Dr. Beth Venit, Chief Veterinary Officer at the American Association of Veterinary State Boards, joins the podcast to discuss veterinary board complaints in the United States and Canada. Dr. Venit explains how board complaints are made, processed and communicated to doctors and technicians. She talks about what to expect at State Board hearings, and what… Read More
Life With Clients
When Pet Owners Don’t Believe in Euthanasia
Dr. Mary Gardner joins the show to talk about when pet owners don’t believe in euthanasia. This can be an emotional experience full of hard conversations for veterinarians. Let’s get into it! Cone Of Shame Veterinary Podcast · COS – 196 – When Pet Owners Don't Believe In Euthanasia You can also listen to this… Read More
Changing the “Lanes” of Practice: Urgent Care, Telemedicine & the VCPR
Neurologist and Neurosurgeon Dr. Sean Sanders joins the podcast to talk about how General Practice is changing and must continue to change to both reduce veterinarian burnout and increase access to care. Dr. Sanders and Dr. Roark discuss how fragmenting general practice into “wellness” and “urgent care” could potentially benefit doctors, techs and pet owners…. Read More
How AI will Change Vet Med in the Next 5 Years
Dr. Adam Little joins Dr. Andy Roark to discuss what the recent launch of powerful AI tools like ChatGPT will mean for veterinary medicine in the next 5 years. They discuss how AI will impact communication with pet owners, customer service, building practice systems and protocols, and making accurate diagnoses. Cone Of Shame Veterinary Podcast… Read More
Making Practice Easier with Automation
Mira Johnson CVPM CPA joins Dr. Andy Roark to talk about opportunities many veterinary practices are missing to lighten their load and speed up their work through automation. In this episode, Mira discusses the benefits of decreasing human interaction in systems that are repeated (or simply are not enjoyable). She talks about identifying bottlenecks in… Read More
Learner’s Permits & The Power of Referred Joy
My oldest daughter recently got her learner’s permit. This permit now allows her to practice driving a car as long as an adult is with her. She is beyond excited. So it comes at no surprise when she asks if I’ll ride around with her at least once per day. Helping teach my daughter how… Read More