Fully Vetted

2023 MIDWEST VETERINARY CONFERENCE PREVIEW SERIES

Admit it: You always dreamed about caring for exotic animals, even if you didn’t end up working at your local zoo or wildlife center. On today’s episode, get a glimpse into life as an exotic animal veterinarian—and a sneak peek at the 2023 Midwest Veterinary Conference!

Dr. Angela Lennox joins us on this episode to preview her MVC sessions in the Pet Animal Exotics track, which will focus on exotic companion mammal medicine. But that’s not all she works with! Listen in to hear her stories about treating everything from hamsters to tigers.

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Empowering your staff to further their knowledge is one of the most impactful ways to support them and contribute to their success—and yours. On today's episode, we're learning more about OVMA's newly launched Certified Veterinary Assistant training program and getting a glimpse into how the initiative could impact the veterinary profession in Ohio.

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WAR AND PEACE IN THE WORKPLACE SERIES, PART II

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Stress and conflict are inevitable, but they're not inherently bad. Sometimes, they can help you identify inefficiencies in a particular process and force you to find better approaches. Other times, they might encourage you to grow as a person or gain new skills that help you tackle a problem. Whether you flounder or flourish in the face of stress is largely up to you.

In this episode, our human resources guru, Maura Stevenson, is back with tips for how you can become more adept at identifying stress and conflict at work and, more importantly, resolving it. She explains what the practice owner or manager's role should be in reducing stress in the workplace, as well as to what extent they should be involved in handling conflicts among colleagues. We also discuss practical ideas (such as visual planning and batching) for managing the stressors of everyday life—big and small, at work and at home. Finally, she offers sage advice on how to let go of the things that are too much for you to handle, and how to make peace with it.

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WAR AND PEACE IN THE WORKPLACE SERIES, PART I

In today's demanding world, conflict is inevitable. With so many clashing personalities, opinions, and values among clients, colleagues, family members, and random strangers on the street, it's impossible to avoid strife. But you can control how you respond to it.

The first step is learning how to identify festering conflict. The next step is becoming aware of your default defense mechanisms and putting in place healthy habits for defeating it. In doing so, you'll become more resilient and less stressed, both at work and at home.

Sounds straightforward, right? It may be simple, but it definitely isn't easy.

In this episode, we're kicking off a new two-part series on conflict and stress in the workplace. Along with our human resources expert, Maura Stevenson, we discuss the seemingly never-ending cycle of stress and conflict, talk about why both are necessary, and explore ways to break that cycle.

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The veterinary profession might be primarily comprised of women now, but it hasn't always been that way. Previous generations of female veterinarians worked hard to be accepted into a male-dominated profession and paved the way for their successors—whether they knew it or not.

In this episode, we discuss the past, present, and future of the profession with two leaders of the Ohio veterinary community: Dr. Barbara Musolf and Dr. Patricia Haines. They reflect on obstacles they faced and overcame, how much the profession has changed during their careers, and the future of veterinary medicine—all from the perspective of two of OVMA's first female leaders.

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TACKLING THE TECHNICIAN SHORTAGE SERIES, PART III

What is behind the widespread shortage of technicians, and what can be done to reverse it? It's a complicated question many organizations are asking but no one has yet been able to answer. In 2021, OVMA established a task force to investigate this worsening trend, and in the past year, it has dug deep into the root of the problem in an effort to better understand its complexities and identify potential solutions.

In the pilot episode of Fully Vetted’s Tackling the Technician Shortage Series, we met Dr. Diana Cron, technician Kelley Norris, and Dr. Jennifer Wells of OVMA’s Technician Recruitment & Retention Task Force. They offered a brief history of the technician shortage, explored the factors that laid the groundwork, and discussed how the profession as a whole has been impacted.

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In the second installment, we explored three different perspectives on the same issue—those of the veterinary technician, the practice owner, and the educator—and discussed the task force's recent survey of Ohio veterinarians and technicians.

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In this, the final episode of the series, we look at the current state of technician education and training; ideas for the future; and ways veterinarians and practice owners can improve the technician experience to keep them happy, healthy, and employed.

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TACKLING THE TECHNICIAN SHORTAGE SERIES, PART II

What is behind the widespread shortage of technicians, and what can be done to reverse it? It's a complicated question many organizations are asking but no one has yet been able to answer. In 2021, OVMA established a task force to investigate this worsening trend, and in the past year, it has dug deep into the root of the problem in an effort to better understand its complexities and identify potential solutions.

In the pilot episode of Fully Vetted’s Tackling the Technician Shortage Series, we met Dr. Diana Cron, technician Kelley Norris, and Dr. Jennifer Wells of OVMA’s Technician Recruitment & Retention Task Force. They offered a brief history of the technician shortage, explored the factors that laid the groundwork, and discussed how the profession as a whole has been impacted.

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In this, the second installment of the three-episode series, we explore a trio of unique but intertwined perspectives: Those of the veterinary technician, the practice owner, and the educator. Our guests also delve into the results of a task force-led survey, focusing on reasons technicians cite for staying at or leaving a practice—or the profession altogether.

The discussion sets the stage for the series conclusion, in which we'll look at the current state of technician education and training; possible improvements for the future; and ways veterinarians and practice owners can improve the technician experience to keep them happy, healthy, and employed.

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TACKLING THE TECHNICIAN SHORTAGE SERIES, PART I

What is behind the widespread shortage of technicians, and what can be done to reverse it? It's a complicated question many organizations are asking but no one has yet been able to answer. In 2021, OVMA established a task force to investigate this worsening trend, and in the past year, it has dug deep into the root of the problem in an effort to better understand its complexities and identify potential solutions.

In this episode, Mia and Krysten kick off Fully Vetted's new Tackling the Technician Shortage Series with members of the OVMA Technician Recruitment & Retention Task Force, who join us to offer three unique points of view on the same issue.

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In this episode, Dr. Raphael Malbrue, the president of the National Association of Black Veterinarians, joins Mia and Krysten to introduce listeners to the organization, share its history and mission, and invite members of the profession to get involved in its growing community of black veterinarians and allies. Dr. Malbrue also offers a sneak peek at the NABV's second annual conference, scheduled for June 17–19 in Columbus, Ohio.

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Over the years, myriad studies have proven that animals have positive effects on people’s lives: Aside from the companionship, simply owning a pet can help reduce stress, increase physical activity, boost immunity, and improve cardiovascular health, among other physical and mental benefits.

For Dr. Stephanie Jones, the heart health benefits are paramount. She’s seen the profound impact of animal interaction among children and firmly believes that pets really can make the heart healthier. Not only physically, but—perhaps even more powerfully—emotionally as well.

As founder of the Florida-based Pets Help the Heart Heal, Dr. Jones has made it her life’s mission to uplift, educate, and inspire both children and adults through the power of the human-animal bond. And inspire she has!

In this episode, Dr. Jones shares her story: What prompted her to establish Pets Help the Heart Heal, why it’s so important to her, and how its mission is spreading across the country—and, more importantly, how you, too, can make a difference in a child’s life.

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