Contents
What's inside this month's magazine, plus meet our expert contributors.
#1 Sustainability profile: Vet Sustain
#2 Sustainability case study: Synergy Farm Health
#3 Sustainable product sourcing made easy
#4 Sustainability profile: NVS & Select from NVS
#5 Trichofolliculoma in a guinea pig#6 Ask the lab experts: haematology results in equine practice
#7 Waiting room sales - an opportunity not to be missed
#8 10 top tips for maximising your waiting room sales
#9 How tech can help vet practices manage the future of work
#10 Proven probiotics - a great investment for calves and lambs#11 Challenging muzzle stigma#12 Adsorbing the environmental impact of anaesthetic gases
#13 How to feel compassion satisfaction
Find out a little bit about this issue's expert contributors.
Sandra Dawson, Veterinary Pathologist, NationWide Laboratories
Sandra Dawson, BSc, BVMS, FRCPath, MRCVS, is a graduate of Aberdeen and Glasgow Universities, gaining a BSc in agriculture in 1991 and her veterinary degree in 1995. Following a term in mixed practice, Sandra became a resident in veterinary pathology at Edinburgh University.
After five years in industry where she gained her MRCPath, Sandra joined NationWide Laboratories in May 2006.
#5 Trichofolliculoma in a guinea pig
Dr Stacey Newton, Lead Clinical Pathologist, NationWide Laboratories
Dr Stacey A Newton, BVSc, FRCPath, CertEM (Int Med), PhD, MRCVS, graduated from Bristol Veterinary School in 1993. After building up experience in general practice, she became a resident in equine medicine at Leahurst, Liverpool University. She was awarded a certificate in equine medicine (internal) in 1997. Stacey then went on to complete her PhD in equine neuroanatomy and neurology in 2001 and was awarded her FRCPath in 2010.
#6 Ask the lab experts: haematology results in equine practice
Darren Beake, Development Director, VetIT
Darren’s passion lies in new technology and coding and he has clocked up an admirable 2 decades with VetIT (he was part of the team that designed and built VetIT version 1). As Development Director, his goal is to keep the business at the cutting edge, ensuring best practice in software development and encouraging and embracing new technology.
Dr Tom Barragry, Veterinary pharmacologist
Dr Tom Barragry, PhD, MSc, MVM, MRCVS, Dip ECVPT is a qualified veterinary surgeon with a masters and PhD in veterinary pharmacology. He spent over 40 years as a university professor teaching pharmacology & therapeutics.
Author of the well-known veterinary textbook ‘Veterinary Drug Therapy’ and over a hundred veterinary papers and articles. Dr Barragry also has extensive commercial experience in pharmaceuticals and is currently consulting for Provita Animal Health.
#10 Probiotics proven to be great investment for calves and lambs
Celine Leheurteux, DVM, CEO and Founder of EUTHABAG
Celine Leheurteux practices veterinary medicine in Quebec, Canada. She created the EUTHABAG body bag to fulfil her need for a purpose-built body bag that she could not find on the market.
She shares her best tips on Euthanasia in the Small Animal Euthanasia Practical Classes, a free RACE-approved training built to reduce stress and improve compassion satisfaction in veterinary teams.
