THRIVE News

Comprehensive resources are now available for those impacted by incivility in the workplace – whether it occurs during interactions with clients, co-workers or senior colleagues.

Whether it’s a regular occurrence or you’re just experiencing a particularly busy period, stress from overwork can have significant short- and long-term consequences. Making decisions, controlling anger and getting enough sleep can be real challenges, whilst physically we are more susceptible to colds and flu and even heart disease.

The AVA has received a US$120,000 (AUD$180,000) grant from the Zoetis Foundation to help deliver the THRIVE Cultivating Safe Teams psychological health and safety program to veterinary clinics around the country.

Have you ever wondered why there are common sayings like "a gut-wrenching experience” or “butterflies in your stomach”? Your brain and your gut are more intertwined than you may think and no matter how ‘mentally happy’ you may be, your gut is incredibly sensitive to emotion.

In conjunction with our THRIVE Veterinary Wellness Symposium partner Provet/Covetrus, Andrew Thompson discusses the impact self-talk can have on our wellbeing.

The THRIVE Cultivating Safe Teams pilot program will be available free-of-charge for 50 participating workplaces between September 2023 and December 2024.

This week saw veterinary professionals come from all corners of the country to attend the inaugural THRIVE Veterinary Wellness Symposium. The event was extremely well attended, with 140 delegates there to watch three incredible speakers: Paul Davey, Amanda Goodfellow and Olivia (Liv) Oginska.

The AVA is leading this exciting new initiative for the profession committed to preventing harm from psychosocial hazards in the industry; promoting strengths, capabilities, and the rewards of work; and protecting all of us when we experience stress and are unwell.

The inaugural THRIVE Wellness Symposium is scheduled for 28 May 2023, just ahead of the AVA National Conference. 

An update on THRIVE, the AVA's veterinary wellness initiative.