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The VBJ First Opinions Podcast is a monthly journey into the wonderful world of veterinary business. So for anyone with an interest in running a happy, successful and profitable practice, First Opinions is the only podcast you’ll ever need.
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Ep 17: Talking tech with Paul May from 2021-08-27T14:43:06
In this edition of the VBJ First Opinions podcast, editor James Westgate discusses technology and the way it has impacted on the UK veterinary sector – with a particular focus on how it helped tran...
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Ep 16: SPVS – bridging the gap, pt 2 from 2021-07-23T15:49:13
Welcome to the second part of “Bridging the Gap’ – a special two-part VBJ First Opinions podcast in association with the Society of Practising Veterinary Surgeons (SPVS).
Recorded as part ...
Ep 15: SPVS – bridging the gap, pt 1 from 2021-07-23T15:43:49
Welcome to the first part of a special VBJ First Opinions podcast in association with SPVS – the Society of Practising Veterinary Surgeons.
As part of an ongoing initiative to highlight th...
Ep 14: Craig Bennett on sustainable leadership from 2021-07-23T15:34:24
To promote the VMG-SPVS Virtual Congress (13-14 May 2021), VBJ sat down with chief executive officer at The Wildlife Trusts, Craig Bennett.
Craig will be opening congress at 9am on 13 May,...
Ep 12: discussions in disruption with Anthony Chadwick from 2021-07-23T15:23:56
Today, VBJ is delighted to be joined by Anthony Chadwick – a good friend of the publication and a well-known face across the UK veterinary profession, and beyond, through his work with The Webinar ...
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Ep 13: Latest lessons in learning – online with David Babington from 2021-03-26T14:44:12
This episode of VBJ First Opinions sees VBJ editor James Westgate joined by David Babington, business development director for veterinary CPD provider Improve International.
David was one ...
Ep 11: life, the universe and everything, with Jamie Crittall from 2020-09-18T10:28:29
First Opinions talks to Jamie Crittall – vet, practice owner, businessman and raconteur extraordinaire. James and Jamie discuss everything from live events and the latest tech, to telemedicine and ...
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Ep 10: Thom Jenkins discusses PetsApp from 2020-05-27T16:09:21
PetsApp is a digital platform that has already helped hundreds of practices increase client engagement and generate extra revenue.
An app-based total telemedicine solution offering video c...
Ep 09: Lockdown Lowdown, pt 2 – Alan Robinson from 2020-05-11T16:33:27
In the second episode of VBJ’s Lockdown Lowdown, Vet Dynamics director Alan Robinson offers tips for people trying to “instil order into the chaos” that coronavirus has cast our lives and businesse...
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Ep 08: Lockdown Lowdown, pt 1 – Alison Lambert from 2020-04-28T10:51:52
In the first of a new series, VBJ editor James Westgate talks to Onswitch founder Alison Lambert to discover how the coronavirus pandemic is affecting the veterinary profession – and what practice ...
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Ep 07: Sleep deprivation with Mike Farquhar from 2020-03-20T16:00:55
Today we’re going to be talking sleep... or, rather, lack of it.
Now, it’s a fact – and numerous surveys have backed this up – that most of us, with our busy modern lives, simply aren’t ge...
Ep 6: Daniella Dos Santos on the profession and presidency from 2020-02-21T17:05:28
VBJ editor James Westgate caught up with BVA president Daniella Dos Santos at the recent 2020 SPVS Congress to talk about diversity, workforce retention, stronger regulation of pet travel and bovin...
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Ep 5: Hitting the streets with Jade Statt from 2020-01-23T15:02:48
In 2017, StreetVet began as nothing more than an idea. Three years later, that idea has grown into what can only be described as a phenomenon.
Now a registered charity, StreetVet operates ...
Ep 4: Ebony Escalona and Pete Wedderburn at London Vet Show from 2019-12-09T14:10:37
Gathering in the Vet Times podcast booth during London Vet Show 2019, VBJ editor James Westgate catches up with Ebony Escalona – founder of Vets: Stay, Go, Diversify – and popular veterinary journa...
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Ep 3: Round the campfire with Alan Robinson from 2019-11-01T16:59:58
James Westgate is joined in the First Opinions studio by Alan Robinson, a qualified vet and, for many, the godfather of veterinary business.
For the past two decades Alan’s consultancy, Ve...
Ep 2: Tech – where does the vet fit in? from 2019-10-04T00:00
James Westgate is joined in the First Opinions studio by James Andrews – a qualified veterinary surgeon and CEO of wearable pet tech firm, Felcana.
James discusses developments in the worl...
Ep 1: Mum’s the Word from 2019-09-06T00:00
In the first monthly VBJ podcast, editor James Westgate speaks to Liz Barton, creator of the Vetsnet resource hub and co-founder of the WellVet Weekend.
A qualified vet with experience in ...