Owner The Vet on West Main/ The Vet on 4th Hallsville, TX, United States
In this session we will delve into the uncomfortable world of surgical complications. With a renewed focus on mental wellbeing in the veterinary community, adverse events during treatment can be a significant stressor. In this lecture we will discuss why complications happen, how we can mitigate their occurrence through healthy practice protocols and how we can mentally cope when they inevitably do occur.
Learning Objectives:
Understand general risk factors for surgical complications
Develop strategies in your practice to avoid surgical complications and analyze them when they occur
Develop tools for coping and building resilience when complications do occur
Understand tenets of successful owner communication to minimize conflict and stress after complications
