For Veterinary Professionals
Practical education for veterinary teams
Rachel Poulin, RVT, VTS (SAIM)
From cage-side rounds and case discussions to lunch-and-learn presentations and conference lectures, Rachel helps veterinary professionals connect clinical knowledge with everyday patient care.
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For hospital managers & veterinarians
Give your team dedicated time to learn, ask questions, and connect education with the patients they care for. Rachel brings specialist internal medicine experience and a practical teaching approach to your hospital.
Build education around your team’s learning needs and clinical interests.
Connect lectures with practical nursing discussions during cage-side rounds.
Support clearer communication about observations, care priorities, and patient concerns.
Strengthen client teaching for complex diagnoses and home-care routines.
Let’s discuss your team’s education goals
Clinic education & team training
Cage-side rounds & case discussions
Interactive education built around the patients and nursing challenges your team encounters. Discuss observations, nursing priorities, monitoring, and communication in a practical clinical setting.
Lunch & learns
Focused presentations on internal medicine nursing, diabetes care, feeding tubes, client education, and patient advocacy. Contact Rachel to discuss a topic and format that fits your clinic.
CE lectures in development; RACE approval will be sought.
Education tailored to your clinic
Discuss your team’s learning goals and opportunities for practical training, case-based education, and stronger client teaching.
Conference speaking & lecture topics
Has Diabetes Changed? A Canine and Feline Update for Veterinary Technicians
Evolving diabetes care and the technician’s role in monitoring, nursing support, and helping owners manage daily care.
Pancreatitis: Small Organ, Big Drama
Practical nursing priorities, including pain and nausea assessment, nutritional support, monitoring, and discharge education.
Totally Tubular: Feeding Tube Nursing
Feeding tube care from hospitalization through home care, including nursing responsibilities, troubleshooting, and client teaching.
Beyond IBD: Caring for Dogs with Chronic Enteropathy
Supporting diagnostics, nursing care, and client communication throughout a complex care journey.
Making Chronic Disease Care Work for Patients and Clients
Helping clients understand care routines, communicate challenges, and support consistent follow-through at home.
Finding Your Voice: Speaking Up for the Patient
Practical ways to communicate patient concerns, ask thoughtful questions, and follow through on patient advocacy.
More topics for your hospital
Rachel’s past presentations also include the following subjects. Contact her to discuss an updated presentation tailored to your team; current CE lectures are in development and RACE approval will be sought.
Diabetic Ketoacidosis: nursing priorities, monitoring, and communication during complex diabetic care.
Preparing Them for Success — Teaching the Diabetic Pet Owner: practical education to help clients understand daily care and communicate concerns.
Lymphangiectasia and Protein-Losing Enteropathy: connecting disease understanding with nursing support and client education.
Hyperadrenocorticism: understanding the condition and supporting the patient and caregiver.
Leptospirosis: disease understanding, nursing considerations, and team education.
Fanconi Syndrome: recognizing the care challenges and supporting patients through ongoing management.
Back to Basics: foundational clinical education adapted to your team’s experience and learning goals.
Meet Rachel
Rachel Poulin is a credentialed veterinary technician and Veterinary Technician Specialist in Small Animal Internal Medicine with more than 20 years of experience caring for dogs and cats. Her background includes conference speaking across the United States and Canada, educational writing, and hands-on clinical practice.
Let’s build a program for your team
Every team has different learning needs. Browse the topics above for ideas, then email Rachel to discuss your team’s goals, experience, and clinical interests. Together, we’ll tailor a program, format, and schedule that works for your clinic. All bookings are arranged directly with Rachel.