Practice Pulse Blog

The veterinary field has seen many advancements in recent years, and one of the most notable ones is the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI). AI has the potential to revolutionize the way veterinarians diagnose and treat animals. However, like any new technology, there are pros and cons to its use. In this blog post, we will explore the use of AI in the veterinary field, its benefits, and its limitations. First, let's take a closer look at how AI read more...

Sometimes acceptance of life’s circumstances comes from the most surprising sources. In my case, it was the blockbuster movie “Barbie.”   If you haven’t seen it, allow me to fill you in. Barbie’s life is picture-perfect; her dream house is flawless. Her friends are her personal cheerleaders.  In the early scenes of the film, I reflected on my own dream house, also known as my veterinary practice, and for a split second I had a tiny pang of envy. read more...

Mental health awareness is on the rise, and many businesses are offering Employee Assistant Programs (EAP) or other benefits to support the mental health of their team members. Despite growing awareness and treatment options for mental health, there are generational differences in addressing this need. The baby boomers and Gen Xers were raised in an era where mental health was stigmatized. Mental health problems were often ignored or written read more...

Some of you probably celebrated Independence Day with barbeques and fireworks. I celebrated it symbolically by freeing myself from the stress of knowing that July was not what I had expected it to be. Let me explain… I started out 2023 with some significant plans and goals for my veterinary practice. We were going to plunge into VHMA’s new Organizational Diagnosis and Design Toolkit; we were wrapping up a major construction project. I was super read more...

Time. I think I'm usually pretty good with my time management. But all it took was a series of unfortunate events recently for me to bemoan time scarcity, throw out all the "tools" I knew and start to melt down.  You see, some recent personal and professional occurrences derailed me and my practice's management. I fell into an "I don't have time" scatterbrain mode that was bad for me and the practice. On the practice side, there is never a good read more...