Episodes
Dec. 24, 2020
#37: Big goals, small steps. With Dr Mark Kelman.
Here’s the link to our brand new clinical continuing education podcasts: https://vvn.supercast.tech. Subscribe before the end of January 2021 to lock in your subscription at a 30% discounted early bird rate. Now - our guest: ...
Dec. 7, 2020
We’re back!
Just a quick chat to say hi and let you know what we’ve been up to, plus Hubert shares an important letter that we’d received at the Vet Vault from a listener who is NOT a vet, but a client. You may need to hear this - I know...
Oct. 4, 2020
Announcement
If you’re thinking we’ve been slow to release new episodes then you’d be right! Hubert is travelling around Australia with his family for 6 weeks, so the Vet Vault will be taking a 6 week break. We’ll be back towards the end ...
Sept. 21, 2020
Hashtag Vetschool
This episode is a special bonus episode for our student contingency. We chat to Nada Blagojevic (@dogtornada on Instagram). Nada is a final year vet student at Adelaide University and co-creator of Hashtag Vetschool. #Vetscho...
Sept. 14, 2020
#36: The pursuit of guilt-free practice ownership. With Dr Kathy Anderson.
Dr Kathy Anderson has been a practice owner for almost 5 years, and under her guidance, the practice has grown from a 2 man business to a bustling 6 vet practice and has seen a remarkable increase in revenue. Which is impress...
Aug. 28, 2020
Vet Vault Clinical: IMHA. With Dr Dave Collins
Here’s another sneak preview of our upcoming clinical podcasts with this episode on the diagnosis of immune-mediated haemolytic anaemia. IMHA is one of those diseases where timely recognition and treatment can mean the differ...
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 is...
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: in...
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. Ho...
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 an...
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 business...
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 th...
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 very...
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 gues...
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 specialist...
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 o...
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 pick...
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 not...
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 Dr...
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 start...
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 yoursel...
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 thousan...
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.’