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Veterinarians and Suicide
This week’s blog post is one of utmost importance in the veterinary community – suicide in veterinarians. Not as oft-discussed as it should be, it’s becoming clearer with time that members of the veterinary medical field are prone to experiencing burnout, depression, and extreme levels of stress. In a recent article from early September, NPR explored this topic, heading to San Francisco to speak with Dr. Carrie Jurney (DVM, DACVIM) to discuss a nonprofit she works on the board for, Not One More Vet. The statistics she discusses concerning stress and death in the field of veterinary medicine are alarming: … Read More
Animal Hoarding: Part Two
In this post, I’ll continue my exploration of animal hoarding behavior. I’ll focus specifically on what the veterinary community can do to observe, prevent, and report such behavior. If you want to stay vigilant about hoarding and contribute to solutions, here are some things to consider and inquire about before supporting an organization or a rescue client: How many animals are currently in the organization? How many animals have been adopted within the last year? What does the animal intake look like on a yearly / monthly basis? What are the average, median and longest length that animals in the … Read More
Animal Hoarding: Part One
Over the past few months, I have been invited to speak at three national conferences: the Pacific Veterinary Conference in Long Beach, CA; the World Small Animal Veterinary Association Conference in Toronto, Canada; and the American Veterinary Medical Association Conference in Washington D.C. I covered a range of topics that I plan to outline in my upcoming blog posts, starting with the topic of animal hoarding. In my series of lectures concerning the topic of animal hoarding, I explore several situational definitions and signs to identify and prevent animal hoarding. As veterinarians, we represent the first line of defense against … Read More
Summer of Creativity and Learning
I was just challenged by my professional coach, Brendalyn King of Bhavana Learning Group to consider a summer of creativity and learning. What does this mean exactly? We can think about learning based on Senge’s Five Disciplines of a Learning Organization or just look at learning as a means to create. In my case, I plan to take up a few hobbies.
Diplomate!
It’s official! The studying paid off and I am now boarded in Shelter Medicine, the newest speciality in the American Board of Veterinary Practitioners ( ABVP ). Congratulations to all my amazing colleagues who passed through the hoops also! #ABVP