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  • In this episode, VN Times editor Lacey Pitcher welcomes experienced RVN Sara Ho-Le to discuss training, leadership and peer mentoring.

    Sara’s career has been varied and her passion for emergency and critical care has seen her travel to the other side of the world.

    Sara discusses utilising her career passport to nurse down under and how mentor nurses have shaped her career.

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    Sara completed her veterinary nursing diploma after passing the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) in 2011. After working in clinical practice for several years, Sara obtained RCVS clinical coach status and is passionate about the training and development of student veterinary nurses.

    In 2018 Sara returned to study and completed the Certificate in Veterinary Nursing for Emergency and Critical Care (CertVNECC) through VetsNow Ltd. In 2022 Sara obtained the Veterinary Technician Specialist qualification in Emergency and Critical Care through the Academy of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care Technicians and Nurses (AVECCTN).

    Sara has worked in a variety of practices, including first opinion, specialist centres, university teaching hospitals, and not-for-profit organisations in the United Kingdom and Australia.

    She currently works as the training and development coordinator at one of Melbourne's largest veterinary hospitals. Sara’s professional interests include emergency and critical care nursing, disease pathophysiology, anaesthesia and analgesia, wound care, and in-clinic teaching and training.

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    ๐—˜๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐˜† ๐—ฉ๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐—˜๐—ฑ๐˜‚๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป

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  • In the past two decades, veterinary professionals have become excellent at recognising and assessing pain in animals.

    Karen Walsh joins the Vet Times Podcast once more to discuss current and future analgesia developments.

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    ๐—ž๐—”๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—ก ๐—ช๐—”๐—Ÿ๐—ฆ๐—› ๐—•๐—ฉ๐—ฒ๐˜๐— ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ, ๐——๐—ฉ๐—”, ๐——๐—ถ๐—ฝ๐—˜๐—–๐—ฉ๐—”๐—”, ๐— ๐—ฅ๐—–๐—ฉ๐—ฆ
    One of the three directors and owners of Eye Veterinary Clinic, Karen is both an RCVS and a European specialist in anaesthesia and analgesia. She divides her time between ensuring the smooth running of Eye Veterinary Clinic and overseeing anaesthetics and pain management for its patients.

    Her special interest is advanced training in veterinary anaesthesia for nurses and veterinary surgeons, and she is always happy to give advice to colleagues to help them keep their patients safe.

    Her article in Vet Times (Volume 54, Issue 08, Pages 7-9), “Companion animal analgesia – overview of latest thinking”, is available now within the CPD+ section of Vet Times, at www.vettimes.co.uk/article/companion-animal-analgesia-overview-of-latest-thinking-cpdanaesthesia/

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  • The first in a series of short webinars on recruitment topics sees Vet Times’ head of veterinary connections, Fiona Stephens, help to unravel the mysteries of writing a powerful job ad.

    Throughout the episode, Fiona discusses what attracts candidates, what to include and (just as importantly) what NOT to include in your job advert.โ€‹

    Fiona supports her talk with some examples of successful ads, which she has made available in a PDF version of her original webinar presentation, downloadable from https://bit.ly/3IhXgtg

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    This series, designed to help veterinary practices looking to expand their teams, continues at 8pm on 6 March 2024 with a look at whether recruiting from abroad is the right move for your practice.

    Register for “Is recruiting a vet from overseas right for you?” at https://bit.ly/3uSh97g

  • While a fundamental of dentistry, intra-oral radiography is often not a part of standard practice set up.

    Making a case for what that can, and should, perhaps change, Hannah van Velzen joins the Vet Times Podcast once more.

    Hannah’s article accompanying this podcast, “Dental radiography made easy”, is in Vet Times (Volume 54, Issue 07, Pages 6-9) and will be available soon at vettimes.co.uk

    Hannah graduated from the Utrecht University in the Netherlands in 2016. She worked in general practice in the UK for six years, developing a strong interest and passion for veterinary dentistry, and completing the European School for Advanced Veterinary Studies Certificate of Small Animal Veterinary Practice/Dentistry.

    Hannah works at Eastcott Referrals in Swindon as a resident in dentistry, oral and maxillofacial surgery, and is secretary of the British Veterinary Dental Association.

  • Following the success of the inaugural Vet Times Big 6 Live during the 2023 SPVS Congress, Allister Webb returns with a specially selected panel of six experts to discuss how AI will impact the veterinary world.

    The session considered how we can implement AI in practice, whether we can effectively regulate it, and saw panellists discuss the biggest opportunities and challenges that AI could present.

    Allister also opened up to the floor to delegate’s questions on this ubiquitous and evolving topic.

  • In this episode, VN Times editor Lacey Pitcher welcomes experienced RVN Helen Harris to discuss squiggly careers and falling back in love with veterinary nursing.

    Helen’s career has been varied including GP, charity and shelter medicine and now, zoo nursing.

    Helen discusses starting out as a veterinary nurse and how her various workplaces have shaped not only her career, but her outlook on animal welfare and veterinary medicine.

  • Intestinal helminths are an issue in horses, and anthelmintic resistance is an increasingly common concern for vets and equine clients to be aware of.

    In this Vet Times Podcast, Jacqui Matthews updates us on the latest situation.
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    ๐—๐—”๐—–๐—ค๐—จ๐—œ ๐— ๐—”๐—ง๐—ง๐—›๐—˜๐—ช๐—ฆ ๐—•๐—ฉ๐— ๐—ฆ, ๐—ฃ๐—ต๐——, ๐—™๐—ฅ๐—ฆ๐—•, ๐—™๐—ฅ๐—ฆ๐—˜, ๐—™๐—ฅ๐—–๐—ฉ๐—ฆ
    Jacqui qualified as a veterinary surgeon, completed a PhD in parasitology and then worked in academia for more than 25 years, leading a range of interdisciplinary projects focused on helminth infections of ruminants and horses.

    During this time, she taught many undergraduates and postgraduates in the subject area, and was awarded more than £13 million in competitive funding for research, from which more than 140 peer-reviewed papers have been published.

    Jacqui has written numerous layarticles, given seminars and workshops to stakeholders promoting sustainable helminth control practices, and for many years was technical advisor to the Control of Worms Sustainably in Cattle initiative and parasitology expert on the UK Veterinary Products Committee.

    She sits on several sub-groups of the CANTER initiative, set up to develop and promote best practice guidelines for parasite control in horses. One of her inventions – an ELISA test for equine small redworm – was commercialised by Austin Davis Biologics in 2019 and, in 2022, she moved to this company as director of veterinary science, where she leads the research and development programme.

    Prof Matthews has written the article “The worms have turned: an update on anthelmintic resistance” for Vet Times (Volume 54, Issue 03, Pages 6-9), which features more on this topic.

  • In this episode, VN Times editor Lacey Pitcher welcomes experienced RVNs Jackie Hay and Michelle Barley, two of the nurses behind UK Vet Nurses Worldwide, an initiative dedicated to advancing animal care worldwide by helping facilitate skilled vet nurses sharing their knowledge and education with others to help improve animal welfare.

    Despite experiencing technical issues, Jackie and Michelle rallied in true vet nurse fashion to make things work – even resorting to recording the second half of our interview in a car using mobile internet (pictured) – because the conversation was too valuable not to be had.

    Follow UK Vet Nurses Worldwide on social media at:
    www.instagram.com/ukvn.ww
    www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61554955708249

    You can also support the initiative at www.gofundme.com/f/uk-vet-nurses-worldwide
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    ๐— ๐—œ๐—–๐—›๐—˜๐—Ÿ๐—Ÿ๐—˜ ๐—•๐—”๐—ฅ๐—Ÿ๐—˜๐—ฌ ๐—ฅ๐—ฉ๐—ก
    Michelle is a qualified Veterinary Nurse with twenty-nine years’ of experience and she works part-time as a nurse, she has worked with large animals, small animals, equine and exotics.

    Michelle was on the Board of Trustees for St Francis Dogs Home, Newquay from 2019 to 2022 and has now become the Fostering Coordinator.

    Michelle has a particular passion for dogs and horses and has a keen interest in dog behaviour and currently working towards her behaviour certificate.
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    ๐—๐—”๐—–๐—ž๐—œ๐—˜ ๐—›๐—”๐—ฌ ๐—ฅ๐—ฉ๐—ก
    Jackie has been a qualified vet nurse for 18 years. She enjoys emergency and critical care and gained the Vets Now ECC certificate in 2019.

    Throughout her career, Jackie's main focus has been the care of small animals but she has also supported British Divers Marine Life Rescue with the rehabilitation of seal pups. She is passionate about maintaining high-quality care standards and has been a clinical coach supporting student vet nurses.

    Jackie was inspired to create the charity UK Veterinary Nurses Worldwide after working with charities in Cyprus, Romania and Sri Lanka where she trained vets and their assistants in anaesthesia, safe practice and animal welfare. The initiative, UKVNWW, will continue this work and promote animal welfare internationally.
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    Fay initially started with a career in human medicine and later decided to retrain as a veterinary nurse. Since 2016 Fay has been involved with trap, neuter, and release clinics and actively gets involved with outreach projects where she can.

    Fay wasn’t a guest on this podcast episode but as a valuable member of the team, we wanted to credit her.

  • London Vet Show 2023 saw Vet Times and the Big 6 panel discuss the thorny topic of the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) review of the veterinary profession, specifically focusing on the opportunities it could provide the sector.

    Led by Vet Times editor James Westgate, the session looked at how the professions could change for the better, with industry experts including VMG president Miles Russell, BVNA president Lyndsay Hughes, XLVets chief executive Andrew Curwen, British Veterinary Union chair Suzanna Hudson-Cooke, SPVS board chair Peter Orpin and BVA senior vice president Malcolm Morley.

  • In the past 30 years, veterinary understanding of ageing and age-related diseases in pets has grown considerably.

    To discuss some of the conditions, treatments and management strategies, Mike Davies joins the Vet Times Podcast once more.
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    ๐— ๐—œ๐—ž๐—˜ ๐——๐—”๐—ฉ๐—œ๐—˜๐—ฆ ๐—•๐—ฉ๐—ฒ๐˜๐— ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ, ๐—–๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ฉ๐—ฅ, ๐—–๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ฆ๐—”๐—ข, ๐—™๐—ฅ๐—–๐—ฉ๐—ฆ
    Mike qualified from the RVC, has RCVS postgraduate certificates in veterinary radiology and small animal orthopaedics, and holds a fellowship by examination in clinical nutrition in cats and dogs.

    He is an RCVS specialist in veterinary nutrition (small animal clinical nutrition). Mike has worked in academia and private practice, and for several pet food manufacturers and pharmaceutical companies. He speaks internationally on clinical nutrition and geriatrics, and founded the original City and Guilds certificate in small animal nutrition, and the BVNA certificates in small animal and exotic nutrition.

    He runs Provet’s certificate course in clinical nutrition.

    His article “Geriatric dogs: conditions, treatment and management” was in Vet Times (Volume 53, Issue 45, Pages 6-14) and is online at https://www.vettimes.co.uk/article/geriatric-dogs-conditions-treatment-and-management-cpdseniorpets/

  • In this episode, VN Times editor Lacey Pitcher talks to RVN Laura Jones, founder of www.veterinaryinternalmedicinenursing.com and veterinary technician specialist in small animal medicine.

    Laura is a regular speaker at many big conferences around the UK and further afield, but in this podcast we learn about the person behind the accolades and how she is sharing her passion for medicine with other nurses.
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    ๐—Ÿ๐—”๐—จ๐—ฅ๐—” ๐—๐—ข๐—ก๐—˜๐—ฆ ๐—•๐—ฆ๐—ฐ(๐—›๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€), ๐——๐—ถ๐—ฝ๐—”๐—ฉ๐—ก(๐—ฆ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น ๐—”๐—ป๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—น), ๐—œ๐—ฆ๐—™๐— ๐——๐—ถ๐—ฝ๐—™๐—ก, ๐—ฉ๐—ง๐—ฆ(๐—ฆ๐—”๐—œ๐— ), ๐—ฅ๐—ฉ๐—ก

    Laura began nursing in 2007 and qualified as an RVN in 2010. She went on to gain the RCVS Advanced Nursing Diploma in 2014, before moving to a multidisciplinary referral centre in Hampshire as an Internal Medicine nurse. Here, she completed a top-up degree in Advanced Nursing, graduating in 2017.

    In January 2019 Laura moved to The Ralph as Senior Medicine Nurse and, in June of the same year, became a member of the Academy of Internal Medicine Veterinary Technicians, completing the VTS entrance exam in Arizona.

  • In this Vet Times Extra podcast, we’re discussing pain in dogs caused by osteoarthritis.

    It’s a slightly different approach to podcasts you may have heard on our channel, and features a number of speakers.

    Charlie Richards BVetMed, PgCert, MRCVS graduated from the RVC in 2009 and subsequently worked in small animal practice in the south-east, before moving into a commercial role managing an online veterinary pharmacy in 2011. Charlie joined Boehringer Ingelheim as a brand technical advisor in 2016 and works within the pet pain and inflammation franchise.

    Chris Elliott BSc(Hons), (playing Alfie) trained as an optometrist, but after a career change has worked in human and veterinary pharma for the past 20+ years. He has been Boehringer Ingelheim territory manager in Northern Ireland for the past 15 years, with a focus on the company’s small animal portfolio.

    Tash Whitehouse BSc, (playing Willow) graduated from the University of Reading in 2020 with a BSc in Animal Science, after completing a year in industry working at Chester Zoo. Following graduation during the pandemic, Tash found a regulatory affairs role at Boehringer Ingelheim, and has since found excitement in all things marketing, and now works in the pain and inflammation franchise.

    Michael Sullivan BVSc, MRCVS, (playing Axel) graduated from the University of Liverpool in 2016 and went on to work in small animal practice in Wigan, before moving down south to Lewes for his second practice job. He joined Boehringer Ingelheim in 2021 as a brand technical advisor before moving into technical services as a technical services vet. He enjoys being able to chat to and support vets and vet nurses with product enquiries and challenging clinical cases.

    Angela McNellan DipAVN(surg), (playing Roxy) was awarded the Diploma in Advanced Surgical Veterinary Nursing in 2002. She has a vast range of nursing experience having worked at the University of Glasgow Veterinary School and for PDSA. She then settled as a head veterinary nurse in a busy small animal practice, going on to become the practice manager. Angela joined Boehringer Ingelheim in 2022 as a territory manager providing support to practices in the north and west of Scotland.

    Jack Johnson BVSc, MRCVS, (playing Eddie) graduated from the University of Liverpool in 2013 and subsequently worked in mixed practice before focusing on small animal practice in the north-west, before joining Boehringer Ingelheim as a technical services vet in 2021, supporting customers and colleagues with technical product enquiries.

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    Today’s podcast sponsor is Boehringer Ingelheim, the maker of Metacam and Previcox, which has recently launched the Arthritis AWARE Campaign to raise awareness of canine OA. Boehringer is on a mission to increase the number of conversations about canine arthritis to make sure more dogs receive the diagnosis they need to ease their suffering.

    Two in five young dogs have arthritis, yet many go undiagnosed and are not receiving treatment, suffering in silence.

    Boehringer wants to change this and its new Arthritis AWARE campaign makes it easier for veterinary professionals and owners to talk about canine arthritis, by making it easier to spot the early, often subtle signs.

    The company’s owner-facing campaign raises awareness of OA through digital and social media marketing channels, and aims to educate owners on the condition, and how it impacts their dog’s life.

    It gives them some simple guidance to spot the signs of OA, and best care for their dog if they receive a diagnosis.

    All they ask of vets is to support their mission to drive more conversations about canine arthritis and relieve the suffering of the dogs who may be living in pain.

    Contact your Boehringer Ingelheim territory manager to get involved.

  • With the rise of antimicrobial resistance, the need for additional treatment options is growing.

    In this Vet Times Extra podcast, we’re joined by independent veterinary dermatology consultant Carly Mason and vet Sally Schroeder to discuss an alternative treatment in skin conditions.

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    In today’s episode, sponsored by Vetoquinol, we delve into fluorescence biomodulation and the concerning lack of awareness about anti-microbial resistance.

    Vetoquinol is an independent, family owned company with the well-being of animals and humans at the heart of its business.

    Phovia, a recent product launch from Vetoquinol, uses fluorescent light energy for non-invasive skin regeneration in pets, accelerating skin healing and restoring quality of life for dermatology patients.

    This innovative approach, using blue LED light and chromophore gel, is redefining veterinary care, addressing issues from hot spots to surgical incisions.

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    ๐—–๐—”๐—ฅ๐—Ÿ๐—ฌ ๐— ๐—”๐—ฆ๐—ข๐—ก ๐—•๐—ฉ๐—ฆ๐—–, ๐—–๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ฉ๐——, ๐——๐—ถ๐—ฝ๐—˜๐—–๐—ฉ๐——, ๐— ๐—ฅ๐—–๐—ฉ๐—ฆ
    Carly is an independent veterinary dermatology consultant, and a KOL and positive advocate of Phovia.

    She worked in general practice for seven years where she developed a keen interest in dermatology. Carly enjoys all aspects of veterinary dermatology work and has a particular interest in autoimmune skin diseases, allergic skin disease and otitis.

    ๐—ฆ๐—”๐—Ÿ๐—Ÿ๐—ฌ ๐—ฆ๐—–๐—›๐—ฅ๐—ข๐—˜๐——๐—˜๐—ฅ ๐—•๐—ฉ๐—ฒ๐˜๐— ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ, ๐— ๐—ฅ๐—–๐—ฉ๐—ฆ
    Sally is a director of Berry House Vets and has been working there since she qualified from the RVC in 1999.

    Sally was initially sceptical of Phovia, but after using it in her own practice, she loves the product.

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    For further information on Phovia, email [email protected] or telephone 01280 814500.

  • Disease of canine synovial joints is common, and radiographs can provide a major route to successful diagnosis.

    Renowned small animal orthopaedics specialist John Innes joins this Vet Times Podcast to enlighten us on the x-ray considerations in thoracic limbs.

    Read “X-ray tips for joint disease in canine thoracic limbs” at www.vettimes.co.uk/?p=266614
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    John Innes BVSc, PhD, CertVR, DSAS(Orth), FRCVS, a director of Movement Referrals: Independent Veterinary Specialists near Runcorn in Cheshire.

    He is an RCVS specialist in small animal orthopaedics and spent 22 years in clinical academia, latterly as professor of small animal surgery, where his research focused on osteoarthritis and comparative orthopaedics.

    He has published more than 100 peer-reviewed papers and 15 textbook chapters. While at the University of Liverpool, John developed the “Liverpool Osteoarthritis in Dogs” client-reported outcomes measure. He also founded the British Veterinary Orthopaedic Association Canine Hip Registry and co-developed the Humeral Intracondylar Repair System implant for humeral intracondylar fissure.
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    ๐—ฆ๐—ฃ๐—ข๐—ก๐—ฆ๐—ข๐—ฅ๐—˜๐——
    This podcast is sponsored by Zoetis, manufacturers of Librela.
     
    Dogs of all types may be affected by osteoarthritis pain, with one in four dogs suffering¹.

    If left untreated, the pain can become worse over time. Help owners spot the signs of canine osteoarthritis with the Zoetis online osteoarthritis checklist at https://bit.ly/43fem3U.

    Together, let’s give more dogs more days of play.

    For more information on Librela, speak to a Zoetis account manager or visit librela.co.uk

    ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ
    ๐Ÿฃ. ๐–ซ๐–บ๐—Œ๐–ผ๐–พ๐—…๐—…๐–พ๐—Œ ๐–ก๐–ฃ๐–ท (๐Ÿค๐Ÿข๐Ÿฃ๐Ÿซ). ๐–ฃ๐–พ๐—๐–พ๐–ผ๐—๐—‚๐—‡๐—€ ๐–บ๐—‡๐–ฝ ๐—†๐–พ๐–บ๐—Œ๐—Ž๐—‹๐—‚๐—‡๐—€ ๐—ˆ๐—Œ๐—๐–พ๐—ˆ๐–บ๐—‹๐—๐—๐—‹๐—‚๐—๐—‚๐—Œ ๐—‰๐–บ๐—‚๐—‡ ๐—‚๐—‡ ๐—’๐—ˆ๐—Ž๐—‡๐—€ ๐–ฝ๐—ˆ๐—€๐—Œ, ๐–ฏ๐—‹๐—ˆ๐–ผ๐–พ๐–พ๐–ฝ๐—‚๐—‡๐—€๐—Œ ๐–ฟ๐—‹๐—ˆ๐—† ๐—๐—๐–พ ๐Ÿค๐Ÿข๐Ÿฃ๐Ÿซ ๐–ถ๐–ฒ๐– ๐–ต๐–  ๐–ข๐—ˆ๐—‡๐—€๐—‹๐–พ๐—Œ๐—Œ ๐–ฒ๐—’๐—†๐—‰๐—ˆ๐—Œ๐—‚๐—Ž๐—†, ๐–น๐—ˆ๐–พ๐—๐—‚๐—Œ ๐–ฒ๐–พ๐—‹๐—๐—‚๐–ผ๐–พ๐—Œ ๐–ซ๐–ซ๐–ข.

  • Welcome to a very special Vet Times podcast - our 100th episode.

    The episode’s host, Vet Times editor James Westgate, said: “I’d like to take this chance to thank you guys for listening over the years and helping us to reach this magnificent milestone .

    “To mark the occasion, we decided to do something a little bit different and a little bit special, so we’re delving into the world of contextualised veterinary care – and to help us do that, we have assembled a panel of some of the leading vets in the charity sector.”

    Joining us in this episode are Alison Thomas, head of veterinary services at Blue Cross; RSPCA chief veterinary office Caroline Allen; Steve Howard, head of clinical services at PDSA; Dogs Trust deputy director Runa Hanaghan; and Maggie Roberts, director of feline welfare at Cats Protection.




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  • In the next offering of our short podcasts in regards to referral nursing, VN Times editor Lacey Pitcher talk with RVN Danielle Seymour, surgery team leader at Vets Now Manchester.

    If you haven't already listened to the other episodes, we would urge you to, to get some real insight into referral nurses working across our profession.

  • When it comes to your career journey, you’re the one in the driving seat. But what’s the destination, how do you get there – and how do you even know when you’ve arrived?

    In this People Match Podcast, coach and change facilitator Steve Bailey offers advice on plotting your future, setting goals and the value of good mentors for the journey.


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    ๐—ฆ๐—ง๐—˜๐—ฉ๐—˜ ๐—•๐—”๐—œ๐—Ÿ๐—˜๐—ฌ
    Steve is a partner at Space Coaching Services, a company specialising in supporting teams and organisations – especially vet practices – to be the best that they can, through a range of coaching-inspired diagnostic and support services.

    Coaching since 2017, Steve has both a certificate and a diploma in coaching and mentoring from the Institute of Leadership and Management.

    During his coaching career he has provided support to, among others, head teachers, teaching and learning specialists and IT specialists, as well as veterinary professionals. He has recently been part of a project team implementing a mentoring programme within a large not-for-profit organisation.

  • In an exclusive series of short podcasts VN Times editor Lacey Pitcher explored how referral nurses have found their way into the referral sector and asked their advice for nurses considering exploring such opportunities.

    This special podcast episode pulls together the four interviews in which Georgia Vinall from Bristol Vet Specialists, Tawny Kershaw from Swift Referrals, Andy Bell from the Dermatology Referral Service and Emma Vince from Optivet Referrals all sat down with Lacey to discuss their journey to referral practice.

  • In this People Match Podcast, we speak to European specialist in small animal internal medicine Katherine Clarke, at Davies Veterinary Referrals.

    We find out all about her journey to passing her European College of Veterinary Internal Medicine diploma exams and hear her advice to any vets out there looking at taking their next career steps.

    ๐—ž๐—”๐—ง๐—›๐—˜๐—ฅ๐—œ๐—ก๐—˜ ๐—–๐—Ÿ๐—”๐—ฅ๐—ž๐—˜ ๐—•๐—ฉ๐—ฆ๐—ฐ ๐—•๐—ฆ๐—”๐—ฉ๐—” ๐—ฃ๐—š๐—–๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ฆ๐—”๐—  ๐— ๐—ฅ๐—–๐—ฉ๐—ฆ ๐——๐—ถ๐—ฝ๐—˜๐—–๐—ฉ๐—œ๐— -๐—–๐—”
    ๐—˜๐—•๐—ฉ๐—ฆ ๐—˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—ฆ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ฆ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น ๐—”๐—ป๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—œ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น ๐— ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ
    Katherine graduated from the University of Bristol in 2011. She subsequently worked in a first opinion, small animal practice in Shropshire, and during this time she started her certificate in small animal internal medicine.

    After three years at this practice she moved to the midlands to complete an Internship at Willows Veterinary Centre and Referral Service, gaining her certificate during this time.

    She joined the team at Davies in May 2018 and completed a three-year residency programme in small animal medicine in May 2021. She attained the European Diploma in Small Animal Medicine in 2022.

    On her role at Davies, speaking on its website, she said: “It is a privilege to be a member of the exceptional multidisciplinary team here at Davies. The standard of care and facilities available to our patients are excellent across the whole practice. I enjoy being part of the outstanding internal medicine team.”

  • In this VN Times podcast editor Lacey Pitcher speaks to Laura Hughes about the importance of conversations surrounding nutrition.

    Laura is a veterinary nurse development manager at Purina PetCare who firmly believes that supporting nurses has a direct impact on animal welfare. This conversation includes:

    • what the Purina Institute offers nurses
    • CentreSquare resources and tools
    • a teaser of what Purina will be offering at BVNA congress
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    ๐—Ÿ๐—”๐—จ๐—ฅ๐—” ๐—›๐—จ๐—š๐—›๐—˜๐—ฆ
    Laura qualified as a veterinary nurse in 2002 and worked across first opinion, referral, and rescue centre practices before joining Purina. Since then, she has worked in various roles across the Purina business.

    Her current role is to support veterinary nurses in practice as well as technical training for the Purina Veterinary Nutrition Partners.

    Laura’s aim is to further develop the awareness of Purina’s research and to inspire more people to be passionate about nutrition.