The Vet Vault: Fall In Love With Veterinary Science

Lift your clinical game with our RACE approved clinical podcasts at ⁠⁠vvn.supercast.com⁠⁠  for more clinical confidence and better patient outcomes, or check out our Advanced Surgery Podcast at ⁠cutabove.supercast.com⁠.  Get case support from our team of specialists in our ⁠Specialist Support Space⁠. ⁠Subscribe to our weekly newsletter⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠for Hubert's favourite clinical and non-clinical learnings from the week. “This is not a women's issue: this is a societal issue. We all have women in our lives that we love, that we work with, that we care for, and we MUST be putting these conversations on the table.” If you’re listening to THIS podcast, chances are you’re a veterinarian. That means that statistically, there’s about a 70% chance you’re a woman. That makes an honest, in-depth conversation about menopause not just relevant, but essential. This is that conversation.  And even if you’re not a woman, or menopause is still decades away for you, you almost certainly work with or live with someone for whom this topic is, or will be, very significant. You should absolutely care about it- and know about it. In this question-and-answer conversation, recorded live at the Greencross Symposium 2024, we unpack the science, symptoms, and solutions with Dr. Nicole Avard, menopause specialist, and Georgie Drury, founder of Metluma, a digital health initiative that supports women through menopause. From understanding the biology of menopause to tackling its impact on mental health, career, and workplace culture, this is the conversation you didn’t know you needed—but one that will make a difference in your life and practice.  Topics and Timestamps [00:04:00] Menopause 101 [00:06:00] Biological Changes During Menopause [00:08:00] Symptoms of Menopause [00:12:00] Mental Health and Menopause [00:15:00] Challenges in Diagnosis and Treatment [00:17:00] HRT Safety and Benefits [00:22:00] Myths and Misinformation [00:32:00] Organisational Responses to Menopause [00:40:00] Menopause Q&A Gradual discontinuation of HRT. Role of diet in managing symptoms: [00:45:00] Advanced Questions on Treatment Using IUDs vs. transdermal progesterone. Blood tests for diagnosing postmenopause. Role of testosterone in symptom management. Speaker bios: Nicole Avard Dr Nicole Avard is a dedicated Menopause Specialist GP with 18 years of experience as an Integrative GP. As the Medical Director and Co-founder of Metluma, she is passionate about guiding women through the complexities of menopause. Dr Nic has supported thousands of women on their menopausal journey, offering compassionate and individualized care.  Georgia Drury Georgie is an experienced entrepreneur and CEO, with a passion for health and technology. As founder and CEO of Springday, she built the business into a multi-million-dollar global organisation, operating across 13 countries in ASPAC before exiting and moving onto her next venture. With Hummingbird Innovations, Georgie advises, invests, and collaborates with boards and organisations. She is currently Co-founder and CEO of Metluma, an exciting and innovative digital health initiative aiming to support women by taking a proactive approach to menopause. We love to hear from you. Leave a review here, or get in touch with questions or feedback at [email protected]. And if you like what you hear, please share the love by rating us on your podcast player and hitting that share button and sending a link to someone who you think should hear this. 

Lift your clinical game with our RACE approved clinical podcasts. Get your first two weeks free at ⁠⁠vvn.supercast.com⁠⁠  for more clinical confidence and better patient outcomes, or check out our Advanced Surgery Podcast at ⁠cutabove.supercast.com⁠.  Get case support from our team of specialists in our ⁠Specialist Support Space⁠. What if you asked the head of a famous business school for some veterinary business advice, but instead of telling you about a new system to increase productivity or some new marketing hack, he tells you to ‘focus less on the business side of veterinary practice’?  "You have to stop imposing a managerial mindset on these types of businesses - a 'business mindset.' Managerialism has seeped into everything - into industries where it shouldn't be. " An interview that started with the goal of helping vets get better at having difficult finance conversations quickly detoured into a discussion about: - The philosophy of veterinary business, - Why the managerialism  that works in some industries doesn’t always translate well into ours, and - What true success could look like.  (Don’t worry - we do also get insights on how to make those money conversations less stressful!)  Dr Paul Harrison is the Director of the MBA program and Co-Director of the Better Consumption Lab at Deakin University's School of Business, and Adjunct Professor at Sacred Heart University in Milan.The MBA program that Paul designed for Deakin ranks 1st in the world for class experience. Paul is a renowned  international speaker on issues related to consumer behaviour, public health and well-being, governance, and marketing.   Topics and Timestamps Money Conversations: Challenges and Strategies 04:50 Balancing Business and Values in Veterinary Practice 07:29 Rethinking Success: Beyond Financial Growth 12:17 Exciting News: Clinical Podcast Updates 17:24 Embracing Uncertainty and Value 19:32 Controlling the Customer Experience 24:08 Philosophical Approaches in Business 24:29 Understanding Customer Needs 25:45 Money Conversations in Veterinary Practice 27:15 Human Decision-Making in Emergencies 34:05 Emotional Management in Emergencies 40:30 We love to hear from you. If you have a question for us or you’d like to give us some feedback please get in touch via our contact form at ⁠thevetvault.com⁠, or catch up with us on ⁠Instagram⁠. And if you like what you hear, please share the love by clicking on the share button wherever you’re listening and sending a link to someone who you think should hear this. 

Lift your clinical game with our RACE approved clinical podcasts. Get your first two weeks free at ⁠⁠⁠vvn.supercast.com⁠⁠⁠  for more clinical confidence and better patient outcomes, or check out our Advanced Surgery Podcast at ⁠⁠cutabove.supercast.com⁠⁠.  Get case support from our team of specialists in our ⁠⁠Specialist Support Space⁠⁠. If you scroll through any veterinary chat group you won’t have to scroll for long before you see a conversation along the lines of:  “My career as it is now isn’t really working for me, but I don’t know what my other options are.  I feel… stuck.” So how do you become unstuck? Dr Jess Moore Jones is a bit obsessed with what keeps vets engaged and fulfilled, and she helps individuals and teams figure out how to create resilient and thriving cultures and careers through  her business, ⁠Unleashed Coaching and Consulting⁠, and in this episode we unpack a few of the talks she presented at WVAC 2024:  The choices we make: taking back the power as veterinary professionals to be in control of our own resilience and our own wellbeing. YOU ARE NOT STUCK: helping veterinarians discover that a meaningful, fulfilling career (and life) is possible. Jess shares her thoughts on where the line is between being a good team member and having healthy boundaries, why being selfish in the short term can be generous in the long run, and we talk about the ‘four doors’ available to you with every challenging situation. We discuss Jess' first steps to becoming ‘unstuck’ from your career rut, and we ask the big question: are the new generations of vets ‘soft’, or just wise?! Join Dr Jess on 28 November 2024 for her online ⁠Women in Veterinary Leadership Summit. ⁠ Topics and Time Stamps 02:21 The Generational Debate: Are Younger Vets Soft? 03:43 Resilience in Veterinary Medicine: Good vs. Toxic 10:30 Balancing Boundaries: Soft vs. Hard 15:15 Long-term Resilience vs Short-Term People-Pleasing 20:02 Career Coaching: Moving from Stuck to Fulfilled 22:55 Challenging Traditional Work Structures 23:34 Discovering Your True Self 25:06 Overcoming Fear and Taking Action 26:22 Exploring New Opportunities 29:05 The Power of Choice in Your Career 34:27 Mindfulness and Self-Awareness 36:01 Choosing Your Perspective 40:31 Embracing Negative Emotions We love to hear from you. If you have a question for us or you’d like to give us some feedback please get in touch via our contact form at ⁠⁠thevetvault.com⁠⁠, or catch up with us on ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠. And if you like what you hear, please share the love by clicking on the share button wherever you’re listening and sending a link to someone who you think should hear this. 

If you work in emergency practice, or you're considering it, then this episode is for you. ⁠Dr Brooke Schampers ⁠and ⁠Dr Taleta Hompas ⁠are ECC veterinarians with more than two decades experience between them who create resources and coach others on how to thrive as an ECC shift worker through there ⁠EMV4Life⁠ program. In this episode they will tell you: How to better structure your shifts to optimise for sleep and health. How to navigate the swing between night and day shift. How Taleta manages shift work as a parent of young children. How to increase productivity on shift to reduce cognitive load and stress and get you out the door sooner. How to bring more joy into your emergency shifts.   We discuss what there is to love about emergency vetting, what to consider if you are thinking of a career as an ECC vet, and what other challenges there are beyond sleep and shift work. Contact us⁠ to find out about our Vet Vault/EMV4Life resource bundles to help you up skill and navigate life as an emergency vet. Lift your clinical game with our RACE approved clinical podcasts. Get your first two weeks free at ⁠⁠vvn.supercast.com⁠⁠  for more clinical confidence and better patient outcomes, or check out our Advanced Surgery Podcast at ⁠cutabove.supercast.com⁠.  Get case support from our team at specialists in our ⁠Specialist Support Space⁠. Topics, Time Stamps and Chapters 00:00 Intro 03:22 Why ECC? What’s to love about it?  06:38 Are Certain Personalities Better Suited for ECC 15:39 The Impact of Shift Work on Health 22:21 Brooke’s Routine for Sustainable Night Shifts 32:51 Balancing ECC Work with Family Life 46:18 Setting Yourself Up for Long-Term ECC Careers 50:32 Rostering 54:17 Increased Productivity On Shift 01:06:17 Finding Your Joy in Veterinary Work We love to hear from you. If you have a question for us or you’d like to give us some feedback please get in touch via our contact from at ⁠thevetvault.com⁠, or catch up with us on ⁠Instagram⁠. And if you like what you hear, please share the love by clicking on the share button wherever you’re listening and sending a link to someone who you think should hear this.