The Vet Vault: Fall In Love With Veterinary Science

#130: The Joyful Emergency Vet: Essential Strategies For A Long And Happy Career In Emergency Veterinary Practice. With Dr Brooke Schampers and Dr Taleta Hompas


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If you work in emergency practice, or you're considering it, then this episode is for you. ⁠Dr Brooke Schampers ⁠and ⁠Dr Taleta Hompas ⁠are ECC veterinarians with more than two decades experience between them who create resources and coach others on how to thrive as an ECC shift worker through there ⁠EMV4Life⁠ program. In this episode they will tell you:

  • How to better structure your shifts to optimise for sleep and health.
  • How to navigate the swing between night and day shift.
  • How Taleta manages shift work as a parent of young children.
  • How to increase productivity on shift to reduce cognitive load and stress and get you out the door sooner.
  • How to bring more joy into your emergency shifts.  
  • We discuss what there is to love about emergency vetting, what to consider if you are thinking of a career as an ECC vet, and what other challenges there are beyond sleep and shift work.

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    Topics, Time Stamps and Chapters

    00:00 Intro

    03:22 Why ECC? What’s to love about it? 

    06:38 Are Certain Personalities Better Suited for ECC

    15:39 The Impact of Shift Work on Health

    22:21 Brooke’s Routine for Sustainable Night Shifts

    32:51 Balancing ECC Work with Family Life

    46:18 Setting Yourself Up for Long-Term ECC Careers

    50:32 Rostering

    54:17 Increased Productivity On Shift

    01:06:17 Finding Your Joy in Veterinary Work


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