Vet Sessions

About Vet Sessions

Vet Sessions is a Canadian veterinary medical podcast based out of Guelph, Ontario. This podcast is for anyone interested in learning more about small animal veterinary clinical medicine and especially primary care. Follow along with Dr. Omar Khan, Dr. Shannon Gowland, and Dr. Tiffany Durzi as they tackle common clinical questions and dissect what it means to be a primary care veterinarian. Podcast produced by Zachary Gladysz. Podcast artwork by Michelle Lai, Sammie Wu, Andrea Wanlin Jia, and Shirley Wei Chen.

Publisher

Tiffany Durzi

Category

education · health & fitness · science

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

14 Dec 2021

Latest episode

12 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

91 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   12 Oct 2026

   S6E3 Inclusive Communication with Dr. Melissa Horne

   Tune in as Dr. Shannon Gowland and Dr. Melissa Horne discuss the importance of inclusivity and communication. Dr. Horne is the Advisor of Organizational Culture at OVC. Dr. Horne is an expert in equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI) and holds a PhD in Modern U.S. and African American History from Rutgers University. In this episode, Dr. Horne shares her insight on how inclusive communication can be integrated into a veterinary practice to allow all clients and team members to feel welcome, heard and valued. Effective communication with clients, colleagues, and students is essential to ensuring positive patient outcomes and fostering strong, collaborative relationships.

2. 

   28 Sept 2026

   S6E2 Veterinary Forensics with Dr. Emily Brouwer and Dr. Shane Bateman

   In episode 2 of season 6 Dr. Omar Khan welcomes Dr. Emily Brouwer for her first Vet Sessions appearance and returning guest Dr. Shane Bateman. Dr. Brouwer and Bateman describe their new veterinary forensics rotation, now offered at OVC for fourth year DVM students. As well as explaining how their paths lead them to veterinary forensics work, what this entails day-to-day, and how they can offer support to veterinarians navigating difficult animal welfare cases.

3. 

   14 Sept 2026

   S6E1 Welcoming Dean Montgomery

   Welcome to Season 6 of Vet Sessions! To start off the new season we are welcoming our new dean, Dr. Julia Montgomery! Listen in to the conversation as Dr. Tiffany Durzi welcomes Dean Montgomery to Vet Sessions and OVC! Dr. Montgomery started her 5 year term as OVC's 12th dean as of June 15, 2026. In this episode she shares her journey to OVC and her plans in the years to come.

Who has been a guest on Vet Sessions

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Shoshana Verton-Shaw
• Dr Adronie Verbrugghe
• Dr Geoffrey Wood

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

1 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

35 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 33 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

32

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

85

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