Tom Roffe-Silvester | Veterinary Task Force
In This Episode
In this episode of the Veterinary Innovation Podcast, Shawn Wilkie and Dr. Ivan Zak meet with Tom Roffe-Silvester, the Co-Founder and Managing Director of Veterinary Task Force, who spent eight years as a British Army veterinary officer before building two businesses that train veterinary professionals for high-stakes environments.
Tom explains how his experience commanding canine training squadrons in Afghanistan led him to identify a massive gap in pre-hospital care for working dogs, and why expedition veterinary medicine might be the most valuable (and fun) continuing education you’ve never considered.
Listeners will learn how the principles of “Canine Tactical Combat Casualty Care” (TCCC) can be applied to working dogs in the police and private sectors, and why learning to “purify water and change a tire” is just as important as clinical skills when operating in the field. On the expedition side, Tom shares how ExpedVet’s modular courses prepare veterinary professionals for disaster response, Arctic operations, and humanitarian deployments—covering everything from cold weather survival to navigating cultural sensitivities when treating injured primates.
Topics Covered:
- Military to Civilian Entrepreneurship
- Tactical Canine First Aid
- Expedition Veterinary Medicine Training
- Building Professional Resilience