Burnout: An “Occupational Phenomenon”
Burnout isn’t a medically recognized condition—you won’t find it in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders , for example. But according to experts, it’s a very real condition.
Burnout isn’t a medically recognized condition—you won’t find it in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders , for example. But according to experts, it’s a very real condition.
Cats are truly the underdogs of veterinary medicine. They tend to be noncompliant patients, they are misunderstood, and often keep to themselves. Behavior issues are the feline way of wanting to tell us something. But do we listen?
Veterinarians are all too familiar with the importance of using antimicrobials responsibly. After all, they’re the ones tasked with determining the best course of treatment for an itchy dog with a recurring skin infection that’s become resistant to various antibiotics.
Receiving a diagnosis of diabetes mellitus can be overwhelming for a pet owner. Extensive client education is needed once the diagnosis is made.
Photobiomodulation is an innovative therapy that can increase the comfort of patients and enhance your practice’s multimodal approach to a variety of clinical cases. Knowing how this therapy works and when to best use it is key to its successful implementation.
When it comes to workplace culture, it’s tempting to focus primarily on the behavior and attitudes of veterinary practice team members. But given the link between practice culture and patient safety, it’s risky to ignore the importance of client interactions, too.
In an age where multiple infectious diseases such as COVID-19 and monkeypox affect both humans and animals, and where significant environmental changes are linked more and more often to human activity, the concept of One Health has become increasingly more important. And the veterinary industry has been integral in advancing the visibility of One Health programs worldwide.
Educating your clients on what respiratory distress looks like can help save a pet’s life. After losing a foster puppy due to respiratory distress, writer Roxanne Hawn set out to clarify what clients should do if they notice breathing problems in their pets, and how clinicians can help educate them.
For any organization, one of the only things more important than hiring the best employees is retaining them. This article offers 5 steps for hiring the best candidates—and retaining them—in 2023.
Credentialled technicians are notoriously underutilized in most practices. All-star technicians Stephen Cital and Tasha McNerney offer tips on actions that practices can take to improve collaboration between technicians and veterinarians.