Vet Mind Works Podcast
This podcast is for veterinary professionals who are looking for better ways of working and living. We discuss mind-sets, mind skills, behaviours and habits, which support sustainable performance and wellbeing in a challenging profession, and allow us to develop our own 'best veterinary self'. Podcast hosts Petra Agthe and Alison Collings (two vets with a long-standing interest in psychology and related disciplines) interview interesting guests, ranging from veterinary colleagues to psychologists, who share their knowledge, experiences and insights on specific subjects. Occasionally, we also schedule a 'rest and digest' episode in which we discuss and reflect on previous topics. This is a podcast for the whole veterinary community and we encourage listeners to provide feedback and enter the discussion! You can do this by sending us an email to vetmindworks@gmail.com. We are happily funding this podcast ourselves to keep it independent.
Vet Mind Works Podcast
34. Clinical Communication - with Helen Øvregaard
What if communication was the most important clinical skill we have?
And what does communication have to do with wellbeing and job satisfaction?
How can we learn to improve our communication skills?
Find out the answer to these and more questions in our most recent episode on clinical communication! Host Petra Agthe and our guest Helen Øvregaard dive deep into the topic and touch on related themes such as trust, empathy, emotional intelligence, active listening, vulnerability, contextualised care and the power of a full and authentically expressed apology.
You can find more information about Helen and this fascinating topic below.
Communication techniques mentioned:
- The Four Habits Model
- Calgary-Cambridge Guide
- Motivational Interviewing
Books:
Skills for Communicating in Veterinary Medicine by Cindy L Adams and Suzanne Kurtz
Compassionomics by Stephen Trzeciak and Anthony Mazzarelli
Associations and Special Interest Groups:
Relationship-centred Veterinary Medicine at the Ontario Veterinary College on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/relationship-centred-veterinary-medicine-at-the-ontario-veterinary-college/posts/?feedView=all
Oslo Communication in Healthcare Education and Research https://ocher.no
Special Interest Group ‘Communication in Veterinary Healthcare’ as part of International Association for Communication in Healthcare: https://each.international/organisation/sigs/communication-in-veterinary-healthcare/
Where to find Helen:
Website: http://www.vettalk.no
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/helen-øvregaard-31979151/
Previous episodes you may be interested in:
Active Listening with Mark Turner
Vulnerability with Megan Alderson
Compassion with Katherine Wakelin and Megan Davis
This podcast is in partnership with the Veterinary Information Network (VIN). More about VIN here.
We value your feedback! Please email us your thoughts, ideas and suggestions to vetmindworks@gmail.com or follow us on LinkedIn and Facebook
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https://www.linkedin.com/in/petra-agthe-562bb65b
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Credits:
Music- Deep Ambience by Coma-Media, Pixabay; Images for Artwork- OpenClipart-Vectors, Pixabay
