Calendar of Events

Join fellow VECCS members to discuss how to deal with medical mishaps. Most of us have made them and the aim of this session is to strategize how to deal with them by communicating with our teams and the pet owners. VECCS CEO, Dr. Chris Gray has dealt with these from all angles, as a vet, as a practice manager and in academia and he will be moderating the session. We look forward to seeing you there!

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By: Abigail Kitchens, DVM

Course Description:
Did you go to veterinary school to be a typist?  I didn’t think so!  Medical Records have become a significant pain point for emergency veterinarians.  The ER has unique challenges including increased liability due to the type of cases presented and additional communication with the referring veterinarian.  Proper and efficient documentation is key to protect yourself and provide continuity of care.  This lecture will give the practitioner tools to help improve the quality and efficiency of records that they can apply to their next shift regardless of the record keeping system utilized in their practice.

Speaker Info:
Abigail Kitchens, DVM, 2008 graduate of Texas A&M University has been an educator of veterinarians for 10 years. She has taught over 200 hours of continuing education including time management, focus, and courses in alternative medicine. She is currently the director of Parker University Animal Chiropractic Program due to her experience and knowledge in curriculum design and presentation.

We know this career can be taxing and we at VECCS want you to have a safe place where you can tap into others in the profession on how they manage a good work-life balance and help prevent burnout. Josh Vaisman CCFP, MAPPCP will be out expert moderator.

Josh combines more than 20 years of veterinary experience, a masters in Applied Positive Psychology & Coaching Psychology, and education in Positive Leadership and Positive Organizational Scholarship to help veterinary professionals achieve the occupational fulfillment he feels they deserve.

By: Angela M. Lennox, DVM, DABVP-Avian, ECM; DECZM-Small Mammal

Course Objectives:

1. To quickly identify respiratory emergencies in birds through client phone description and at-a-distance visual examination
2. To quickly formulate a plan for stabilization and determine when immediate intervention is required, e.g. measures such as placement of an airsac breathing tube for upper airway obstruction
3. To formulate a reasonable diagnostic plan to help implement the best therapy

Speaker Info:
Angela M. Lennox is a graduate of Purdue University, where she serves as an adjunct associate professor. She is a diplomate of the American Board of Veterinary Practitioner (ABVP) in both Avian and Exotic Companion Mammal Medicine, and the European College of Zoological Medicine in Small Mammal medicine. She has practiced exclusively exotic animal medicine since 1991, and lectured extensively throughout the US and internationally, including at IVECCS.  Dr. Lennox is past president of the Association of Exotic Mammal Veterinarians, and has authored and edited many books, book chapters and scientific articles.  She resides outside of Indianapolis with her husband of 30 years and 4 daughters.

This new Leadership Connection Series, of virtual meetups, welcomes members in ANY type of leadership role within their clinic/hospital, to collaborate in a friendly space! Your link to join will be sent to you as the event gets closer!

August Topic: Solving the ER Vet “Shortage”; Moderator: Dr. Matt Booth

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You’ve studied, worked through your clinicals and you have passion and drive! That is all you need, right? Well that is the majority of it… but the transition into the professional world always includes questions and a little guidance and advice can go a long way!

Join us for this Monthly Mingle, where VECCS CEO Dr. Chris Gray will moderate and guide the conversation. He can share both his personal experience on his transition after school as well as his most recent experiences at Michigan State as he helped students with this transition!

Join fellow VECCS members and have BOD President, Dr. Elisa Mazzaferro to moderate, share tips and discuss experiences and ideas in treating Gastric Dilation-Volvulus.

It’s that time of year, time to celebrate the year past, the holiday season and the hope the new year brings!! Let’s get together with other VECCS members and have some fun!! More details to come, but save the date, you won’t want to miss this!!