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Katherine Dobbs, RVT, CVPM, PHR

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Do You Provide Continuing Education for Your Team?

Katherine Dobbs, RVT, CVPM, PHR, December 18, 2011

Veterinary medicine is constantly changing as new medications are discovered, tools are created, protocols are proven, and recommendations are published. As part of the medical support staff, veterinary technicians need to keep up with the current medicine of the day.

Burnout: Causes and Solutions—Conclusion

Katherine Dobbs, RVT, CVPM, PHR, December 14, 2011

Burnout: Ideals in the Face of Trauma

When it’s time to look at the “emotional” aspects of the work we do in veterinary medicine, there aren’t a lot of resources available.

Creating a Healthy and Dynamic Workplace

Katherine Dobbs, RVT, CVPM, PHR, December 2, 2011

So we’ve just finished talking about factors that cause stress and burnout in our workplace, the veterinary practice. These are issues that we can look at personally, to help to minimize the effect of stress and the occurrence of burnout.

Burnout: Causes and Solutions, Part 6

Katherine Dobbs, RVT, CVPM, PHR, November 5, 2011

Burnout: All Thing$ Equal

Most practices I’ve been involved in have some sort of hush-hush policy when it comes to employee wages.

Burnout: Causes and Solutions, Part I

Katherine Dobbs, RVT, CVPM, PHR, August 9, 2011

A few blogs ago, I mentioned a phenomenon many of us know about, either from a colleague or from having experienced it ourselves: BurnOut. 

Your Role in the Practice

Katherine Dobbs, RVT, CVPM, PHR, July 25, 2011

Last time we talked about finding your passion, your interests within veterinary medicine, what really gets you up in the morning. Hopefully you took a journey back in time, to see what specific events pointed you toward giving care to animals.

Let's Talk About You

Katherine Dobbs, RVT, CVPM, PHR, June 26, 2011

So enough about me, let’s talk about you!  MyEVT has created this blog for technicians (you), to be written by a technician (me).

Meet Me Out on the Savannah

Katherine Dobbs, RVT, CVPM, PHR, June 8, 2011

As a child I wanted to rescue every little critter I could find. I rescued baby birds fallen from trees, lizards caught by my own cat, and any little furry thing that would slow down long enough for me to catch it. I had several different types of pets, including several of those little turtles that swim around in the plastic bowl with the little island in the middle complete with a plastic palm tree. As much as I enjoyed helping these animals, there was also a medical fascination for me...

6 Questions To Ask Your Team To Ensure Success

Katherine Dobbs, RVT, CVPM, PHR, January 23, 2012

What if your boss asked you to put up a fence, but didn’t give you a hammer and nails?

Is Your Clinic the Best For Staff As Well As Patients?

Katherine Dobbs, RVT, CVPM, PHR, January 20, 2012

What's the Third Law of a Healthy Workplace? Provide acceptable benefits to aid staff in practicing beneficial self-care.

One of the most important aspects of minimizing and coping with compassion fatigue, or “the cost of caring”, is to be sure to care for yourself along the way. This isn’t as easy as it sounds. The type of people drawn to veterinary medicine are typically selfless, in that they see the suffering of animals and they will expend every ounce of their energy on healing the sick and helping those suffering.