Jun 16, 2020
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Poor mental health is now a recognised issue within the veterinary profession and all veterinary practices are obliged to have mental wellbeing and counselling available to their employees. Laura Woodward and Esme Howells look at how vets cope with looking after animals with chronic pain and what needs to be considered when discussing and carrying out euthanasia. Laura outlines how important it is to accept the feelings and emotions generated by working in the profession and suggests ways to defuse them to avoid emotional burnout and compassion fatigue. The session ends (from 44:48) with Laura providing five tips, or competencies, which will help vets to manage the challenges they face.
Laura Woodward has been a vet for over 20 years and has worked as a surgeon in universities, charities and private practices in the UK, India & Australia. She is also an ACPNL and ISPC affiliated Counsellor specialising in child and adolescent counselling, and adult stress management, anxiety and depression. As a mindfulness practitioner she runs regular mindful meditation sessions for veterinary surgeons, nurses and managers and writes a monthly mental health article for Veterinary Practice Magazine. Laura has been the surgeon at Village Vet Hampstead for over 10 years and has a website offering counselling for veterinary professionals - [ Ссылка ]
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Canine Arthritis Management (CAM) is a veterinary driven initiative, set up by vet Hannah Capon who was becoming overwhelmed with the number of dogs she was having to put to sleep having "gone off their legs". This was often seen by the owners as a sudden incident, when in truth that dog had probably been suffering in silence for a long time prior to that day. In fact, we believe that as many as 1 in 5 dogs in the UK, and 80% of dogs over the age of 8, will have some degree of osteoarthritis. Unlike humans, dogs are unable to express their pain in words. Chronic pain is no doubt something most people will understand and empathise with, but it can be difficult to tell when a dog is suffering in the same way. We want to challenge the preconceived notion that "just getting old" or "slowing down" should be accepted in our four footed companions. Ageing in itself is not a disease! Here at CAM we think that by changing owner, vet and public perception of arthritis, we can improve and extend the lives of dogs.
