Animal Welfare Professionals

Updated 8/29/22 at 2:22pm -- Recording is now available to watch on-demand! Be sure to enter to win a grant by completing this entry form each time you attend or watch the recording: https://www.maddiesfund.org/weekly-community-conversations-aug22-giveaway.htm

Views expressed on the Maddie’s® Community Conversations are not endorsed by Maddie’s Fund.

We hope you will join us for the next Community Conversation on Monday, August 29 at 11am PT for a very important discussion on fatigue that animal well-being professionals experience daily from working with people and pets in our communities.

We will be joined by Dr. Taylor Miller from Not One More Vet who will be presenting on, "Fatigue in All Its Flavors: Decision Fatigue, Compassion Fatigue, & Ethical/Moral Fatigue".  Compassion fatigue is a hot topic in the veterinary world, but it falls short in explaining the career fatigue rampant in our profession. Or rather, it may represent a kind of end-stage fatigue. If this is the case, we need to intervene, recognize, and address all the stages and manifestations of fatigue that precede it. This presentation discusses and differentiates between ethical or moral fatigue, decision fatigue, and compassion fatigue to round out our understanding of these factors that so impact our mental health. By increasing awareness and providing more nuanced metrics for self-monitoring, fatigue can be addressed more effectively and efficiently.

About Not One More Vet (nomv.org)
NOMV addresses wellbeing in veterinary medicine through multiple innovative and inclusive pathways including: evidence-based peer support; comprehensive programs providing leadership focused on wellness; grant programs providing financial support for individuals and clinics experiencing crisis; mentorship and best practices programs addressing mental health from educational institutions to the workplace; raising awareness of the status of mental health in the profession; and research to further the advancement of wellness, mental health, and the reduction of suicide in veterinary professionals.


Register for the meeting here: https://maddies.fund/CommunityConversationsRegistration  and be sure to check back after the call for compassion fatigue and self-care resources for you and your team to utilize.


#EducationandTraining
#OrganizationalManagement
#PeopleManagement(includingVolunteerIntegration)

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Maddie's Pet Forum Admin
Maddie's Fund
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Hello all, 
Thank you so much for having me today. I look forward to continuing our conversation here as caretaker fatigue is such a critical challenge to our mental health and wellbeing. I ran out of time to explain the resources I had listed on my final slide, so here goes: 

• Headspace: A mindfulness app that has both free and paid content. Has a great beginning mindfulness course that I believe is free. https://www.headspace.com/
• 10% Happier (Meditation for Fidgety Skeptics): A second mindfulness app that emphasizes the scientific basis of the practice of mindfulness. https://www.tenpercent.com/access
• Atlas of the Heart by Brene Brown: A great reference for a journey into self-awareness - what ARE all those emotions that I'm regulating so hard? https://brenebrown.com/book/atlas-of-the-heart/
• Veterinary Mental Health Podcast: My offering to the veterinary community. Sadly neglected this past year, but high hopes going into the fall :) https://veterinarymentalhealth.buzzsprout.com/
• NOMV's List: Newly launched list of recommended mental health resources by location. If you have a therapist, community group etc that you feel does a good job of facilitating veterinary mental health, submit that resource so others have a place to start. https://www.nomv.org/search-listings/?sort=title-asc
• Lifeboat by NOMV: Individual, anonymous, peer support if you are struggling. The peer veterinarians and support staff are supported by licensed mental health professionals. https://www.nomv.org/lifeboat/

If you have questions or comments you would prefer to address directly to me, please feel free to email me at tmiller@nomv.org. 

Best wishes!
Taylor Miller


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Taylor Miller
Veterinarian
NOMV
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Original Message:
Sent: 08-25-2022 01:09 PM
From: Maddie's Pet Forum Admin
Subject: Community Conversations - 8/29/22 - Fatigue In All Its Flavors: Decision, Compassion & Ethical/Moral Fatigue

We hope you will join us for the next Community Conversation on Monday, August 29 at 11am PT for a very important discussion on fatigue that animal well-being professionals experience daily from working with people and pets in our communities.

We will be joined by Dr. Taylor Miller from Not One More Vet who will be presenting on, "Fatigue in All Its Flavors: Decision Fatigue, Compassion Fatigue, & Ethical/Moral Fatigue".  Compassion fatigue is a hot topic in the veterinary world, but it falls short in explaining the career fatigue rampant in our profession. Or rather, it may represent a kind of end-stage fatigue. If this is the case, we need to intervene, recognize, and address all the stages and manifestations of fatigue that precede it. This presentation discusses and differentiates between ethical or moral fatigue, decision fatigue, and compassion fatigue to round out our understanding of these factors that so impact our mental health. By increasing awareness and providing more nuanced metrics for self-monitoring, fatigue can be addressed more effectively and efficiently.

About Not One More Vet (nomv.org)
NOMV addresses wellbeing in veterinary medicine through multiple innovative and inclusive pathways including: evidence-based peer support; comprehensive programs providing leadership focused on wellness; grant programs providing financial support for individuals and clinics experiencing crisis; mentorship and best practices programs addressing mental health from educational institutions to the workplace; raising awareness of the status of mental health in the profession; and research to further the advancement of wellness, mental health, and the reduction of suicide in veterinary professionals.


Register for the meeting here: https://maddies.fund/CommunityConversationsRegistration  and be sure to check back after the call for compassion fatigue and self-care resources for you and your team to utilize.


#EducationandTraining
#OrganizationalManagement
#PeopleManagement(includingVolunteerIntegration)

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Maddie's Pet Forum Admin
Maddie's Fund
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Thanks to the 266 attendees who joined us live on today's call! It was a pleasure to host along with @Renena McCaskill. The recording is now available to watch on demand: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pAM8TfpyXHg and this week is the last week to enter for the August Grant Giveaway!

I've attached a copy of Dr. Miller's presentation slides for your reference and below is a full recap of the agenda and resources shared. If you have any questions for Dr. Miller, feel free to ask them below. As a reminder, you can also post comments & questions on Maddie's Pet Forum as an anonymous person by selecting the "Post Anonymously" option.


Agenda

• Hosts @Renena McCaskill, Deputy Director Shelter Manager, Detroit Animal Care and @Charlotte Otero (she/her), Community Strategist at Maddie's Fund
• Question of the Day: What is your favorite self-care activity? Or what's something that you like to do for yourself to reset after a stressful day?
• Presentation from @Taylor Miller, Not One More Vet: Fatigue in All Its Flavors: Decision, Compassion & Ethical/Moral Fatigue
• Renena McCaskill shared this quote by Scott Adams, who is the creator of the syndicated Dilbert comic strip: "There's no such thing as a small act of kindness. Every act creates a ripple with no logical end." So never forget the little things, because everything matters…even a simple SMILE!

National Updates

• CARE (Companions and Animals for Reform & Equity) The Gathering: A CARE Convening - https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-gathering-a-care-convening-tickets-362101815277
• 2022 Badger State Conference - http://www.wisconsinfederatedhs.org/badger-state-conference.html
• Missouri Animal Control Association Annual Conference - https://www.maacoweb.com/store/p21/2022_FALL_CONFERENCE.html
• Maddie's Fund Monthly Giveaways! Enter here for a chance to win CA$H in a random drawing - https://www.maddiesfund.org/weekly-community-conversations-aug22-giveaway.htm
• Maddie's^® Pet Forum August Resource Drive: Field Services and Public Safety https://forum.maddiesfund.org/discussion/august-resource-drive-field-services-and-public-safety-resources
• Maddie's® Candid Conversation with Elijah Brice-Middleton – do not miss this inspiring program – anyone who is in a position of hiring staff or volunteers will benefit! - https://forum.maddiesfund.org/discussion/maddies-candid-conversation-with-elijah-bryce-middleton
• Using Care Pathways to Manage Your Shelter Behavior Program - webcast with Dr. Sheila Segurson on Wednesday, August 31 - Register: https://maddiesfund-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_b1uGR2fRSMWolVFpQ1NckQ
• New scientific research webcast series – Maddie's Insights – produced by Dr Sheila Segurson. First Thursday of every month at 12n Pacific. Sept 8 - https://maddiesfund-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_FddH0bQWRpiH4HedjwY28A
• Naming tribute for some of the folks who worked so hard to free over 4,000 beagles from a commercial breeding facility in Virginia: https://www.facebook.com/groups/915907626468942
• Article shared "Compassion does not fatigue!" - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6005077/

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Charlotte Otero
Community Strategist at Maddie's Fund
she/her
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Original Message:
Sent: 08-25-2022 01:09 PM
From: Maddie's Pet Forum Admin
Subject: Community Conversations - 8/29/22 - Fatigue In All Its Flavors: Decision, Compassion & Ethical/Moral Fatigue

Updated 8/29/22 at 2:22pm -- Recording is now available to watch on-demand! Be sure to enter to win a grant by completing this entry form each time you attend or watch the recording: https://www.maddiesfund.org/weekly-community-conversations-aug22-giveaway.htm

Views expressed on the Maddie's® Community Conversations are not endorsed by Maddie's Fund.

We hope you will join us for the next Community Conversation on Monday, August 29 at 11am PT for a very important discussion on fatigue that animal well-being professionals experience daily from working with people and pets in our communities.

We will be joined by Dr. Taylor Miller from Not One More Vet who will be presenting on, "Fatigue in All Its Flavors: Decision Fatigue, Compassion Fatigue, & Ethical/Moral Fatigue".  Compassion fatigue is a hot topic in the veterinary world, but it falls short in explaining the career fatigue rampant in our profession. Or rather, it may represent a kind of end-stage fatigue. If this is the case, we need to intervene, recognize, and address all the stages and manifestations of fatigue that precede it. This presentation discusses and differentiates between ethical or moral fatigue, decision fatigue, and compassion fatigue to round out our understanding of these factors that so impact our mental health. By increasing awareness and providing more nuanced metrics for self-monitoring, fatigue can be addressed more effectively and efficiently.

About Not One More Vet (nomv.org)
NOMV addresses wellbeing in veterinary medicine through multiple innovative and inclusive pathways including: evidence-based peer support; comprehensive programs providing leadership focused on wellness; grant programs providing financial support for individuals and clinics experiencing crisis; mentorship and best practices programs addressing mental health from educational institutions to the workplace; raising awareness of the status of mental health in the profession; and research to further the advancement of wellness, mental health, and the reduction of suicide in veterinary professionals.


Register for the meeting here: https://maddies.fund/CommunityConversationsRegistration  and be sure to check back after the call for compassion fatigue and self-care resources for you and your team to utilize.


#EducationandTraining
#OrganizationalManagement
#PeopleManagement(includingVolunteerIntegration)

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Maddie's Pet Forum Admin
Maddie's Fund
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I know that fatigue is a heavy topic and after today's call, you may be wondering, "so what can I actually do now?" I know I sure left the call that way! I heard so many examples from Dr. Taylor that I definitely do without even realizing it's a sign of fatigue.

The thing about self-care is it is a daily practice that we often neglect. We care for animals 7 days a week so why shouldn't we take care of ourselves 7 days a week? I know I'm not the best at it myself so I wanted to share some additional Compassion Fatigue resources I've found that are available to you and your organization to help you continue this important work.


Free Learning in Maddie's University: Here's a quick list of some self-paced free courses that you and individuals on your staff can take at any time and all courses in Maddie's University are approved for continuing education credits.  https://maddies.fund/MUCompassionFatigue

• Compassionate Lifesaving: Taking Care of You and Your Team to Save More Animals, Parts 1 & 2
• https://university.maddiesfund.org/products/compassionate-lifesaving-taking-care-of-you-and-your-team-to-save-more-animals-part-1-of-2
• https://university.maddiesfund.org/products/compassionate-lifesaving-taking-care-of-you-and-your-team-to-save-more-animals-part-2-of-2
• Overcoming Obstacles: Wisdom of the Warrior with David Meyer, founder of Adopt-a-Pet
• https://university.maddiesfund.org/products/overcoming-obstacles-wisdom-of-the-warrior-with-david-meyer#tab-product_tab_overview
• An Evidence-Based Look at Compassion Fatigue: Diagnosing the Doctor and Healing the Healer, Parts 1 & 2
• https://university.maddiesfund.org/products/an-evidence-based-look-at-compassion-fatigue-diagnosing-the-doctor-and-healing-the-healer-part-1#tab-product_tab_overview
• https://university.maddiesfund.org/products/an-evidence-based-look-at-compassion-fatigue-diagnosing-the-doctor-and-healing-the-healer-part-2
• HASS: How to Expand Veterinary Access, Increase Revenues and Prevent Burnout
• https://university.maddiesfund.org/products/hass-how-to-expand-veterinary-access-increase-revenues-and-prevent-burnout
• Personnel Satisfaction - Managing Compassion Stress Parts 1 & 2
• https://university.maddiesfund.org/products/personnel-satisfaction-managing-compassion-stress-part-1-of-2
• https://university.maddiesfund.org/products/personnel-satisfaction-managing-compassion-stress-part-2-of-2

Jessica Dolce is a Certified Compassion Fatigue Educator and has spent almost 20 years working with companion animals. I encourage you to check out her website which has tons of compassion fatigue resources like self assessments and when you sign up for her mailing list you will receive the ABCs of Self-care Workbook for anyone who is in search of a little self-care guidance. I also recommend reading her blogs she wrote for HeARTs Speak linked below, my favorite is "Where do your stories go" which talks about we as humans are story sponges-- we soak up so many emotions and traumatic stories that we need to find ways to wring out that sponge and let things go. It's an easy read with some practical tips.

• https://jessicadolce.com/resources/
• Mailing List Sign Up to receive the ABCs of Self-Care Workbook plus other compassion fatigue resources - http://eepurl.com/de9-hH
• Jessica Dolce x HeARTs Speak Free Resources
  • Where do your stories go? https://heartsspeak.org/where-do-your-stories-go/
  • Be Well, Do Good: 6 Simple Self-Care Ideas https://heartsspeak.org/be-well-do-good-6-simple-self-care-ideas/
• Compassion Fatigue Strategies from University of Florida's Maddie's Shelter Medicine Program - https://maddies.fund/UFCompassionFatigueStrategies
  • Registration is now open for an 8 week interactive online course with Jessica Dolce that starts on October 17. Cost to attend is $200 or just $25 a week https://sheltermedicine.vetmed.ufl.edu/education/continuing-education/compassion-fatigue-strategies/
• Compassion in Balance - Compassion fatigue education & resilience training programs for individuals and organizations who work and volunteer with animals https://www.compassioninbalance.com/resources

Compassion Fatigue Strategies from University of Florida's Maddie's Shelter Medicine Program

• Registration is now open for an 8 week interactive online course with Jessica Dolce that starts on October 17. Cost to attend is $200 or just $25 a week https://sheltermedicine.vetmed.ufl.edu/education/continuing-education/compassion-fatigue-strategies/

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Charlotte Otero
Community Strategist at Maddie's Fund
she/her
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Original Message:
Sent: 08-25-2022 01:09 PM
From: Maddie's Pet Forum Admin
Subject: Community Conversations - 8/29/22 - Fatigue In All Its Flavors: Decision, Compassion & Ethical/Moral Fatigue

Updated 8/29/22 at 2:22pm -- Recording is now available to watch on-demand! Be sure to enter to win a grant by completing this entry form each time you attend or watch the recording: https://www.maddiesfund.org/weekly-community-conversations-aug22-giveaway.htm

Views expressed on the Maddie's® Community Conversations are not endorsed by Maddie's Fund.

We hope you will join us for the next Community Conversation on Monday, August 29 at 11am PT for a very important discussion on fatigue that animal well-being professionals experience daily from working with people and pets in our communities.

We will be joined by Dr. Taylor Miller from Not One More Vet who will be presenting on, "Fatigue in All Its Flavors: Decision Fatigue, Compassion Fatigue, & Ethical/Moral Fatigue".  Compassion fatigue is a hot topic in the veterinary world, but it falls short in explaining the career fatigue rampant in our profession. Or rather, it may represent a kind of end-stage fatigue. If this is the case, we need to intervene, recognize, and address all the stages and manifestations of fatigue that precede it. This presentation discusses and differentiates between ethical or moral fatigue, decision fatigue, and compassion fatigue to round out our understanding of these factors that so impact our mental health. By increasing awareness and providing more nuanced metrics for self-monitoring, fatigue can be addressed more effectively and efficiently.

About Not One More Vet (nomv.org)
NOMV addresses wellbeing in veterinary medicine through multiple innovative and inclusive pathways including: evidence-based peer support; comprehensive programs providing leadership focused on wellness; grant programs providing financial support for individuals and clinics experiencing crisis; mentorship and best practices programs addressing mental health from educational institutions to the workplace; raising awareness of the status of mental health in the profession; and research to further the advancement of wellness, mental health, and the reduction of suicide in veterinary professionals.


Register for the meeting here: https://maddies.fund/CommunityConversationsRegistration  and be sure to check back after the call for compassion fatigue and self-care resources for you and your team to utilize.


#EducationandTraining
#OrganizationalManagement
#PeopleManagement(includingVolunteerIntegration)

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Maddie's Pet Forum Admin
Maddie's Fund
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Thank you! Have been suffering from care giver fatigue my soul mate a Golden great pyrenees mix was diagnosed with kidney disease on Christmas eve 3 years ago after having had liver disease for 3 year prior. I quit my job to care for her she was given 6 months  only made it 5 she was 14. My Golden boy her best friend went downhill and lost him as well at 13. Know I am fostering a special need great pyrenees with dry eye I love her some much and wish could adopt her medications are so expensive wish I could afford all her care not just food treat and toys. Her eye meds and throid medicine are about 400. A month she is 5 so over a lifetime treatment medications costs really add up the rescue currently pays for  medications so fostering her. Thanks again

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Cindy Wilde
Foster mom extroanier
Companion golden retriever rescue
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Original Message:
Sent: 08-25-2022 01:09 PM
From: Maddie's Pet Forum Admin
Subject: Community Conversations - 8/29/22 - Fatigue In All Its Flavors: Decision, Compassion & Ethical/Moral Fatigue

Updated 8/29/22 at 2:22pm -- Recording is now available to watch on-demand! Be sure to enter to win a grant by completing this entry form each time you attend or watch the recording: https://www.maddiesfund.org/weekly-community-conversations-aug22-giveaway.htm

Views expressed on the Maddie's® Community Conversations are not endorsed by Maddie's Fund.

We hope you will join us for the next Community Conversation on Monday, August 29 at 11am PT for a very important discussion on fatigue that animal well-being professionals experience daily from working with people and pets in our communities.

We will be joined by Dr. Taylor Miller from Not One More Vet who will be presenting on, "Fatigue in All Its Flavors: Decision Fatigue, Compassion Fatigue, & Ethical/Moral Fatigue".  Compassion fatigue is a hot topic in the veterinary world, but it falls short in explaining the career fatigue rampant in our profession. Or rather, it may represent a kind of end-stage fatigue. If this is the case, we need to intervene, recognize, and address all the stages and manifestations of fatigue that precede it. This presentation discusses and differentiates between ethical or moral fatigue, decision fatigue, and compassion fatigue to round out our understanding of these factors that so impact our mental health. By increasing awareness and providing more nuanced metrics for self-monitoring, fatigue can be addressed more effectively and efficiently.

About Not One More Vet (nomv.org)
NOMV addresses wellbeing in veterinary medicine through multiple innovative and inclusive pathways including: evidence-based peer support; comprehensive programs providing leadership focused on wellness; grant programs providing financial support for individuals and clinics experiencing crisis; mentorship and best practices programs addressing mental health from educational institutions to the workplace; raising awareness of the status of mental health in the profession; and research to further the advancement of wellness, mental health, and the reduction of suicide in veterinary professionals.


Register for the meeting here: https://maddies.fund/CommunityConversationsRegistration  and be sure to check back after the call for compassion fatigue and self-care resources for you and your team to utilize.


#EducationandTraining
#OrganizationalManagement
#PeopleManagement(includingVolunteerIntegration)

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Maddie's Pet Forum Admin
Maddie's Fund
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Cindy,
I'm so sorry to hear about your losses and appreciate that you are still able to offer love and care to animals in need. As you are posting to this thread, I am hopeful that you recognize the need to make your own care a priority. Please offer yourself the same compassion and generosity I know you are showing the animals you love. 
All my best, 
Taylor

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Taylor Miller
Veterinarian
NOMV
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Original Message:
Sent: 11-23-2022 09:29 AM
From: Cindy Wilde
Subject: Community Conversations - 8/29/22 - Fatigue In All Its Flavors: Decision, Compassion & Ethical/Moral Fatigue

Thank you! Have been suffering from care giver fatigue my soul mate a Golden great pyrenees mix was diagnosed with kidney disease on Christmas eve 3 years ago after having had liver disease for 3 year prior. I quit my job to care for her she was given 6 months  only made it 5 she was 14. My Golden boy her best friend went downhill and lost him as well at 13. Know I am fostering a special need great pyrenees with dry eye I love her some much and wish could adopt her medications are so expensive wish I could afford all her care not just food treat and toys. Her eye meds and throid medicine are about 400. A month she is 5 so over a lifetime treatment medications costs really add up the rescue currently pays for  medications so fostering her. Thanks again

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Cindy Wilde
Foster mom extroanier
Companion golden retriever rescue

Original Message:
Sent: 08-25-2022 01:09 PM
From: Maddie's Pet Forum Admin
Subject: Community Conversations - 8/29/22 - Fatigue In All Its Flavors: Decision, Compassion & Ethical/Moral Fatigue

Updated 8/29/22 at 2:22pm -- Recording is now available to watch on-demand! Be sure to enter to win a grant by completing this entry form each time you attend or watch the recording: https://www.maddiesfund.org/weekly-community-conversations-aug22-giveaway.htm

Views expressed on the Maddie's® Community Conversations are not endorsed by Maddie's Fund.

We hope you will join us for the next Community Conversation on Monday, August 29 at 11am PT for a very important discussion on fatigue that animal well-being professionals experience daily from working with people and pets in our communities.

We will be joined by Dr. Taylor Miller from Not One More Vet who will be presenting on, "Fatigue in All Its Flavors: Decision Fatigue, Compassion Fatigue, & Ethical/Moral Fatigue".  Compassion fatigue is a hot topic in the veterinary world, but it falls short in explaining the career fatigue rampant in our profession. Or rather, it may represent a kind of end-stage fatigue. If this is the case, we need to intervene, recognize, and address all the stages and manifestations of fatigue that precede it. This presentation discusses and differentiates between ethical or moral fatigue, decision fatigue, and compassion fatigue to round out our understanding of these factors that so impact our mental health. By increasing awareness and providing more nuanced metrics for self-monitoring, fatigue can be addressed more effectively and efficiently.

About Not One More Vet (nomv.org)
NOMV addresses wellbeing in veterinary medicine through multiple innovative and inclusive pathways including: evidence-based peer support; comprehensive programs providing leadership focused on wellness; grant programs providing financial support for individuals and clinics experiencing crisis; mentorship and best practices programs addressing mental health from educational institutions to the workplace; raising awareness of the status of mental health in the profession; and research to further the advancement of wellness, mental health, and the reduction of suicide in veterinary professionals.


Register for the meeting here: https://maddies.fund/CommunityConversationsRegistration  and be sure to check back after the call for compassion fatigue and self-care resources for you and your team to utilize.


#EducationandTraining
#OrganizationalManagement
#PeopleManagement(includingVolunteerIntegration)

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Maddie's Pet Forum Admin
Maddie's Fund
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