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  • From blog to where?

    From blog to where?

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    Following on from my little nostalgia tour, which I started when I hit my 10th anniversary writing for Vet Times, I thought I might give you a look at what happens after my blogs are published… Some blogs created some extra interest or led to other things; others provoked letters to Vet Times, comments on…

  • ’Tis the season to (not) be shopping…

    ’Tis the season to (not) be shopping…

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    There are many traditions with Christmas – some you like and some you don’t. The annual onslaught of impulse puppy and kitten purchases hits us all in one way or another: there’s the heart-stopping emergency consults with the sickliest ones, the vaccine consults where you question the validity of that rabies certificate, and the disappearance…

  • CPD as a new grad

    CPD as a new grad

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    One of the advantages of new graduate programmes is the regular and, on the whole, good quality CPD included as standard. This can vary between the programmes, with some offering a degree of choice and others a strict programme of compulsory sessions. These often include a variety of non-clinical and clinical topics, delivered in both…

  • An unrecognised reliance on technology

    An unrecognised reliance on technology

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    It’s surprising how much we rely on the internet and associated technologies. In fact, you don’t quite realise how much it helps until you find yourself without it. I experienced a weird widespread internet fault. I’m not sure if it was localised to to my geographical area, but, for a few hours, neither my mobile…

  • How to survive your first weeks as a new grad

    How to survive your first weeks as a new grad

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    You’ve done it – five long years of hard work and study have paid off and you’ve graduated as a fully fledged vet. Welcome to the veterinary community. And it is just that – a community of people who’ve all been there and had a first day as a vet. You’ll find that everyone (meaning…

  • Spoonies: welcome to Janesville

    Spoonies: welcome to Janesville

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    I’ve said before about my lack of love for Facebook, but my social media heart has warmed up a little towards it – not because I think their exposure will create a better platform or that people will ever stop posting the same meme 50 times a day. No, it’s much simpler and closer to…

  • Congress – a great catalyst for positive change

    Congress – a great catalyst for positive change

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    I’m sitting here on my first proper day off since I got home from this year’s BSAVA Congress. My voice is hoarse, I ache all over and I’m no longer a Porn Star Martini virgin. You could say I had a good time – and all in the name of sharing with some of the…

  • BSAVA 2018

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    With the explosion of social media and digital marketing in recent years, many businesses have expressed frustration at just how fast the pace of change is. So, in an effort to support the veterinary profession, Veterinary Business Development (VBD) is delivering two presentations at BSAVA Congress to help empower practices when it comes to digital…

  • An abbreviation too far?

    An abbreviation too far?

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    We love an abbreviation in the veterinary world. CBA, RTA, TTA – just hopefully not all on the same patient, or all at the same time. To laypeople, medical notes must seem like another language. Therefore, it’s no surprise, when said laypeople request access to their records, that these notes rarely hold the answer. So…

  • Reflection rebranded

    Reflection rebranded

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    Reflection. Yep, it’s the R word again. Now, don’t turn off, because I’m actually thinking we need a rebrand. Bear with me. As an idea, reflection seems to cause a whole heap of negativity in people. But, when you think about it, isn’t it just a process of reviewing new information and applying it to…