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What it costs to care, and tools to mitigate the negative effects Passed

Friday October 23, 2020 08:00 - 08:45 Veterinärkongressen

Lecturer: Bridey White

Symposium: Djursjukskötare, Arbetsmiljö

Animal care professionals face some similar and some unique challenges to their non-animal health care counterparts converging to create emotional health and safety risks.  Embedding sound emotional health practices into animal care professions is integral to ensure good patient outcomes, lower staff turnover and a more resilient workforce.    

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Bridey White Lecturer

Bridey joined Wildbase in 2005 to provide nursing and husbandry care for wildlife patients and teaching to undergraduate veterinary and veterinary technician students. In 2014 she joined the oil response team, assisting in the development and delivery of oiled wildlife response capability as part of Wildbases’ contractual obligations to Maritime NZ. Bridey has collaborated across disciplines to better understand some of the complexities facing her profession including the emotional health effects on animal care professionals.