We’re used to technology in our everyday lives, but Stuart Carmichael explains why practices need to ensure staff are trained, willing and able to accept it at work, too.
Henry Tremaine – UK representative on the World Equine Veterinary Association board – writes about the latest congress, which wowed locals and international delegates alike.
Rachel Garty, Rosalind Brown, Tia Barlow, Alison Langridge, Rachel Lumbis, Ruth Serlin and Tierney Kinnison discuss expansions in interprofessional education at the RVC, including how it helps vets and VNs in their future careers.
Niall Connell, Jennifer Hammond and Emma Tomberry discuss the online portfolio at the University of Glasgow School of Veterinary Medicine and how its importance after studies has grown.
Jan Moehlenbrock, managing director of MSD Animal Health’s UK operation, heads into the Examination Room to talk about company strategy and the MSD bursary.
Anyone who thought of the surgical checklist as a bureaucratic tick-box exercise should think again, urges John Williams. Here, he outlines the case for them and why every practice should have a checklist champion.
Petra Agthe summarises some of the available literature on this subject and outlines specific helpful strategies individuals can adopt to reduce the strain.
In an evocative piece, communication coach Katherine Eitel Belt – a speaker at BSAVA Congress 2018 – outlines the characteristics that make for a great leader.
