The Vet Detective: Recent Episodes
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The Vet Detective With Kimberly Shaffer, LVT, PSIvet
The Vet Detective is a quick and candid podcast series for independent veterinary practice owners and managers, where we uncover the underlying challenges that limit a business’ potential and provide a frontline, bottom-up perspective on how to overcome them.
As an LVT with over 20 years of experience and a consultant to over 200 practices, Kimberly knows what works and what doesn’t. As the eyes and ears of the industry, she’s privy to the unfiltered conversations happening around your practice that you’re not hearing. Consider her your practice’s very own private eye.
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Episode 12 – How NOMV Is Helping to Change the Industry
Dr. Erika Lin-Hendel (they/them/their) joins us in this episode of the Vet Detective. As a board member of Not One More Vet (NOMV), Dr. Lin-Hendel's advocacy efforts are centered on intersectionality and include BIPOC, LGBTQIA, and Neurodiversity. With veterinarians being two to three times more likely to commit suicide than any other profession, listen to find out what Not One More Vet is doing to change this.
Episode 12 Show Notes:
Guest: Erika Lin-Hendel, VMD, PhD, NOMV Board Member (pronouns They/Them/Their)
Linkedin: Erika Lin-Hendel | LinkedIn
Not One More Vet (nomv.org)
CLEAR Blueprint
QPR suicide prevention training
Lifeboat
Brave Space Certificate Program
Get Help:
National Suicide Prevention Hotline: (800) 273-8255
Crisis Text line: Text “HOME” to 741741
Lifeline Chat : Lifeline (988lifeline.org)
SAMHSA’s National Helpline | SAMHSA Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services
LGBQTIA+ resources:
We’re here for you Now – The Trevor Project
LGBT National Help Center: 1-888-843-4564
Home | Trans Lifeline
BIPOC resources:
Multicultural Veterinary Medical Association (mcvma.org)
MCVMA Rise 2022 | Multicultural Veterinary Medical Association Conference
Unicorns BIPOC Women Leaders in Veterinary Medicine video
TruCuddle™ (trupanion.com)
Neurodiversity resources:
Autistic Self Advocacy Network (autisticadvocacy.org)
Therapist Neurodiversity Collective - Therapy, Advocacy, Education (therapistndc.org)
Episode 11 - Where Are All the Technicians with Walter Brown
In this month’s episode of the Vet Detective, we are joined by Walter Brown, BA, RVTg, VTS (ECC), and known as the comedian “Skinni GO LIVE.”
We will talk about what's happening with technicians in our industry as veterinary hospitals are struggling to fill these roles. Listen to this episode to hear why, and what you can do about it at https://psivet.com/thevetdetective/
Episode 10 – To Fear or Not to Fear
In this month’s episode, Kimberly Shaffer will discuss less fearful handling approaches and techniques for your pet patients.
Several years ago, there was a giant movement to take a different approach to handling techniques, and to this day, we still debate whether it is the right thing to do, or if we have the time to incorporate those changes. Join Kim Shaffer as she shares her experience and discusses different approaches to low-stress handling of patients and how they can change your team’s and patients’ mental well-being.
We will discuss this and MORE at https://psivet.com/thevetdetective/
Show Links:
Fear Free Pets - Taking the "Pet" Out of "Petrified" for All Animals
Low-Stress Handling® University
Dr. Sofia Yin's Low Stress Handling®
In this month’s episode, we will be chatting with Bash Halow, LVT, CVPM, and the founder of Halow Consulting on how to get unstuck. Many veterinary practice owners and managers get stuck and resist change in their practice. We will talk about how to incorporate that change to make things easier. Because isn’t that what we all want in the end anyway?
Find out how to get unstuck at https://psivet.com/thevetdetective/
In this month’s episode, we talk with Rod Finnegan, founder of Vetinsure, about how veterinary practice owners can get proper insurance coverage for their practice and their teams. We’ll spend this episode discussing how to ensure practice owners are adequately insured when considering what carrier and broker is the best fit for their practice.
Find out how more at https://psivet.com/thevetdetective/
Today we are discussing compassion fatigue with expert Julie Squires, CCFS, CLC, and founder of Rekindle, LLC, and host of the Rekindling podcast.
Compassion fatigue is a critical concern among veterinary professionals. Suicide rates among veterinarians are high and many veterinary professionals report burnout and compassion fatigue. This PSIvet education module helps you support your practice and staff to both recover from previous burnout and prevent future burnout and fatigue.
Learn how to Identify and address compassion fatigue in your practice and more, visit members.psivet.com/education
Kimberly will be discussing reasons for veterinary turnover and ideas on how to combat this nationwide issue.
Joining us is guest Mark Olcott, MBA, DVM, and Vitus Vet Co-Founder discussing ways to improve the partnership between the vet and the pet owners.
Joining us is guest speaker Julie Antonellis, LVT, VTS-ECC, and Recover trainer discussing critical care response with your team.
Kimberly will be discussing the importance of sharing metrics with your veterinary team.
Joining us is again for the second half of our interview is Peter Weinstein, DVM, MBA, owner of PAW Consulting and co-author of "The E-Myth Veterinarian", discussing ways to work on, not just in your practice.
Joining us for our very first episode of The Vet Detective is guest speaker Peter Weinstein, DVM, MBA, owner of PAW Consulting and co-author of "The E-Myth Veterinarian", discussing ways to work on, not just in your practice.