Season 1
Feb. 7, 2023
#86: Demystifying inflammatory brain disease. With Dr Sam Long
Who loves neurology?! That little blob of skull-jelly and all the wires that come off it can be very confusing and very intimidating, even more so when we start talking about the encephalitis/meningitis complex of diseases t…
Jan. 29, 2023
#85: Reality minus expectations, and a guide on how not to screw over your colleagues. With Dr Denis Verwilghen
How nice are you to your fellow veterinarians? It's likely that most of us feel that we're professional and supportive with a high degree of collegiality. But if this is true, then why is it that so many vets have experience…
Jan. 10, 2023
#84: Simple, not easy: Personal finance for veterinarians, with Noel Whittaker
We talk about well-being a lot on this podcast, but one thing we don’t really discuss all that often is financial well-being. And while it’s a truism that money can’t buy you happiness, I'm also of the opinion that if the nu…
Jan. 2, 2023
#83: Diversity, inclusion and veterinary euphoria. With Dr Kate Toyer and Dr Cam Raw
This episode is supported by Animal Emergency Services Tanawha , part of the AEA group . If you're interested in the career opportunity discussed in this episode contact us at vetvaultpodcast@gmail.com to find out more. Dr K…
Dec. 1, 2022
#82: If it is to be: Dr Michael Archinal on choosing your own adventure, a side-career in media, remote indigenous dog health, and using gratitude as a shield.
Dr Micheal Archinal has been a vet for over 35 years and is the senior director of 9 veterinary hospitals. He has post-graduate training in animal behaviour, acupuncture, dermatology and pharmacology. Michael has also had an…
Nov. 20, 2022
#81: Tick paralysis update 2022: How to manage the antiserum shortage, and what’s new in case management. With the Tick Paralysis Advisory Panel.
If you are a clinician working in a paralysis tick area of Australia then you’ll be well aware of the 2022 shortage of tick antiserum, and you very likely have some questions, like how do we ensure that we still do the best …
Nov. 11, 2022
#80: Everything you need to know about canine lymphoma. With Dr Penny Thomas
This episode from our clinical podcast series is brought to you by the SVS Pathology Network - Australia's exclusive provider of the advanced testing techniques discussed in this episode. We sit down with Dr Penny Thomas fro…
Oct. 20, 2022
#79: Exploring the trends, the myths and the facts around pet nutrition. With Shiva Greenalgh
Shiva Greenalgh is a registered animal nutritionist who specialises in companion animal nutrition in both commercial production as well as clinical and therapeutic nutrition for individual pets. She holds a Master's of Anima…
Oct. 9, 2022
#78: Superhero conversations, sh&* sandwiches, and what we can learn from Ted Lasso. With Dr Rebecca Faris
Challenging situations, negative emotions, hard conversations... pretty standard stuff in the average day of a vet, right? This is a conversation about finding a positive perspective on all these, plus all of the other stuff…
Sept. 25, 2022
#77: Excellence with heart. With Dr Jeannet Kessels.
Ours is a pretty cerebral profession, right? But if you think about the reasons we do what we do - our WHY, for most of us, it’s mostly about heart. This creates some challenges though. Like how do you protect your heart? Ho…
Sept. 14, 2022
#76: She said she would, and then she did. With Dr Jocelyn Birch Baker
It used to be that work was work: it had its constraints and limitations, and if you had responsibilities or interests that seriously clashed with those constraints then maybe the working world just wasn’t for you. But the p…
Aug. 30, 2022
#75: Solutions for the staff crisis, core drivers, and the up side of rock bottom. With Dr Sam Bowden
We like to do optimism on the Vet Vault, and because of all the enthusiastic people we speak to on here our positivity bias is constantly reinforced. But the reality is that there still is a lot of room for improvement in th…
Aug. 16, 2022
#74: The mental rectal part 2: Compassion fatigue. With Rhonda Andrews and Dr Taleta Hompas
Rhonda is back for another thorough probing of the mind, and in this episode, we examine the phenomenon of compassion fatigue from tip to… tail. What is it, how is it different from burnout, how do we recognise it, and what …
Aug. 5, 2022
#73: Ethics, trust and the mythical 'gold standard'. With Dr Tanya Stephens
It’s very easy to get stuck in a mindset of “I’ve chosen THIS thing, so all other things are off the table, because once you choose THIS thing, then THESE are the things I HAVE to do." But who says we have to? Dr Tanya Ste…
July 21, 2022
Kidney compilation, with Prof Jill Maddison, Dr Rosanne Jepson and Dr Clint Yudelman
It’s been a while since we’ve released one of our clinical episodes on here, so we thought we’d create this lovely little compilation of kidney content for you. These are some of our biggest ‘AHA!’ moments from a series of e…
July 10, 2022
#72: Re-defining veterinary nursing, with Ken Yagi.
70+ episodes into the podcast, and not a single episode with a vet nurse. Shame on us! But we're changing that with this episode through a conversation with a vet tech who is leading the charge into the future of vet nursing…
June 25, 2022
#71: Stronger than you think. With Elizabeth Woolsey Herbert.
This is an episode about courage. About putting yourself in situations that are out of your comfort zone and then finding it within yourself to make it work, because self-care does not equate self-limiting, and you're probab…
June 9, 2022
#70: Self-kindness, the illusion of "I HAVE to", and why vulnerability might save us. With Philip McKernan
There are so many important conversations happening at the moment about the challenges facing the vet profession and the possible solutions. We love it when we hear things like: 'We have to get better at setting boundaries. …
May 29, 2022
#69: Vetrepreneurism. With Dr Aaron Wallace
How would you define an entrepreneur? Mirian-Webster says it’s someone who starts their own business, especially when this involves a new opportunity. Here’s another fact: we are at a point in time when our profession is FIL…
May 13, 2022
#68: Corporate practice: A view from the inside. With Dr Daniel Preter.
What’s your knee-jerk reaction when I say the word ‘corporate practice?’ The past few decades have seen some immense changes in how our profession is structured, leaving us with some big decisions to make: If you’re a new g…
April 27, 2022
#67: The Mental Rectal Part 1: Rumination. With Rhonda Andrews:
If you’re a regular Vet Vaulter you’ll be well familiar by now with psychologist Rhonda Andrews from our previous episodes with her on trauma and grief. We love Rhonda, and based on your feedback YOU loved Rhonda. So we’re g…
April 11, 2022
#66: Beyond the dip: a career waiting on the horizon. With Dr Aaron Forsayeth
How much do you dislike doing dentals? If you’re like most vets I’m guessing that the answer to that question is - “I dislike it rather a lot.” But then there’s that small minority of vets who just love teeth. Our guest for …
March 25, 2022
#65: Ehrlichia canis update
It’s happened: In late January 2022, an astute veterinarian in Mount Isa diagnosed the first locally acquired case of the tick-borne disease, ehrlichiosis, in a Queensland dog. As predicted the disease is making its way sout…
March 15, 2022
#64: Never work with animals. With Dr Gareth Steel.
"High consequence decision making in a complex environment, with imperfect data, on a budget." The definition of GP vet practice, according to Gareth Steel! Gareth has been a mixed practice vet for 20 years with experience a…