The Vet Tech Cafe's Podcast

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Vet Tech Cafe - Doc Jim Hurrell Episode Mar 17, 2024

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Caffeinators, if you've been listening in a while, you've heard several guests recommend Doc Jim when we ask who they think we should talk to. And guess what?! We got him! We don't often have veterinarians on our podcast, but there are those who are integral to our development as a profession and Doc Jim is certainly one of them!

Holy cow was this episode fun! He is such a huge supporter "of our amazing profession" and we talk extensively about how he gave up practicing as a small animal veterinarian over 40 years ago to blaze the path of being involved in veterinary technician education. It's really mind-boggling what a trailblazer he was at that time.

We talk a lot about vet tech education and how that's evolved and how the leadership in our field has evolved as well. This episode is as fun as it is fascinating. You don't want to miss this one!

Guest Links:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-jim-hurrell-40119b61/

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Vet Tech Cafe - Kelly Cronin Episode Mar 03, 2024

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Caffeinators, anchors aweigh, it's time to set sail! Have you heard of Vet Tech Life? Have you heard of CE on the Sea? If so, then you know Kelly Cronin. We know her from our VTS(ECC) study group days over 10 years ago, and she came by the Vet Tech Cafe recently to talk about this amazing CE event, which recently sailed, along with so many other topics! She talked a lot about management and transitioning to that role, we talked a lot about financial fitness and how we can achieve that in our field

**SPOILER ALERT**-it is possible, and also her consulting business. We also touched on her vacation property rental business and so much more. We feel like we circled the globe in this one, and we kinda did! Download today!

Kelly's Links:

All of the things: linktr.ee/kellylynncronin
www.vettechlife.com VetTechLife CE on the Sea 2025: https://vettechlife.com/2025-cruise-info-here VetTechLife CE on the Sea 2025 Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/vtlceonthesea/ VetTechLife financial fitness : https://www.facebook.com/groups/1565420814266226/ Linked in: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kellylynncronin/ Email: kelly.lynn.cronin@gmail.com Online and ondemand courses: https://successstrategies.podia.com/ https://www.amazon.com/Books-Kelly-Lynn-Cronin/s?rh=n%3A283155%2Cp_27%3AKelly+Lynn+Cronin

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Vet Tech Taproom - Episode 39 Feb 25, 2024

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Caffeinators, it's time for our monthly checkin from the Vet Tech Taproom. Have you checked in with yourself lately? We got together to discuss a couple things for this episode, mostly what happens when an owner has a bad experience or negative outcome at the hospital and threatens to go "public"-meaning social media or the news? How do you or your hospital respond? We give our analysis of what we see happen most frequently, and then openly discuss what we think should happen. What do you think? We cover other ground here too, so download today and join the conversation!

Vet Tech Cafe - Marina John Episode Feb 18, 2024

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Caffeinators, fasten your safety belt because this episode is taking from the US to British Columbia, to Ontario, Canada, to India. Yah. Recently, Marina John, Vice President of the British Columbia Veterinary Technologists Association reached out to us and we had a discussion about soooo many important topics ranging from title protection, association work, charity work, involvement, and boundaries, and acupuncture, and just so much more! She also talks about this importance of representation in our field. You don't want to miss this one, and there is so much to unpack in this episode, you might need to listen to it twice!

Show Link:

Marina's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marina-john-211695282/

British Columbia Veterinary Technologists Association: https://www.bcvta.com/

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Vet Tech Cafe - Ralia Cortinas Episode Feb 04, 2024

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Caffeinators, we need more personality in our field. We need young minds and fresh faces with big goals to grow into the roles many of us currently occupy, and Ralia Cortinas may just be one of those people that checks those boxes. Ralia is currently a student in the Distance Learning program through Purdue University, but the credentialing process is clearly very important to her. We talk a lot about her being an OJT assistant in Texas and some of her DVM colleagues views of that, while also looking forward to the future. Ralia reminds us how important it is to have hobbies OUTSIDE of vet med-no, going home and caring for a house/farm full or pets and critters doesn't count. Just take a few minutes and listen to us read Ralia's bio she sent to us, and you'll see why this is going to be a great episode!

Show Links:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100013360740935&mibextid=ZbWKwL Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@rmc_raliamarie?_t=8jALpt2VRTa&_r=1 YouTube: https://youtube.com/@raliamarie8409?si=bRPV4gPLGkE3JxJg Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vettechraliamarie?igsh=N2g1amNxd2RxbXp6 Staring into the Face of Evil: https://www.facebook.com/staringintothefaceofevil?mibextid=ZbWKwL Abducted Prairie Dog Studio: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61554151920382&mibextid=ZbWKwL

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Vet Tech Taproom Episode 38 Jan 28, 2024

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Happy New Year from the Vet Tech Taproom! We briefly discuss our "resolutions" for 2024 and encourage you to post yours in the comments! We review a couple of our recent episode and preview a couple forthcoming ones as several of them revolve around veterinary technician education. We also look at NAVTA's list of nominee's for Veterinary Technician of the Year, a couple of whom we've been fortunate enough to have as previous guests on the Vet Tech Cafe! We also look at "3 must reads" from VMX courtesy of DVM360, linked below. Again, 2 of the 3 we've been fortunate enough to interview previously, the third will take some doing to make happen, and you'll see why.

Vet Tech Cafe - Sydney Hoevet Episode Jan 21, 2024

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Caffeinators, we talk about veterinary technician education all the time, but we don't often get to talk to the stakeholders-the students. Our next two episodes focus on that. First up is Sydney Hoevet, a student in the vet tech program at Portland Community College. It's always refreshing to look at our profession through fresh, less jaded eyes than our own. It's also really nice to hear the profession seems to be in good hands going forward. In this episode, we talk about a common link between Sydney and a previous Vet Tech Cafe guest that we didn't know about, what veterinary technician curriculum currently looks like and some of the struggles vet tech students face. A fun "aside" in this episode is that her twin sister is in human medicine and wanting to go to human nursing school and we talk about some of the similarities and differences there too!

Show Links:

https://www.pawteam.org/

https://go.atdove.org/technicians/

https://www.wildwoodfarmsanctuary.org/

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Vet Tech Cafe - Darci Palmer Episode Jan 07, 2024

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Caffeinators, are you a Veterinary Anesthesia Nerd? If so, you'll love this episode with the final part of the trifecta that is the Veterinary Anesthesia Nerds, Darci Palmer. We ran into Darci at IVECCS and pitched the idea of her being a guest and thankfully she obliged because this is an awesome episode. Darci currently works in Anesthesia at Tuskegee University College of Veterinary Medicine, and that's where much of our discussion lies-veterinary education. But it doesn't stop there. She runs labs. She gives didactic lectures. She's not *just* an anesthesia tech-she designed this role to be what it is and it's incredible to hear the story. This was a fascinating discussion about how she's helping to shape these future veterinarians careers and also instilling in them the value of different staff roles and the value of credentialing. We cover a lot of ground in this one-you're gonna need a large cup of coffee for this one.

Show Links:

http://avtaa-vts.org/

http://veterinaryanesthesianerds.com/

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Vet Tech Taproom Episode 37 Dec 31, 2023

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Caffeinators, Happy New Year! In this episode, we discuss the recent AAVSB changes for the VTNE administration as well as a study published in the November JAVMA issue for which our good friend, Dr. Andy Roark, was a contributing author. We also look ahead to 2024. This is bit of a longer taproom, but these two topics we were quite passionate about. Let us know your thoughts in the comments below. For a live video recording of this episode, head over to our YouTube channel-just search for Vet Tech Cafe (or utilize the link below)! Make 2024 the best year yet-make it the year of YOU!

Links:

VTNE Article: https://www.aavsb.org/news/article/164

JAVMA Article: https://avmajournals.avma.org/view/journals/javma/261/11/javma.23.03.0129.xml?rskey=1xhuiu&result=1

Vet Tech Cafe - Adrienne Kruzer Episode Dec 24, 2023

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Caffeinators. We know you love the Vet Tech Without Scrubs pages and the content that Adrienne Kruzer puts out. We do too. Adrienne was suggested to us by several previous guests as someone we should talk to. We ran into her at IVECCS and we barely had to ask and she was in to come join us for a discussion. This is a wide-ranging discussion chronicling her career, Vet Tech Without Scrubs, the South Carolina Association of Veterinary Technicians and Association work, Veterinary Emergency Group where she works now and her unique role there, and her transition to that company. Lastly, we talk about veterinary technician education and that pipeline to recruiting staff in our field and so much more. Get your caffeinated beverage of choice and join us for this one!

Show Links:

https://www.facebook.com/VetTechWithoutScrubs/

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