Join us in a safe space where you can talk, share, brainstorm and commiserate over various clinical topics with fellow VECCS members!

Topic: Effective Teams: How to Optimally Utilize Your Doctors, Nurses, and Assistants

Description: This webinar will discuss the benefits and barriers to optimal utilization of veterinary teams from the veterinary technician and veterinarian point of view. We will review the results of two recent utilization studies that identified top barriers and possible disconnect between veterinary technicians and veterinarians before offering concrete strategies for improvement. We will also explore how to enhance communication, improve job satisfaction, and ultimately provide better patient care through optimal utilization of veterinary teams.

What You’ll Learn:

· The importance of leveraging your team’s strengths for a more efficient practice.
· Common barriers to optimal utilization from both veterinarians’ and technicians’ perspectives.
· Concrete strategies to improve role clarity, empower staff, and boost team collaboration.

Key Topics Include:

· Why effective utilization leads to better patient outcomes and staff satisfaction.
· Addressing common barriers, such as role confusion and control concerns.
· Practical, actionable steps to create clear protocols, empower your nurses, and improve workflow.

Moderator: Lori Kogan, Ph.D., Nicolette Zarday, DVM, MPH, & Kenichiro Yagi, MS, RVT, VTS (ECC), (SAIM)