The Vet Tech Cafe"s Podcast

If you asked us the question, "What episodes of the Vet Tech Cafe should I listen to?", this is an episode that would be right up near the top of the list.  We always say, "the guests make the episodes", and Melody Martinez certainly made this one.  In light of recent events, this episode is very timely.  We discuss her work with the Multicultural Veterinary Medical Association, MCVMA, and several of their current and future projects.  We also take a look at systemic racism in veterinary medicine

As the calendar turned from May to June, the initiatives and message turned from Mental Health Awareness Month to Pride Month.  Both of these are vitally important to many of our friends and colleagues, and for some, probably both equally so.  As such, we wanted to have a discussion about Pride Month as it relates to our professions.  We sat down for a cup of tea with Erin Spencer, M. Ed, CVT, VTS(ECC), and Treasurer of PrideVMC.  If you're not familiar with PrideVMC, click the link below and check

Hello Caffeinators!  As we approach the end of May and #mentalhealthawarenessmonth, it's easy to turn the page and move on to the next thing.  But mental health is something that needs constant attention.  So while the calendar may turn to June, please keep your mental health calendar stuck squarely in the month of May.  To that end, we are bringing you one final episode in this series.  When you hear the phrase "workplace violence", what do you think of? Perhaps a confrontation or physical

Have you been impacted by the suicide of a veterinary colleague?  For too many of us, the answer is yes.  Many can say that they have been on more than one occasion.  Because of this, Not One More Vet and Not One More Vet-Support Staff exist.  In this episode, we sit down with Karla Fernandez, RVT, and Board member for NOMV to talk about resources and the goals of this organization.  We discuss everything from the movement itself to the resources that are available to those who are struggling

If someone close to you texted you a single pineapple emoji, would you understand what that meant?  If not, give this episode a listen. We talked to Kelly Deselms about Code Pineapple and we believe it's something you should hear.   This is a tremendously personal episode, but we think there is a little bit of Kelly in many of us and her words should give us pause.  We highly recommend you check out the facebook link below and follow along.  It is pretty amazing what our friend and colleague has

It's finally May and that means Mental Health Awareness Month.  All our episodes this month will focus on mental health issues.  We hope to have some great discussions with some amazing guests.  We're starting off with a short taproom episode letting you know all the great resources we'll be giving you this month. Links: https://www.hftd.org/ https://sipofhope.com/ https://Betterhelp.com/vettechcafe

We've talked a lot about the importance of being involved in your state and national technician associations, and we're back at it with Ed Carlson, CVT, VTS (Nutrition). You may remember Ed from a previous episode, and we invited him back for another cup of coffee. Currently, Ed is the sitting President of NAVTA and we wanted to check in to see what NAVTA is up to and where the VNI is currently at. As always, we had great discussion about our profession and professional organizations. Let us get you