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Looking for a new challenge in your career as a veterinary nurse or technician? Have you considered the field of canine sports medicine and rehabilitation? Read on to find out how Ashlee Callander chose this career path. Ashlee is now a senior CCRA (Certified Canine...

If you’re one of the lucky people that has registered for the Canine Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation Workshop, you’ll meet Dr Kim Lim, who is an educator at the workshop. When I interviewed Kim recently, I was blown away by her passion for veterinary...

Let’s face it, many of us are introverts. Many of us find people who are overly confident as imposing. But the moment we enter a room, people are immediately forming an impression. They’re making snap judgments and perceptions based on how we carry ourselves and how...

The economy is slow... It's a GREAT time to buy a business. They always say, "Listen to your mother." My mother is a pretty clever lady and she once told me that the best time to buy into a business is when the economy is slow. Given the current RBA cash rate of 1%, I...

Why won't the dog put its leg down? The radiograph shows that surgery went well. Does this sound familiar? Have you see this after your cruciate or patella surgery? The importance of post-operative rehabilitation and rehabilitation to complement the pain management...

Don't you wish you had a machine in your practice that printed money? Well - you do! An Ultrasound machine used on every equine lameness case will increase the cash flow of your business by $150-600 per case depending on how you decide to price it. If you do 4...

Dr. Alex Young always imagined she’d be a horse vet. What started as a large animal ultrasound fellowship at UC Davis to hone her skills as a lameness diagnostician ended up in a specialist radiology qualification. It was the “exposure” to many different imaging...

Canine Rehabilitation Institute (CRI) is coming back to Australia! Join us at the Canine Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation workshop. This is your opportunity to learn from the world's best. Enrolments are open to Veterinarians, Physiotherapists and Vet nurses who...

Meet the widely travelled Irish equine veterinarian who now calls Australia home, and whose preference for a “quiet one” has adapted to her new home’s climate and viticultural products! VetPrac is excited to welcome Dr Sue Jones to our team of educators; let’s find...

Tip 1 Post-operative monitoring, especially keeping the patient very calm, is extremely important when performing brachycephalic airway surgery. Look to recover these patients in a quiet area, however a nurse cage-side is essential in the recovery period. Avoid stress...

VetPrac is excited to welcome Professor Jean-Marie Denoix to Australia in July 2019; he will lead the equine lameness ultrasound workshop at UQ. Dr. Denoix is considered to be the world’s foremost equine musculoskeletal system anatomist. Let’s get to know how Dr....

Meet Merlin, the Chihuahua cross whose magical skills weren’t enough to prevent injury when he jumped out of a car! Merlin was referred to Dr Peter Young for management of bilateral non-union fractures of the distal radius and ulna; a not uncommon complication of such...

Dear Colleagues, VetPrac contributes to helping veterinarians prepare for their technical roles by offering a lot of opportunities. It’s exciting to hear about these success stories as you grow in your professional roles but confidence is an area that seems to hold us...

Coping with Stress and Burnout as a Veterinarian by Dr Nadine Hamilton Psychologist Dr Nadine Hamilton, founder of the charity Love Your Pet Love Your Vet, has spent the last ten years researching why the mental wellbeing of vets has become so compromised and what can...

Having a glass of wine at the end of the day or losing yourself in social media or streaming services is a quick and easy way to wind down at the end of the day. It feels like it helps – and it certainly may, but only in the short term and when used intermittently....