Financial constraints on owners can create significant obstacles to animal care, requiring vets to seek more affordable clinical options that don’t jeopardise an animal’s health. The easiest way to see this is by considering the “gold standard”. Dr Fiona
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So Many Other Things: The Reality of Veterinary Practice Part 6 – For Love or Money
One prominent factor permeating dealings between practice staff and clients is cost. It was talked about a lot at Brudine, often in the context of affordability. It comes down to the inherent duality of veterinary practice as both caring service and priva
So Many Other Things: The Reality of Veterinary Practice Part 5- By the people, for the people
There are many important truths to working in veterinary practice. Dealing with people is first among equals. “You can’t not be about people,” says Brudine Practice Manager Bri Smith. “They are the entire basis of your business in the veterinary industry.
So Many Other Things: The Reality of Veterinary Practice Part 4 – It takes two to practice
There is little doubt that the veterinary practice someone works for can impact the quality and quantity of their career, sometimes beneficially, sometimes not. The importance of finding the right practice cannot be overstated, especially for new graduate
So Many Other Things: The Reality of Veterinary Practice Part 3 – After-Hours
But it requires veterinary practices to be able to close at a reasonable time while also knowing that animal care will continue overnight. In the ACT, that overnight animal care is enabled through the region’s veterinary services “night shift”, which comp
So Many Other Things: The Reality of Veterinary Practice Part 2 – Hustle & Bustle
The rhythm of a typical day at Brudine is dictated by an ongoing tussle between order and unpredictability. Setting order are the appointments schedule (for consultations) and the hospital board (for surgeries, diagnostics, observations and boarders). Lik
So Many Other Things: The Reality of Veterinary Practice – Part 1
Holding a mirror to the veterinary industry to see the realities you work with every day. I came across Michael Weinhardt’s ‘So Many Other Things’ photographic essay and accompanying articles a couple of weeks ago. I was drawn to the honesty in the photos