Pulse - May 2022 - 7

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Here's what happens when 50+ veterinary-focused organizations
collaborate on the future of our profession
It's no secret that veterinarians are
under stress. Mental health issues
among veterinarians and veterinary
tech teams are a serious global issue.
In fact, since 2017, serious psychological
distress has risen in our profession,
as noted in a Merck Animal
Health Veterinary Wellbeing Study,
with most of those affected stating
that they don't have a healthy method
for dealing with stress. Burnout and
mental health have been the " biggest
professional challenges, " as mentioned
in the 2021 AAHA Omnibus
monthly surveys. These startling statistics
point to a mega issue.
When the same issue faces the same
group of people - whether they collectively
communicate it or not - the
wheels start turning. What if there
was a way to coalesce everyone's
disparate plans in one place with
the overarching goal being systemic
change?
That's the genesis of Veterinary
Visionaries™, a future-focused
collaboration of nearly 50 founding
organizations supporting the veterinary
profession, including ours.
Veterinary Visionaries is hosting an
online Spring Solving Event, May 1-27,
2022, to surface ideas for systemic
approaches to improving mental
health and psychological wellbeing
among veterinary teams. This free,
collaborative event asks participants
to submit ideas, review and vote on
other ideas, comment, and collaborate
to build out even better solutions. All
ideas will be reviewed and published
in a follow-up report and cash awards
will be given for the top four ideas, as
rated by a panel of mental health and
veterinary professionals.
" We founded Veterinary Visionaries to
bring veterinary associations' collective
memberships together to share
ideas, co-create solutions, and unify
our profession's approach to solving
shared challenges, " said Garth Jordan,
CEO of AAHA and one of the founding
members of Veterinary Visionaries.
" We quickly identified mental
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health as a major challenge in our
field, and one that deserves more than
a fragmented approach to solve. If we
all get into the same space, offer up
our solutions and talk them through,
we'll come up with something powerful.
Something that can change the
profession. Solving together means
succeeding for all. "
By generating a number of quality,
implementable ideas, the goal is that
future studies will show lower suicide
rates, higher job satisfaction, and
more veterinary professionals thriving
in their chosen fields.
All veterinary professionals are invited
to view and submit ideas on the
Spring Solving Event platform or visit
VeterinaryVisionaries.org.
Veterinary Visionaries is generously
supported by CareCredit, IDEXX, and
Boehringer Ingelheim. Learn more
about the Veterinary Visionaries at
VeterinaryVisionaries.org.
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