Vet Times Podcast

In this podcast, Ned Flaxman – general manager UK for Krka – discusses how UK practice can optimise profitability, particularly with a focus on product sales. _____________________________

In this podcast, sponsored by Boehringer Ingelheim Animal Health, Paul Imrie speaks with Owen Atkinson, of Dairy Veterinary Consultancy, and Kath Aplin from Boehringer Ingelheim Animal Health, about communicating with farm clients and motivating change on farms. Communicating ideas and changing behaviour are skills we can all develop to become more effective vets. Owen, a Recognised Specialist in Cattle Health and Production, brings insights from his Nuffield scholarship and behaviour change theory, alongside experience in clinical practice to help tackle common scenarios faced by farm vets. _________________

Launched to its first cohort in July 2021, The Virtual Veterinary Internship – run by the US-based Veterinary Information Network – is an international online course designed to help support and guide new graduates or vets returning to the profession. The course was created in response to a growing sense of job dissatisfaction and poor welfare among young vets in practice, with aims of keeping them in the profession. It includes both clinical and non-clinical elements, and allocates each of its virtual interns a mentor – an experienced working professional who will help to guide them through the early stages of their career. Now, two years on, Vet Times editor James Westgate talks to course founders Stijn Niessen and Yaiza Forcada about the successes of the initiative, the two-way nature of a successful mentor/mentee relationship, the fallacy of impostor syndrome and the importance of making sure all veterinary professionals are able to find their “happy spot”.

Canine atopic dermatitis is a chronic and common inflammatory and pruritic skin condition requiring lifelong management and owner cooperation. To discuss risk factors concerning causes and maintaining management, Victoria Robinson joins this Vet Times Podcast. She also joined with Matt McHale to provide a case-by-case guide to treating this frustrating skin condition. “Atopic dermatitis treatment options” first appeared in Vet Times 53.20, pages 6-9. The article is also available online within our CPD+ collection on dermatology at https://www.vettimes.co.uk/article/atopic-dermatitis-treatment-options-cpddermatology/ ______________________

Recognition for veterinary dentistry in general practice has increased in the past few years – an important development given 80% of dogs and cats aged three or older suffer dental disease. We probe some of the key issues with Hannah van Velzen, resident in veterinary dentistry at Eastcott Referrals, in this latest Vet Times Podcast. Hannah has written the article “Dentistry: the more you look, the more you find” in Vet Times (Volume 53, Issue 19, pages 4-6), which is available now at https://bit.ly/3qF3gXt _________________

Arlene Connor, national referral nursing lead (UK referrals division) and Helen Rooney, clinical and development support (referrals) at IVC, join VN Times editor Rachael Buzzel to chat about their career journeys and what referral nursing means to them. They also discuss the launch of IVC Evidensia’s Introduction to Referral Nursing Programme, on which you can find further information at https://bit.ly/43BRICR _____________________________________

In this People Match Podcast, exclusive to anyone who has updated their profile, Andy Green, people director at Kent-based Pennard Vets, talks about the employee-owned practice model the business has adopted. It will discuss what the employee-owned trust model means, what its benefits are, the impact on clients and patients and what the future might hold for the concept. _____________________

In this Vet Times Podcast – also a special edition of IMV Imaging’s Focal Point – we have teamed up to bring some insights and initiatives to the veterinary sector. We will be discussing results from an IMV-run survey on some of the challenges the veterinary industry faces today and some of things we have to look forward to. We have Christy Lightley, head of marketing for IMV Imaging, BVA president Malcolm Morley, and Fiona McFarland, senior vice-president of the North of Ireland Veterinary Association. _______________________

Strangles, caused by the bacterium Streptococcus equi, is one of the most frequently diagnosed infectious diseases of horses across the world. It is highly contagious and is one of the most common equine respiratory diseases in the UK, with an estimated 600 outbreaks in the UK alone. Here we are joined by Andrew Waller, chief scientific officer at Intervacc AB, the company that developed the strangles vaccine, Strangvac. He will be talking to us about vaccination guidelines in the face of a strangles outbreak and how vaccination, alongside good stable management and biosecurity procedures, can play a really important role in improving herd immunity and reducing the number of strangles cases in the equine population, thereby preventing major economic loss to the equestrian industry. _______________________

This Vet Times Extra Podcast sees Paul Imrie speaking with Andrew Biggs of The Vale Veterinary Group and Kath Aplin from Boehringer Ingelheim Animal Health about targeted mastitis therapy. The podcast is sponsored by Boehringer Ingelheim, who bring us Ubropen, Ubrolexin and Metacam. We’re going to talk about how mastitis treatment has changed over the years, what affects cure rates and we’ll discuss the pros and cons of a targeted mastitis therapy approach using on-farm culture. Treating cows with mastitis is one of the most common reasons for using antibiotics on dairy farms, so it’s a highly relevant topic for any vet involved with dairy work. ______________________

In the first of our exclusive People Match podcasts, veterinary surgeon and Veterinary Business Development’s recruitment brand manager Fiona Stephens discusses the difficult issue of understanding when is the right time to leave your current job. Fiona tackles the feelings that may arise of abandoning clients, their pets and our colleagues, as well as addressing the fear of having too many short employment periods on your CV. Listen now to find out the enlightening statistics surrounding current employment opportunities for our US veterinary counterparts and whether you should change your job…

In this latest People Match podcast, Jade Bessenay provides information and advice for 2023 graduates about finding their first practice. She discusses what motivated her own career choices, how she sought her first placements and how she has settled in to life at her first practice. Jade Bessenay is from New Caledonia in the South Pacific. She studied at the University of Nottingham and graduated in July 2022. She is currently working as a mixed vet in north Wales and her particular interests lie in surgery and emergency care.

For this episode of VBJ First Opinions, we are delighted to be joined by the CEO and founder of one of Europe’s fastest growing veterinary groups – Junko Sheehan from UNAVETS. In this podcast, Junko talks to editor James Westgate about the company’s three years of explosive growth and its exciting plans for the future. ___________________

Osteoarthritis (OA) affects a fifth of all dogs aged one year or older, and treatment and ongoing management must be carefully planned and reviewed by vets. To delve into this topic, Ross Allan – clinical director of referrals at Pets'n'Vets Glasgow – joins the Vet Times Podcast. _______________________________

Linnaeus chief nursing officer Andrea Jeffery and RVN Sue Badger, who has been in the profession for more than 50 years, join VN Times editor Rachael Buzzel to discuss their new book Professionalism and Reflection in Veterinary Nursing. A project more than 10 years in the making, Andrea and Sue hope the book will support the evolution of the professional RVN and equip vet nurses to contribute to the ongoing development of a professional identity. For further details of the book, or to order a copy, visit bit.ly/3zih9Mj ________________________

A sub-speciality of interventional radiology, interventional oncology is common in human medicine, but is also gaining traction on the veterinary side. To outline this topic, Daniela Murgia, European Board of Veterinary Specialisation (EBVS)-recognised specialist in small animal surgery, joins the Vet Times Podcast. _____________________________

A common canine presentation in vet practice, many skin diseases can cause pruritus, and differentials include infection, ectoparasites and hypersensitivity – increasingly to food. Discussing some of this, RCVS and European Board of Veterinary Specialisation-recognised specialist in veterinary dermatology Carly Mason joins this Vet Times Podcast. _________________________________

BSAVA president Alison Speakman and vice-president Carl Gorman join the Vet Times Podcast to look forward to BSAVA Congress 2023, being held from 23-25 March in Manchester. Dr Speakman provides an update on some of the association’s recent activities, and looks forward to what will be the first BSAVA Congress since 2019 to be held as a fully face-to-face event. She also looks at key discussions taking place at congress – including the neurodiversity stream on Friday 24 March – and discusses the expansion of the Wellbeing Zone, which debuted last year. Mr Gorman will become BSAVA president in the summer, and in this podcast discusses some of his priorities and ambitions for the year ahead. He also explains how the BSAVA is aspiring for congress to be a carbon-neutral event, as part of the association’s ongoing sustainability initiatives. _________________________________

More than 20 modules make up the lecture programme for BSAVA Congress 2023, which takes place in Manchester from 23-25 March. Ahead of the event, congress committee chairperson Paul Higgs joins the Vet Times Podcast to discuss how the sessions have evolved from last year’s initial event in Manchester and shares his anticipation for the event – including picking out some highlights from the lecture programme. Mr Higgs also discusses the “Day in the Life of” stream, which returns following its debut at last year’s congress. This year, it features two live case work-ups, which will bring an element of jeopardy to the drama-based sessions – and it’s Mr Higgs who will be putting his reputation on the line as he works up each case in front of a live audience. _____________________________________