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Special announcement: VetPrac is now a Pty Ltd Company
Dear Colleagues, It is with great joy that I get to announce that VetPrac is now a Pty Ltd company! After 12 years of being my little business baby, VetPrac has grown up. She is now an entity of her own and comes with her own ABN and everything! It's very exciting! In...
Part 2 Anaesthetic considerations during Laparoscopy
Last week we explored the impact laparoscopy has on the pulmonary and cardiovascular systems. So how can we manage our patients’ anaesthetic to achieve the best possible outcome when performing laparoscopic procedures? Ventilatory support in the form of intermittent...
Seeing Things Eye to Eye… Meet Dr Martyn King
Back in the mid 1980’s as a recent graduate, Dr Martyn King didn’t always see “eye to eye” with his senior veterinary associates when they were managing ophthalmic cases. He sensed that there must be better ways to treat many of these cases, and began a long journey...
Part 1 Anaesthetic considerations during Laparoscopy
When planning for laparoscopy, have you ever thought about its impact on your patients’ ability to tolerate general anaesthesia? The key to success, as always, is preparation and vigilant monitoring. The abdominal insufflation required during laparoscopy will impact...
VetTips: Practical Ophthalmology
Tip 1: Pupillary responses to light, the menace reflex, the ‘dazzle' response and even the ability to respond to a moving object in the visual field do not measure vision. Instead, they evaluate the integrity of certain neuroanatomical pathways. All these can be...
What school did you go to?
Sometimes we come across a question in our careers that influences how we are seen and how we see ourselves. One which I am grappling with at the moment is "What school did you go to?" As new graduates looking for jobs, or employers looking for staff, it's a question...
I’ll be ok. It will never happen here!
Written by Janine Irwin VetPrac Workshop Leader & SES Legend I’ve been working within my local State Emergency Service Group for over 20 years and to be completely honest until now it has been all about lost people, storm damage and the odd flood. Now our climate...
Welcome to the VetPrac Laparoscopy team Dr Kathryn Duncan
Dr Kathryn Duncan graduated from the University of Melbourne in 2015 and will complete her residency at Southpaws Specialty and Referral Hospital early 2020. She is passionate about all aspects of small animal surgery with a particular interest in cardiothoracic...
From Laparoscopy to surgery on large land-based predators
What do you get when you cross a veterinary surgeon with a fine dose of good humour? Dr Brenton Chambers! Dr Chambers is a UQ graduate with a mixture of general, emergency and referral practice experience, a stint as a lecturer at the University of Melbourne in Small...
A peek into Laparoscopy with Dr Peter Delisser
Dr Peter Delisser is a formidable specialist in Small Animal Surgery. From his undergraduate degree at the University of Queensland to his surgical residency at the University of Bristol, Dr Delisser has completed his PhD studying the effects of mechanical loading on...
Guest Blog: Pulmonary Contusions in the Small Animal Trauma Patient
Trauma in dogs and cats can cause a range of potentially serious conditions and our friends at Vet Education have developed a 4-week course addressing emergency management of trauma patients. More details about the Vet Education course are available below. We are...
Want to be a High Achiever in the veterinary industry? This is your opportunity
The on-line course How High Achievers Succeed and Keep Succeeding is starting again soon, over 6 weeks on Thursdays from October 17 to November 21, 2019.This course has run ten times so far with close to 100 people being a part of the small group format. So why might...
TPLO Case Study: Dr John Punke and Lilly
The Tibial Plateau Leveling Osteotomy requires skills in orthopaedic surgery to achieve good healing and better ranges of locomotion. It is the only technique unanimously recommended for dogs with steep tibial plateau angles, and the best technique for dogs with...
Meet Dr Chris Tan: Specialist surgeon & VetPrac Educator
VetPrac is feeling very privileged to welcome Dr. Chris Tan to the education team at the TPLO workshop on September 27-29, 2019. Chris is a busy man! He works as a specialist surgeon at Sydney Veterinary Emergency and Specialists, but also continues to follow his...
Make Your Dreams A Reality
It's been a while since I've written and I'd like to share. You see, I've been asleep for a little while, dreaming. And my dreams are coming true so it's time to wake up and tell you about it. I am privileged to be working with the best team I can imagine. Janine,...
Case Study: The importance of planning for TPLO
“Failing to plan is planning to fail" We hear this quote so often; one situation when it’s especially true is when performing TPLO surgery. The importance of planning when performing TPLO is highlighted in the case study below. VetPrac thanks Dr James Simcock, one of...
Case Study: Brachycephalic Airway with a Co-Morbidity of Hiatus Hernia
With the recent increased popularity of brachycephalic dog breeds, and their all too common respiratory problems, it’s not surprising that VetPrac’s upcoming “Fix the Face” workshop filled up quickly. If you’re one of the lucky vets that managed to snare a spot for...
Case Study: Brachycephalic Airway Syndrome with Stenotic Nares
With the recent increased popularity of brachycephalic dog breeds, and their all too common respiratory problems, it’s not surprising that VetPrac’s upcoming “Fix the Face” workshop filled up quickly. If you’re one of the lucky vets that managed to snare a spot for...
Dr Kat Crosse – From skiing accident to PHD in airway disease in Brachycephalic dogs
VetPrac welcomes Dr Kat Crosse to the education team for the Fix the Face workshop in September 2019. We think she’s the perfect choice for this workshop – she’s currently doing a PhD in airway disease in brachycephalic dogs AND she has a great teaching philosophy!...
Independent Vets of Australia presents the Synergy Conference 2019
In veterinary business there are a number of key elements that when given strategic and synergistic attention can have multiplying effects on the results for the practice. This September 19th to 21st, the Independent Vets of Australia Synergy Conference will be held...