Remember when CBD was the hottest topic in veterinary medicine? I sat down with Stephen Niño Cital, lead editor of the first veterinary cannabinoid medicine textbook and director of pain and cannabinoid medicine at Remedy Veterinary Specialists, to find out where things landed after that early buzz. Stephen breaks down the hemp versus cannabis distinction,… Read More
Talking to the Team About Pharmacies
Stephanie Goss, Fractional Practice Manager and CEO of Pride VMC, joins Dr. Andy Roark to tackle a question every Canadian clinic is bracing for: what happens when human pharmacies start selling pharmacy products at a fraction of the markup your team is used to? Andy and Stephanie dig into pharmacy disruption, client communication, and team… Read More
Adapting to a New Pharmacy World
Dr. Andy Roark, host of The Cone of Shame Veterinary Podcast, flips the script and lets Kelsey Beth Carpenter run the show for the launch of a brand new six part miniseries, Cone of Shame Canada. The topic on the table: human pharmacies have entered the veterinary pharmacy business north of the border, and Andy… Read More
When Getting Things Done Holds Us Back
Last night, after a 2-year break, I went back to improv comedy. The team I’m joining had a planning meeting, which seems odd given it’s an improvisational team, but I was all about it. Planning meetings, after all, are how we get stuff done. At the meeting, I was reconnected with people I’ve worked with… Read More
The Five Phases of Your Work Life
I’m pretty sure there are five phases to a working life. I say pretty sure because I’ve actually only unlocked four stages, and I know a growing number of people who are in the fifth, but that doesn’t mean there’s not a secret stage I don’t know about. After all, I didn’t know about the… Read More
Falling Trust in Research & the Data We Really Need
I’ve got Dr. Jules Benson on the podcast today and we’ve got a doozy of a topic for ya: The sad, sad state of research in vet medicine (my words, not his!) I am bothered by what seems to be a tidal wave of crappy, biased, cherry-picked research lately, and I ask Dr. Benson to… Read More