MMI to host Campfire Chat special
Anyone from the veterinary profession is invited to the free panel discussion.
The Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) Mind Matters Initiative (MMI) is to present a Campfire Chat special for veterinary professionals.
The event is organised to mark Mental Health Awareness Week, which runs from 13 May- 19 May 2024, and will be based on the theme of ‘Movement: Moving more for our mental health’.
MMI’s campfire chats provide free online panel sessions for the veterinary community, inviting anyone from the profession to reflect and learn from each other’s experiences of life, work and mental health.
The special, which forms part of MMI’s fifth series, will be hosted by MMI director Angharad Belcher, and feature three expert guests.
Dr Jackie Hargreaves is a senior lecturer in exercise and health psychology at Leeds Beckett University, and a registered health psychologist. She also researches on how physical activity can impact mental health.
Dani Peacock is a registered veterinary nurse, and a yoga teacher. She believes that understanding resilience, and building it on physiological and psychological level, is vital to a veterinary career.
Liz Barton MRCVS has had a varied career, including mixed practice, small animal practice and shelter medicine. She launched the WellVet initiative to provide support for the mental and physical wellbeing of veterinary teams.
The Campfire Chat special will be free to attend, and will take place on Zoom.
Ms Belcher said: ““We’ve got some fantastic guests lined up for our Mental Health Awareness Week Campfire Chat special, and we look forward to welcoming as many people from the veterinary community as possible.
“In the chat, we will be discussing the concept of movement and physical activity, how we can make space for movement in relation to our daily lives and routines, and why being more active, both at home and at work, can have a positive impact on our mental health and wellbeing."
The Campfire Chat will take place from 7pm- 8pm on Thursday, 16 May. To book your place, visit the event page.
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