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The Vet Tech Cafe"s Podcast

While shining a light on the many different areas of the field of veterinary technology, we aim to have thought provoking discussions about the issues facing veterinary technicians and nurses with the leaders in our field.

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01:21:44

Vet Tech Cafe - Dr. Andy Roark Episode

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2022/06/27

Caffeinators-are you ready?! If you're at all active on social media, you're familiar with Dr. Andy Roark. Be it for Uncharted, the Cone of Shame podcast, or just his funny posts, if you've found us, you're probably familiar with him. We don't interview many veterinarians at the Vet Tech Cafe, and there's a reason for that. We want to discuss issues in OUR field with leaders IN our field. There are occasions though when those issues may involve DVM's and that's where this episode stems from. We all

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01:02:13

Vet Tech Cafe - Alli Butler Episode

The Vet Tech Cafe"s Podcast ·

2022/06/13

Caffeinators, have you ever had an idea for a veterinary product or invention but you had know idea to make that a reality? Or perhaps an improvement on an existing product that you know could be better but never knew what to do? Then this is the episode for you! As veterinary technicians, we're quite resourceful and possess great powers of ingenuity when it comes to connecting tubes to machines, or just making stuff work. That's where Alli Butler, RVT, with MILA International comes in! Jeff worked

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Vet Tech Taproom Episode 19

The Vet Tech Cafe"s Podcast ·

2022/06/06

Welcome to the Vet Tech Taproom! For this episode, we recap our Mental Health Awareness/Substance Use Disorder episodes. We give a few teasers about our next couple episodes too. The second half of this episode we discuss paternity leave in our field. We would LOVE to hear your thoughts on the topic. Jeff is wondering if there is a stigma attached to paternity leave. Leave your thoughts in the comment section here and let us know what you think!

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Vet Tech Cafe - Haesue Jo Episode

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2022/05/30

As we wrap up our #mentalhealthawarenessmonth series, we thought it would be invaluable to talk with a mental health professional to finish off the series. Through our partnership with Better Help (link below), we were able to be put in contact with Haesue Jo, MA, and have a discussion about veterinary professionals, mental health, and substance use disorder from her perspective. In this episode, we discuss some of the unique traits of veterinary professionals that may pre-dispose them to mental

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01:06:56

Vet Tech Cafe - Cat Walker Episode

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2022/05/16

Caffeinators, welcome back for the second episode in our Mental Health Awareness Month series, May 2022. For this episode, we caught up with Cat Walker, Bachelor of International Studies (Hons 1), Bachelor of Laws, Graduate Diploma of Legal Practice, Certificate IV in Veterinary Nursing, Registered Veterinary Nurse, from way down under in Australia! You may know Cat as Radio Vet Nurse, and Jeff has been a guest on her podcast. Cat's world turned upside down in late 2020, as her veterinarian husband

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Vet Tech Cafe - Amber LaRock Episode #2

The Vet Tech Cafe"s Podcast ·

2022/05/02

Hey Caffeinators, welcome to our series for Mental Health Awareness Month, May 2022. Our episodes this month will be centered around substance abuse and addiction as it relates to members of our profession. Our first episode is with a previous guest you may remember, Amber LaRock, LVT. Amber was a guest in our first year, where she talked about living and working abroad. Through her work and her social media channels, she's been very honest and outspoken regarding her struggles with mental health

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Vet Tech Taproom Episode 18

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2022/04/25

Welcome to the Vet Tech Taproom, where everybody knows your name and is glad to see you! In this episode of the Taproom, Dave and Jeff preview the Vet Tech Cafe episodes for our upcoming series for Mental Health Awareness Month in May. We will be releasing three episodes surrounding addiction and substance abuse in our field. Additionally, we discuss another recent loss of life to suicide in the veterinary world and think out loud about change. There's a lot to unpack as we head into our May series,

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01:02:32

Vet Tech Cafe - Rhonda Bell Episode

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2022/04/18

We've met a lot of people at the Vet Tech Cafe we likely wouldn't have crossed paths with for any other reason, and one of those is our latest guest, Rhonda Bell. Rhonda is a former veterinary assistant who became a Certified Veterinary Practice Manager, but had to pivot her career due to a medical diagnosis and go in a new direction. As a result, Dog Days Consulting was born and Rhonda takes us through that journey. She also gives us some unique insight into the veterinary technician profession

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01:08:46

Vet Tech Cafe - Ashli Selke Episode

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2022/04/04

Well Caffeinators, it's that time of year again! It's time to check in with the NAVTA President and talk about all things NAVTA and what they're working on. This year, that's Ashli Selke, RVT, CVT! We spent some time discussing her path, which she is incredibly authentic and transparent about. We also discussed the recent NAVTA demographic survey, title protection, the NAVTA Leadership Summit, and the Consumer Awareness Campaign they are working on, and SO much more. This episode goes a bit longer

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55:55

Vet Tech Cafe - Lori Balliet Episode

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2022/03/21

Caffeinators, it's time to talk Clinical Pathology! As you're well aware, we want to talk to a representative of each VTS academy to talk about all the cool things technicians do in that specialty. We reached out to the Academy of Veterinary Clinical Pathology Technicians (AVCPT) and got in touch with Lori Balliet, CVT, VTS(Clin Path) to talk about all things clan path! This was a fascinating conversation centered around the work she did in designing the hospital laboratory she manages for a 40+ DVM

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Vet Tech Cafe - Jennifer Serling Episode

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2022/03/07

I think we can all agree the veterinary technician model has needed some work for quite some time. The good news is there are people like Jen Serling, CVT, BVSc, AAS who are working on it. Jen brings over 30 years of experience in the field to her role as an educator and assistant program director for the new veterinary technician program at Appalachian State University. She has some really great insight into where things stand now and ideas looking toward the future. It was really refreshing to

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55:23

Vet Tech Cafe - Lorelei D’Avolio Episode

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2022/02/21

Hey Caffeinators, have you ever wondered how the veterinary technician specialty academies are formed? Are you interested in becoming a VTS at some point? Have you considered what it looks like to START a new academy? Well, then don't miss this episode with Lorelei D'Avolio, LVT, VTS (CP-Exotic Companion Animal), CVPM! This was a fascinating discussion about the formation of academies, as she's a founding member of the AVTCP and the current Chair of the CVTS (Committee of Veterinary Technician

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54:35

Vet Tech Cafe - Rachelle Pastorkovich Episode

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2022/02/07

This was a special episode for Jeff. Rachelle Pastorkovich, RVT, was a former student of his when he was an adjunct professor at what was then Professional Veterinary Assistant School. Rachelle graduated from that tech school in 2011 and has worked in general and specialty practice. To pursue her love of wildlife, she volunteered for local wildlife organizations and also worked for a local veterinarian who did a lot of work for local zoos and wildlife and bird of prey rehabilitation. From there, she

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Vet Tech Cafe - Garnetta Santiago Episode

The Vet Tech Cafe"s Podcast ·

2022/01/24

Hello Caffeinators, we hope you're well! We're bringing you our next episode with Garnetta Santiago, MA, LVT to talk about diversity, equity, and inclusion in our field. If you heard our recent episode with Harold Davis (if not, why not? Download it now!), Garnetta was his recommendation for who we should interview next. Garnetta is currently the Manager of Academic and Professional Affairs for Zoetis, driving strategic engagement with Colleges of Veterinary Medicine and Veterinary Technology

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Vet Tech Taproom Episode 17

The Vet Tech Cafe"s Podcast ·

2022/01/17

In this episode of the Vet Tech Taproom, Dave and Jeff discuss the article we posted on our social media regarding the AVMA's discussion on the idea of letting non-veterinarians into their organization. We posted this article earlier this week and it got a lot of response from our Caffeinators. We have our opinions on what was discussed and we're sure you have yours. We encourage you to comment on this and continue the discussion! Here's the

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01:08:19

Vet Tech Cafe - Teri Kleist Episode

The Vet Tech Cafe"s Podcast ·

2022/01/10

Happy New Year, Caffeinators! There are episodes of the Vet Tech Cafe that we plan and plan and plan, and there are those that just come together and the conversation flows better than we could've imagined. Our next episode with Teri Kleist, CVT, VTS(Surgery) is more the latter. We "met" Teri two days before we recorded but the conversation was as though we'd known her the duration of our careers! As we aim to spotlight all of the VTS academies, we finally got to talk to Teri with an assist from

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01:02:59

Vet Tech Cafe - Sam Geiling Episode

The Vet Tech Cafe"s Podcast ·

2021/12/27

Mele Kalikimaka, Caffeinators! We hope you're having a wonderful holiday season. We're really excited to bring you our next episode with Sam Geiling, RVT. Sam has accomplished some pretty incredible things in the veterinary technician profession in Hawaii. Since moving there several years ago, she has created the only AVMA-accredited technician program in the state and still teaches there. Additionally, she created, and still works with, the Hawaiian Veterinary Technician Association, HVTA. We

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Vet Tech Taproom Episode 16

The Vet Tech Cafe"s Podcast ·

2021/12/20

In this episode of the Vet Tech Taproom we discuss the American Association of Critical Care Nurses standards for healthy work environments. These are human nurses that came up with this set of standards, but they are very relatable to the veterinary field. Link to the AACN page: https://www.aacn.org/nursing-excellence/healthy-work-environments

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Vet Tech Cafe - Harold Davis Episode

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2021/12/13

Our guest today is someone who could be considered a pioneer for many of us in the industry. Harold Davis, Jr., RVT, VTS (ECC) (Anesth/Analgesia) sat down with us not too long ago and chatted about the development of the first VTS academies for ECC and Anesthesia. He was a charter member for both, and we took a deep dive into the formation of these academies. We wanted to know what the process looked like when there were no Facebook groups in which to communicate, how the process has evolved over

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01:26:31

Vet Tech Cafe - Nicole Dickerson Episode

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2021/11/29

Nicole Dickerson has been working in the Bay Area as a registered veterinary technician for the last 11 years. Before then, she worked as a free-lance Equity stage manager for theatres such as Berkeley Repertory Theatre, American Conservatory Theatre, California Shakespeare Theatre, and Teatro Zinzanni. After working with cats and dogs in emergency and specialty hospitals for the majority of her career, Nicole recently transitioned into laboratory animal medicine, and now supervises a veterinary

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