Episodes
Aug. 18, 2020
#35: Adventures of an Irish farm vet. With Hazell Mullins.
Hazell Mullins is young and energetic and a little bit glamorous, but she’s also a very hardworking hardcore cow vet in her home country of Ireland. She shatters the stereotype of the tweed-hat-wearing bearded farm vet and i…
Aug. 3, 2020
#34: Passion, vetting in Asia, and flying turtles! With Dr Ruan Bester.
It’s not every day you get to interrogate one of your friends, but in this episode, that’s exactly what Hugh gets to do. Dr Ruan Bester has chosen a career journey that is a bit different to that of most of his classmates: i…
July 24, 2020
What does life as a vet look like, and other questions.
In this bonus episode we answer some listener questions. One of our listeners brought it to our attention that, because of Covid, many people who are considering studying veterinary science are not allowed to see practice. H…
July 17, 2020
VV Clinical: Fluid therapy for shock, part 1. With Dr. Rob Webster.
ECC specialist Dr. Rob Webster gives a beautiful explanation of the key principles of fluid therapy for shock patients, with a focus on the ‘dry’ hypovolemic patient.
July 10, 2020
#33: Seeing the full picture, with Victoria Johnson.
Victoria Johnson is a specialist veterinary radiologist and the founder and director of VetCt, a global leader in teleradiology and telemedicine. We dig deep into diagnostic imaging as a career choice: the how’s, the why’s a…
July 2, 2020
#32: Healthy healthcare teams. With Roz Lindsay
Roz Lindsay’s career started as a veterinarian. After several years of working in clinical practice in both the UK and Australia, she transitioned into a career in human pharmaceuticals. This is where her interest in busines…
June 25, 2020
#31: Are you ready for practice ownership? With Dr. Zach Lederhose.
In this episode of our business and leadership series with Dr. Shibly we speak to Dr. Zach Lederhose. Zach was about 2 years out of university and just 26 years old when he took t…
June 22, 2020
VV Clinical: Next level imaging of the GI tract, with Prof. Alice Defarges.
In this episode, Alice talks about imaging of the gi tract when you suspect gastrointestinal bleeding, and specifically the use of capsule endoscopy. This is not an entirely new technology, but for a long time, it’s been ver…
June 18, 2020
VV Clinical: Non-haemolytic anaemia and gastrointestinal bleeding, with Prof. Alice Defarges.
Professor Alice Defarges is a professor of small animal internal medicine, and in this episode, she tells us how to work up and successfully diagnose cases with non-haemolytic anaemia, and specifically, GI bleeding.
Our gue…
June 15, 2020
#30: Journeys of a free range surgeon.. With Dr. Bronwyn Fullagar.
If you’re anything like us you might have some preconceptions about surgery and surgeons. Our guest for this episode, Dr Bronwyn Fullagar, will flip those ideas of yours on their heads. Bronwyn is a board certified specialis…
June 8, 2020
VV Clinical: A practical guide to diagnosing coagulopathy, Part 2.
In part 2 we cover secondary coagulopathy, including the coagulation cascade. Bruce gives us the most simple and memorable explanation of that Y-shaped beast that you’ll ever hear, and we learn how and when to use the tests …
June 4, 2020
VV Clinical: A practical guide to diagnosing coagulopathy, Part 1.
In our two-part series on coagulation, we talk to Prof. Bruce Parry, a former clinical pathologist from the University of Melbourne. In part 1 we cover primary coagulation. We talk everything platelets: how to accurately pic…
May 29, 2020
#29: Lead to succeed, with Paul Ainsworth.
Paul Ainsworth is the founding director of the Lincoln Institute, which is a leadership and development organisation for veterinarians and veterinary teams. He is a highly sought after executive coach, facilitator and key no…
May 19, 2020
The hardest things can be the best things. Vet Vault Quickie with Dr. Rob Webster.
What do you do when you are facing something overwhelming? That surgical procedure, that difficult conversation, that business idea... are you spurred into action, or do you feel paralysed? In this quickie D…
May 12, 2020
#28: The sum of all parts. With Dr. Adam Christman.
Our guest for this episode is a true veterinary virtuoso, so much so that’s it’s hard to pick just one single job title for him. Dr. Adam Christman is a practicing small animal veterinarian in the same practice where he star…
May 5, 2020
We’re essential, but do we believe it? Business and Leadership Series, episode 2.
If you did a little victory dance - and let’s face it, we all did - when it was announced that vets are an essential service during the early days of the covid outbreak, then perhaps we should talk about how you value yourse…
April 28, 2020
#27: Connection is the key. With Dr. Alex Hynes.
Dr. Alex Hynes is a force of nature: whether she’s on the floor in the emergency hospital, leading her team as a company director, showcasing our profession to the world on the Bondi Vet television show, mentoring the thousa…
April 20, 2020
Confidence and competence. Vet Vault Quickie with Dr. Brooke Schampers.
Dr. Brooke gives some fantastic advice on finding confidence, even when you don’t necessarily feel it, and how to deal with ‘looking too young to be a vet.’
April 14, 2020
#26: Teaching to learn, with Dr. Dan Phillips.
Dr. Dan Phillips earned his veterinary degree from North Carolina State University in 2011 and then completed an internship focused on small animal emergency and internal medicine at Tufts Cummings College of Veterinary Medi…
April 4, 2020
Staying in the black during the pandemic, with Paolo Lencioni.
We talk COVID government bail-outs, financial strategies and HR do’s and don’ts in another business and leadership episode, with Paolo Lencioni - vet turned accountant and veterinary financial management guru. Paolo’s compan…
March 31, 2020
Covid 19 and your business: Business and Leadership Series with Dr. Shibly Mustapha, episode 1
Welcome to the Vet Vault business and leadership series with veterinary practice owner and business coach Dr Shibly Mustapha. In this series we’ll explore ways to make veterinary practice sustainable and profitable.
Shibly …
March 17, 2020
#25: Facing your inner critic, with Dr. Katie Ford
One message that we hear time and time again from our guests here at the VetVault is that success, or happiness, or fulfilment or performance or whatever you want to call it, starts in your head. In this episode we explore w…
March 6, 2020
What is balance? Vet Vault Quickie with Nigel Marsh
We strive for that elusive 'work-life balance', but are you sure what exactly you're chasing? Nigel Marsh points us in the right direction in this week's quickie.
Feb. 28, 2020
#24: Mindset and Connection, with Dr. Charlie El-Hage
The first time you meet Dr. Charles El-Hage, you’ll think to yourself: “who the heck was that guy?! There’s something about him that makes me want to speak to him a some more.” And then, when you ask someone about him you’ll…