Dr. Marie Holowaychuk

How do you measure burnout among veterinarians?

Thu, 29 Nov 2018 01:41:49 +0000

The term burnout has been getting thrown around a lot lately and is certainly rampant among my colleagues working in emergency and...

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How I survived without my phone for an entire week…

Wed, 14 Nov 2018 17:56:15 +0000

During a recent trip to New York City, my phone was damaged to the point where the touch screen stopped working (oh,...

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Is Facebook bad for the mental health of veterinarians?

Wed, 24 Oct 2018 23:15:03 +0000

For years, experts have questioned whether spending time on social media is helpful or hurtful to mental health. I use social media...

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So, you want to do what I do?

Wed, 10 Oct 2018 19:35:09 +0000

Several times each month I receive an email or message via social media asking, “how can I do what you do?”. The...

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What do the sleep experts say about pets in the bedroom?

Wed, 26 Sep 2018 21:27:47 +0000

As an advocate for health and wellbeing among veterinary care providers, I often lecture and blog about the importance of sleep hygiene....

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I’ve heard every excuse in the book when it comes to travel delays!

Thu, 13 Sep 2018 03:07:39 +0000

As Hurricane Florence gets closer to the North Carolina coast, I am having flashbacks to 10 years ago when I wrote my...

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Do male veterinarians have better mental health compared to female veterinarians?

Wed, 29 Aug 2018 20:55:29 +0000

I was a bit taken aback a few weeks ago when I received a comment on one of my blogs accusing me...

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Is the risk of suicide decreasing among United States veterinarians?

Wed, 15 Aug 2018 22:33:33 +0000

Most veterinarians and a growing percentage of the public are aware of the startling statistics previously reported regarding suicide in the veterinary...

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What are the biggest practice-related stressors reported by US veterinarians?

Thu, 02 Aug 2018 14:58:55 +0000

Work-related stress is a huge contributor to cynicism, exhaustion, and feeling ineffective…and if you didn’t know this already, these are classic signs...

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How conflict in veterinary practice can be a good thing

Thu, 19 Jul 2018 01:38:20 +0000

Conflict is a word that most of us shudder to say and many of us prefer to avoid at all costs. In...

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