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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.
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January 15, 2024
Make a team plan for CPR with RECOVER
We dig into a CPR refresher from the Reassessment Campaign on Veterinary Resuscitation (RECOVER) initiative in this brief overview. Look for newly revised CPR guidelines from RECOVER in 2024 to help ensure that all practices have the training to save lives. -
January 12, 2024
Reacting to reactions in general practice
When a patient appears with an unspecified reaction, it’s crucial to gather as much data as possible from the pet owner, the physical exam, and the lab to recognize a serious or even deadly reaction and respond accordingly. -
January 8, 2024
Destination Pet “goes first” and eliminates noncompetes from contracts
By removing noncompete clauses from DVM contracts at its 46 veterinary clinics and other facilities, Destination Pet hopes to create great workplace environments that entice DVMs to stay, rather than making it legally harder for them to leave. Email subject: -
January 5, 2024
Animal hospital employee union ratifies its first contract
Paid time off, better working conditions, and pay transparency were on the table in the two-year negotiations to ratify the first contract for the ACAH Alliance, only the second employee union at a US animal hospital. -
AAHA Retention SMART goals BLANK
Use this blank SMART goals worksheet to make your own staff retention action plan. -
January 3, 2024
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. -
January 2, 2024
Vet Teams IRL: Morgan Rodgers, BS, CVT
Not everyone loves the night shift, but Morgan Rodgers, BS, CVT, says it’s a special time that “fosters an unparalleled sense of camaraderie” and “necessitates a high level of reliance on each other.” -
January 1, 2024
Create a safer and healthier environment for pets and staff with complete indoor air and surface disinfection
Find a scalable complete indoor disinfection solution that is effective at both disinfecting surfaces and eliminating airborne microorganisms (like bacteria and viruses). -
December 30, 2023
Top 10 NEWStat stories of 2023
Topics that most interested NEWStat readers in the past year included stories on innovative treatments, new drug approvals, Black vet med professionals making a difference, and better understanding neurodiversity. -
December 23, 2023
Pioneers for small animal medicine, nutrition, and practice: AAHA and Hill’s Pet Nutrition celebrate milestones
Small animal veterinary practice barely existed when Dr. Mark Morris, Sr., DVM, helped found AAHA 90 years ago and when his vision launched Hill's Pet Nutrition and the Morris Animal Foundation 75 years ago. Now, his legacy of innovation lives on in their missions.