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The Vet Vault: Fall In Love With Veterinary Science#145: Working in Australia: The Essential Roadmap for International Vets. WIth Dr Natalia GomezThinking of trading grey skies for the Australian sun – stethoscope in hand?Moving to Australia as a vet can change your life, but here’s the truth: it’s not a straight road. Between visa hurdles, the dreaded AVE exams, and adjusting to a new culture (gotta love the Aussie slang!), the journey demands grit, strategy, and support.In this episode, we talk to Dr. Natalia Gomez , Colombian-born vet and co-founder of Brainy Bilby, a platform dedicated to helping foreign-trained vets prepare for the AVE, about the tips, pitfalls, and success stories learnt from her own her jo...2025-08-0652 min
The Vet Vault: Fall In Love With Veterinary Science#144: Stop Fighting Your Software: Tech Tools That Actually Help Veterinarians. With Dr Caleb FrankelYou can think of a bunch of things that make your working day (and career!) as a veterinarian more frustrating than you’d like it to be, right? But have you ever considered the role of the software that you use in how frazzled you feel at the end of the day?And beyond the pure frustration of ‘too many clicks’ and that spinning wheel of doom when you have ten other things to do - have you considered how the very software that feels like it's holding you back could actually help solve some of the system...2025-07-2359 min
The Vet Vault: Fall In Love With Veterinary Science🔓Clinical: Feline Anaemia: What You’ve Been Missing — with Dr Rachel KormanI’m never excited when I diagnose a cat with anaemia: vague signs, confusing diagnostics, and what feels like a not-so-great prognoses. But are they really that hopeless?In this episode, feline medicine specialist Dr Rachel Korman joins us demystify the anaemic cat and offer a clear, practical diagnostic framework that will give you more confidence and better outcomes the next time you see a cat with a low PCV.Some highlights from this conversation:A step-by-step approach to categorising anaemia.Regenerative vs. non-regenerative: what it actually means in cats, and how to interpret th...2025-06-301h 03
The Vet Vault: Fall In Love With Veterinary Science#143: How to Talk Money Without the Cringe: The Mindset Shift Every Vet Needs. With Dr Bing ZhuWhat’s your least favourite part of being a vet? Is it talking about money?In this episode, we take on one of the most emotionally charged parts of veterinary life: discussing high-cost treatments with clients.Our guest is Dr. Bing Zhu, a Small Animal Medicine Specialist from SASH, who’s had these conversations more times than she can count, and she shares her hard-earned wisdom on how to approach these conversations with empathy, clarity, and confidence.Here’s what we unpack:The emotional and ethical...2025-06-041h 00
The Vet Vault: Fall In Love With Veterinary Science#142: Thinking About Telemedicine? Here’s What Veterinarians Need to Know. With Dr Shadi IreifejTelemedicine.What’s your gut reaction when you hear that term?Maybe you think it was just a clever COVID workaround, or second-rate substitute for a “real” vet visit. Or maybe you’re a bit curious about what it’s like to work in telemedicine— but you’re worried it’ll be boring. Or worse: that you’ll spend your days diagnosing lizards over Zoom.Whatever you think— chances are, you’re wrong. But don’t worry. This episode will change that. We go deep on the real-world pros and cons of telemedicine, from two key angles:...2025-05-1444 min
The Vet Vault: Fall In Love With Veterinary Science#141: From FOMO to Pro: How I Use AI in the Clinic (And How You Can Too). With Dr Hubert HiemstraIn this solo episode Hugh tackles a bold idea: if you're not currently using AI in your clinical veterinary work, you may be falling behind. And if/when artificial intelligence gets to the point where it reliably has access to all the most up to date information for managing your patients, will you be negligent if you DON’T use it? Hubert shares how artificial intelligence is quietly but powerfully reshaping veterinary practice. He paints a vivid picture of an AI-powered clinic, shows you practical tools you can start using immediately, and challenges you to rethink the fut...2025-04-261h 03
The Vet Vault: Fall In Love With Veterinary Science#140: Science vs Profit: Navigating Medicine, Money, and Morals. With Dr Brennen McKenzieJoin us for the Vet Vault's own conference in the snow: Vets On Tour Wānaka, New Zealand, 10-15 August 2025!Have you ever felt pressured, as a vet, to do more 'stuff' - diagnostics, procedures, and sell more, even when you can’t quite see the clinical justification for it? In this episode we welcome Dr. Brennen McKenzie-veterinarian, researcher, creator of the SkeptVet blog, author of Placebos for Pets? The Truth About Alternative Medicine in Animals, and all-round lover of science-based thinking. And who better to help us draw the line between solid scien...2025-04-081h 21
The Vet Vault: Fall In Love With Veterinary Science#139: Stop The Overwhelm: Veterinary Productivity Secrets from the Getting Things Done Master. With David AllenVeterinary practice can be unpredictable, exhausting, and full of interruptions - not that conducive to getting things done, right? But what if you could handle it all with mind-like-water calm?In this episode I pick the brain of productivity legend David Allen, creator of Getting Things Done (GTD), to show you exactly how. This isn’t about squeezing more into your day — it’s about cutting mental clutter, regaining focus, and feeling in control, even when it all hits the fan.You'll learn simple, actionable GTD strategies that busy vets can use today:Master the 5 GTD steps f...2025-03-2154 min
The Vet Vault: Fall In Love With Veterinary Science#138: Veterinary Specialisation Without The Residency: The ’Scenic Route’ You Didn’t Know Existed. With Dr Matt Booth (Part 2)“Did you know the AVMA doesn’t actually require a residency to become a specialist?”Yeah, neither did we—until Dr. Matt Booth dropped that fact-bomb.And it’s bigger than just an interesting fact - it’s a mindset shift that cracks the door wide open to alternative routes to specialisation—for veterinarrians who want to grow their careers, but can’t jump through the hoops of the traditional residency pathway.So, if you are:- Ambitious, but feeling a bit stuck- Limited by the realities of lif...2025-03-0227 min
The Vet Vault: Fall In Love With Veterinary Science#137: Why Emergency Vets Quit (Spoiler Alert: It’s Not What You Think!) With Dr Matt BoothMost vets believe it’s inevitable—on average, they leave Emergency and Critical Care (ECC) after just 3-5 years. The obvious culprit? Shift work, right?But what if that’s just scratching the surface?In this episode, I sit down with Dr. Matt Booth, ER Practice Development Lead at Ethos Veterinary Health, to break down surprising findings from his survey of 3,500 emergency veterinarians. Together, we explore the Five Buckets of Retention—the REAL factors that determine whether your career in emergency medicine thrives or fizzles out. Spoiler: It’s not all about night shifts and burnout.2025-02-1653 min
The Vet Vault: Fall In Love With Veterinary Science136: Are You Studying Wrong? 3 Counter-Intuitive Science-Backed Study Methods For Veterinary Professionals. With Dr Matt HollindaleTry our AI Blood Gas Assistant here
Are you wasting hours on outdated study methods like cramming and re-reading—only to forget everything by exam day? You might be studying wrong—and Dr. Matt Hollindale is here to help you fix that so you can learn smarter, not harder.
When preparing for his ECC Membership exams, Dr. Matt became obsessed with the science of study. The result? He achieved the top marks of the 2023 cohort. Now, he’s applying the same methods to his residency training and sharing them with you.
In t...2025-01-2745 min
The Vet Vault: Fall In Love With Veterinary Science#135: I Want To, But I Can’t: 3 Ways Moral Injury Differs From Burnout (And Why It Matters). With Dr Shannon BassLift your clinical game with our RACE-approved clinical podcasts at vvn.supercast.com for more clinical confidence and better patient outcomes, or check out our Advanced Surgery Podcast at cutabove.supercast.com.
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Do you ever feel just... flat? Not inspired, not excited, and certainly not energised. It might feel like burnout. Or is it compassion fatigue? Maybe it's neither.
You know...2025-01-0756 min
The Vet Vault: Fall In Love With Veterinary Science🔓 Anesthesia-Associated Hyperkalemia. (Or, That Thing That Greyhounds Do When You Anesthetise Them) With Dr Stacey JonesGet the show notes for this episode, plus a very neat treatment guide for hyperkalaemia, here.
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You may have heard about a condition where greyhounds can become dangerously hyperkalaemic under anaesthesia, but did you know that this isn’t something that happens exclusively in greyhounds? And do you know what the risk factors are for this happening, what you can do to try and prev...2024-12-0928 min
The Vet Vault: Fall In Love With Veterinary Science#133: The Menopause Conversation You'd Have If Your Bestie Was A Woman's Health Specialist. With Dr Nicole Avard and Georgina DruryLift your clinical game with our RACE approved clinical podcasts at vvn.supercast.com for more clinical confidence and better patient outcomes, or check out our Advanced Surgery Podcast at cutabove.supercast.com.
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“This is not a women's issue: this is a societal issue. We all have women in our lives that we love, that we work with, that we care for, and we MUST be putting these conversations on the table.”
If you’re...2024-11-3053 min
The Vet Vault: Fall In Love With Veterinary Science🔓 Demystifying Those D$&@ Liver Enzymes. With Prof Jill Maddison.Ah, those liver enzymes... sometimes they are up when you don't expect them to be. Sometimes they're up a bit... but not that much, so you don't know if it's actually significant. Or sometimes they're way out of whack, but you're not sure what that means exactly, or what to do next.
In this episode, Small Animal Medicine Specialist, RCVS Course Director and clinical reasoning guru Prof Jill Maddison helps us take a fresh look at liver enzymes. We review what each enzyme tells us in dogs and in cats, how to interpret changes in both the...2024-07-2359 min
The Vet Vault: Fall In Love With Veterinary Science125: Life After Practice Ownership, Locuming Pro Tips, Where Telemedicine Could Fit Into Your Vet Life, And Blurring The Lines Between Work and Fun. With Dr Wolfgang DohneBe part of the conversation to help shape the Vet Vault with your feedback.
Many of us dream of building a practice, and then one day selling it and walking off into the sunset, minus responsibilities, and with our money problems solved. But what actually happens after what’s supposed to be ‘the big goal’? Who are you when you’re no longer the boss, and what’s next?
In this episode, Dr Wolfgang Dohne tells us how he re-invented and reinvigorated his career post the sale of his practice. He also give shares what he’s learnt abou...2024-07-101h 15
The Vet Vault: Fall In Love With Veterinary Science#123: Beyond Clinical Practice: Harnessing Your Secret Veterinary Superpowers For A Diverse Career, And Leveraging Tough Times To Fight Self-Limiting Beliefs. With Dr Stephanie MorleyHave you ever considered doing something other than clinical veterinary practice, only to get stuck at 'but what else could I do? The only skill I have is fixing sick animals!' Dr Steph Morley will show how how wrong you are.
You'll learn how the skills and attributes that make you a good vet are highly valued outside of the vet clinic, and how to re-write your CV to make it applicable to any industry.
And if you're not considering leaving practice - great! This conversation will help you better value your skills and...2024-06-101h 10
The Vet Vault: Fall In Love With Veterinary Science#122: We're Fixing Mitral Valves Now?! Everything You Need To Know About the Transcatheter Edge-to-Edge Repair Procedure. With Dr Brad Gavaghan and Dr Fiona MeyersYou know that conversation that you have with your client when you first diagnose congestive heart failure in their mitral valve disease dog? The one where you say: 'This will be the thing that kills your pet.' Well, that conversation is changing. Veterinary cardiologists Dr Brad Gavaghan and Dr Fiona Meyers introduce us to TEER (Transcatheter Edge-to-Edge Repair), a minimally invasive procedure that can completely change the outcome for your mitral valve patients. In this episode they explain how it works, what the procedure involves, and what the risks are. They also guide us through selecting the r...2024-05-2739 min
The Vet Vault: Fall In Love With Veterinary Science#121: Weaving a Safety Net: Using Herd Immunity for Veterinary Suicide Prevention. With Dr Kat Williams and Dr Alena GadouryIt’s the topic in veterinary science that we wish we didn’t have to talk about. Every time we hear about another veterinary suicide, we feel sad, angry, and frustratingly powerless. But in this conversation with Dr. Kat Williams and Dr. Alena Gadoury, you’ll be inspired to take back the power to act against this curse of our profession.
Drs. Kat and Alena are the founders of VetHerd, an industry-based suicide prevention program for the veterinary profession. VetHerd utilizes the collective power of our community to create a robust safety net to combat...2024-05-2052 min
The Vet Vault: Fall In Love With Veterinary Science#120: Rethink Diabetes: Why Basal Insulin is a Game-Changer In Feline Diabetes Management. With Dr Linda Fleeman.What if I told you that your clients never have to worry about when they inject their diabetic cats with insulin, and still maintain beautiful glucose control? And timing insulin with meal times: forget about it!
Those are just some of the things you’ll learn about in this episode about using basal insulin in veterinary diabetic patients. We also discuss:
Why you don't need fancy diets for good glucose control.
How traditional glucose curves not necessary for monitoring diabetic cats on basal insulin.
Great tips for using continuous glucose monitoring devices.
Dr Linda Fleeman is...2024-05-1048 min
The Vet Vault: Fall In Love With Veterinary Science#118: 6 Steps To Solving Acute Respiratory Distress. With Dr Rob Webster.You know that feeling when the ‘not breathing well’ patient gets rushed to your crash bench, and you stand there with your stethoscope trying to look like your planning, but actually, you’re just panicking... You have to do something, but what? Where do you begin?!
This is exactly why I loved this conversation with ECC specialist and Director of Animal Emergency Australia, Dr Rob Webster, about the 6 steps that will help you localise the problem in the respiratory distress patient. Because once you localise it, you have a DD list, and you have a plan.
Dr Rob guides us thro...2024-04-2243 min
The Vet Vault: Fall In Love With Veterinary Science#116: Making Linear Foreign Body Surgery Less Scary And Getting Better Outcomes. With Dr Bronwyn Fullagar.If you find surgery even remotely appealing, then chances are a good old intestinal foreign body removal ranks high on your list of favourites. But GI surgery can be a lot less fun when faced with a linear foreign body, and patient outcomes can be potentially be much worse.
This episode with specialist surgeon Dr. Bronwyn Fullagar is packed with invaluable insights to make your linear foreign body surgeries smoother, less scary, and increase your chances of success.
Dr. Bronwyn Fullagar is an Australian specialist surgeon based in the US. Her passion lies in sharing...2024-03-1238 min
The 'So You're A Vet... Now What?' PodcastEp 206: Breaking the Cycle: Overcoming Client Bashing in Veterinary Practice, with Dr. Hubert HiemstraEpisode DescriptionIn this week’s ‘So You’re a Vet… Now What?’ podcast, Dr. Moriah McCauley is joined by Dr. Hubert Hiemstra discuss the negative effects of client bashing and highlight the importance of shifting towards a more positive and empathetic mindset.When veterinarians choose empathy and compassion in their interactions with clients, it can lead to more positive outcomes. Dr. Hiemstra emphasizes that treating clients with empathy and respect is not just beneficial for the clients but also for the veterinarians themselves. By approaching client interactions with understanding and compassion, veterinarians can build stronger r...2024-03-1137 min
The Vet Vault: Fall In Love With Veterinary Science#114: "The Kidneys Are Not Toilets That You Can Flush": New Thinking On Managing Nephrotoxin Ingestion In Veterinary Patients. With Dr Corrin Boyd and Dr Leonel Londoño.The puppy that ate the box of NSAIDs, the lab who found the bag of sultanas, cats and lilies - you know what to do: whack them on twice maintenance fluids for a few days to flush out the toxin and protect the kidneys, right? But wait. Have you ever stopped to think about HOW IV fluids increase toxin excretion? What if we told you that it DOESN'T?!
In this episode critical care specialists Dr Leonel Londoño and Dr Corrin Boyd explain why the standard approach of fluid therapy for nephrotoxin ingestion in veterinary patients not o...2024-02-1932 min
The Vet Vault: Fall In Love With Veterinary Science#110: Practice Good Medicine - The Rest Will Take Care Of Itself. With Dr Gary TurnbullThis episode is available as a video podcast on Spotify.
Dr Gary Turnbull is a Director of The Lincoln Institute, a coach, speaker and facilitator in the fields of veterinary practice management and leadership, veterinary business models and life balance strategies. He’s also a former practice owner with decades of clinical vetting and leadership experience under his belt. Through his work at The Lincoln Institute, Gary helps practice owners and employees with "people problems”, team culture, staff engagement, productivity and profit.
And it’s exactly the intersection between these things that I wanted to talk to...2024-01-051h 17
The Vet Vault: Fall In Love With Veterinary Science#109: Why Lifelong Learning Is Critical For Joy, Who Regulates The Regulators, and The Changing Face of Continuing Education. With Dr Zoe Lenard.This episode is available as a video podcast on Spotify.
In this episode, Dr Zoe Lenard shares with us the importance of continuous learning for a fulfilling veterinary career, both in technical and non-technical aspects. She discusses adult learning, the pitfalls of perfectionism, and the impact these have on personal growth.
Dr Zoe Lenard is a dynamic radiologist with a passion for connection and excellence. Her big-picture goal is to promote a culture of high-performing, sustainable veterinary teams. She works as a clinical radiologist, business owner, and teacher, in referral practice at Animalius in Perth...2023-12-211h 11
The Vet Vault: Fall In Love With Veterinary Science108: Married To The Vet Profession: Advice From (And For) Our Significant Others. With Regina CareyRegina Carey is a coach, public speaker and special educator who works to help drive change within the veterinary and human healthcare professions. But in this interview we focus on another aspect of her life: she’s married to a veterinarian, and therefore, by default, married to the veterinary profession.
In this episode we explore what’s that like to be the significant other in the life of a vet, what it takes to support a vet career, and what our partners want us to know. Regina gives us the solution to making space in a relationship for t...2023-12-071h 16
The Vet Vault: Fall In Love With Veterinary Science#106: Dr Crocker: Intentional Career Moves, Mastering Change Without Fear, And The Pros Of Vulnerability and Virality.Have you ever found yourself in a moment in your career where you knew: ‘This is definitely not it. Something has to change!’
Dr Tannetje Crocker’s career is as multifaceted as a diamond, and just as brilliant, and in this episode she’ll show us that if you approach your career with intention and heart that the grass CAN be greener. This episode of the Vet Vault is for every veterinarian who's ever felt the tug of 'what if’. Dr. Crocker's story is a masterclass in crafting a veterinary life you love, and in this conversation we unpack pi...2023-11-081h 05
The Vet Vault: Fall In Love With Veterinary Science#104: A Dedication To Difficult Dogs: How Getting Better At Behaviour Medicine Can Make You Happier. With Dr Dennis Wormald.Join us as we chat with the incredible Dr Dennis Wormald, and discover why he wants us to take another look at the word - difficult - when it comes to our patients.
Dennis is not your run-of-the-mill vet; he's a bona fide canine behaviour enthusiast and his fascination with understanding and addressing the quirks of our four-legged friends began long before he donned his vet hat. Back in the day, he was knee-deep in biomedical science with a major in neuroscience, and he even dabbled in the world of addiction neuroscience. As a general practice vet...2023-10-241h 18
The Vet Vault: Fall In Love With Veterinary Science#103: 'The More You Tell People, The Less They’ll Remember': Learning To Teach. With Dr Toby TrimbleHow much time have you committed over the course of your veterinary career to get better at teaching? I'm betting that for most of you, the answer is: not much. Why? Because we're not teachers, right? But maybe we need to think again. Most of us in the veterinary profession spend much of our working lives trying to transfer and translate information. Isn't that, in essence, teaching?
Dr Toby Trimble spends a most of his time coming up with better ways to teach. Toby is the founder of Trimble Group, a film production company reinventing education for...2023-10-061h 08
Veterinary HumansEp8: Dr Hubert Hiemstra - Practicing with HEART goes a hell of a long way“PRACTICING with HEART goes a hell of a long way.”YOU HAVE A GIFT. A natural gift, and the gift of having your degree. How are you going to use it for your own benefit and to make the world a better place?In episode 8 of the VETERINARY HUMANS podcast I welcome Dr Hubert Hiemstra, the host of the insanely popular veterinary podcast “The Vet Vault”. If you’re a listener of The Vet Vault and want to know more about your host, then listen in…In the first 10 years of vet work Hubert didn’t enjoy being a vet. He said “I was...2023-07-2759 min
The Vet Vault: Fall In Love With Veterinary ScienceEverthing you need to know about veterinary compounding.Other than conundrums around the legalities of labelling and wondering if you're allowed to stock any compounded meds for 'emergency use', drug compounding is probably not something that most of us give a lot of thought to. You pick a dose, write a script, and your patient gets what they need, right? Right?
But what about quality? Does someone regulate what goes into the meds you prescribe? And can we be sure that the active ingredients are 'active' - are they doing what they're supposed to? Surely someone checks that?! One version of drug X is the s...2021-07-1651 min
The Vet Vault: Fall In Love With Veterinary Science#39: Get to know your hosts, part 1. With Dr Hubert Hiemstra.I recently had the privilege to be interviewed by my podcast/business coach, James Whittaker. James is an author, film producer, entrepreneur, all-round great guy and host of the Win The Day podcast. We thought we'd share it with you here on the Vet Vault, because
A - If you're a podcaster and you get handed a well-executed pre-edited bit of audio then you'd be a fool not to use it.
B - We discuss a few things in the conversation that we think could be of value to some of you.
C...2021-02-0836 min
The Vet Vault: Fall In Love With Veterinary ScienceWe’re back!Just a quick chat to say hi and let you know what we’ve been up to, plus Hubert shares an important letter that we’d received at the Vet Vault from a listener who is NOT a vet, but a client. You may need to hear this - I know that there are many days that I do.2020-12-0722 min
The Vet Vault: Fall In Love With Veterinary ScienceAnnouncementIf you’re thinking we’ve been slow to release new episodes then you’d be right! Hubert is travelling around Australia with his family for 6 weeks, so the Vet Vault will be taking a 6 week break. We’ll be back towards the end of the year with a tonne of new content and the official launch of our clinical podcast series. We miss you already!2020-10-0401 min
The Vet Vault: Fall In Love With Veterinary ScienceHashtag VetschoolThis episode is a special bonus episode for our student contingency. We chat to Nada Blagojevic (@dogtornada on Instagram). Nada is a final year vet student at Adelaide University and co-creator of Hashtag Vetschool. #Vetschool is a compilation of study tips and a survival guide of sorts made by an international group of vet students, for vet students. In this conversation Nada gives us a few of her favourite tips from the guide and some of her own wisdom. Enjoy!
Get your copy of this fantastic study guide here: https://hashtagvetschool.com.
Go to https://th...2020-09-2124 min
The Vet Vault: Fall In Love With Veterinary Science#36: The pursuit of guilt-free practice ownership. With Dr Kathy Anderson.Dr Kathy Anderson has been a practice owner for almost 5 years, and under her guidance, the practice has grown from a 2 man business to a bustling 6 vet practice and has seen a remarkable increase in revenue. Which is impressive in itself, but if I told you that she chose to enter ownership when she had two very young kids, one of them a 2-year-old who wasn’t even sleeping through the night, you’d probably think she’s crazy, right? But here’s the thing - she’s loved her journey and still loves practice ownership and veterinary work. You’d have...2020-09-1459 min
The Vet Vault: Fall In Love With Veterinary ScienceVet Vault Clinical: IMHA. With Dr Dave CollinsHere’s another sneak preview of our upcoming clinical podcasts with this episode on the diagnosis of immune-mediated haemolytic anaemia. IMHA is one of those diseases where timely recognition and treatment can mean the difference between a patient that lives and one that does not, but it can be a challenge to diagnose. We’ve roped in Dr Dave Collins, a medicine specialist from North Side Vet Specialists in Sydney, to help you to create a solid plan for diagnosing and saving these patients. This episode is the first of a three-part series on IMHA. The other two will be a...2020-08-2837 min
The Vet Vault: Fall In Love With Veterinary Science#35: Adventures of an Irish farm vet. With Hazell Mullins.Hazell Mullins is young and energetic and a little bit glamorous, but she’s also a very hardworking hardcore cow vet in her home country of Ireland. She shatters the stereotype of the tweed-hat-wearing bearded farm vet and is one of the fore-runners of what is the next generation of leaders in the large animal veterinary field. We chat to her about how things have changed for female farm vets over the last few years. Hazell tells us about the day to day life of an Irish farm vet, why spring is scary when you’re a cow vet on t...2020-08-181h 06
Unbelievable Animals#12: Flamingoes are actually white!?Eric must have a problem with his eyes, because he thinks that flamingos are actually white! Join us to hear why he thinks this is true and to learn some more unbelievable things about these amazing birds.2020-08-0915 min
The Vet Vault: Fall In Love With Veterinary Science#34: Passion, vetting in Asia, and flying turtles! With Dr Ruan Bester.It’s not every day you get to interrogate one of your friends, but in this episode, that’s exactly what Hugh gets to do. Dr Ruan Bester has chosen a career journey that is a bit different to that of most of his classmates: instead of opting for a career at home or in one of the ‘normal’ choices like the UK, Aus or the US, Ruan was drawn to working in Asia, where he eventually started his own practice in Macao. (If you’ve never heard of Macao before you’re probably not alone: Macao is a small island...2020-08-031h 06
The Vet Vault: Fall In Love With Veterinary ScienceWhat does life as a vet look like, and other questions.In this bonus episode we answer some listener questions. One of our listeners brought it to our attention that, because of Covid, many people who are considering studying veterinary science are not allowed to see practice. How are they supposed to know what life as a vet is like?! They have some questions: What does the day to day life of a vet look like? What do you look for in a veterinary student that makes you think they will become great vets? What do you wish you'd known when you entered the profession?
So we've teamed u...2020-07-2425 min
The Vet Vault: Fall In Love With Veterinary ScienceVV Clinical: Fluid therapy for shock, part 1. With Dr. Rob Webster.ECC specialist Dr. Rob Webster gives a beautiful explanation of the key principles of fluid therapy for shock patients, with a focus on the ‘dry’ hypovolemic patient.2020-07-1726 min
The Vet Vault: Fall In Love With Veterinary Science#33: Seeing the full picture, with Victoria Johnson.Victoria Johnson is a specialist veterinary radiologist and the founder and director of VetCt, a global leader in teleradiology and telemedicine. We dig deep into diagnostic imaging as a career choice: the how’s, the why’s and the why not's, and everything else you wanted to know about it. Victoria tells us her secrets to maintaining a healthy relationship when your significant other is not only a vet, but also your business’s partner - a situation that is not at all rare in our profession. And of course, I can never resist asking a fellow parent, especially a paren...2020-07-101h 07
The Vet Vault: Fall In Love With Veterinary Science#32: Healthy healthcare teams. With Roz LindsayRoz Lindsay’s career started as a veterinarian. After several years of working in clinical practice in both the UK and Australia, she transitioned into a career in human pharmaceuticals. This is where her interest in business, management and leadership was peaked, with a particular focus on the inner workings of teams within the healthcare professions. Fast forward to the present: these days Roz is an accomplished trainer and facilitator in her learning and development company for healthcare teams. (https://engagingpotential.com.au) She has a passion for people development with particular interests in leadership, team development and the ne...2020-07-021h 06
Unbelievable Animals#11: Octopuses will eat their own arms when they are hungry and then just grow a new one?!We all know that octopuses are very strange and very unusual animals, but this fact from Victor takes it to the next level. Is it true that these eight-legged aliens will snack on themselves if they need to?2020-06-2926 min
The Vet Vault: Fall In Love With Veterinary Science#31: Are you ready for practice ownership? With Dr. Zach Lederhose.In this episode of our business and leadership series with Dr. Shibly we speak to Dr. Zach Lederhose. Zach was about 2 years out of university and just 26 years old when he took the plunge into practice ownership. Ownership is a long term goal for many vets, but most of us feel that we need a certain level of age or expertise before we can even begin to consider it. But is that necessarily true?
In our conversation we cover career progression, plateaus, pivots, and taking the road less travelled. Zac talks us through his decision making process leading to him...2020-06-2556 min
The Vet Vault: Fall In Love With Veterinary ScienceVV Clinical: Next level imaging of the GI tract, with Prof. Alice Defarges.In this episode, Alice talks about imaging of the gi tract when you suspect gastrointestinal bleeding, and specifically the use of capsule endoscopy. This is not an entirely new technology, but for a long time, it’s been very limited in it’s usefulness to veterinarians. However, in recent years advances in tech in this field has significantly increased its utility. Alice talks us through when to use it, how to use it, what it’s not good for, and what it’ great for.
Our guest for this episode is brought to you by ALICAM. ALICAM is the world...2020-06-2235 min
The Vet Vault: Fall In Love With Veterinary ScienceVV Clinical: Non-haemolytic anaemia and gastrointestinal bleeding, with Prof. Alice Defarges.Professor Alice Defarges is a professor of small animal internal medicine, and in this episode, she tells us how to work up and successfully diagnose cases with non-haemolytic anaemia, and specifically, GI bleeding.
Our guest today is brought to you by ALICAM. ALICAM is the world’s first veterinary capsule endoscopy unit. ALICAM is distributed in Australia by Fourlimb Surgical Solutions.
To find out more about Alicam and to get a listener discount on your first order, go to www.Fourlimb.com.au/Alicam.2020-06-1824 min
Unbelievable Animals#11: Aye-ayes pee on their hands to get better grip!?The boys’ mom has a fact/question for us: she’s heard that aye-ayes pee on their own hands to make their hands more sticky. Yuck! Before we answer that disgusting question, we first have to find out what exactly an aye-aye even is, and what other cool facts we can find about these unbelievable animals.2020-06-1618 min
The Vet Vault: Fall In Love With Veterinary Science#30: Journeys of a free range surgeon.. With Dr. Bronwyn Fullagar.If you’re anything like us you might have some preconceptions about surgery and surgeons. Our guest for this episode, Dr Bronwyn Fullagar, will flip those ideas of yours on their heads. Bronwyn is a board certified specialist surgeon who has a different take on what it means, and what it takes, to be a surgeon. When there is not a global viral pandemic she travels the world as a locum surgeon, and in between work stints she shares her skills at several charity organisations in some pretty awesome locations.
We dig deep into a career in surgery: what it ta...2020-06-151h 04
The Vet Vault: Fall In Love With Veterinary ScienceVV Clinical: A practical guide to diagnosing coagulopathy, Part 2.In part 2 we cover secondary coagulopathy, including the coagulation cascade. Bruce gives us the most simple and memorable explanation of that Y-shaped beast that you’ll ever hear, and we learn how and when to use the tests of secondary coagulation: Activated clotting time, APTT and APT. We get deep into the weeds of the most commonly seen causes that will disrupt the coagulation cascade, and Bruce also clarifies some of the ‘unusual suspects’ - the congenital factor abnormalities.
This episode is brought to you by Heska; THE most exciting new player in in-house diagnostics in Australia. Heska a...2020-06-0823 min
Unbelievable Animals#10: Black Rain frogs lay ‘fake’ eggs to distract predators from their real eggs!?Victor has a beautiful new book of amazing animal facts, but fake eggs??! That sounds pretty unbelievable. Join us to hear if it’s true, and find out more about this very, VERY sad little frog. Images reproduced with permission from The Encylcopaedia of Ugly Animals by Sami Bayly, Hachette Australia, 2019.2020-06-0413 min
The Vet Vault: Fall In Love With Veterinary ScienceVV Clinical: A practical guide to diagnosing coagulopathy, Part 1.In our two-part series on coagulation, we talk to Prof. Bruce Parry, a former clinical pathologist from the University of Melbourne. In part 1 we cover primary coagulation. We talk everything platelets: how to accurately pick cases of thrombocytopaenia, pro-tips to make sure you get to the right answers, and common pitfalls. We also look at the buccal mucosal bleeding time test: how to do it, and what information it will provide.
We’re also excited to introduce you to our first-ever sponsor: our guest expert is brought to you by Heska, the most exciting new player in in...2020-06-0437 min
The Vet Vault: Fall In Love With Veterinary Science#29: Lead to succeed, with Paul Ainsworth.Paul Ainsworth is the founding director of the Lincoln Institute, which is a leadership and development organisation for veterinarians and veterinary teams. He is a highly sought after executive coach, facilitator and key note presenter. Paul is a graduate of the Australian Defence Force Academy, University of New South Wales, the Royal Military College Duntroon and was awarded the prestigious Sasakawa Leadership Scholarship by the Australian Graduate School of Management’s Executive MBA program.
As an infantry officer Paul has seen international service in 5 foreign countries, culminating in leading an international military observer unit in one of the words harshest env...2020-05-291h 26
Unbelievable Animals#9: Platypuses have a poisonous barb that is electrified, and they hunt with their eyes closed!?In a country full of strange animals the platypus must be one of the strangest, but can Eric’s crazy facts be true? Join us this week as we figure out what is fact and what is fiction about this unbelievable animal.2020-05-2424 min
The Vet Vault: Fall In Love With Veterinary ScienceThe hardest things can be the best things. Vet Vault Quickie with Dr. Rob Webster.What do you do when you are facing something overwhelming? That surgical procedure, that difficult conversation, that business idea... are you spurred into action, or do you feel paralysed? In this quickie Dr Rob shares his thoughts on facing up to the scary and sometimes seemingly insurmountable obstacles on the road to success.2020-05-1910 min
Unbelievable Animals#8: Polar bears cover up their noses when they hunt?!Victor read that when polar bears are hunting they cover up their noses with bits of ice and snow so their black noses don’t stand out against the white snow. Very clever - if it’s true! Are polar bears hunting geniuses, or is this a tall tale? Join us to find out, plus hear some more unbelievable facts about these incredible animals.2020-05-1317 min
The Vet Vault: Fall In Love With Veterinary Science#28: The sum of all parts. With Dr. Adam Christman.Our guest for this episode is a true veterinary virtuoso, so much so that’s it’s hard to pick just one single job title for him. Dr. Adam Christman is a practicing small animal veterinarian in the same practice where he started his veterinary career as a 14 year old kennel hand, as well as at a local animal shelter, but his veterinary journey has taken him on many interesting paths. These include completing an MBA, regular public speaking, a career in media, social media influencer, published author, Disney aficionado, and most recently to his new role as the vete...2020-05-1257 min
The Vet Vault: Fall In Love With Veterinary ScienceWe’re essential, but do we believe it? Business and Leadership Series, episode 2.If you did a little victory dance - and let’s face it, we all did - when it was announced that vets are an essential service during the early days of the covid outbreak, then perhaps we should talk about how you value yourself and the services you offer? Dr. Shibly joins us again to talk about value: how most vets shoot themselves in the foot on a daily basis when it comes to demonstrating value to our clients, and strategies to fix this. Listen carefully for the two words you should never use in front of your clients!2020-05-0546 min
Unbelievable Animals#7: Ussain Bolt can outrun a cheetah?!Eric wants us to believe that the fastest man ever can outrun a cheetah. Has he totally lost his mind!? Join us to find out, and to hear some unbelievable facts about the world’s fastest land animal.2020-05-0427 min
The Vet Vault: Fall In Love With Veterinary Science#27: Connection is the key. With Dr. Alex Hynes.Dr. Alex Hynes is a force of nature: whether she’s on the floor in the emergency hospital, leading her team as a company director, showcasing our profession to the world on the Bondi Vet television show, mentoring the thousands of young vets who look up to her, or taking care of her daughter, you can’t help but be inspired by her passion and energy when she crosses your path.
In our long awaited episode with Alex we talk to her about where she finds her motivation and whether she ever has bad days. Alex gives us a master clas...2020-04-281h 07
Unbelievable Animals#6: The Beluga sturgeon can be more than 7 metres long!?Victor found a fact with a plastic toy fish that came from inside a chocolate egg: it claimed that the beluga sturgeon is the world’s biggest freshwater fish at over 7 metres long, and it’s eggs cost more than $7000 per kilogram! Does this mysterious giant even exist, where does it live, and why would it’s eggs be the most expensive food in the world?2020-04-2621 min
The Vet Vault: Fall In Love With Veterinary ScienceConfidence and competence. Vet Vault Quickie with Dr. Brooke Schampers.Dr. Brooke gives some fantastic advice on finding confidence, even when you don’t necessarily feel it, and how to deal with ‘looking too young to be a vet.’2020-04-2006 min
Unbelievable Animals#5: Funnel web spiders are only dangerous to primates?!Could it be true that the Sydney funnel web spider, often rated as the world’s most dangerous spider, is not dangerous at all to other animals? And why exactly is this spider is so feared?2020-04-1520 min
Unbelievable Animals#4: An ostrich’s eyes are bigger than it’s brain?!Eric tries to convince us that the biggest bird on the planet has a teeny-tiny brain. Fact, or fake? And what else can we dig up about this unbelievable bird?2020-04-1520 min
The Vet Vault: Fall In Love With Veterinary Science#26: Teaching to learn, with Dr. Dan Phillips.Dr. Dan Phillips earned his veterinary degree from North Carolina State University in 2011 and then completed an internship focused on small animal emergency and internal medicine at Tufts Cummings College of Veterinary Medicine.
Since then he’s been working as a small animal practitioner near Chicago, and for the last 4 years has served as the primary extern and preceptor director for his group of practices. I had to look up what a preceptor is, and google summarises it as someone who teaches, supports, counsels, coaches, evaluates, serves as role model and aids in the socialization to a new role, which is...2020-04-141h 16
Unbelievable AnimalsAntlions can fly?Is it true that a bug that lives underground and terrorises ants will eventually grow wings and fly away? Join us for some unbelievable facts about this this unbelievably creepy critter.2020-04-1218 min
Unbelievable Animals#2. Poison dart frogs aren’t actually poisonous?!Victor has a preposterous fact: one of the world’s most famous poisonous animals doesn’t actually produce any poison. Has he lost his mind???2020-04-1211 min
Unbelievable Animals#1. Hippos have pink milk?!In our first every episode Eric finds a fact in the school library: hippos have pink milk. Is this an unbelievable fact or a milkshake myth?2020-04-1219 min
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The Vet Vault: Fall In Love With Veterinary ScienceStaying in the black during the pandemic, with Paolo Lencioni.We talk COVID government bail-outs, financial strategies and HR do’s and don’ts in another business and leadership episode, with Paolo Lencioni - vet turned accountant and veterinary financial management guru. Paolo’s company - APL accountants, helps veterinarians manage every aspect of their business through through careful financial monitoring and tailor-made advice, so he has his finger on the pulse of veterinary business and has a wealth of knowledge to share. He gives us his insights into how to plan and react to save your practice during these tricky times.
Some of the information relating to government financial suppor...2020-04-0445 min
The Vet Vault: Fall In Love With Veterinary ScienceCovid 19 and your business: Business and Leadership Series with Dr. Shibly Mustapha, episode 1Welcome to the Vet Vault business and leadership series with veterinary practice owner and business coach Dr Shibly Mustapha. In this series we’ll explore ways to make veterinary practice sustainable and profitable.
Shibly is an owner of a multi-practice group in Australia. He is actively growing his business, and shares with us the same up-to-date lessons and a no-excuses approach that inspires his own coaching clients.
In our first episode of this new series we start with the elephant in the room: Covid-19 is disrupting businesses everywhere, including veterinary practices. But is it as bad as it seems? Will it...2020-03-3145 min
The Vet Vault: Fall In Love With Veterinary Science#25: Facing your inner critic, with Dr. Katie FordOne message that we hear time and time again from our guests here at the VetVault is that success, or happiness, or fulfilment or performance or whatever you want to call it, starts in your head. In this episode we explore what’s happening inside that head of yours, and how we can influence it for the better.
Veterinarian, public speaker and coach Dr Katie Ford graduated from the University of Liverpool in the UK in 2012 and gained her certificate in medicine in 2016.
Externally she was very successful: she had a great career, she was a successful clinician who was lo...2020-03-171h 16
The Vet Vault: Fall In Love With Veterinary ScienceWhat is balance? Vet Vault Quickie with Nigel MarshWe strive for that elusive 'work-life balance', but are you sure what exactly you're chasing? Nigel Marsh points us in the right direction in this week's quickie. 2020-03-0706 min
The Vet Vault: Fall In Love With Veterinary Science#24: Mindset and Connection, with Dr. Charlie El-HageThe first time you meet Dr. Charles El-Hage, you’ll think to yourself: “who the heck was that guy?! There’s something about him that makes me want to speak to him a some more.” And then, when you ask someone about him you’ll see their face light up with a smile, and they’ll say, “oh that’s Charlie, he’s great. Let me go introduce you.” So, let’s introduce you...
When he’s being Dr. Charles El-Hage he is a Lecturer in Veterinary Clinical Medicine and Surgery at the University of Melbourne. After decades in large animal practice he retur...2020-02-281h 07
The Vet Vault: Fall In Love With Veterinary ScienceThe Paradox of being exceptional: Vet Vault Quickie with Dr. Oliver Liyou.Today we're digging deep into the Vault to bring you this slightly alternative view from Dr Oliver Liou. We can get very focused on being high achievers and all round awesomeness, but is that always good for us? In this Vet Vault quickie Oliver talks about the flip side of being exceptional, and how to deal with the fallout of becoming 'too good' at your job.2020-02-2009 min
The Vet Vault: Fall In Love With Veterinary Science#23: Vets for Climate Action, with Ben Cox.In this episode we tackle a subject that is not necessarily directly veterinary related, or is at least not limited to our profession, but still a critical topic to discuss because of the impact that it will have on all of us, and more importantly, because of the impact that veterinarians can have on it: climate change.
If you’ve ever looked around your workplace and thought to yourself: “ This can’t be good for the environment. I really should do something about it.”, or if you are concerned about climate change, but you’re not sure where to start, then this...2020-02-131h 07
The Vet Vault: Fall In Love With Veterinary ScienceBe the change you want to see: A Vet Vault Quickie with Dr. Louisa Graham.We revisit our very first guest with a story from Louisa about the early days in her career that demonstrates a vital career lesson.2020-02-0902 min
The Vet Vault: Fall In Love With Veterinary Science#22: Be a mentor, be a boss, with Dr. Dan MarkwalderWe were introduced to Dr. Dan Markwalder when we interviewed to Dr. Cody Creelman, who kept referring to him as one of the best mentors out there. Seeing as we’re all about mentoring here we knew that we had to have him on the show, and Dr. Dan certainly has the experience to make him an absolute mentoring guru:
He founded his first hospital at age 28, and has grown that business into an eighteen practice success story with the help of good partnerships and through fantastic mentoring relationships. He still practices in the clinics that he ow...2020-02-011h 13
The Vet Vault: Fall In Love With Veterinary ScienceVet Vault Quickie - Liz CroweFor people who are feeling overwhelmed: that’s normal. One of the main messages I want to get out to the vets is to normalise the enormity and the depth of emotion that they’re going to experience. Because it’s new. And to not pathologise it.
We live in a world where when we have an emotion we almost want to give it a Broadway musical: “Why am I feeling sad today? Let’s focus on that sadness.” But in actual fact - it’s not a healthy way to deal with day tot day emotions. So when people a...2020-01-1701 min
The Vet Vault: Fall In Love With Veterinary ScienceAfter the storm. Bushfire special series with Liz Crowe - Part ThreeWelcome to our third and final episode talking about dealing with trauma, loss and grief in a crisis situation, and specifically as it relates to the bushfire catastrophe that we are currently experiencing in Australia, with our super-star social worker Liz Crowe. In this episode Liz speaks to us about the weeks and months after the firestorm has passed: what happens once the crisis has abated and the world has stopped talking about it, but the victims, and those who went to help them, are left to pick up the pieces and deal with what they had experienced? The...2020-01-1624 min
The Vet Vault: Fall In Love With Veterinary ScienceHelping the helpers. Bushfire special series with Liz Crowe - Part TwoWelcome to the next installment of our bushfire special series with Liz Crowe.
In part two Liz tells us how we can best support someone who is caught up in a challenging situation, like the fires that our Aussie vets and thousands of other workers are currently dealing with. Watching our friends an colleagues give so much of themselves is inspiring, but sometimes we feel powerless to help if we aren’t right there on the front lines. Liz gives us the best answer I’ve heard so far on how we can be useful from afar.
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The Vet Vault: Fall In Love With Veterinary ScienceStaying strong so you can keep helping. Bushfire special series with Liz Crowe - Part One.This is a special episode that we’re rushing out as a resource to our colleagues who are caught in the apocalyptic bushfire crisis that Australia is currently experiencing, but also for anyone who wants to support those in the crisis but feel unequipped to do so. Beyond the current crisis - we also believe that the advice from this episode’s spectacular guest will be a valuable resource to anyone who ever finds themselves in a crisis situation, or regularly deals with traumatic situations that puts them at risk of compassion fatigue, burnout, and dark days in general.
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The Vet Vault: Fall In Love With Veterinary Science#21: Resilience is not a personality trait, with coach Carolyne Crowe.Carolyne Crowe worked for 11 years as an equine vet both in the UK and in New Zealand before deciding to shift her energy from primarily helping animals to helping people by becoming an award winning personal performance coach, mentor, international speaker, researcher and lecturer.She has a Master's degree in Workplace Health and Wellbeing and continues to research this field. She is a master trainer in DISC behavioural profiling, a CPCAB trainer in Stress management and Wellbeing, a certified trainer in Resilience, a Mental Health First Aider, and an Honorary Lecturer of the University of Liverpool. She was awarded “Life Coa...2020-01-091h 20
The Vet Vault: Fall In Love With Veterinary Science#20: "Freedom is not the absence of responsibilities. It’s choosing which responsibilities you take." With The Travelling Vet, Helga Kausel.Helga Kausel, better known as the Travelling Vet, is best known for her inspirational Instagram account, where she shares her veterinary journey and real life journeys. When Helga is not being the travelling vet she is an equine vet in Germany, and when she is travelling she uses her skills, influence and the money that she generates through her social media accounts to improve animal welfare wherever she can. Check out her incredible adventures and the impact that she’s had at travelling_vet on Instagram, or on her blog, travellingvet.blog.
On her blog Helga describes herself as a dre...2019-12-101h 25
The Vet Vault: Fall In Love With Veterinary Science#19: You CAN have it all, just not all at the same time, with Dr. Olivia JamesDr Olivia James is one of the leaders in the field of equine dentistry. She is months away from finishing her diplomate examinations, which will make her a specialist, and the highest qualified equine dentist in the Southern Hemisphere. Olivia has worked in veterinary practices in regional Australia both in mixed and equine hospitals since graduating from the University of Sydney with honours in 2003. In 2010, when her second son was just one year old, she started her own equine practice, sold in 2018 to concentrate on her studies and start her current business, Australian Veterinary Equine Dentistry. In this role she trave...2019-11-271h 24
The Vet Vault: Fall In Love With Veterinary Science#18: Kids or career: you don't have to choose, with Dr Abbie TiplerSince starting the podcast we’ve had some amazing feedback from some of our listeners. I love hearing about how other people are inspired by our guests, but one question that pops up time and time again is some variation of: “I don’t feel like I can focus on my career, because I have young kids.” And I totally agree - I often feel torn apart in the tug of war between career and parenting. So here at the Vet Vault we’ve made it one of our missions to speak to vets who are finding ways to create fulfilling caree...2019-11-191h 15
The Vet Vault: Fall In Love With Veterinary Science#17: 7 Rules For Surviving Veterinary Science. Gerardo and Hugh discuss Oliver's rulesFor this episode we're trying something new. We've had so many valuable insights from our guests that we thought it would be well worth it to review some of our favourite bits. Join us as we dig deeper into the topics that we think can make a big impact on your career.
In this episode we explore some important themes from Dr Oliver Liyou, our guest from episode 4. Oliver shared some hard-earned wisdom that can be career-, or even life-saving . If you missed Oliver the first time, or if you need a refresher, please join us as we...2019-11-0740 min
The Vet Vault: Fall In Love With Veterinary Science#16: Making moves fearlessly, with Dr. Cody CreelmanWhen we started organising this episode with our guest he was neck-deep, or shall we say shoulder-deep, into clinical cow practice. However, the last few weeks have seen some major changes in the life of Dr. Cody Creelman, Cow Vet.
Up until about 3 weeks before we recorded this episode Cody Creelman was a veterinarian, multiple practice owner, and digital storyteller based in Alberta, Canada. Cody shares his story in real-time on social media by creating entertaining and educational videos of his daily adventures. With over 20 million video views, he has created a very loyal following of ranchers, veterinary professionals, and t...2019-10-241h 23
The Vet Vault: Fall In Love With Veterinary Science#15: Workafrolic, with Dr. Justine Lee, VETgirlDr. Justine Lee, the one and only VETgirl, is best known for the hugely popular on-line veterinary education resources that she produces through the vet girl on the run website, podcast, and pretty much anywhere where you find your continuing education.
Currently, Dr. Lee is one of approximately 450 board certified veterinary specialists world wide in emergency and critical care, and is a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care. She is also board-certified in toxicology and is a Diplomate of the American Board of Toxicology. She’s been published in numerous veterinary journals and books, and has...2019-10-051h 01
The Vet Vault: Fall In Love With Veterinary Science#14: Meaning vs balance, with work-life guru Nigel Marsh.I’ve been a big fan of guest for today’s episode ever since seeing him deliver a keynote speech at a big-ticket vet conference. I knew immediately that I wanted to hear more about what he had to say. His message resonated strongly with me personally, and with the entire audience of vets there that day. It’s a message that we here at the Vet Vault think will be very valuable to all of you, our listeners, so we were thrilled when he agreed to spend some time with us.
Nigel Marsh is a Management consult...2019-09-2051 min
The Vet Vault: Fall In Love With Veterinary Science#13: Communication: It's NOT a soft skill! Prof. Cindy AdamsMost vets would agree that excellent communication skills are one of the most important tools that we need to develop for a happy veterinary career, and it's a topic that we've always wanted to feature here, so we were thrilled when one of the leading minds in veterinary communication training agreed to join us on the Vet Vault.
Cindy Adams is a Professor in the Department of Veterinary Clinical and Diagnostic Sciences at the University of Calgary, where she teaches in the Clinical Communication and Professional Skills programs. She works to improve communication practices in veterinary medicine and education. Professor...2019-09-041h 28
The Vet Vault: Fall In Love With Veterinary Science#12: Career diversity with the 2018 WSAVA Vet Of The Year. Dr Guy Weerasinghe.One of our criteria for selecting guests here at the vet vault is to find people from across varied and interesting parts of our profession to showcase all doors that can open to you with your veterinary degree. Well, today’s guest is the poster boy for veterinary career diversity!
Dr Guy Weerasinghe has covered more ground in the veterinary profession than many of us will do in a lifetime. He’s been in diary vet in New Zealand, a small animal shelter vet for the RSPCA - Australia’s largest veterinary charity, he’s worked in government doing field surveill...2019-08-211h 29
The Vet Vault: Fall In Love With Veterinary Science#11: What is life like as a vet in industry? Dr Mina HamiltonWe’ve always known that as part of our guest list we wanted to talk to vets from outside of clinical practice to provide us with some insights about parts of the profession that neither of us knows anything about. When it came to choosing who we should interview from the world of industry, today's guest was at the top of both of our lists.
Dr. Mina Hamilton is a smiling bundle of energy and enthusiasm who took her talents out of clinical practice and into life as an industry vet a few years ago when she decided to work for...2019-08-041h 24
The Vet Vault: Fall In Love With Veterinary Science#10: Change, balance, and the doing the things you love. Dr James GreenwoodJames Greenwood is a practicing veterinary surgeon living and working in Bristol in the UK. Originally from a farming family in Yorkshire, James inherited the family trait and devoted himself to a life spent in the company of animals. Since graduating from Bristol University in 2007, James has worked in mixed, equine and then for the last few years in companion animal practice.
Throughout his life he has shared his passion for science with his passion for art. Although taught originally to paint, James’ creativity has developed into a deep love for ceramics. He was invited to compete on the...2019-07-211h 15
The Vet Vault: Fall In Love With Veterinary Science#9: Getting comfortable with uncertainty. Dr Rob WebsterDr. Rob Webster is an emergency and critical care specialist and one of the founding members of Animal Emergency Australia, a group of emergency clinics in southeastern Queensland.
Outside of his clinical and leadership roles within the practice he has also trained and mentored large numbers of vets and vet nurses, inspiring them with his boundless energy and infectious enthusiasm.
We pinned him down in his garden in far northern Queensland to see if we could extract some of that wisdom for our own good and yours, and he did not disappoint! We cover valuable ground, such as how he a...2019-07-041h 06
The Vet Vault: Fall In Love With Veterinary Science#8: Defining the problem. Prof Jill MaddisonProfessor Jill Maddison is currently Professor of General Practice, Director of Professional Development and Director of the BVetMed course at the Royal Veterinary College in the United Kingdom. She is actively involved in undergraduate teaching and CPD at the RVC in the areas of small animal medicine, clinical problem solving and clinical pharmacology.
She has lectured extensively around the world on clinical problem solving, small animal internal medicine and clinical pharmacology. If you’ve ever listened to one of her lectures you’ll know that she is the epitome of clear-minded scientific thinking. And if you haven’t had the privil...2019-06-221h 22
The Vet Vault: Fall In Love With Veterinary Science#7: Doing the hard things. Dr Craig ChallenOur guest today is a successful businessman who, in his free time, likes to put on a skin-tight black neoprene suit and use his special skills and unique equipment to save lives. No - it’s not Batman, but it may as well be.
Dr Craig Challen has become an Australian icon for his role as a rescue diver in the Thailand cave rescue that captivated the world in late 2018. For his efforts in the rescue, Craig was awarded the Star Of Courage award in Australia, nominated as a Companion of the Most Admirable Order of the Direkgunabhorn in Thailand, and...2019-06-091h 23
The Vet Vault: Fall In Love With Veterinary Science#1: Welcome to the Vet Vault - Gerardo and HubertIn our first episode we take 30 minutes to talk to each other so you can get to know your hosts a bit better and find out what our podcast is all about.2019-04-0537 min