee handbook has never been clearer. Here are four essential employee handbook policies that your hospital needs in order to be prepared in advance of a crisis. -
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Research shows that pet owners are willing to make changes and embrace preventive healthcare visits if they know it will benefit their pets. But for pet owners to find value in the recommendations of veterinary -
How to Rate Employee Performance During a Pandemic
It’s time for the annual performance review. And although, as a practice manager, you may be tempted to check the box, “exceeded expectations” for simply surviving a global pandemic , that’s not helpful. In fact, there are ways to create value for both your employees and the practice. All that is demanded is that you (sigh) pivot once again. -
How to Rate Employee Performance During a Pandemic
It’s time for the annual performance review. And although, as a practice manager, you may be tempted to check the box, “exceeded expectations” for simply surviving a global pandemic , that’s not helpful. In fact, there are ways to create value for both your employees and the practice. All that is demanded is that you (sigh) pivot once again. -
AAHA's Working Dog Guidelines Work for You
What’s the difference between working, assistance, and therapy dogs? Not all working dogs’ jobs are the same—and they often undergo extensive training to meet the rigorous physical and psychological demands placed upon them. -
The best ways to recruit for your veterinary practice
As the demand for veterinary care continues to grow, so does the need for qualified, professional , and passionate veterinarians. With the number of new graduates increasing each year , it's more important now than ever for veterinary practices to have an effective recruitment strategy for hiring top talent . -
Interim clinical considerations for North American companion-animal vaccination practice during the COVID-19 pandemic
In the face of the global coronavirus pandemic, and as emphasis on social distancing and sheltering-in-place continue to limit client and patient access to routine veterinary care, the following considerations have been developed to address vaccination protocols for dogs and cats seen in clinical practice. -
Recent survey finds positive shift in perception of pet insurance in veterinary practices
Pawlicy Advisor conducted a survey in conjunction with AAHA to research the perception of pet insurance among veterinary professionals. The data reveals vet teams overwhelmingly believe that pet insurance has a number of benefits, -
Gain confidence in anesthesia delivery with simulation training
To help your team build anesthesia skills in a safe learning environment, without putting real patients at risk, consider the benefits of simulation training. -
Vet techs mean the world to us in more ways than we can count
It would be impossible to imagine a thriving veterinary industry without the tireless work of the nearly 110,000 vet techs currently employed in the United States. Since 1989, when the AVMA officially adopted the term "veterinary technician," it has become one of the fastest-growing professions in veterinary medicine.