Session Title | Track | Speaker | Audience | Level |
---|---|---|---|---|
294-296. Combating Compassion Fatigue in Animal WelfareThis interactive training session will provide valuable tools to help manage compassion fatigue, prevent burnout, improve self-care, and reignite your passion. | Shelter Animal II | Blough, Jennifer A. | V, T, HS, SS, BT | 1, 2 |
432. Quality of Life for the CaregiverCompassion fatigue and burnout are very real concerns for veterinarians, staff, and all caregivers. Self-care is a vital part of our continued functioning in life and in work, but it does not have to be complicated. Going beyond the usual suggestions of eating right and exercising, this lecture will provide ideas to improve mindfulness, promote a connection with nature, boost gratitude, and find joy. | Holistic & Integrative Medicine | August, Kris | V, T, HS, SS, BT | 1 |
508. Stress, Mental Health, and Wellbeing in Veterinary MedicineThis presentation will review the evidence-based reasons and tools for managing stress from a brain-based perspective. | Wellness | Strand, Elizabeth | V, T, PM, HS, SS | 1 |
509. Stress Management, Neural Integration, and the Healthy Mind PlatterThis session will discuss conflict on the veterinary team and how stress management can alleviate the effects of conflict. | Wellness | Strand, Elizabeth | V, T, PM, HS, SS | 1, 2 |
510. Stress and Conflict in the Veterinary Team: How Wellbeing is AffectedThis presentation will guide attendees through a process of clarifying values and wellbeing needs and discuss methods for moving toward strong life values. | Wellness | Strand, Elizabeth | V, T, PM, HS, SS | 1, 2 |
511. Values and Wellbeing: A Life Map for Healthy Decision MakingThis session will provide experiential techniques for effectively managing emotional labor and moral stress in the veterinary environment. | Wellness | Strand, Elizabeth | V, T, PM, HS, SS | 1, 2 |
512. Tools for Managing Emotional Labor and Moral StressThis session will guide participants through a self-assessment and goal-setting process to establish and cultivate individual self-care practices. | Wellness | Strand, Elizabeth | V, T, PM, HS, SS | 1, 2 |
513. Circle of Life Approach to WellbeingIn this session, attendees will learn to recognize canine separation anxiety as a behavioral condition and find out how common the condition is. The speaker will explain how to differentiate canine separation anxiety from other potential differential diagnoses and describe how to design a rational approach for its treatment. Indications for and contraindications of drugs to treat canine separation anxiety will also be discussed. | Wellness | Strand, Elizabeth | V, T, PM, HS, SS | 1, 2 |
664. Tapping In: Building Empathy, Even When It’s Incredibly ToughEmpathy drives connection, which fosters trust and influence. Sometimes, however, conveying empathy to clients and team members can be challenging. This session will discuss how to dig deep for empathy in the most difficult situations, and how to manage that empathy to avert the onset of compassion fatigue. | Staff Development | VanDeWater, Amy | V, T, MO, HS | 1 |