VPN Plus+ ExclusiveAre you disappointed in your profession?November 23, 2023By Patty Khuly, VMD, MBAIt has finally happened. I’ve turned into that veterinarian: the crotchety, 30-year veteran of private practice so disillusioned by her own profession’s evolution she has begun actively planning a definitive exit strategy.
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Tips gleaned from decades of being a veterinarianNovember 7, 2023"Treat pets like its parent is right there looking over your shoulder."
VPN Plus+ ExclusiveWhere Do We Go From Here? Solutions to improve the veterinary mental health crisisSeptember 14, 2023"Where Do We Go From Here? Solutions to improve the veterinary mental health crisis" has insight from three people in the industry who bring an extensive range of experience on the topic of mental illness in the veterinary profession.
VPN Plus+ ExclusiveThe correlation of veterinary compensation and mental healthAugust 17, 2023By Patty Khuly, VMD, MBAA recent article led to a long, lively discussion on how veterinarians should be paid, revealing a broad, interesting and informed range of opinions but somehow largely sidestepping the more fascinating issue: how modes of compensation may affect our profession’s mental health.
Mental health awareness supported through industry fundraisingMay 5, 2023Suveto, Not One More Vet (NOMV) team up to launch a fitness challenge and fundraising event for National Mental Health Awareness Month
How to spot burnout before you crashMarch 23, 2023The new year has come and gone, and if you are like most of us, you did not have much time to stop and ponder the subtle mysteries of your life’s evolution. Self-exploration is neither fun nor otherwise immediately rewarding for most of us.
VPN Plus+ ExclusiveHonoring Your Mental Health as a Veterinary ProfessionalFebruary 23, 2023Maranda Elswick, DVM, covers how to safeguard your health and boundaries in the face of burnout and compassion fatigue, build resiliency and contentment, and care for yourself as well as you do your patients.
$2-billion loss attributed to veterinary burnoutOctober 4, 2022Workplace burnout is costing the veterinary industry $2 billion per year, according to research published by the Cornell Center for Veterinary Business and Entrepreneurship.
VPN Plus+ ExclusiveWhy isn't mental health first-aid training mandated for veterinary leaders?September 7, 2022Even if mental health first-aid wasn’t nationally mandated training, what if each practice adopted and mandated it for themselves?
Why every vet needs a psychotherapistAugust 12, 2022Psychotherapy, also referred to as talk therapy, is among the most underrated, and, sadly, underutilized healthcare services on offer. Not only is it widely denigrated as a service intended for exclusive use by the feeble-brained, socially maladjusted, or mentally disturbed, it can be surprisingly tough to access through traditional healthcare channels.
