In the current veterinary hiring market, job-hopping hardly has any stigma anymore—so what does that mean for keeping your best employees? Stacy Pursell, CPC, CERS, of The Vet Recruiter breaks down the three stages of retention.

Even after coming from farm roots and starting  his own practice right out of vet school, Adam Hechko, DVM, would never say he has all the answers. That’s why AAHA's immediate past president and his team get help from   a consultant who coaches them on emotional intelligence and developing a common language of empathy and respect.

Veterinary practice managers have to be good at a lot of things: Communicating, delegating, problem solving, and spreadsheeting are just a start. But in the crush of a busy day at a vet practice, how does a multitasking manager keep from losing their cool?

We face an unbelievable scenario in the United States with the treatment of feline infectious peritonitis (FIP) , where our only option is to suggest clients meet up with strangers in parking lots to buy an unapproved medication to inject into their dying cats .  

From a small Irish village to the Carolinas, Dermot Jevens , MVB, DACVS , has built a successful career as a board-certified veterinary surgeon and practice owner . He talks to NEWStat about his role as secretary/treasurer o f the 2022–23 AAHA Board of Directors.  

What should your practice do during the onboarding process to effectively engage a new hire, increase the chances they show up for their first day of work, and retain them as a long-standing employee? Stacy Pursell, CPC, CERS, of The Vet Recruiter shares her insights.

The winner of the 2022 AAHA Veterinary Technician of the Year award is Nicole Jameson-Fritz, RVT, VTS (ECC), a technician supervisor at Canada West Veterinary Specialists in Burnaby, British Columbia.

Whether your veterinary team is ready for it or not, your clients are finding and administering CBD products. When should you request a Certification of Analysis (COA) on a product? What percentage of THC makes it a schedule I drug? Read on for the basics of CBD.

A new column for NEWStat by Kate Boatright, VMD, will regularly discuss topics related to the role of the spectrum of care in improving outcomes in clinical practice. 

2022–23 AAHA Board P resident-Elect Mark Thompson, DVM, MBA, CCRP, has a lifetime of teamwork experience ranging from 4-H and his Wisconsin high school curling team , to serving on his state VMA board . As next year’s AAHA president, he sees a very different future on the horizon.