Reviving Vet Med

Showing Appreciation in the Workplace | Reviving Vet Med | Episode 8


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Veterinary team members are struggling with burnout more than ever before, thanks to an excruciating caseload and staffing shortages. More and more veterinary professionals are choosing to leave their jobs, further exacerbating the burnout of those left behind.

Research shows that one of the biggest reasons that employees leave their jobs is because they feel unappreciated or undervalued. And we also know that giving feedback and showing appreciation to employees is an art that requires dedication and care.

Not every employee feels appreciated in the same way, which is why understanding how employees want to be recognized or acknowledged is so important.

During this episode, we review the research around employee appreciation and share practical tools and tips for recognizing the important work of each veterinary team member.

Video Version

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vwImTe3Htww

Resources

Research Articles

A systematic review including meta-analysis of work environment and burnout symptoms (BMC Public Health 2017): https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5356239/

The role of veterinary team effectiveness in job satisfaction and burnout in companion animal veterinary teams (JAVMA 2014): https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25148093/

Evaluation of team effectiveness and personal empathy for associations with professional quality of life and job satisfaction in companion animal practice personnel (JAVMA 2019): https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31039097/

Veterinary technicians and occupational burnout (Front Vet Sci 2020): https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fvets.2020.00328/full

Five Love Languages: https://www.5lovelanguages.com/store/the-5-love-languages

Appreciation in the Workplace: https://www.appreciationatwork.com/

Tech Appreciation Contest (entries accepted until October 31, 2021 @ 11:59 PM Eastern Time): https://successful-artisan-2096.ck.page/14a7224482

From Toxic to Terrific: Cultivating Wellbeing in the Veterinary Workplace Program Registration: https://successful-artisan-2096.ck.page/1ab497b8d0

Dr. Marie Holowaychuk’s website: https://marieholowaychuk.com/ and email: [email protected].

Dr. Marie Holowaychuk is a small animal emergency and critical care specialist. She is a certified yoga and meditation teacher, with a passion for improving the mental health and wellbeing of veterinary professionals. Marie facilitates online CE-approved wellbeing programs for anyone working in the veterinary field.

Dr. Marie Holowaychuk’s website: https://marieholowaychuk.com/ and email: [email protected].

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Reviving Vet MedBy Dr. Marie Holowaychuk