http://veterinarymedicine.dvm360.com/vetmed/Veterinary+associates/Article/list/46738 Medical updates in the fields of behavior, cardiology, dentistry, dermatology, surgery and toxicology as well as veterinary news and business advice for associate veterinarians. 2013-05-21T16:30:30Z http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Veterinary+business/Play-offense-in-the-pharmaceutical-marketplace/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/789749?contextCategoryId=46738&ref=25 Consultant Fritz Wood explains how and why it’s essential to the health of veterinary practices. 2012-09-21T04:00:00Z http://veterinarymedicine.dvm360.com/vetmed/data/articlestandard/dvm/382012/789749null HTML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Veterinary+news/From-Andy-Roark-6-tips-for-leaving-your-job/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/785337?contextCategoryId=46738&ref=25 A smile (vs. a snarl) goes a long way toward keeping the bridges intact throughout your veterinary career. 2012-08-16T04:00:00Z http://veterinarymedicine.dvm360.com/vetmed/data/articlestandard/dvm/332012/785337/roarkthumbnail_thumbnail.jpg http://veterinarymedicine.dvm360.com/vetmed/data/articlestandard/dvm/332012/785337/roarkflash_flash.jpg HTML http://veterinarybusiness.dvm360.com/vetec/Veterinary+business/When-does-a-veterinary-associates-restrictive-cove/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/784156?contextCategoryId=46738&ref=25 I'm worried my restrictive covenant is too tight. Is it legal? 2012-08-01T04:00:00Z http://veterinarymedicine.dvm360.com/vetmed/data/articlestandard/vetec/322012/784156null HTML http://veterinarybusiness.dvm360.com/vetec/Veterinary+business/Practice-ownership-Whats-keeping-out-associates/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/784814?contextCategoryId=46738&ref=25 Many associate veterinarians are committed to owning a practice one day, but others are still on the fence. Our experts break down the reasons behind the reluctance. 2012-08-01T04:00:00Z http://veterinarymedicine.dvm360.com/vetmed/data/articlestandard/vetec/322012/784814null HTML http://veterinarybusiness.dvm360.com/vetec/Veterinary+business/Tips-to-take-on-veterinary-practice-ownership/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/784819?contextCategoryId=46738&ref=25 Before you assume the role of practice owner, take note of these tips. 2012-08-01T04:00:00Z http://veterinarymedicine.dvm360.com/vetmed/data/articlestandard/vetec/322012/784819null HTML http://veterinarybusiness.dvm360.com/vetec/Veterinary+business/The-truth-behind-veterinary-associates-restrictive/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/784155?contextCategoryId=46738&ref=25 Does the word "contract" send shivers down your spine? Are your palms sweating just thinking about noncompete clauses and restrictive covenants? Let us ease your fears and set the record straight on what's legal. 2012-08-01T04:00:00Z http://veterinarymedicine.dvm360.com/vetmed/data/articlestandard/vetec/322012/784155null HTML http://veterinarybusiness.dvm360.com/vetec/Veterinary+business/Resources-Veterinary-clinical-disaster-preparednes/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/775833?contextCategoryId=46738&ref=25 Links to websites asking for disaster help from veterinarians. 2012-06-01T04:00:00Z http://veterinarymedicine.dvm360.com/vetmed/data/articlestandard/vetec/222012/775833null HTML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Veterinary+news/Iowa-State-reaches-settlement-with-veterinarians-o/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/728546?contextCategoryId=46738&ref=25 Des Moines -- A settlement was reached in a high-profile lawsuit over non-compete agreements between Iowa State University (ISU) and several former veterinarian employees. 2011-06-23T04:00:00Z http://veterinarymedicine.dvm360.com/vetmed/data/articlestandard/dvm/262011/728546null HTML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Veterinary+news/Incomes-up-for-companion-animal-veterinarians-but-/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/706444?contextCategoryId=46738&ref=25 A new salary survey from the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) shows increases for most exclusive companion animal veterinarians, but salary decreases for equine and mixed-animal practitioners. 2011-02-04T05:00:00Z http://veterinarymedicine.dvm360.com/vetmed/data/articlestandard/dvm/062011/706444null HTML http://www.dvm360.com/veterinary/Veterinary+business/10-ways-to-reach-the-summit-of-veterinary-medicine/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/695122?contextCategoryId=46738&ref=25 Close your eyes take a breath, kneel down in the High Temple, our High Temple, the exam room, and remember the smell of sweet-and-sour puppy breath. 2011-01-11T05:00:00Z http://veterinarymedicine.dvm360.com/vetmed/data/articlestandard/veterinary/462010/695122/veterinary_Becker_th2_thumbnail.jpg http://veterinarymedicine.dvm360.com/vetmed/data/articlestandard/veterinary/462010/695122null HTML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Veterinary+news/Workforce-study-slated-for-release-in-the-new-year/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/699432?contextCategoryId=46738&ref=25 Washington -- The results of a study commissioned four years ago to investigate the veterinary workforce needs in the United States is expected early in the new year, according to Jennifer Walsh at the National Academies of Sciences (NAS). 2010-12-09T05:00:00Z http://veterinarymedicine.dvm360.com/vetmed/data/articlestandard/dvm/502010/699432null HTML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Veterinary+business/5-types-of-potentially-litigious-veterinary-client/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/684689?contextCategoryId=46738&ref=25 If you see them coming, be concerned — and ask them to seek veterinary care elsewhere 2010-09-01T04:00:00Z http://veterinarymedicine.dvm360.com/vetmed/data/articlestandard/dvm/352010/684689/veterinary_gavellAllen_360_flash.jpg XML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Veterinary+business/Veterinary-associates-Lose-the-guilt/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/684694?contextCategoryId=46738&ref=25 Don't beat yourself up for failing to be all things to all people all the time 2010-09-01T04:00:00Z http://veterinarymedicine.dvm360.com/vetmed/data/articlestandard/dvm/352010/684694null XML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Veterinary+business/The-details-of-non-compete-agreements/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/684674?contextCategoryId=46738&ref=25 Fear of competition is driving a growing reliance on the use of non-compete agreements by veterinary practice owners. 2010-09-01T04:00:00Z http://veterinarymedicine.dvm360.com/vetmed/data/articlestandard/dvm/352010/684674null XML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Veterinary+business/What-social-media-can-do-for-you/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/684667?contextCategoryId=46738&ref=25 A case study of how to promote your veterinary practice online by supporting a worthwhile cause. 2010-09-01T04:00:00Z http://veterinarymedicine.dvm360.com/vetmed/data/articlestandard/dvm/352010/684667/veterinary_Gavzner_360_flash.jpg XML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Veterinary+Equine/The-passion-of-the-equine-practitioner/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/684678?contextCategoryId=46738&ref=25 For those pursuing equine practice, the personal passion for their subjects starts long before veterinary school. 2010-09-01T04:00:00Z http://veterinarymedicine.dvm360.com/vetmed/data/articlestandard/dvm/352010/684678/DVM_EquinePractitioner_250_flash.gif XML http://veterinarybusiness.dvm360.com/vetec/Veterinary+business/Personal-finance-QampA/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/684388?contextCategoryId=46738&ref=25 What's the smartest thing to do first: pay down my debt or begin investing? 2010-08-24T04:00:00Z http://veterinarymedicine.dvm360.com/vetmed/data/articlestandard/vetec/352010/684388/veterinary_1010_PMQA_f_flash.jpg HTML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Veterinary+business/Non-compete-agreements-When-veterinary-associates-/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/682256?contextCategoryId=46738&ref=25 National Report — When Dr. Christie Cichra graduated from veterinary school in 2006, she had a job lined up. 2010-08-01T04:00:00Z http://veterinarymedicine.dvm360.com/vetmed/data/articlestandard/dvm/322010/682256null XML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Veterinary+news/AVMA-2010-Delegates-asked-to-consider-smaller-annu/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/680885?contextCategoryId=46738&ref=25 After $50 jump for 2011, new proposal would allow for $10 hikes in 2013, 2014 and 2015. 2010-07-29T04:00:00Z http://veterinarymedicine.dvm360.com/vetmed/data/articlestandard/dvm/312010/680885/DVM_veterinarynews_production_pay_flash.s_flash.jpg HTML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Veterinary+business/The-quest-for-veterinary-mentorship/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/676629?contextCategoryId=46738&ref=25 Four ways to find the right veterinarian mentor and get the most out of this valuable relationship 2010-07-01T04:00:00Z http://veterinarymedicine.dvm360.com/vetmed/data/articlestandard/dvm/272010/676629null XML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Veterinary+business/5-hands-on-tips-for-social-media/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/676639?contextCategoryId=46738&ref=25 Practical advice and resources to jumpstart your veterinary practice journey into the new world of social media 2010-07-01T04:00:00Z http://veterinarymedicine.dvm360.com/vetmed/data/articlestandard/dvm/272010/676639/veterinary_socialmedia_360_flash.jpg XML http://veterinaryteam.dvm360.com/firstline/Veterinary+team/5-facts-about-employee-rights/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/673687?contextCategoryId=46738&ref=25 Many team members blindly stumble through issues of breaks, overtime pay, and family leave. Find out whether your practice gives you enough—or whether you expect too much. 2010-06-01T04:00:00Z http://veterinarymedicine.dvm360.com/vetmed/data/articlestandard/firstline/242010/673687/veterinary_blindfold_380240_flash.jpg XML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Veterinary+associates/So-Im-a-doctor--now-what/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/662421?contextCategoryId=46738&ref=25 Nineteen months ago, I started my first job as a veterinarian. 2010-04-01T04:00:00Z http://veterinarymedicine.dvm360.com/vetmed/data/articlestandard/dvm/132010/662421/veterinary_roarke2_f_flash.jpg XML http://veterinarybusiness.dvm360.com/vetec/Veterinary+business/I-survived-a-surgical-screwup/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/665270?contextCategoryId=46738&ref=25 It's every veterinarian's worst nightmare. Here's how our practice recovered. 2010-04-01T04:00:00Z http://veterinarymedicine.dvm360.com/vetmed/data/articlestandard/vetec/162010/665270/veterinary_survived_f_flash.jpg XML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Veterinary+news/NAVC-panelists-address-veterinary-workforce-trends/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/658794?contextCategoryId=46738&ref=25 Orlando — How insidious is escalating veterinary student debt? 2010-03-01T05:00:00Z http://veterinarymedicine.dvm360.com/vetmed/data/articlestandard/dvm/092010/658794null XML http://veterinarybusiness.dvm360.com/vetec/Veterinary+business/Create-an-effective-marketing-plan/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/644496?contextCategoryId=46738&ref=25 Veterinary consultant Dr. Amanda Donnelly, MBA, outlines the first steps toward creating a successful marketing plan. 2009-11-30T05:00:00Z http://veterinarymedicine.dvm360.com/vetmed/data/articlestandard/vetec/492009/644496/veterinary_donnelly_flash.jpg HTML http://veterinarybusiness.dvm360.com/vetec/Veterinary+business/Wayne-Usiak-3-questions-you-need-to-answer/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/643618?contextCategoryId=46738&ref=25 BDA Architecture founder shares three critical questions to ask as you proceed through a veterinary design project. 2009-11-23T05:00:00Z http://veterinarymedicine.dvm360.com/vetmed/data/articlestandard/vetec/482009/643618/veterinary_wayne_usiak_flash.jpg HTML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Veterinary+news/Health-care-reform-what-it-means-to-practice-owner/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/632538?contextCategoryId=46738&ref=25 Several new health-care reform bills are circulating and require individuals to carry insurance and businesses to offer it. A look at three of the leading ones and how they would impact veterinary practice owners and associates. 2009-10-01T04:00:00Z http://veterinarymedicine.dvm360.com/vetmed/data/articlestandard/dvm/412009/632538null XML http://veterinarybusiness.dvm360.com/vetec/Veterinary+business/Associate-blog-Doctor-production-gone-wrong/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/621750?contextCategoryId=46738&ref=25 While the production model is supposed to encourage doctors to take on challenges and go beyond the call of duty, Dr. Andrew Rollo worries that greed and pettiness can ruin the working environment and harbor ill will. 2009-09-01T04:00:00Z http://veterinarymedicine.dvm360.com/vetmed/data/articlestandard/vetec/352009/621750null HTML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Pain+Management+Center/Pain-management-helps-preserve-client-base-expert-/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/622039?contextCategoryId=46738&ref=25 From a pain practitioner's standpoint, it's much better for a practice to provide more service to existing clients than try to compete for new ones when patients die before their time. That was one of two key take-home points Robert M. Stein, DVM, Dipl. AAPM, pain specialist and president of the International Veterinary Academy of Pain Management (IVAPM), offered CVC Kansas City attendees Sunday morning during his presentation, "A day in the life of a pain practitioner," part of the IVAPM Symposium at CVC Kansas City. Stein practices in suburban Buffalo, N.Y. 2009-08-30T04:00:00Z http://veterinarymedicine.dvm360.com/vetmed/data/articlestandard/dvm/352009/622039null HTML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Breaking+News/Understand-the-anatomy-of-state-board-investigatio/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/622270?contextCategoryId=46738&ref=25 Dissecting a state-board investigation can go a long way to easing fear and stress. 2009-08-30T04:00:00Z http://veterinarymedicine.dvm360.com/vetmed/data/articlestandard/dvm/352009/622270/DVM_veterinarynews_state_board_flash.s_flash.jpg HTML http://veterinarymedicine.dvm360.com/vetmed/Medicine/Dr-Kevin-Fitzgerald-Lets-get-physical/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/618251?contextCategoryId=46738&ref=25 It's time to get off the couch and get physical. 2009-08-11T04:00:00Z http://veterinarymedicine.dvm360.com/vetmed/data/articlestandard/vetmed/332009/618251/FitzgeraldCat380_flash.jpg HTML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Veterinary+business/Breaching-a-non-compete-clause-has-consequences/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/616836?contextCategoryId=46738&ref=25 Much more is at stake than enforceability; your career is at risk. 2009-08-01T04:00:00Z http://veterinarymedicine.dvm360.com/vetmed/data/articlestandard/dvm/322009/616836/DVM_veterinarynews_vet_images_flash.s_flash.jpg XML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Veterinary+business/The-amorphous-buy-in-offer/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/613923?contextCategoryId=46738&ref=25 One of the more stressful times in a veterinarian's employment relationship is contract-signing or contract-renewal time. 2009-07-01T04:00:00Z http://veterinarymedicine.dvm360.com/vetmed/data/articlestandard/dvm/312009/613923null XML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Veterinary+news/Study-How-vets-respond-to-clients/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/602522?contextCategoryId=46738&ref=25 When it comes to problem appointments, DVMs may hide behind their stethoscopes. 2009-06-09T04:00:00Z http://veterinarymedicine.dvm360.com/vetmed/data/articlestandard/dvm/242009/602522/DVM_veterinarynews_NewOrleans_flash.s_flash.jpg HTML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Veterinary+business/Trends-Generational-interplay/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/598706?contextCategoryId=46738&ref=25 Lacey heard the tell-tale chirp from her cell phone. 2009-05-01T04:00:00Z http://veterinarymedicine.dvm360.com/vetmed/data/articlestandard/dvm/212009/598706/DVM_veterinarynews_generational_interplay_flash.s_flash.jpg XML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Veterinary+business/Perspective-Finding-generational-middle-ground/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/598719?contextCategoryId=46738&ref=25 What a brand-new, young associate might say to her Baby Boomer employer and vice-versa. 2009-05-01T04:00:00Z http://veterinarymedicine.dvm360.com/vetmed/data/articlestandard/dvm/212009/598719/DVM_veterinarynews_generation_middle_flash.s_flash_flash.jpg XML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Veterinary+news/Hazardous-therapy/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/561152?contextCategoryId=46738&ref=25 NATIONAL REPORT — Brett Cordes, DVM, turned 35 when he felt the lump in his neck. 2008-11-01T04:00:00Z http://veterinarymedicine.dvm360.com/vetmed/data/articlestandard/dvm/432008/561152null XML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Veterinary+business/Host-more-effective-staff-meetings/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/559246?contextCategoryId=46738&ref=25 Follow-through after meetings is a frustrating issue in many practices. 2008-10-01T04:00:00Z http://veterinarymedicine.dvm360.com/vetmed/data/articlestandard/dvm/422008/559246/DVM_veterinarynews_staff_meetings_flash.s_flash.jpg XML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Medicine/Medical-error-and-liability-A-changing-legal-lands/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/488957?contextCategoryId=46738&ref=25 The commission of errors is an unavoidable part of human existence. While errors might be as benign as misplacing car keys, their existence in the medical arena might be disastrous, causing injury or death. 2008-02-01T05:00:00Z http://veterinarymedicine.dvm360.com/vetmed/data/articlestandard/dvm/062008/488957null XML http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Veterinary+business/5-questions-on-the-most-difficult-decision/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/375106?contextCategoryId=46738&ref=25 Editor's Note: DVM Newsmagazine asked Cheryl Weber, a grief counselor from the University of Illinois, to share her expertise and advice when a doctor is asked to euthanize a sick animal. 2006-09-01T04:00:00Z http://veterinarymedicine.dvm360.com/vetmed/data/articlestandard/dvm/392006/375106null XML http://veterinarybusiness.dvm360.com/vetec/Veterinary+business/Issues-that-drive-associates-bananas/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/357464?contextCategoryId=46738&ref=25 Owners and associates, you can see eye to eye. Just get the monkeys off your back. 2006-07-01T04:00:00Z http://veterinarymedicine.dvm360.com/vetmed/data/articlestandard/vetec/282006/357464/veterinary_monkeys_flash.jpg XML