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The Vet Vault

Dr. Hubert Hiemstra

Does work life balance really exist in the veterinary industry? Veterinarians Dr Gerardo Poli and Dr Hubert Hiemstra believe that knowledge is for sharing, so with the help of their guests t...

Episodes

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#171: Atopy Update: Making Skin Cases Less Frustrating. With Dr Dani Hoolahan

In theory, itchy skins should be simple to treat, right? There's a fairly limited list of things that can go wrong, and a fairly predictable...

00:50:46Oct 30, 2026

170: What If We’re Wrong About Pet Cats and Wildlife? (And Why It Matters For Vets). With Professor Jacquie Rand

A frightened cat in a cage. A vet who has to decide if it lives or dies, because the shelter is full, and a new batch of cats will be arrivi...

00:53:27Oct 14, 2026

169: Exceptional Vet, Mediocre Pay: If I'm So Busy, Why Can't I Earn More? With Dr Andy Roark

Why does a vet who's flat out every single day still hit a pay ceiling? Dr Andy Roark explains the hidden economics of veterinary practice,...

00:59:12Sep 29, 2026

168: You're Doing Feedback Wrong. With Dr Olivia Oginska

Ask most vets what feedback means, and they'll think of a meeting. Once a year - maybe someone explaining that you're not billing enough. Dr...

00:51:45Sep 17, 2026

167: Space Plus People Equals Place: 5 Common Practice Design Mistakes to Avoid. With Jerry Kennard

What if the thing making your working day harder isn’t the workload? What if it's the building? In this episode we're joined by Jerry Kennar...

00:45:11Sep 2, 2026

166: It's Not Burnout. It's Fear. Dr Sarah Golding on vet burnout, imposter syndrome and getting your confidence back

Everyone says burnout. But Dr Sarah Golding thinks a lot of us are misdiagnosing ourselves. When vets come to her ready to walk away from th...

01:10:55Aug 26, 2026

165: Making Sense of IDEXX Cancer Dx - Canine Lymphoma Screening. With Dr Sandra Nguyen

I love any new tool that can make my life as a veterinarian easier and get better outcomes for my patients, so when I first heard about IDEX...

00:26:55Aug 10, 2026

164: The Planes That Never Came Home: Inclusion, Retention and the Hidden Curriculum, with Dr Alex Harrison

Most conversations about how to survive a veterinary career is a conversation with the survivors. We interview the vets who are still standi...

01:00:11Jul 30, 2026

163: Tech Tools for Vets 5: The Fix for Missed Billing, with SmartCapture

Think about the last thing you did at work and forgot to charge for. A nail clip. A blood test. A “quick” ultrasound that never made it onto...

00:48:18Jul 15, 2026

162: Street Dogs, Brave Vetting, and the Double Life of Dr Janey Lowes

Twelve years ago, Dr Janey Lowes went to Sri Lanka on a holiday, and never really came home. Today she runs WECare Worldwide, a hospital tha...

01:01:50Jul 3, 2026

161: Tech Tools for Vets 4: Heidi - AI Scribe, Voice Agents And Clinical Decision Support For Vets. With Dr Kieran McLeod

You've been using your veterinary AI note taker for a couple of years now - it’s great - saves you heaps of time. But are you using it to it...

01:25:53Jun 18, 2026

160: Toxic Workplaces Just Got Expensive: What The New Psychological Safety Laws Mean For Vet Practices. With Rhonda Andrews

A surgeon hurls a scalpel across theatre. It clatters off the wall. Nobody looks up. Twenty minutes later he's in the tearoom offering every...

00:56:00May 30, 2026

159: Tech Tools for Vets 3: Instinct ❤️ Scribble - What Happens When Your PIMS And Your Scribe Get Married? With Dr Caleb Frankel and Rohan Relan

The long-term vision is that you walk into a clinic, hit record at the beginning of the day - you walk out at the end of the day, and you ne...

00:54:11May 12, 2026

158: Psychological Safety For Vets: Why The Job Might Need Fixing, Not The People. With Dr Rebecca Faris

"Maybe we're just picking the wrong people to be vets." You've probably heard some version of that line. Maybe you've even said it. 'The new...

00:54:24Apr 22, 2026

157: Tech Tools for Vets 2: AI-Powered Learning with StudyAnything. With Hasitha Jayatilake

You know that feeling: exam time is looming. You've spent three days making flashcards and highlighting your notes, but you haven't even sta...

00:58:28Apr 8, 2026

A New Direction for the Vet Vault? Help Shape What Comes Next

Is our podcast getting… repetitive? Honest question. Lately, we’ve felt a growing tension behind the mic: are we just saying the same things...

00:04:58Mar 25, 2026

156: Is Practice Ownership The Only Way To Build Wealth? The Vet’s Guide To Student Debt, Saving, And Financial Sanity. With Eric Miller

Ever check your payslip… your student debt… your mortgage… and wonder if you’re just treading water? You’re not alone, and you’re not stuck....

00:52:54Mar 18, 2026

155: Antibiotic Prescribing Habits Vets Need To Ditch Now. With Dr Riati Scarborough and Dr Laura Hardefeldt 

Four years after our original antibiotic myth-busting episode (Ep 60), we’re back with Dr Riati Scarborough to talk antibiotic prescribing h...

00:44:50Feb 13, 2026

154: Stop the Energy Drain: Productivity Coaching for Vets in Clinic Chaos. With Demir Bentley and Dr Ray Gates

Veterinary life can feel like a treadmill with no off-switch: 15-minute consults that always run over. Emotional labour no one trains you fo...

01:07:02Jan 30, 2026

153: What’s Holding You Back? 3 Keys to Rewiring Your Brain for Calm, Confidence, and Clarity. With Dr Rod Irwin

Ever feel like your anxiety or fear of failure is just... who you are? The perfectionism. The overthinking. The constant pressure to “get it...

01:02:27Jan 16, 2026