Veterinary Practice Growth

LIVE WEBINAR:  State of Relief Veterinary Work

by Cindy Trice, DVM

Chief Veterinary Officer, Hound; Founder, Relief Rover

Veterinarians have been serving their colleagues in a relief capacity since the beginning of this profession. It likely started out as a practice owner sending his clients to his buddy’s practice down the road so he could take a few days off to go fishing. As our profession evolves, relief practice is becoming ever more popular as either a temporary work style or even a career choice. Relief practice seems to have exploded in the last 5-7 years and in some cases has been polarizing with people either feeling like relief vets are ruining or saving the profession. The reality is that if we dive a little deeper, we can learn a lot about where our profession is headed and how to make improvements in our practices by paying attention to what is driving this rush to relief. In this webinar we will:

• review the relief landscape and understand the statistics
• reveal why relief work is appealing
• uncover what relief workers are telling us about how we can improve retention
• learn best practices for utilizing relief services for maximum productivity and benefit

Participants will emerge from this session with:

• an understanding of the factors driving people to relief work
• strategies for making associate positions more appealing to a new workforce
• practical, actionable tips for successfully onboarding and working with relief vets for maximum practice benefit

Cindy Trice, DVM

Dr. Cindy Trice is a multi-state licensed relief veterinarian with over 20 years of experience working in many unique general practice, emergency, mobile, and shelter clinics. She is the founder of Relief Rover, (reliefrover.com), a community connecting relief vets and techs to jobs and resources. In 2023, Relief Rover was acquired by Hound and she now serves as their Chief Veterinary Officer. She is also on the Board of Directors of the NAVC.

She’s a serial entrepreneur and based on her experiences as a cancer patient, she founded a clothing company called KickIt Pajamas (kickitpajamas.com) that designs sleepwear and other clothing for women battling cancer.

She spends most of the year living in Bradenton, FL with her husband and 3 long and low dogs. In her spare time, she loves to volunteer, cook, and scheme travel plans.