The smoothie bikes at VET Festival
Multi-dimensional Approach To Veterinary Well-being On Offer At VET Festival 2020
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5-6 June, Loseley Park, Guildford, Surrey
With research consistently highlighting the increasing pressures on veterinary professionals, VET Festival 2020 will take its commitment to improving well-being to a new level with a unique ‘Wellness and development for you and your practice’ theatre at this year’s event. Speakers will urge delegates to focus on their body and soul, as well as their mind – with topics under discussion including the importance of sleep, nutrition and keeping physically fit.
VET Festival’s ‘Mind, body and soul’ programme includes Catherine Quinn, President of the British Chiropractic Association, discussing ‘Keeping your back in action: What can Vets learn from Professional Football’; RVN Matt Rendle discussing approaches for dealing with workplace stressors and mindful leadership and ‘Mind coach’ Natalie Pennicote-Collier running a session called ‘Sleep for the soul: High performance rest and recovery solutions.’ Delegates can also expect an arena of well-being activities to run alongside lectures, offering them the opportunity to participate in yoga, movement, fitness and mindfulness sessions.
Following its popularity last year, MWI Animal Health will again be on-site inviting delegates to take a break from lectures and make delicious and nourishing smoothies using specialist smoothie bikes. The company, the lead sponsor of VET Festival, will also run a pub quiz to help delegates unwind before the keynote speaker and the VET Fest party on the Friday evening.
Research from the World Small Animal Veterinary Association (WSAVA) in 2019 confirmed that thousands of veterinary professionals around the world were reporting stress and diminished well-being and indicated that the most seriously affected appeared to be females, younger professionals and veterinary nurses.* Since its inception, the well-being of veterinary professionals has been a central focus of VET Festival and, each year, it offers innovative approaches to help delegates to get their very best out of their professional careers while also maintaining a clear work/life balance.
Speaker Matt Rendle RVN, said: "As veterinary nurses we spend a huge amount of time reducing the stress of our patients and trying to maximise their welfare. We regard this as an essential element of the care we provide, yet we rarely prioritise reducing levels of stress within our own teams. Nor do we discuss the key stressors affecting us and how we might mitigate them.
“I’m looking forward to discussing my own experiences at VET Festival. I’ll be sharing mistakes I’ve made, progress achieved and the benefits my team has felt as a result of adopting mindful leadership approaches. I hope that my journey will help delegates to avoid the pitfalls and adopt mindful leadership techniques more quickly and easily.”
Event Director Nicole Cooper said: “The well-being activities and this year’s exciting CPD programme have been curated to deliver a fulfilling and educational two days for the veterinary profession. We’re looking forward to meeting many familiar faces and those experiencing VET Festival for the first time in June.”
Global experts from all areas of veterinary medicine are on the programme for VET Festival 2020, the two-day learning event for the veterinary team, that uniquely combines world-class continuing professional development (CPD) with an inspiring, outdoor, ‘festival’ environment.
Tickets for VET Festival can be purchased here: https://www.vetfestival.co.uk/delegate-info/ticket-information
* WSAVA targets global veterinary wellness following survey results
Notes to Editors:
VET Festival - www.vetfestival.co.uk
VET Festival is a CPD conference for companion animal veterinary professionals. Conceived by Professor Noel Fitzpatrick, Clinical Chair at Fitzpatrick Referrals, it was launched in 2015 with the intention of investing in the future of veterinary education and supporting mental and physical wellbeing at all levels of the profession in a uniquely outdoor environment.
VET Festival has presented many world-class speakers from across the world to make it the most engaging, clinically relevant and innovative CPD conference in the UK. Multiple lecture streams take place in a professional and contemporary atmosphere, which is combined with an exhibition arena for industry representatives.
For more information about VET Festival, please visit: www.vetfestival.co.uk.
MWI Animal Health - www.mwiah.co.uk
MWI Animal Health represents the combined expertise of Centaur Services, St Francis Group and Vetswest buying groups and Vet Space practice management technology and provides flexible, comprehensive solutions for veterinary practices. MWI Animal Health cares for veterinary businesses, allowing veterinary practices to concentrate on caring for our animals.
Contact
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4 March 2020
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