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While shining a light on the many different areas of the field of veterinary technology, we aim to have thought provoking discussions about the issues facing veterinary technicians and nurses with the leaders in our field.
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Sunday Apr 30, 2023
Sunday Apr 30, 2023
Caffeinators, let's get weird. Let's talk money. We all want it. We all need it. What do we do with it? We can all attest to the fact that this is low-earning profession. That makes many of us work additional jobs, leave the field altogether, etc. Considering all of that, what do you think of your financial well-being? We ask because that's the discussion for this episode. This is one of our few, non-veterinary technician guest episodes, but with a discussion we hope you'll benefit from. Tom Seeko joined us recently, and he is a financial consultant with a focus in veterinary medicine. Yes, most of his clients are practice owners and DVM's, but our focus was veterinary technicians. As an employee benefit do you receive retirement benefits? Do you know what they are or what to do with them, especially if you leave the practice? If your practice owner uses a financial advisory, have you discussed asking if they could offer that persons services to the staff as an employee benefit? This episode, and his website and podcast, are chock full of ideas and resources. Take your money back. Take control of your financial well-being. You can start here.
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Dog Days Consulting - https://dogdaysconsulting.com/
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Sunday Apr 23, 2023
Sunday Apr 23, 2023
Caffeinators, welcome back to the Vet Tech Taproom! This episode we're doing something special! You may have heard us say that we're inviting our Patreons to participate in our Taproom episodes, and this is the FIRST such episode of that! Liza Rudolph came by to hang out with us and offer her insight on some of the topics we discussed! It's a unique opportunity to have less scripted and more off the cuff, organic discussion! We cover a lot of ground in this one-come join us!
Sunday Apr 16, 2023
Sunday Apr 16, 2023
Caffeinators, if your morning cup of coffee doesn't open your eyes, this episode surely will! Alyssa Mages, BS, CVT, recently came by the Vet Tech Cafe and knocked our socks off. We covered so much ground in this episode, but at the same time, every little thing we discussed could've been its own hour of discussion. She's a founder of Empowering Veterinary Teams, and that was where the bulk of the discussion lies-what that looks like, what they do, how it started... you know we love to talk about veterinary technician entrepreneurs! We covered training, utilization, and a whole host of other topics. She's also a Board member of Pawsibilities, and we cover that as well. Just listen, we promise you'll dig this one!
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If you would like to help us cover our podcast expenses, we'd appreciate any support you give through Patreon. We do this podcast and our YouTube channel content to support the veterinary technicians out there and do not expect anything in return! We thank you for all you do. 🐾
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Dog Days Consulting - https://dogdaysconsulting.com/
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Pawsibilities: https://pawsibilitiesvetmed.com
Nurtur (new communications org): https://nurtur.co
BlendVet: https://blend.vet
https://www.linkedin.com/in/acmcvt2019evt/Sunday Apr 02, 2023
Sunday Apr 02, 2023
Caffeinators, it's not often we have a guest that is not a credentialed veterinary technician. But when those opportunities present themselves, we make sure it's a discussion we think you'll benefit from, and this is certainly one of those. Anthony Pierlioni is a manager of a multi-specialty hospital in Connecticut. His background isn't in veterinary medicine-it's in social work. We've have a couple episodes in the past where we've discussed the benefits of having a social worker on staff in vet med, and this is a step in continuing that discussion. He talks about his unique experience and viewpoints as someone who is not a career vet med head, and how different personalities in management and staff, as well as differences in skills and many other things could, and should, be leveraged to get the very best out of the team. Finally, he's a TURTLE guy. Like, big time. He does some amazing education and work with sensitive species of turtles, has TWO of his own podcasts about turtles, and so much more, and we spend a lot of time talking about all that too! Really fun episode here that you don't want to miss!
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If you would like to help us cover our podcast expenses, we'd appreciate any support you give through Patreon. We do this podcast and our YouTube channel content to support the veterinary technicians out there and do not expect anything in return! We thank you for all you do. 🐾
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Dog Days Consulting - https://dogdaysconsulting.com/
Show Links:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/anthony-pierlioni-aa5a75173/
https://www.vcacareers.com/global/en
Sunday Mar 26, 2023
Sunday Mar 26, 2023
Caffeinators, hello from Arizona! Well, we're actually back home now, but we recorded this during our "business trip" to Arizona this past week. We recap some of the fun stuff we did, some of the really cool stuff we're working on, and preview some of our upcoming episodes. As always, the Taproom episodes are raw and uncut, like you're right there with us! We hope you enjoy!
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Sunday Mar 19, 2023
Sunday Mar 19, 2023
Caffeinators, have we got a discussion for you! You may remember when we interviewed Dr. Andy Roark, his suggestion for a future guest was Melissa Entrekin, and she was gracious enough to join us at the Vet Tech Cafe for some wonderful discussion about our profession. This is a wide-ranging episode, from state association work to vet tech education to life in this field overall. There's a lot to unpack in this one, and we could've easily continued this discussion for hours-which only means we'll have to have her back on the show at some point. Oh! And, she was the 2021 NAVTA Vet Tech of the Year, which means we've had both recipients of the award on our podcast already in 2023!
Melissa's LinkedIn:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/melissa-entrekin-49ba2918b/
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If you want to help us cover our podcast expenses, we'd appreciate any support you give through Patreon. We do this podcast and our YouTube channel content to support the veterinary technicians out there and do not expect anything in return! We thank you for all you do. 🐾
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/vettechcafe
Dog Days Social Media Management Consulting - https://dogdaysconsulting.com/
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SCAVT: https://www.scavt.org/
Piedmont Technical College Veterinary Technology Program: https://www.ptc.edu/academics/schools-programs/health-care/veterinary-technology?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=veterinary-technology&gclid=CjwKCAiAu5agBhBzEiwAdiR5tCwmcILEpLv7dGEGIXj4RXO1_1a39M70jmymAz1mJILI5MUQZzTp-BoCYtAQAvD_BwE
Upstate Vet Emergency + Specialty Care: https://upstatevet.com/
A non-profit foundation that I did not mention during the interview, but that I volunteer time to help with training when I'm available is Kilo-9: https://kilo9.org/
Sunday Feb 19, 2023
Sunday Feb 19, 2023
Caffeinators, did you hear who won NAVTA's 2022 Veterinary Technician of the Year Award? If not, look no further! It's Rochellie Cortés-Martínez, MBA, LVTg from Puerto Rico and she recently came by the Vet Tech Cafe to talk about the honor and life as a veterinary technician in Puerto Rico! This was a fascinating discussion in which we learned about the evolution of the profession there. She talked about how when she went through school not long ago, she attended the only veterinary technician program on the island, yet now, she is on faculty at one of SIX veterinary technician programs on the island! We discussed the legislative hurdles there, to which I'm sure many of us can relate. The discussion in this wide-ranging episode is not to be missed-we think you'll enjoy it as much as we did!
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If you would like to help us cover our podcast expenses, we'd appreciate any support you give through Patreon. We do this podcast and our YouTube channel content to support the veterinary technicians out there and do not expect anything in return! We thank you for all you do. 🐾
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Dog Days Consulting - https://dogdaysconsulting.com/
Show Links:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/rochellie-cortes-martinez/
Sunday Feb 05, 2023
Sunday Feb 05, 2023
In this latest episode of the Vet Tech Taproom, we discuss the prospect of retirement. How many of us have even thought about retiring? How do we stay relevant and useful in this field as we get older. On that same note, we also discuss education and the needs of teachers (especially rookie teachers).
We would love to hear your thoughts on both of these topics. Let us know what you think!
Sunday Jan 22, 2023
Sunday Jan 22, 2023
Caffeinators, as you well know, we love to talk to credentialed technicians that are out there blazing their own path. For this episode, we had the pleasure of talking with Brian Goleman, RVT, owner and creator of Brian's Bandages! Brian is a surgery tech who came to realize there are not a lot of great resources or instructional videos for bandaging, and when opportunity knocked to create, Brian's Bandages was born! Links below will take you to his YouTube channel and social pages. He also teams up with http://bandage-art.com (link below) for vet wrap art, and he talked about how when owners see those patches on the bandages, they often take better care of the bandage to preserve the art! We swap some stories, horror and success, and the instructional part of wound management and bandaging, and the gaps in education that exist in that arena. This is a very entertaining episode you don't want to miss!
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If you would like to help us cover our podcast expenses, we'd appreciate any support you give through Patreon. We do this podcast and our YouTube channel content to support the veterinary technicians out there and do not expect anything in return! We thank you for all you do. 🐾
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Dog Days Consulting - https://dogdaysconsulting.com/
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https://www.patreon.com/briansbandages
https://www.facebook.com/BriansBandages/
https://www.youtube.com/briansbandages
https://warpaws.org/
Sunday Jan 15, 2023
Sunday Jan 15, 2023
Welcome to the Taproom Caffeinators! This episode we discuss the personal affect that CPR has on us as technicians, the recent news from the AVMA regarding the mid level practitioners and the Vet Anesthesia Nerds Favorite things list for 2023.
Chime in on these topics! How do you manage the mental part of running a code?