The Vet Space Ireland Podcast: Recent Episodes
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Vet Space Ireland Podcast hosted by Michelle & Hazell discusses positivity, learning and all current affairs in the veterinary world
Michelle, Hazell and special guest host Austin Donnelly look back at the year that's been. They discuss, hike's, conferences, graduations and much more, there's even mention of gatecrashing a wedding.
Thank you to all of our listeners, guests, sponsors and everyone we have met along the Vet Space Ireland adventure this year. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you and yours.
Hazell & Michelle catch up with Vet and Director of Rockhall Veterinary, Kathy Enright.
Kathy talks about her journey from her undergrad in Galway, to vet school in Edinburgh, to an equine internship at UCD and so much more.
Hazell & Michelle are joined by mixed vet John Underhill on this episode.
John is a partner at BurrenVets, a 7 vet coastal practice, in Co. Clare for the past 18 years. He qualified in UCD in 1992 and has been in mixed practice since, both here and in the UK. When he’s not working and enjoying family life, he is an amateur photographer, scuba diver, ocean addict and hill walker.
Say hello to burrenvet on Instagram and Twitter
Hazell & Michelle chat with companion animal general surgeon Niamh Casey. Niamh talks about her internships, doing a certificate in general small animal surgery and much more.
Michelle & Hazell chat with Rosalinda Devereux Equine Vet and President of the Irish Equine Veterinary Association.
Rosalinda discusses vet school at the RVC, moving to Ireland and setting up equine practice. She also tells us all about the IEVA Conference taking place 10th -12th November 2022 - check out the IEVA website for more details https://irisheva.ie/
Get the inside track on the upcoming event from Vet Space Ireland, Vet Success 2022. Michelle & Hazell talk through the upcoming lecture program and the agenda of inspiring CPD and networking coming at Vet Success 2022.
We hope to see you there.
https://vetsuccess.ie/attend/
Download the lecture program here - Vet Success Program
To celebrate Veterinary Nurse Awareness Month, Michelle & Hazell chat with equine veterinary nurse Dee Hayes about her career in referral equine practice. Dee talks about her route to nursing, what a day in the life of an equine nurse is like and much more.
Join us at Vet Space Ireland's first veterinary CPD & networking event Vet Success 2022 - go to www.vetsuccess.ie for details.
Get in touch with Vet Space Ireland by sending us an email at inspire@vetspaceireland.ie
Michelle & Hazell chat with Vet Brian Faulkner. Brian talks about his veterinary journey from vet school in Edinburgh, to setting up his first practice, coaching and his passion for psychology and non-clinical CPD.
Michelle & Hazell are joined once again by Patrick O' Neill and special guest Craig Louder all the way from Idaho in the US, to talk all things trace mineral supplementation in the pre-breeding period. For more information about trace mineral supplementation check out https://multimin.eu/ or speak to Patrick directly by contacting him at sales@multimin.eu
Michelle & Hazell chat with Finance Consultant Nick Charalambous from Alpha Wealth. Nick gives simple to follow advice and guidance on pensions, savings and investments, mortgages and much more. This one is not just for the veterinary industry. Nick is a wealth of information, this one is a must listen for all.
Find out more about what Alpha Wealth can do for you - https://alphawealth.ie/
Michelle & Hazell chat with Specialist Pet Surgeon Stephen Martin.
Stephen graduated from University College Dublin in 2013, having previously attained a BSc(Hons) in Biochemistry from University College Cork. Following graduation, Stephen undertook a rotating internship in a large multi-disciplinary referral hospital in the northwest of the UK. Post-internship, a move to general practice and subsequently emergency practice confirmed an aspiration to pursue specialist training in small animal surgery, and to that end, he moved home to undertake a specialist internship in small animal surgery at UCDVH. He commenced as a resident in small animal surgery at University College Dublin in 2016, and completed his residency training in 2020, along with submission of his doctoral thesis on canine antebrachial biomechanics. He remained briefly at UCD as an assistant professor of small animal surgery, before joining the Veterinary Specialists Ireland team. He graduated his Doctoral Studies Degree (DVMS) and successfully completed his ECVS specialist board examinations in July 2021. He has particular interest in the field of trauma surgery, including fracture repair.
Michelle & Hazell chat with mixed Vet Adam Conn from Riada Vets.
Adam discusses his veterinary journey and shares his top tips for new grad vets.
This episode is kindly sponsored by Lloyd & Cowan Recruitment https://www.lloydandcowan.com/
Please support them because they support us!
We are delighted to be joined by our recruitment partner Ciaran from Lloyd & Cowan to discuss all things job seeking and recruiting. Ciaran talks about what's happening in the industry right now, and the world wide shortage of vets and vet nurses.
For more information get in touch with Ciaran and his team https://www.lloydandcowan.com/
Spring is in the air and we are delighted to be joined by Vet Patrick O' Neill to talk about trace mineral top up in the pre-calving period.
The pre-calving period is a risk period for cows for immune issues, Multimin can enhance the cows mineral uptake and reduce subsequent immunity issues for both the cow and the calf.
Listen now and be ready for spring.
For more information go to multimin.eu
Michelle & Hazell reflect on 2021 and look forward to the year ahead.
Lot of big news coming soon, so make sure to watch this Vet Space.
A long time friend and great supporter of Vet Space Ireland, we are delighted to be joined on this episode by mixed animal vet John Fitzpatrick. A UCD graduate, John is a partner in Fairgreen Veterinary Centre in County Tyrone.
John talks about the good, the bad and the not so good of being a large animal vet, lots of wise words and plenty of laughs in this one.
Thank you to Lloyd & Cowan Recruitment for sponsoring the production of this podcast. We would not exists without them. Find out more at https://www.lloydandcowan.com/
Michelle & Hazell are joined by Charles Cosgrave, Managing Director at Village Vets a family run business since the 1970's starting with his Dad, to a 15 branch group of companion animal practices in Dublin and Meath.
Michelle & Hazell are delighted to be joined by Martin Kavanagh for this episode.
Martin is a qualified Veterinarian, Cow Signals® Master trainer and Herd Performance Consultant. He is based in Southern Ireland and has worked both on the island of Ireland and internationally in the animal health and agri-business sectors for the last 27 years.
The production of this podcast is kindly sponsored by VetSave Buying Group. If you are thinking about joining a buying group you can contact Michael Holohan directly at michael@vetsave.net or Tel: + 353 86 2531795.
Please support our sponsors because they support us!
Vet Space Ireland have teamed up with the Dept. of Ag to talk about their up coming campaign Animal Health & AMR Awareness Week 2021. Michelle & Hazell are joined by Damien Barrett and Caroline Garvan to discuss all the events coming up for the week starting 18th November 2021. We discuss personal encounters with AMR, emerging diseases and much more..
To find out more about AMR awareness click here.
Hazell & Michelle chatted with Meta Osborne, a Kildare native and equine vet with a special interest in reproduction.
Meta is also a former Senior Steward of the Turf Club and and is a board member of Horse Racing Ireland. She is a past President of the Irish Veterinary Association and of the Veterinary Council of Ireland.
Thank to Lloyd & Cowan recruitment for sponsoring the production of this podcast. Make sure you are getting the best advice when thinking of a career change by contacting them here - /https://www.lloydandcowan.com/
We are joined by Tommy Heffernan on this episode of Clinical Bites to discuss all things microbes. Tommy explains what microbes are, the role of microbes and the new product Precision Microbes.
You can find more information about the product by visiting https://www.precisionmicrobes.com/
Michelle & Hazell have taken a break from the pod waves for a month so they catch up with what's going on with them, Vet Space and what's to look forward to in the coming season.
Enjoy!
Thank you to Lloyd & Cowan our Recruitment Partners. The production of this podcast is supported by them. Check them out at https://www.lloydandcowan.com/
Michelle & Hazell chat with Gemma O Donoghue of PetScan. From starting out as an equine vet to developing her passion for small animal medicine.
Gemma qualified as a veterinary surgeon with honours in 2007 from University College Dublin. She then worked in a number of busy primary care and referral hospitals in London for 7 years. She concurrently studied for four postgraduate certificates at Masters level in Small Animal Medicine, Cardiology, Feline Medicine and Diagnostic Imaging.
Gemma is a member of the Veterinary Cardiovascular Society, British Small Animal Veterinary Society and International Society of Feline Medicine.
Michelle & Hazell chat with mixed animal Vet Richard Ryan. Kilkenny native, Richard talks about beginning his veterinary career in Canada, the pro's and con's of mixed practice and much more.
Michelle & Hazell chat to vet nurse Paula this week. After studying anthropology, then a masters in primates, Paula went on to become a vet nurse and has been in practice for 14 years, she also has further qualifications in feline nursing. Paula currently focuses on social media marketing, and her new business Vet Scents.
Michelle & Hazell chat with Donal Cape, companion animal vet and partner at Dublin Bay Vets a brilliant new start up vet practice in north county Dublin. Donal qualified from UCD in 2009 to take up a large animal position in the mountains and green fields of Co Tyrone – working in a mixed practice in Cookstown. From there, he travelled to Australia and spent five years travelling and working as a large and small animal vet around the country. He returned to Ireland in 2016, when he took a job in Lucan attending to the local cats, dogs and other pets.
Hazell & Michelle chat with Tom Austin, Partner and Equine Vet at Anglesey Lodge Equine Hospital in Kildare. Tom talks about his veterinary journey, a day in the life of a busy equine vet, and the challenges of running a busy referral equine hospital.
Michelle & Hazell chat with Ciaran Jones from Gilabbey Veterinary Hospital.
Ciarán is a Diplomate of both the American and European College of Veterinary Surgeons and has completed a three year surgical residency programme where he practiced a variety of orthopaedic, soft tissue, neurologic, oncologic and minimally invasive surgery at Washington State University.
A 2014 UCD graduate, Ciarán completed a small animal rotating internship at Western College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Saskatchewan in 2015. Following this, he moved to Washington State University where he completed a three year ACVS surgical residency and was awarded numerous scholarships including for teaching and for his research in exercise science. . Outside of work, he is passionate about rugby, tennis, golf, and travelling with friends and family.
Ciarán has a particular interest in arthroscopy, minimally invasive techniques, fracture repair and spinal surgery.
Michelle & Hazell meet volunteers Fiona, James and Niaomh from Vet Support Ireland. They share what Vet Support does, who it's for and how you can contact them.
Michelle and Hazell are joined by Mairead Leahy, owner of Arra Veterinary Clinic in Tipperary. Mairead discusses how she uses fear free in every day clinical practice. Including vaccination, client interaction, practice design and how it all fits into the overall development of your practice.
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Michelle & Hazell chat with Eoin Ryan from UCD. They discuss the challenges facing the veterinary industry, Eoin's sword collection and a rampaging bull on the Stillorgan dual carriageway.
Norma chats with Hazell & Michelle about her life in veterinary. Working in the UK in companion animal, coming home to mixed practice and joining industry.
Hazell & Michelle chat with Veterinary Oncologist Amy from UCD. Amy discusses her veterinary journey, veterinary oncology, and much more.
Hazell and Michelle chat with Rachel Brown, large animal vet from Moy Vet Clinic in Mayo.
Hazell and Michelle chat with large animal vet Eamon from Summerhill Vets in Nenagh. They discuss preparing for Spring 2021, being a practice owner, life lessons, and much more.
Hazell and Michelle had a fun festive chat with Charles Chavasse, Jarlath Sutton and Aimee Keenan.
Hazell and Michelle spoke with Catherine about her time in Budapest as a student, being a mixed animal female vet and lots more.
Hazell and Michelle chat with Darragh about his walking campaign, dermatology, social media use in the veterinary industry and much more.
Tommy Heffernan discusses AMR, the future of large animal veterinary, communication and his own personal veterinary journey with Michelle and Hazell.
Michelle discusses opportunities for vets outside of clinical practice with Lucy Chadwick. They discuss Lucy's further education including a GP Cert in Veterinary Management & Business.
Hazell caught up with Greg to discuss all things exotics. Greg completed a GP Cert in exotics and described how he found the course.
As part of our Vet Nerd at Vet Space series - Michelle caught up with Niamh O' Toole Veterinary Dermatologist to discuss all things dermatology and doing a dermatology cert from Liverpool.
Hazell & Michelle recap on how they managed through the COVID-19 lockdown, how Vet Space has grown and what to watch out for from Vet Space in 2020.
This episode is a short introduction to the Vet Space Ireland podcast. You will hear about Hazell Mullins and Michelle Maguire's veterinary journey along with some laughs from life in veterinary.