VTyeS: the ins and outs of Veterinary Technician Specialties
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Stream Three - Room E3
| Wednesday, April 17, 2024 |
| 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM |
| Room E3 |
Overview
Brittney Prakash
Speaker
Brittney Prakash
Uq Vets
VTyeS: the ins and outs of Veterinary Technician Specialties
Abstract
The ability for career progression is considered to be a major factor in job satisfaction. This can look different for everyone, but if you’re a qualified Veterinary Nurse or Technician there’s a very good possibility you’ve asked yourself “what’s next?”. There are multiple pathways for progression including further study for a Diploma, management and management courses, CPD that aligns with your professional focus and a VTS.
A VTS, or Veterinary Technician Specialist, is a North American qualification that is recognised worldwide, with a growing numbers of vets and nurses in Australia gaining their VTS every year. The panel, consisting of Nurses and Techs with a VTS in a range of specialties, will offer insight into the pathway from application all the way through to maintaining registration. There are currently VTS’s in Australia specialising in a variety of skills including Imaging, ECC, Anaesthesia, Nutrition, Dentistry and Avian and exotics. The process can be extensive and includes pre-application, application and significant work and study requirements, all of which will be covered. We will discuss what it takes to apply and what to realistically expect throughout the pathway. If you are a qualified Veterinary Nurse or Technician interested in gaining specialty recognition, this might just be the next step for you.
A VTS, or Veterinary Technician Specialist, is a North American qualification that is recognised worldwide, with a growing numbers of vets and nurses in Australia gaining their VTS every year. The panel, consisting of Nurses and Techs with a VTS in a range of specialties, will offer insight into the pathway from application all the way through to maintaining registration. There are currently VTS’s in Australia specialising in a variety of skills including Imaging, ECC, Anaesthesia, Nutrition, Dentistry and Avian and exotics. The process can be extensive and includes pre-application, application and significant work and study requirements, all of which will be covered. We will discuss what it takes to apply and what to realistically expect throughout the pathway. If you are a qualified Veterinary Nurse or Technician interested in gaining specialty recognition, this might just be the next step for you.
Biography
Brittney Prakash is a registered Veterinary Technician specialising in Diagnostic Imaging. Developing an interest in veterinary imaging during her Bachelor degree she was fortunate to land a dream job teaching soon after graduation, working at the University of Queensland (UQ) teaching hospital acquiring images and sharing that passion with future Vets and Techs. This job gave her the opportunity to become Queensland’s first Vet Tech with a CT license and the first Technician in Australia to become a VTS in Diagnostic Imaging. She shares her passion with the students of both UQ and the University of Adelaide as a lecturer and as an independent consultant, visiting clinics to train in a variety of modalities. She loves both small and large animals and is experience in standing MRI and Nuclear Scintigraphy in horses, and X-ray, CT and fluoroscopy in both small and large animals. Brittney is passionate about the roles Techs and Nurses can play in the clinic and developing career pathways for progression for all veterinary para-professionals.
