Welcome to the Taproom Caffeinators!  This episode we discuss the personal affect that CPR has on us as technicians, the recent news from the AVMA regarding the mid level practitioners and the Vet Anesthesia Nerds Favorite things list for 2023.

Chime in on these topics!  How do you manage the mental part of running a code?

Happy New Year, Caffeinators! We hope you had a great holiday season and a safe New Year! We are starting off 2023 with an awesome episode. We've said before some of our favorite episodes are those that are brought to our attention by a listener-episode topics we would've never thought of, let alone know who to talk to about it. That's what this episode is, and it's about disability and accessibility. Sandra Tucker reached out to us to suggest an episode discussing disability in our field and thankfully for us, and you, she was willing to talk about it. Sandra is a veterinary technician student in a distance learning program and discussed her experience with working in a hospital setting in a wheelchair. She discusses some of the stigma that many of us have, that disability = incapability, but she shows us where the error in that thinking lies, and that she can lift the heavy dogs and do most, if not all, of what many in our field would guess she couldn't. We also discuss that with a few minor modifications, most hospitals would be wheelchair accessible, and several other very interesting topics. As Sandra says, let her be the one to tell you what she can and can't do!

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Caffeinators, Merry Christmas and a very happy holiday season! As this episode is coming out on Christmas Day, we wanted to give you a special gift. We invited Stephen Cital and Liz Hughston back to the show for a bit of a roundtable discussion! But not to the Vet Tech Cafe, no. Not this time. This time, for the first time EVER, we had guests in the Vet Tech Taproom! What does that mean? Even more unedited and more uncut, and the video of this discussion will also be uploaded to our YouTube Channel! We wanted to discuss some of the hot button topics in our field right now, specifically the NAVTA elections and the election process and their recent survey regarding interest in a "mid-level practitioner" position, along with some recent TikTok buzz. You are in for a great episode!  We really hope you enjoy it! Have a great holiday season and very Happy New Year-we'll see you bright and early in 2023!

Come on in for another Taproom Episode!  We talk about the recent issues with NAVTA, the mid-level practitioner debate, and what it means for newer/younger techs in this field. Let us know what you think about all this!  We LOVE hearing from you!

Caffeinators, you love her memes. You love her podcasts. You love her books. You love that she calls you a unicorn. You love Amy Newfield, and so do we! This woman has a direct line to our funny bone, but more importantly, she is doing some amazing things in our field. SHE is THE unicorn. Just after our first episode with her in 2020, her first book, "Oops, I Became a Manager" came out. Now, in 2022, her second book, "Oops, My Team is Toxic" is available. Is there a third book on the horizon? Tune in to find out. The bottom line is, she leans on her experiences, her successes, and her failures in her books and is very real and authentic. If you haven't already, check out Vet Team Training and all that she is doing with it. AND!! She's gracious enough to let us give away two copies of BOTH of her books in conjunction with the release of this episode! Head over to our social channels for more info, but as per usual, download and listen to this episode today. This one is GOLD.

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Oops! I Became a Manager

Oops, My Team is Toxic

Caffeinators, you've heard of telemedicine. Have you heard of telementorship? Recently, Becky Giacomini, CVT, VTS(ECC) came by the Vet Tech Cafe to talk about her consulting firm she started called Veterinary Nursing Solutions, LLC, and the launch of their new product coming in 2023 called The Attending. This was a fascinating, and wide-ranging, conversation about the future of veterinary medicine and how we might start to see more and more services like this. Becky was also very forthcoming in her response to Dave's question about mental health and there is some sage advice in her response that applies to so many of us. It is so cool what some of you are doing out there-identifying a need in the veterinary medicine space and inventing a way to fill that need. We love episodes like this where we can discuss these ideas with veterinary technicians that are pushing the boundaries and are being entrepreneurs in our field!

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Veterinary Nursing Solutions - https://learnwithvns.com/

Contact for VNS - [email protected]

To set up a consult with VNS - http://calendly.com/theattending

Caffeinators, many of us "end up" in management in some fashion-head technician, supervisor, shift lead, etc, but is that really a path that interests you or is it something you do to fill a need, or perhaps earn an extra shift differential? The reality is, hospital management is AT LEAST a full time job, and arguably more! For this episode, Leslie Boudreau, BASVT, RVTg, CVPM, PHR, PHRca, SPHR, came by the Vet Tech Cafe to talk not just about management, but the path to that. Leslie is an RVTg (she explains the 'g') in California that decided management was her path, put the work in to obtain her CVPM, and additional human resources certifications as well. So we talked to her specifically about that transition from RVT to management, and the RVT-manager relationship and dynamic, and how we can bring more to the table knowing she has been on both sides of the table. As always, it was a robust and fascinating conversation! The weather is turning cold for many of you, so let us pour you a hot cup of coffee so you can join the conversation!

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Link to the Vet Tech Utilization Report Summary: AVMA News https://www.avma.org/javma-news/task-force-recommends-solutions-technician-utilization

Hey Caffeinators,

There's a situation going on in Washington state where a group of veterinarians have created a loophole to allow assistants to become LVT's through an apprenticeship program.  Check out the article, listen to our conversation, and let us know what you think!

Here's a link to the article:  https://news.vin.com/default.aspx?pid=210&Id=11198235&f5=1

Caffeinators, are you ready to be sassed? Do you wanna get snarky? Then you want to hear this episode with Stephen Niño Cital, RVT, SRA, RLAT, CVPP, VTS-LAM (Res. Anesthesia). We talk about where we are as the veterinary technician profession through his eyes and his passion for the field and the root of the sass! We also look at his recent article in TRENDS, discussing the VTS credential as a mid-level practitioner role. If you haven't read it, see the notes below for the link. We also talked about updates in cannabis therapy and a bit about the Veterinary Cannabis book he co-edited, link below. Lastly, when he was on our show last time, he talked about breaking through glass ceilings and we circled back to that to see how we're doing. ***SPOILER ALERT*** He wants YOU to start breaking those barriers! You're gonna eat this episode up! (Or drink it down, as it were!)

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Show Notes

In this latest episode of the Vet Tech Taproom we discuss an article about Vet Techs that was published in the mainstream media.  We also discuss some highlights from our recent episodes of the Vet Tech Cafe and kick off Vet Tech Week!  Happy Vet Tech Week Caffeinators!

Here's the article: Huffpost Article