MMI Campfire Chat: Overcoming Self Doubt and Stressing Out

The MMI Campfire chats are back for series three! Join the MMI Team and our fantastic guests for an informal delve into themes and topics that matter to the veterinary community. Open to all, these free online panel sessions offer a chance to pause, reflect and learn from each other’s experiences of navigating life and work.

Overcoming Self Doubt and Stressing Out

In this MMI Campfire Chat...

April marks Stress Awareness Month. It has been held every April since 1992 to increase public awareness about both the causes, signs and coping strategies for stress. According to a 2018 study undertaken by the Mental Health Foundation, 74% of people in the UK had felt so stressed in the last year that they had been overwhelmed and unable to cope…and this was pre-pandemic.

In this chat we will be chatting about the main causes of stress in the veterinary industry and how this may have shifted throughout the pandemic. Together we will share coping strategies, discuss the ways in which we can channel stress in a more constructive way, and overcome feelings of self-doubt.

Panel Guests

Elle Payne RVN

Elle Payne graduated in 2018 with her veterinary nursing degree. Since then, she has worked in first opinion and referral practice finding an interest in ECC and neurology. Elle is now a locum whilst taking part in other projects outside of work dedicated to mental health, neurodiversity, and chronic illness awareness in the veterinary profession. Elle is best known for her social media page called The Positive Vet Nurse which is a safe space for veterinary professionals to seek positivity and to feel a part of a great supportive community.

Dan Tipney

Dan provides an array of insights into human performance gained from his perspective across numerous disciplines. Formally as an international athlete, sports coach, pilot instructor, and airline pilot, he now delivers training and support for veterinary teams.

Dan led the Human Factors training programme at a major UK airline and has since developed and delivered non-clinical training to both veterinary and healthcare professionals. He represented Great Britain both as an athlete and a coach and has a great passion for supporting teams so that they can consistently achieve their goals. Across all fields Dan has consistently identified that understanding ourselves as humans, both individually and collectively is the basis delivering positive change.

At VetLed, Dan collaborates with experts from veterinary medicine, aviation, psychology and healthcare training when developing training material, campaigns, patient safety tools and cultural initiatives. VetLed's mission is to enhance performance in practice through the reliable delivery of clinical skills.

Dr Ebony Escalona MRCVS

Ebony is a GP equine vet, vetmed educator, speaker and mentor. She focuses on unlocking people’s potential and building confidence in others through her advisory positions with the Veterinary Defence Society Training team. She is the founder of the online support platform Vets: Stay, Go or Diversify bringing peer-to-peer inspiration for career pathways within and beyond the profession and also VetYou to help destigmatise discussing money. Ebony is also an advisor to Streetvet and Kentish Town City Farm and a visiting lecturer at Surrey University and publishes work in the field of gut health on whole horse health. Ebony is the recipient of the inaugural RCVS Inspiration Award.

Programme timings and information

7:00 - 8:00pm

The interactive session will be held online, via Zoom.

This event counts towards your CPD.

Cost

There is no charge to attend this event.

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Contact us

Should you have any questions, please email the RCVS Events Team.