Important members of the team

Host Marie Rosenthal talks with two leaders of the American Association of Equine Veterinary Technicians (AAEVT): president Lexie Conrow, LVT, an anesthesia technician at Rood and Riddle Equine Hospital, and president-elect Arie Wolff, LVT, LVMT, VTS-EVN, who runs the equine surgery service at the University of Tennessee. They talk about their work in surgery and anesthesia, how technicians are trained and how practices can use them more fully. 02:10 How they became equine technicians 05:10 Their roles in surgery and anesthesia, and extra training for equine anesthesia 15:34 Why tech programs focus on small animals, and the AAEVT internship and externship list 18:50 Licensing and title protection by state 22:35 New practice models, including technician appointments in the field Sponsored by CareCredit.