b'EMPOWERED TO INSPIRE, ACHIEVE AND LEAD TOGETHEREMPOWERED TO INSPIRE, ACHIEVE AND LEAD TOGETHEREMPOWERED TO INSPIRE, ACHIEVE AND LEAD TOGETHEREMPOWERED TO INSPIRE,VETERINARY WOMAN CHAMPIONS FOR CHANGEACHIEVE & LEAD TOGETHER After over a decade at the practice, IWhat are the biggest challenges you have encounteredhow a practice works, the struggles they would like to overcome wanted to expand my knowledge andin this journey and how have you overcome them? and being part of the solution inspires me to continue to transfer the skills I had learned. I wasVeterinary is constantly busy, with no two days being the same.embrace my role within VetIT. I also want to continue to learn unsure in what capacity this would be,The spare time people have is often limited and therefore veryand develop skills to help make small changes within practices other than wanting to remain in theprecious to them.When trying to implement change you canthat can hopefully have a big impact in the practice teams veterinary sector.face resistance or you find they become more hesitant. As timeworking day. L uckily, an opportunity aroseis so valuable you find people worry about this costing them for the position of Training andmore time, potentially failing and therefore wasting more time. Implementation Specialist at VetIT,So being able to offer solutions such as staggered introductionI was lucky enough to be able to stay at a Giraffe lodge at a Safari Park in Kent, where I a practice management softwareof new ideas or methods so the change is in smaller andspent the majority of the time outside the tent watching the giraffes and zebras. I always company. It was inspiring to see anotherlook back on this photo and it amazes me that this is in the UK, although I think the side to the veterinary sector thatmore manageable increments helps.I have found that reallysunny weather helped. aligns with my ambition of helping tounderstanding the individual vet practices and those involved, provide exceptional care to clients andtheir key issues and desired outcomes allows me to develop patients.Combining working with ahow I approach this.great, friendly team and helping a rangeWhat has most helped and motivated you alongof people within the veterinary world isthe way?the main reason I love my job. Being part of a team who are all supportive and driven to achieve the same goal of helping practices provide a high level of care. Also seeing how technology is advancing to make this quality care more readily accessible.What is the best advice youve been given, or thatyou would give to someone else, about drivingpositive change? One of my closest friends, who always seems to know what to say, said: You cannot control change, no one can. But you can choose what to do with it.You can stay as you or you can accept change and see the opportunities. She highlighted that you dont have to take them but you need to be open to viewing them. The reason this remains with me is that it is not about forcing change on people, it is about helping to reassess their perspective of change and realise what can come from it. What are your next steps to continue creating changefor the better?I appreciate the importance of helping people make the most of their practice management system and utilise it to the maximum to benefit their practice. Taking time to understand www.veterinarywoman.co.uk 51'