PM53 - Crisis or Crossroads: What Can Credentialed Veterinary Technicians Bring to Practice?

Sunday, February 19, 2023

3:00 PM – 3:50 PM

Location: Breakers H, Level 2

Earn 1 CE Hours

Presenter(s)

Leslie Boudreau, CVPM, SPHR, RVTG, PHR, PHRCA (she/her/hers)

Practice Manager, RVT
Animal Hospital of Huntington Beach
Huntington Beach, CA, United States

PDF Handouts

Moderator(s)

Stephanie Mckennon, BS, CVPM

Practice Manager
Pet Medical Center of Pasco
Pasco, WA, United States

The Veterinary Technician profession is quite young compared to other health care professions. Without nationwide change, the Veterinary Technician profession is at a crucial crossroads. To figure out why hiring managers say we do not have enough of them, we’ll look back at the history of credentialed technicians and discuss what is the outlook for the profession and its sustainability. Having credentialed technicians is smart for the business, but you will need to know how to hire and retain them to get the benefits.

Learning Objectives:

Upon completion, participants will be able to compare the history of the veterinary technician profession with its human counterpart, human nursing.
Learn why credentialed technicians are at a crossroads in their profession and what the future might look like.
Learn what the data tells us about the value of credentialed technicans in our practices.
Learn how to hire credentialed technicians, grow them, and retain them.