MMI Campfire Chat: Who am I Away From Work?

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.

Identity - Who am I Away From Work?

In this MMI Campfire Chat...

Identity is hugely complex. None of us are simply one thing. We’re multidimensional, multifunctional, and ultimately worth much more than the sum of our parts. But what happens when we pin our entire identity on one specific thing? More specifically, on our careers?

Join us as we discuss why the importance of understanding who you are both in and out of a work setting, and how we can learn to value, accept, and appreciate our whole selves.

Panel Guests

Dr Rosie Allister

Dr Rosie Allister has received the BVA Chiron Award and RCVS Impact Award for work on veterinary mental health. Rosie manages Vetlife Helpline, a 24 hour support service for everyone in the veterinary community. Her research, based at the University of Edinburgh, looks at veterinary mental health, wellbeing in transitions, and veterinary suicide prevention. She has written and spoken extensively about veterinary mental health in the UK and internationally. She has volunteered with Samaritans for 18 years and advises a number of national organisations on suicide prevention and self harm.

Dr Hannah Perrin

Dr Hannah Perrin has 20 years’ experience in veterinary education, leadership and management. Originally qualifying as a pharmacologist, she subsequently became Practice Manager at a busy four-site veterinary group in Kent. Her PhD focused on the development of professional identity in undergraduate and newly-qualified vets, and negotiating work-role transitions in the veterinary sector. She taught veterinary education at the RVC before joining the Veterinary Management Group (VMG) in 2019. Hannah is now Course Director for the VMG/ILM qualifications in Veterinary Leadership and Management.

Helen Jenkins RVN

Helen Jenkins is a registered veterinary nurse who has worked in clinical practice as a referral nurse, Head nurse, clinical coach and personal tutor. Helen has also worked in education as a tutor, lecturer, assessor, course co-ordinator and personal mentor.

Helen teaches yoga to vet and vet nurse students to support a health and wellbeing initiative.

Helen volunteers for Vetlife Helpline, a 24 hour support service for everyone in the veterinary community.

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.

Register here

Contact us

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