Season 1

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…
Feb. 13, 2020

#23: Vets for Climate Action, with Ben Cox.

In this episode we tackle a subject that is not necessarily directly veterinary related, or is at least not limited to our profession, but still a critical topic to discuss because of the impact that it will have on all of u…
Feb. 9, 2020

Be the change you want to see: A Vet Vault Quickie with Dr. Louisa Graham.

We revisit our very first guest with a story from Louisa about the early days in her career that demonstrates a vital career lesson.
Feb. 1, 2020

#22: Be a mentor, be a boss, with Dr. Dan Markwalder

We were introduced to Dr. Dan Markwalder when we interviewed to Dr. Cody Creelman, who kept referring to him as one of the best mentors out there. Seeing as we’re all about mentoring here we knew that we had to have him on t…
Jan. 17, 2020

Vet Vault Quickie - Liz Crowe

For people who are feeling overwhelmed: that’s normal. One of the main messages I want to get out to the vets is to normalise the enormity and the depth of emotion that they’re going to experience. Because it’s new. And to n…
Jan. 16, 2020

After the storm. Bushfire special series with Liz Crowe - Part Three

Welcome to our third and final episode talking about dealing with trauma, loss and grief in a crisis situation, and specifically as it relates to the bushfire catastrophe that we are currently experiencing in Australia, with…
Jan. 14, 2020

Helping the helpers. Bushfire special series with Liz Crowe - Part Two

Welcome to the next installment of our bushfire special series with Liz Crowe. In part two Liz tells us how we can best support someone who is caught up in a challenging situation, like the fires that our Aussie vets and th…
Jan. 13, 2020

Staying strong so you can keep helping. Bushfire special series with Liz Crowe - Part One.

This is a special episode that we’re rushing out as a resource to our colleagues who are caught in the apocalyptic bushfire crisis that Australia is currently experiencing, but also for anyone who wants to support those in t…
Jan. 9, 2020

#21: Resilience is not a personality trait, with coach Carolyne Crowe.

Carolyne Crowe worked for 11 years as an equine vet both in the UK and in New Zealand before deciding to shift her energy from primarily helping animals to helping people by becoming an award winning personal performance co…