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Considering your wellbeing needs in practice
Abstract
As part of the ‘Wellbeing & Diversity’ sessions at The British Cattle Veterinary Association's Congress 2019, David Charles discussed some important things to consider to protect your wellbeing in practice. He also touched on the importance of working to protect the wellbeing of new graduates and new team members in your practice. This article summarises some of the BCVA talk and lessons learned throughout the author's first year in practice.
When I was initially asked to talk at The British Cattle Veterinary Association's Congress 2019 as part of the wellbeing and diversity presentations, I gratefully accepted, and it was not until much nearer the time, when I sat down to write my talk, that I realised how challenging it would be.
When writing my talk one evening, I was chatting to a then colleague, and mentioned the fact that to present on something so important when I was not an expert, and had no further qualifications in the area, would be challenging. However, as I said at BCVA, being reminded that ‘wellbeing is inherently personal’ was what led me to deliver a talk about my own lived experiences, including for the first time, talking about some of the very real lows I had had before and during my veterinary school journey, alongside the steps I took, and the advice I sought to help overcome those lows, and improve my wellbeing by realising what my wellbeing needs were.
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