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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.

Recovering from the holidays while kicking off a new year at a veterinary practice can be a daunting task. Practice owner Jenn Galvin offers some encouragement.

There are many ways to show clients some love, whether it’s Valentine’s Day or any time of year. AAHA-accredited practice owner Jenn Galvin has some thoughts on appreciating the person holding your patient’s leash.

“Balancing” work and life can feel impossible for working parents. Emily Singer, VMD, writes that instead of trying to balance work with life, flexibility and self-care are better goals.

Veterinary practices can support employees who are parents by implementing nongendered policies to balance time off and other parenting considerations for fathers and nonbirthing parents.

Guilt felt by working parents is a type of unhelpful “persecutory guilt,” writes Emily Singler, VMD, that can be avoided and healed through releasing unrealistic expectations and shifting responsibilities and priorities.

Protection from discrimination, accommodations for health conditions, extended leave, and flexible scheduling benefit all employees, including working parents.

Dealing with difficult clients is part of the veterinary world. But navigating these choppy waters can also be a chance to shine, personally and as a practice.  

Veterinary social workers are on the forefront of efforts to support the human-animal bond while alleviating some of the stressors for both veterinary team members and animal owners. 

Are you a vet tech who dreams of owning a practice? Or are you an owner with a superstar technician you’d want to partner with? When techs own veterinary practices, their insider knowledge is a tremendous asset.