28 JAN 2019 · Dr Emma Davis is a well known Aussie Veterinarian who has taken a side step in her career to help vets (in her words) "to create fabulous, profitable careers that make this world a better place!" For some being 'just a vet' with the day to day pressures involved in practice often leads to well educated and capable people leaving the profession altogether. But Emma's passion for helping vets find the right work - whether 100% veterinary based or a mix of 'something different' such as a lecturer, community adviser perhaps or even just a change of scenery for a while hopefully means vets will keep their passion for the career's they've spent their lives working for. In this short podcast we recorded outside a local coffee shop in Yass, Emma explains why she started Veterinary Careers.

26 JUL 2018 · Vision Australia Seeing Eye Dogs, in association with Royal Canin and Greencross Vets, will be hosting the inaugural Seeing Eye Dogs Veterinary Symposium at its state-of-the-art national training facility in Melbourne 11-12 September 2018. Colleagues from Australia and overseas will be coming together to share knowledge on common and emerging canine health challenges within the service dog, shelter and kennel medicine industry. This event is open to all veterinarians, vet nurses, kennel attendants, shelter managers, breeding program operators, dog trainers and students alike who are invested in service dog health and development, or vet care in kennel and shelter environments. The event is being run in conjunction with the biennial International Guide Dog Federation Conference which is being held in Sydney 14-16 September 2018.

1 OCT 2017 · As a vet, how many cases of animal abuse do you think you've seen that were presented as (say) 'hit by car'? or 'fell off the verandah?' - Perhaps a better question might be - how many have you missed? And was the client really telling the whole story? - after all they may well have been the other 'victim' of what is increasingly becoming more common here in Australia. Violence against animals at home almost always has a link to domestic violence in those same human/animal relationships. Well known blogger from Small Animal Talk Dr Anne Fawcett recently attended the AVA's annual conference in Adelaide and in particular 2 sessions on Animal Abuse. This is an important story and we hope you get to share it with your colleagues and other team members.

31 JUL 2017 · Are you the best sales-person for your business? Veterinarian's are more often than not into 'fixit' mode rather sales. And pet retailers, groomers etc get into a pet related business because they like the idea of working with animals. But that doesn't necessarily make you the best one to fund the 'passion' now does it? In this short podcast Steve Jensen from Impact Training provides some great ideas to get your business back on track with less involvement from you or just an attitude adjustment from you.

23 JUL 2017 · Whether we like it or not, we all make mistakes. So as a vet - what do you do? Dr Jo Sillince from Pets Australia has some advice you may have heard before but worthwhile hearing again to be reminded of what to do and how to do it.

10 JUL 2017 · You don't have to be a vet or vet nurse to experience stress! We all experience stress of one kind or another on a daily basis - work, family, money problems?... but how do you deal with it? Linda Campbell is a Sydney based hypnotherapist and counsellor and we thought we should have a chat about an issue that affects most of us. Linda has a range of personal services available via her website here: http://www.yourmindmastery.com/

8 JUL 2017 · Hard-hearted or a soft-touch? How do Veterinarians make life or death decisions for animals who can’t speak for themselves? It’s not a topic you’re likely to come across in main-stream media… but issues such as ‘consent’ and ‘wildlife’ loom large in this week’s VETtalk ONLINE exclusive conversation with Dr Anne Fawcett, co-author of the brand new must-read ‘Veterinary Ethics – Navigating Tough Cases’. There are also some funny bits! 😊 Anne’s book is now hot off the press - details where it is available at the end of this video.

1 JUL 2017 · There's a brand new book co-authored by well-known Aussie vet, lecturer and journalist Dr Anne Fawcett and the Uk’s well-known Dr Siobhan Mullan... It’s called ‘Veterinary Ethics – Navigating Tough Cases’ and it approaches ethical issues in a very different way. Anne very kindly agreed to give us the very first interview about the book given our long association with her and the wider veterinary profession and I think your followers will find the resulting chat absolutely riveting.

25 MAY 2017 · No money for marketing? What about a referral? So many times we hear vets and others say "I'm not going to waste money on marketing - it doesn't work" Really? - We'd agree that quite often it's harder to measure ROI on marketing efforts but did you know you really don't have to spend a lot to make an impact? Steve Jensen from Impact Training has a few ideas that might just get you thinking about ways to market your business without breaking the bank!

4 APR 2017 · Ever wondered why some Veterinarians seem to be more successful than others? What do they do differently that’s allowed them to find that elusive work/life balance and can anyone do it too? Those are some of the burning questions which prompted Dr Diederik Gelderman to track down and interview some of Australia’s veterinary leaders for a book called ‘Veterinary Success Secrets Revealed’ so of course we asked him to reveal all in this edition of the VETtalk.BIZ Podcast.