Webinars
2023
Good Veterinary Workplaces: Taking Action - How do we handle racism and discrimination?
Navaratnam Partheeban OBE (BVEDS), Daniella Dos Santos (BVA Past President), Dr Elly Russell
July 2023
Difficult situations and discrimination are regularly seen in veterinary workplaces, with 15% of vets surveyed experiencing and 21% having witnessed discrimination in practice or education (BVA Voice of Veterinary Profession 2021 Survey). This session is a timely reminder on how those issues still exist in workplaces but will also discuss how they can be dealt with sensitively and fairly. Theeb shared his own experience as a starting point for an informative and solutions focused conversation with BVA Past President Daniella Dos Santos.
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Good Veterinary Workplaces: Taking Action - Making returning to work, work!
Louise Withers (vet, Stable Close Equine), Vicky Jux (vet, Stable Close Equine), Rob Williams (VetPartners), Malcolm Morley (BVA)
June 2023
Louise Withers and Vicky Jux, vets at Stable Close Equine Practice, in conversation with Rob William of VetPartners, to share their experience of returning to work in practice after career breaks of differing lengths, and provide some useful tips and guidance both for those returning to work and for the teams and management supporting them.
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Good Veterinary Workplaces: Taking Action - The power of 1:1s in the veterinary workplace
Lyndsay Hughes (BVNA), Elysé Smith (BVA), Carolyne Crowe
May 2023
Lyndsay Hughes RVN sits on the board of directors at her practice and has a true passion – and the results to back it up – for creating cohesive workplace culture and better working conditions. In this month's talk, she guides you through making time for 1:1s and the benefit they have for all members of Team Vet.
Good Veterinary Workplaces: Taking Action - Compassionate Complaints Handling
Julie Gibson (Vet, BVA Policy Committee member), Dr Elly Russell, Carolyne Crowe
April 2023
Julie Gibson, vet, BVA Policy Committee member and PhD Researcher, shares practical steps you can take to turn complaints into feedback opportunities and mitigate the negative impacts they can have on you.
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Good Veterinary Workplaces: Taking Action - Creating psychological safety in practice
Dr Abosede Ajayi, Carolyne Crowe, Malcolm Morley (BVA)
March 2023
Dr Abosede "GB" Ajayi, Consultant in Emergency Medicine, explores how to create a psychologically safe work environment and why it matters, followed by a Q&A facilitated by Carolyne Crowe, Head of Training at VDS.
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Good Veterinary Workplaces: Taking Action - Shaping practice culture as a team
Ami Sawran (Westpoint Farm Vets), Dr Elly Russell, Malcolm Morley (BVA)
February 2023
Ami Sawran, Practice Principal at Westpoint Farm Vets, shares her shares her experience helping her practice embrace flexibility for its staff by showing how change can be a beneficial thing, and nurturing an open environment where requests are considered equitably.
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