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Lisa H Lin CVT

EDUCATION:

December 1999 Bachelors of Arts. State University of New York at Stony Brook, NY. EXPERIENCE:

January 10 – Present Certified Veterinary Technician for Banfield Pet Hospital at Belmont, Portland, Oregon.

· Assist with dental and soft tissue surgery: calculate fluid rate, IV catheter placement, induce anesthesia, place endotracheal tube, prepare patients for surgery, monitor anesthetized patients, and record vitals on PetWare anesthesia log, recover post-operative patients, and discharge surgery patients.

· Client education: discuss and demonstrate how to give medications, injections, SQ fluid therapy and go over discharge instructions with clients.

· CVT appointments: blood draws, cystocentesis, trim nails, express anal glands, vaccines/injections, and administered SQ fluid therapy. February 2022 – January 2023 Ophthalmology Veterinary Technician for The Animal Eye Doctor, Beaverton, Oregon,

· Admitted/triaged patients at curbside, performed Schirmer tear test/Fluorescein stain/Intraocular pressures, recorded patient vitals and test results in Vetspire, assisted with urgent care ocular treatments and procedures, performed ocular ERG and U/S, performed labwork, and treatment of hospitalized patients.

· Assist with ophthalmic surgery: calculate fluid rate, IV catheter placement, induce anesthesia, place endotracheal tube, prepare patients for surgery, monitor anesthetized patients, with or without the ventilator, and record vitals on Vetspire anesthesia log, recover post operative patients, and discharge surgery patients.

· Collaborated with Practice Leaders with the inventory hard count of controlled substances such as injectables, oral meds, and also counted non-controlled substance injectable drugs as well, making sure meds are not expired.

· Obtained intake info, entered accurate medical record into Vetspire Encounters, created surgery estimates before clients checked-out, completed Bulletins for rDVMs/referral letters. · Implementation and supervision of TAED’s Controlled Substance Logs, inventory, spot/biweekly/bi-annual/annual audits. Creation of CS usage reports with Used Vetspire Analytics for auditing TAED CS drug logs.

· Helped with the creation and fine-tuning of TAED-specific surgery estimate packages with Ophthalmologists, Practice Leaders, and the Regional Operations Coach. · Creation, compiling and organization of the TAED’s Standard Operating Manual with SOPs for the perusal of all staff.

· Recipient of the Thrive Technician Growth Scholarship to attend the American Association of Feline Practitioners Annual Conference in Pittsburgh, PA, from October 27th to 30th, 2022. January – March 2021 Relief ER/ICU Certified Veterinary Technician for VCA Northwest Veterinary Specialists, Clackamas, Oregon.

· Triaged patients at curbside, recorded patient vitals in hospital treatment sheets, assisted with urgent care treatments and procedures, took full body radiographs, performed lab work and treatment of ER/ICU hospitalized patients.

· Client education: discussed and demonstrated how to give medications, injections, SQ fluid therapy and went over discharge instructions with clients. September 2020 – April 2022 ER/ICU Certified Veterinary Technician for VCA Southeast Portland Animal Hospital, Portland, Oregon.

· Triaged patients at curbside, recorded patient vitals in WoofWare, assisted with urgent care treatments and procedures, took full body radiographs, performed lab work. · Animal restraint, blood draws, vaccinations, prepared lab samples, performed urinalysis, performed ear cytology and cleaning, wound care, and bandaging.

· Client education: discussed and demonstrated how to give medications, injections, SQ fluid therapy and went over discharge instructions with clients.

· Assisted with surgery: calculated fluid rate, IV catheter placement, induced anesthesia, placed endotracheal tube, prepared patients for surgery, monitored anesthetized patients and recorded vitals in WoofWare anesthesia log, recovered post-operative patients, and discharged surgery patients.

January – March 2020 Relief Certified Veterinary Technician for MetroVet, Portland, Oregon.

· Admitted patients for urgent care consults, recorded patient medical information in eVet, relayed chief complaints to veterinarian.

· Assisted with urgent care treatments, procedures, lab work (animal restraint, blood draws, vaccinations, prepared lab samples, performed urinalysis, performed ear cytology and cleaning, wound care, bandaging).

· Client education: discussed and demonstrated how to give medications, injections, SQ fluid therapy and went over discharge instructions with clients.

· Technician appointments: blood draws, cystocentesis, trim nails, express anal glands, gave vaccines/injections, administered SQ fluid therapy.

· Assisted with surgery: calculated fluid rate, IV catheter placement, induced anesthesia, placed endotracheal tube, prepared patients for surgery (shaved, scrubbed, connected patients to monitoring equipment), monitored anesthetized patients and recorded vitals on eVet anesthesia log, took dental and full body radiographs and operated digital radiograph machines, performed dental cleaning and polishing, recovered post-operative patients, and discharged surgery patients.

· Answered phones, made follow-up calls, and refilled prescriptions daily. August 2017 – October 2019 Integrative Medicine Certified Veterinary Technician for Hawthorne Veterinary Clinic, Portland, Oregon.

· Admitted patients for consults, recorded patient medical information in Avimark, relayed chief complaints to veterinarians.

· Assisted with treatments, procedures, house calls, lab work.

· Client education: discussed and demonstrated how to give medications, injections, SQ fluid therapy.

· Technician appointments and house calls: blood draws, cystocentesis, trim nails, expressed anal glands, gave vaccines/injections, administered SQ fluids, provided laser therapy treatments.

· Assisted with surgery: calculated fluid rate, IV catheter placement, induced anesthesia, placed endotracheal tube, prepared patients for surgery, monitored anesthetized patients and recorded vitals on anesthesia log, took dental radiographs and operated x-ray equipment, performed dental cleaning and polishing, recovered post-operative patients, discharged surgery patients.

· Answered phones in reception and pharmacy, refilled prescriptions daily, responsible for purchasing and receiving of pharmacy inventory bi-weekly. January 2016 - April 2017 Academic Editor for Professor Shih- Yin Chen. School of Chinese Medicine at China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan.

· One-on-one in-person technical editing of peer-reviewed research manuscripts and scientific proposals.

· Assisted with key phases of the research process by identifying and developing the topic, formulating the research question, conducting library searches, organizing literature reviews, and assisting with key aspects of academic writing such as positioning, expository prose, interpretation and discussion of data, summaries, critiques, and preparing papers for submission and/or publication.

· Instruction on academic writing, grammar, reading and conversational English. July 2014 - 2015 Academic Editor for The Writing Center at Feng Chia University, Taichung, Taiwan.

· One-on-one in-person technical editing of peer-reviewed research manuscripts, scientific proposals, and graduate student dissertations in the areas of biomedicine, finance, engineering, foreign languages, humanities, business management, mathematics, and transportation science.

· Assisted with key phases of the research process by identifying and developing the topic, formulating the research question, conducting library searches, organizing literature reviews, and assisting with key aspects of academic writing such as positioning, expository prose, interpretation and discussion of data, summaries, critiques, and preparing papers for submission and/or publication.

· Worked both independently and collaboratively with many different University department professors and graduate students.

July 2011 – 2014 Veterinary Acupuncture Training. Chi Institute Traditional Chinese Veterinary Medicine. Reddick, Florida.

· Completed classroom and hands-on wet lab instruction from Dr. Xie in the following: · Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) Principles - Five Elements, Yin-Yang, Eight Principles, Zang-fu Physiology and Pathology, Meridians and Channels. · Classical and Transpositional canine acupuncture points.

· TCM diagnosis systems including tongue & pulse diagnosis.

· How to use veterinary acupuncture to diagnose and treat musculoskeletal conditions, lameness and neurological disorders, cardiovascular diseases and respiratory disorders, gastrointestinal disorders and behavioral problems. September 2010 – 2011 Rotating Intern. Rutland House Referrals. Tier 3 RVCS accredited referral practice. Liverpool, United Kingdom.

· Rotated into soft tissue surgery, orthopedics/neurosurgery, diagnostic imaging (digital radiography/ultrasound/CT/MRI), internal medicine, cardiology, ophthalmology, dermatology, theater/prep/anesthesia, and first opinion practice.

· Worked alongside specialist clinicians with consults, investigations, and medical/ surgical treatment of cases.

· Ensured all in-patients receive appropriate treatments in wards, and participated in ward rounds, out-of-hours/emergency rota weekdays and 1 in 3 weekends.

· Assisted clinicians and nurses in the management of emergency and hospitalized cases, and provided intensive care for unstable patients.

· Attended weekly Journal Club, Case Rounds, Clinical Club, and Intern Seminars. July 19 – 24 2010 Orthopedics Extern. Fitzpatrick Referrals. Orthopedics and neurosurgery referral practice. Surrey, United Kingdom.

· Assisted in orthopedic surgeries, and with patient care and recovery.

· Involved with diagnostic imaging such as digital radiography, CT, and MRI. · Involved with treatment and aftercare of dogs and cats with orthopedic and neurological conditions. March 2010 Companion Animal Diagnostics Extern. University of Glasgow, United Kingdom.

· Rotated through virology, bacteriology, parasitology, hematology, biochemistry, endocrinology, and cytology.

· Involved with technical and interpretive aspects of routing sample analysis. · Performed diagnostic blood smears & Romanowsky staining, read blood smears with white cell differential counts, recognized cell morphology and their significance in their changes, understood basic principles and methodology of automated analyzers.

· Performed sediment exams and interpreted urinalysis results.

· Recognized cell types, assessing inflammation, cytological criteria of malignancy, knowledge of fluid analysis, and categories of effusions. September 2009 Donkey Sanctuary Overseas Travel Grant Recipient. The Donkey Sanctuary. Mobile field clinic. Bahir Dar, Ethiopia.

· Treated donkeys and mules with colic, pneumonia, tetanus, epizootic lymphangitis, strangles, sarcoids, wounds, back and harness sores, hoof and lameness conditions, and skin disorders.

· Produced a report entitled Study on Empathy Levels of Owners and Children to Their Donkeys in Selected Sites of the Amhara Region, Northwest Ethiopia. April 6 – 10 2009 Small Animal Extern. Fifth Avenue Veterinary Specialists and 24 hour Emergency Care. Progressive specialist private practice. New York, New York.

· Rotated through and observed clinical activities in surgery, medicine, cardiology, oncology, and emergency and followed through on cases from start to finish.

· Assisted with client communications under the direction of a veterinarian. · Assisted in patient history taking and physical exams, performed venipunctures, placed urinary catheters, assisted with anesthetic induction, and placed ET tubes.

· Prepared and ran blood, fecal, and urine samples for clinical pathology and diagnostic lab analysis.

· Scrubbed in and assisted in soft tissue and orthopedic surgery and assisted with patient care and recovery.

· Observed office calls with doctors, assisted with treatments, assisted technicians with procedures, assisted with patient care, and attended hospital rounds.

· Observed special procedures endoscopy, laparoscopy, fluoroscopy, CT, cardiac and abdominal ultrasound, digital radiography, and aggressive pain management. March 30 – April 3 2009 Small Animal Cardiology Extern. Animal Medical Center. Second opinion referral practice. New York, New York.

· Took history and interpreted physical exam findings in animals with cardiac disease. · Recognized common cardiac diseases, the diagnosis and treatment of common arrhythmias, diagnosis of congenital conditions and acquired heart disease and their treatment options, and differentiated animals with cardiac disease from those with respiratory disease. · Learned how to take good quality thoracic radiographs and how to interpret films and their lung patterns and significance.

· Learned how to take and interpret ECG, recognized artifacts and normal vibrations as well as abnormalities of complex shape and size.

· Learned how to operate cardiac ultrasound machine, performed basic echocardiogram to assess cardiac chamber size and function.

· Assisted and observed cardiologists in performing basic Doppler, 2-D and M-mode echocardiography.

March 16 – 27 2009 Small Animal Anesthesia Extern. University of Liverpool, Division of Veterinary Anesthesia. Second opinion referral practice. Neston, United Kingdom.

· Responsible for pre-anesthetic clinical exam and design of individual anesthesia plans.

· Involved with premedication, induction, maintenance, and monitoring of anesthesia for cases assigned.

· Monitored in recovery including design of analgesia, fluid therapy plans for critical care patients.

June 9 - July 4 2008 PAWS Shelter Extern. Phuket Animal Welfare Society. Static and field clinics. Phuket, Thailand.

· Provided basic health care services for homeless dogs and cats, including spay/neuter, vaccinations, and parasite treatment and control, as well as caring for sick and injured animals in local communities (mange, flea/tick, fracture repair, diaphragmatic hernia, c- section, pyometra, parvo pups, panleukopenia kittens).

· Performed 17 spays, 23 open and closed castrations, catheter placement, IVFT, IV/IM/SQ injections, burn/wound management, vincristine treatment for transmissible venereal tumors, blow darting techniques for capture, euthanasia, and manual radiographic development. June 18 – 31 2007 RAVS South Dakota Reservations Clinic Volunteer. Rural Area Veterinary Services. Field clinic. Pine Ridge & Cheyenne River, South Dakota.

· Assisted with check-in of patients, monitored recovering animals, cared for animals awaiting treatment, and prepared surgical instruments.

· Examined animals, performed spay/neuter surgeries, monitored anesthesia under the supervision of veterinarians and technicians, vaccinated animals, and promoted client education in parasite treatment and population control. June 3 – 4 2006 RAVS Appalachian Clinic Volunteer. Rural Area Veterinary Services. Field clinic. Athens, Ohio.

· Helped check-in patients, monitored recovering animals, cared for animals awaiting treatment, and prepared surgical instruments.

· Examined animals, performed spay/neuter surgeries, monitored anesthesia under the supervision of veterinarians and technicians, vaccinated animals, promoted client education and parasite treatment.

August 2002 Community Service Practice Volunteer. Cornell University Hospital for Animals. Companion animal hospital. Ithaca, New York.

· Assisted and observed 4th year veterinary students in performing clinical services including patient history-taking, physical exams, vaccinations, dental hygiene service, acupuncture, and euthanasia.

· Attended clinical seminars on cognitive dysfunction in animals, canine and feline vaccine protocols, and food nutrition.

· Prepared blood, fecal, and urine samples for clinical pathology and diagnostic lab analysis.

· Observed clinical activities in the following units Dermatology, Dentistry, Exotics, Ultrasound, Radiology, and Animal Behavior.

September – December 1998 Biodiversity Study Abroad Program in Madagascar at Ranomafana National Park Biological Research Station administered by SUNY Stony Brook and Institute for the Conservation for the Tropical Environments, New York.

· Conducted independent research project and paper on Species Abundance of Four Nocturnal Lemurs at Ranomafana National Park, Madagascar. The independent research contributed to the biodiversity survey and ecological monitoring of the Ranomafana National Park.

COMPUTER SKILLS:

·Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint, Adobe Photoshop, and HTML. Experience with PC and Mac OS. Database searching of OVID Medline, and PubMed. Proficient with AVImark, Cornerstone, WoofWare, EVetPractice, Vetspire, PetDesk, Covetrus Pulse Practice Management Softwares.

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS:

·Member of Oregon Veterinary Medical Examining Board (Lic. # 14679) 2018 - Present CONTINUING EDUCATION:

·November 2, 2023 2023 AAHA Webinar: Veterinary Technician Utilization by Andrea Spediacci, DVM. 1 CE.

·October 16, 2023 Vetfolio Webinar: Today’s PSA: Procedural Sedation and Analgesia by Katrina Lafferty. 1 CE.

·September 16, 2023 Flourish Veterinary Consulting Webinar: Adversity to Ally: Harnessing Happy Hormones to Connect with Difficult People by Josh Vaisman. 1 CE.

·September 16, 2023 Flourish Veterinary Consulting Webinar: Rockstar Resilience Skills for Veterinary Professional or Leader by Josh Vaisman. 1 CE.

·May 2023 RECOVER CPR course and lab at Banfield (2 hours in-person).

·October 27_30, 2022 Recipient of the Thrive Technician Growth Scholarship to attend the American Association of Feline Practitioners Annual Conference in Pittsburgh, PA. 32.5 CE.

·February 17, 2022 Dove Lewis Webinar: Following RECOVER Guidelines for CPCR by Ladan Mohammad-Zadeh, DVM, DACVECC. 1 CE.

·March 3-4, 2021 Soft Tissue: Diagnostics (Intermediate) at The Academy of Veterinary Imaging in Arlington, TX. Lecture and hands-on scanning. 14.5 CE.

·March 1-2, 2021 Introduction to Ultrasound: The Basics (Soft Tissue) at The Academy of Veterinary Imaging in Arlington, TX. Lecture and hands-on scanning. 14.5 CE.

·November 22, 2020 VETgirl Webinar: Life State Nutrition & Geriatric Patient Considerations: How Nutrient Needs Change Throughout a Pet’s Life by Dr. Valerie J. Parker. 1 CE.

·September 9, 2020 VETgirl Webinar: Leptospirosis: A New Era in Diagnosis and Prevention by Dr. Jane Sykes. 1 CE.

·September 8, 2020 VETgirl Webinar: Feeding to Heal: Beyond Chicken and Rice by Dr. Alyssa Sullivant. 1 CE.

·August 26, 2020 VETgirl-Zoetis Webinar: Anchor Treatment for Long Term Control of Atopic Dermatitis: Apoquel, Cytopoint and Allergen-Specific Immunotherapy by Dr. Dana Liska. 1 CE.

·August 23, 2020 VETgirl Webinar: What’s New in Canine Flu and Other CIRD Conundrums by Dr. Karen Stasiak. 1 CE.

·July 11-12, 2020 ASPCA Cornell Maddie’s Shelter Medicine Online Conference. 10 CE.

·June 28, 2020 VETgirl Webinar: Coughing Dogs Might Not Be “Just Coughing” – What You Need to Know by Dr. Stephan A. Carey. 1 CE.

·June 14, 2020 Crash, Bang, Hide! Diagnostic Tools & Treatment for Noise Aversion in Dogs by Dr. Margaret Gruen. 1 CE.

·June 7, 2020 VETgirl-Merck Webinar: Practice Essentials to Managing Otitis by Dr. Andrew Rosenberg. 1 CE.

·May 20, 2020 VETgirl-Zoetis Webinar: Technicians as Chronic Pain Heroes by Allison Gottlieb CVT. 1 CE.

·April 19, 2020 VETgirl-Zoetis Webinar: Veterinary Technicians: The Key to Clinic Infection Control & Protecting Patients from Disease by Dr. Jason Stull. 1 CE.

·March 29, 2020 VETgirl-Merck Webinar: Effective Infectious Disease Control During Pandemics by Dr. Christopher Lee. 1 CE.

·March 24, 2020 VETgirl-Merck Webinar: COVID19 Coronavirus Basics for Veterinary Clinics by Drs. S. Weese, M. Brourgeois, and L. Welborn. 1 CE.

·February 11, 2020 Using the Immune System in Practice – A Practical Approach by Dr. Victor Cortese. 1 CE.

·January 23, 2020 Midmark Animal Health-Covetrus Webinar: Double Your Dentistry by Dr. Barden Greenfield. 1 CE.

·December 19, 2019 Synergy Behavior Solutions: Practical Tips for Reducing Vet Phobia by Dr. Nicole Froelich. 1 CE.

·October – December 2017 Reframing Racism: Learning that Leads to Action at Center for Equity and Inclusion by Facilitators Stephanie Ghoston and Tobias Sherwood. 29 CE. PERSONAL:

·Strong oral and written communication skills.

·Excellent prioritizing and organizational skills.

·Prana Yoga teacher training.

·Rock climbing

·Aerial silk

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