The Vet Vault: Fall Back In Love With Veterinary Science

Vet life can be tough—but it’s also good. So, how do we make it even better? Join inspiring conversations with veterinary trailblazers who share real stories, fresh ideas, and strategies to help the talented, passionate humans (like you!) who make up the veterinary profession thrive—in work and in life.Hosted by Dr. Hubert Hiemstra, a veterinarian with over 20 years of experience and a passion for helping vets build happier, more fulfilling careers. Hubert brings warmth, curiosity, and a knack for asking the right questions, creating a space where the best ideas in vet med come to life.

#143: How to Talk Money Without the Cringe: The Mindset Shift Every Vet Needs. With Dr Bing Zhu
Jun 4, 2025 – 01:00:52
#142: Thinking About Telemedicine? Here’s What Veterinarians Need to Know. With Dr Shadi Ireifej
May 14, 2025 – 00:44:34
#141: From FOMO to Pro: How I Use AI in the Clinic (And How You Can Too). With Dr Hubert Hiemstra
Apr 26, 2025 – 01:03:40
#140: Science vs Profit: Navigating Medicine, Money, and Morals. With Dr Brennen McKenzie
Apr 8, 2025 – 01:21:50
#139: Stop The Overwhelm: Veterinary Productivity Secrets from the Getting Things Done Master. With David Allen
Mar 21, 2025 – 00:54:37
#138: Veterinary Specialisation Without The Residency: The ’Scenic Route’ You Didn’t Know Existed. With Dr Matt Booth (Part 2)
Mar 2, 2025 – 00:27:19
#137: Why Emergency Vets Quit (Spoiler Alert: It’s Not What You Think!) With Dr Matt Booth
Feb 15, 2025 – 00:53:13
136: Are You Studying Wrong? 3 Counter-Intuitive Science-Backed Study Methods For Veterinary Professionals. With Dr Matt Hollindale
Jan 27, 2025 – 00:45:14
#135: I Want To, But I Can’t: 3 Ways Moral Injury Differs From Burnout (And Why It Matters). With Dr Shannon Bass
Jan 7, 2025 – 00:56:18
134: 5 Reasons Veterinary Teams Feel Undervalued—And How to Leverage ‘Zone of Genius’ to Change That. With Dr Natalie Fayman and Crystal Stokes
Dec 22, 2024 – 01:07:08
🔓 Anesthesia-Associated Hyperkalemia. (Or, That Thing That Greyhounds Do When You Anesthetise Them) With Dr Stacey Jones
Dec 9, 2024 – 00:28:25
#133: The Menopause Conversation You'd Have If Your Bestie Was A Woman's Health Specialist. With Dr Nicole Avard and Georgina Drury
Nov 29, 2024 – 00:53:07
#132: Beyond the Bottom Line: Redefining Veterinary Business Success and Mastering Money Conversations. With Dr. Paul Harrison
Nov 14, 2024 – 00:44:57
#131: Resilience Redefined, The Opposite Of Stuck, and Taking Control Of Your Own Wellbeing. With Dr Jess Moore-Jones
Oct 29, 2024 – 00:42:50
#130: The Joyful Emergency Vet: Essential Strategies For A Long And Happy Career In Emergency Veterinary Practice. With Dr Brooke Schampers and Dr Taleta Hompas
Oct 6, 2024 – 01:35:46
#129: Our Veterinary Report Card: Too Many Hats, Too Little Connection, And A Couple Of Blind Spots. With Rhonda Andrews
Sep 18, 2024 – 01:25:17
Bonus Episode: IVECCS Live Sessions - I Don't Think That Paper Means What You Think It Does! With Prof Steven Epstein
Sep 11, 2024 – 00:30:20
#128: So You Want To Start Your Own Practice? With Dr Amber Christie, Brooke Goodwin and Caroline Willemse.
Sep 1, 2024 – 00:57:18
#127: What Veterinary Leaders Can Learn From Captain America, Getting Better At Giving Feedback, And How To Motivate The Motivators. With David Liss
Aug 20, 2024 – 00:41:36
#126: Staying At The Heart Of Animal Care: The Disruptors Who Want To Replace Us, And How To Prevent It From Happening. With Dr Thom Jenkins
Aug 2, 2024 – 01:12:01
🔓 Demystifying Those D$&@ Liver Enzymes. With Prof Jill Maddison.
Jul 23, 2024 – 00:59:30
125: Life After Practice Ownership, Locuming Pro Tips, Where Telemedicine Could Fit Into Your Vet Life, And Blurring The Lines Between Work and Fun. With Dr Wolfgang Dohne
Jul 10, 2024 – 01:15:36
ANZCVS Membership Oral Exam Last-Minute Pep Talk
Jun 19, 2024 – 00:12:56
#124: So You Want To Sit The Membership Exams? Your Questions About ANZCVS Memberships Answered.
Jun 19, 2024 – 00:59:16
#123: Beyond Clinical Practice: Harnessing Your Secret Veterinary Superpowers For A Diverse Career, And Leveraging Tough Times To Fight Self-Limiting Beliefs. With Dr Stephanie Morley
Jun 10, 2024 – 01:10:27
#122: We're Fixing Mitral Valves Now?! Everything You Need To Know About the Transcatheter Edge-to-Edge Repair Procedure. With Dr Brad Gavaghan and Dr Fiona Meyers
May 27, 2024 – 00:39:28
#121: Weaving a Safety Net: Using Herd Immunity for Veterinary Suicide Prevention. With Dr Kat Williams and Dr Alena Gadoury
May 20, 2024 – 00:52:20
#120: Rethink Diabetes: Why Basal Insulin is a Game-Changer In Feline Diabetes Management. With Dr Linda Fleeman.
May 10, 2024 – 00:48:41
#119: You’re Already a Forensic Vet - You Just Didn’t Know It: How to Get Better at It, and Why It Matters. With Dr Elizabeth Pearlman
May 3, 2024 – 01:02:35
#118: 6 Steps To Solving Acute Respiratory Distress. With Dr Rob Webster.
Apr 22, 2024 – 00:43:55
Vet Vault Clinical Spanish Edition: Entendiendo la Relación Entre la Gravedad Específica de la Orina y la Azotemia. (Understanding the Link Between USG and Azotaemia). With Prof Jill Maddison
Mar 27, 2024 – 00:18:35
#117: Purpose, Passion, and Persistence: Creating Unicorns For A More Resilient Veterinary Profession. With Dr Geoff Wilson.
Mar 22, 2024 – 01:31:29
#116: Making Linear Foreign Body Surgery Less Scary And Getting Better Outcomes. With Dr Bronwyn Fullagar.
Mar 12, 2024 – 00:38:03
#115: The Path To Zero Carbon Clinics: Transforming Veterinary Practices for the Planet. With Dr Jeremy Watson.
Mar 4, 2024 – 01:06:21
#114: "The Kidneys Are Not Toilets That You Can Flush": New Thinking On Managing Nephrotoxin Ingestion In Veterinary Patients. With Dr Corrin Boyd and Dr Leonel Londoño.
Feb 19, 2024 – 00:32:46
#113: "Humans Aren’t Salmon": The Four Pillars of Energetic Leadership. With Dr Marie Holowaychuk and Josh Vaisman.
Feb 11, 2024 – 00:42:09
#112: The Condition-Formerly-Known-As-HGE: Updates And Myth-Busting. With Prof. Caroline Mansfield
Jan 31, 2024 – 00:32:04
#111: Navigating the Pendulum: Adapting to Evolving Veterinary Landscapes. With Dr Sam Bowden.
Jan 22, 2024 – 01:05:04
#110: Practice Good Medicine - The Rest Will Take Care Of Itself. With Dr Gary Turnbull
Jan 5, 2024 – 01:17:16
#109: Why Lifelong Learning Is Critical For Joy, Who Regulates The Regulators, and The Changing Face of Continuing Education. With Dr Zoe Lenard.
Dec 21, 2023 – 01:11:54
108: Married To The Vet Profession: Advice From (And For) Our Significant Others. With Regina Carey
Dec 7, 2023 – 01:16:09
#107: Why Can't We Do It This Way? New Ideas On How To Bring More Joy To Veterinary Practice. With Dr Russel Welsh.
Nov 22, 2023 – 01:13:39
#106: Dr Crocker: Intentional Career Moves, Mastering Change Without Fear, And The Pros Of Vulnerability and Virality.
Nov 8, 2023 – 01:05:26
#105: Work hard, play hard, be kind. (And think twice before you prescribe antibiotics!) With Dr Jane Heller.
Oct 31, 2023 – 01:35:21
#104: A Dedication To Difficult Dogs: How Getting Better At Behaviour Medicine Can Make You Happier. With Dr Dennis Wormald.
Oct 23, 2023 – 01:18:26
#103: 'The More You Tell People, The Less They’ll Remember': Learning To Teach. With Dr Toby Trimble
Oct 6, 2023 – 01:08:21
#102: Resilience by Design: Mentors, Modelling, And Why Context is King. With Assoc. Prof. Sarah Guess.
Sep 27, 2023 – 01:24:34
#101: The Antidote To Fear-Based Practice. With Dr Warwick Vale
Sep 6, 2023 – 01:10:40
#100: Feline Upper Respiratory Disease: Fundamentals, Pro Tips and a Review of What's New. With Dr Kath Briscoe and Dr Megan Braunstein.
Aug 30, 2023 – 00:55:00
#99: Betterinary. With Dr Heidi Hulon.
Aug 25, 2023 – 01:06:39

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