Learn practical, evidence-based techniques to reduce reliance on manual restraint during radiographic procedures while enhancing patient comfort, improving diagnostic image quality, and supporting a safer work environment for veterinary teams. This course combines radiation safety best practices, Fear Free principles, and hands-free positioning strategies to help veterinary professionals create efficient, low-stress radiography workflows that protect both patients and staff.
This course equips veterinary leaders with a complete Fear Free® preventive care system built on four pillars: Environment & Pre-Visit Planning, Handling & Procedural Flow, Communication Standards, and Team Role Clarity. Through case studies and implementation strategies, attendees will learn to build repeatable workflows that protect the emotional health of every patient.
Veterinary professionals are highly skilled at recognizing and reducing fear, anxiety, and stress in animals—but many teams struggle to apply those same principles to their workplace culture. When toxic behaviors go unaddressed or accountability is inconsistent, the result can be emotional distress, turnover, communication breakdowns, and compromised patient care.
We’ll discuss practical, experience-driven strategies for navigating conflict, promoting psychological safety, and supporting teams with compassion and clarity. Drawing from real-world clinic leadership, human resources expertise, and Fear Free principles, this course explores how courageous conversations, healthy boundaries, and consistent expectations help create veterinary environments where both people and patients can thrive.
Learners will leave with actionable steps they can implement immediately to strengthen communication, reduce team stress, and build workplaces rooted in respect, wellbeing, and shared purpose.
Welcoming a baby into the home is one of the most exciting—and challenging—transitions for any family, especially when a beloved dog is already part of the household. For veterinary professionals, this stage of life presents both risks and opportunities: risks when canine body language or child behavior is misunderstood, and opportunities to strengthen the human–animal bond through guidance, education, and prevention.
In this course, you’ll explore how dogs and children perceive and interact with each other at different life stages, from pregnancy and homecoming to crawling, walking, and beyond. You’ll learn to recognize the early signs of fear, anxiety, and stress (FAS), and how to help families prevent conflict before it escalates into bites. Real-world examples, practical strategies, and Family Paws® resources will prepare you to guide clients through proactive planning, safe management tools like success stations, and effective collaboration with trainers and behavior professionals.
By the end of this course, you’ll be able to confidently educate and support families with dogs and children, helping them build safe, joyful, and lasting bonds—both at home and during veterinary visits. You’ll walk away with tools to enhance client trust, protect animal welfare, and contribute to safer communities.
Neurodiversity encompasses the natural variations in human brain function and behavior, including conditions such as autism, ADHD, dyslexia, and more. In the veterinary field, understanding neurodiversity is essential for creating inclusive, supportive environments for both clients and team members. This course equips veterinary professionals with the awareness, strategies, and tools to effectively communicate, accommodate sensory and processing differences, and foster a practice culture that values all forms of thinking and interaction.
Pheromones are a powerful yet often underutilized tool for improving well-being during interactions with veterinary professionals. This webinar explores how species-specific pheromones can help strengthen the “trust triangle” between pets, owners, and veterinary teams by reducing fear, promoting emotional safety, and supporting smoother exams and procedures. Attendees will learn how to integrate pheromones into real workflow touchpoints—from lobby to exam room to treatment areas—and how to communicate their value to pet owners in a clear, confidence-building way. Participants will walk away with practical guidance they can implement immediately to enhance patient comfort, improve team efficiency, and elevate the overall client experience.
Nutrition is a powerful yet often underutilized clinical tool, particularly for patients experiencing pain, inflammation, or recovery challenges. This course explores how fresh food diets, when used appropriately, can support healing, comfort, and overall well-being. Learners will gain practical guidance on indications and contraindications, safe transition strategies, and team-based implementation of feeding protocols in real veterinary settings. Grounded in evidence-based nutrition and aligned with Fear Free principles, this course equips veterinary professionals with clear, actionable tools to support patient comfort and clinical outcomes through mealtime decisions.
Cooperative care is more than a set of techniques—it’s a philosophy of partnership that empowers veterinary teams, clients, and patients alike. This course equips veterinary professionals with practical strategies to reduce Fear, Anxiety, and Stress (FAS) during routine and advanced procedures. Through real-world examples and step-by-step guidance, learners will explore how to apply cooperative care methods such as desensitization, counter-conditioning, and low-stress handling in the clinical and home settings to improve animal and staff welfare during veterinary care. Emphasis is placed on recognizing and interpreting subtle behavioral cues, adjusting handling techniques to support patient comfort, offering choice to the animal, and engaging clients in strategies that reinforce care at home.
Leadership shapes more than outcomes, it influences your team’s stress levels, communication patterns, and overall culture. Conscious, intentional leadership begins with self-awareness and extends into everyday interactions that build trust, psychological safety, and resilience.
Join Jennifer Edwards, DVM, ACC, CPC, ELI-MP, FFCP-V, for this RACE- and VHMA-approved course, where you’ll learn how to move beyond reactive leadership and create a healthy, high-functioning team environment. You’ll explore how your energy, habits, and internal patterns affect decision-making, communication, and team wellbeing, then apply conscious leadership principles to real-world challenges and high-pressure situations.
Through practical strategies and real-world applications, you’ll gain tools to recognize early signs of compassion fatigue and burnout, strengthen psychological safety through daily leadership behaviors, and communicate with clarity and compassion during difficult moments. This course will help you support individual wellbeing while fostering shared ownership of a resilient, connected team culture.
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Stress can show up at every stage of a veterinary visit, affecting team members, clients, and the overall care experience. Recognizing common stressors throughout the patient journey and applying practical, Fear Free strategies can support calm communication and collaboration from intake through discharge.
Join Amelia Knight Pinkston, VMD, cVMA, FFCP-V, for a one-hour RACE-approved webinar and learn how thoughtful, in-the-moment approaches can reduce fear, anxiety, and stress for both humans and animals while supporting sustainable wellbeing in the veterinary workplace.
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