In this latest Vet Times Jobs People Match Podcast, Stephanie Sorrell – also known as The Mindful Vet – joins us to talk about her veterinary journey, the challenges she has faced, well-being and issues around burnout. ____________________ STEPHANIE SORRELL BVetMed(Hons) MANZCVS DipECVIM-CA MRCVS Stephanie graduated from the RVC and undertook her residency in internal … Read more
A former BSAVA director of education has taken up a new senior role with a major international practice group. IVC Evidence has appointed Lucie Goodwin as its new UK national medicine lead. The announcement follows a recent series of senior appointments and the firm is also planning to set up a referral board, which will … Read more
If you do not come from a “horsey background” (like me), then the equine side of the vet course can feel a little overwhelming. From a different number of ribs and guttural pouches to the inability to vomit, horses have an abundance of clinical differences to our smaller patients, and so (quite rightly) often need … Read more
The Open College of Equine Studies (TOCES) has strengthened the training experience for its student vet nurses with the completion of its purpose-built equine educational facilities near Newmarket, Suffolk. The new facilities – partially funded by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development – include a spacious lecture room, library, clinical skills teaching area and … Read more
Welly wanging and a buster collar relay were among the athletic highlights when vets, nurses, support staff and their families went head to head for a hotly-contested inter-practice sports day. The event was held between Kilbarchan Veterinary Practice (KVP) and the nearby Pet Vets The Equine Vet Clinic in Renfrewshire, and with both teams striving … Read more
Equine Veterinarian Pleas Guilty in Federal Doping Case Equine veterinarian, Dr. Louis Grasso, has pleaded guilty to his role in the distribution of performance-enhancing drugs to racehorses. In the announcement, on May 11th, Dr. Grasso admitted to accepting payment in exchange for prescriptions of performance-enhancing drugs and to creating, distributing, and administering custom-made performance-enhancing drugs … Read more
The ACTIVet PRO laser is the safest and most effective veterinary laser available today. The ACTIVet PRO provides safe Class 1 super pulsed laser therapy to alleviate pain and reduce inflammation and accelerate healing. It also fights infection with a specific blue wavelength. In addition to enhancing your patients’ quality of life, it has no … Read more
BEVA has introduced a practice pass option to make it easier for more members of veterinary teams to attend its congress at ACC Liverpool from 8 to 10 September. The pass, covering vets and VNs as well as live and online options, is available in three packages – small, medium and large – and will … Read more
Welcome to this latest Vet Times Jobs People Match Podcast, where we delighted to be joined by Emily Bridges, graduate program lead at Vets4Pets. Emily has diversified in her career, and here she takes us through her own journey to help others looking to make a change in the direction of their own working lives. … Read more
CVS said it is recognizing the crucial role played by receptionists in veterinary practice by expanding the CPD offering for front-of-house employees. It has launched a Level 4 Endorsed Certificate in Client Care for Veterinary Receptionists, tailored specifically to its receptionists’ needs – becoming, it said, the first in the sector to do so. Commitment … Read more