Vets in Society Flashcards
(38 cards)
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Career Resilience
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building resources to increase our capacity to deal w/ what professional life throws at us
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Conservation of Resources Model
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- humans are motivated to acquire, preserve, and protect the things they value; these resources represent our values and define who we are
- loss or threat of loss of these resources can result in disequilibrium and lead to stress if they aren’t replenished
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CoR Model Principles (2)
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- Resources loss is disproportionately more significant than resource gain
- Ppl must invest resources in order to protect against resource loss, recover from losses, and gain resources
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CoR Principle Outcomes (3)
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- More resources = less vulnerability to resource loss + more capability of orchestrating resource gain
- Lacking resources = more vulnerable to resource loss, which can become self-perpetuating (loss cycle)
- More resources = more capability of gain, which can become self-perpetuating (gain cycle)
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Burnout
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- physical, emotional, and mental exhaustion
- occurs when there is resource loss, perceived loss, or no gain when there is investment
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Stress
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- perceived threat (real/imagined) that affects one’s mental, emotional, physical, or spiritual well-being
- physiological response activated when the mind perceives a threat
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Stressor
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- event/situation that causes us to adapt or initiates the stress response
- can be negative or positive
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Transferrable Skills
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- skills developed in one situation that can be used in (or transferred to) another and are useful in a wide variety of work environments
- aka generic, employability, or soft skills
- most sought by employers when recruiting
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Functional Roles of Vets
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- private practice
- government
- industry
- wildlife
- research and teaching
- infotainment
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How to Value Your Transferrable Skills
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- Identify the t. skills you have
- Identify the skills employers are seeking
- Learn how to communicate the skills you have
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What Transferrable Skills are You Gaining?
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- critical thinking/problem-solving
- communication
- work as a member of a team
- commercial acumen
- prioritisation and organisation
- adaptability, flexibility, resilience
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Top 10 Employers’ Skills (A TACO I WIMP)
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- Analytical skills
- Teamwork
- Achieves results
- Cultural fit
- Oral communication skills
- Interpersonal skills
- Written communication skills
- Integrity and trust
- Motivational fit
- Problem-solving skills
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Skills for Future Work
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- adaptive thinking
- advanced reasoning
- collaboration and social interaction
- creativity
- cross-cultural competency
- emotional intelligence
- entrepreneurial
- resilience
- sense-making
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STAR Technique to Evidence Your Skills
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Situation - who, when, where (context)
Task - what did you do, what was the goal
Activity - how did you do it, clear strategy
Result - outcome achieved
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Making the Connection for your T. Skills
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- describe your skills in unambiguous, concise terms
- refer to actual experiences to demonstrate your skill level
- relate your skills directly to the needs of the prospective employer
16
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Networking Tips (for an interview)
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- think about your existing network
- make the most of your placements
- set goals
- be prepared
- know how to introduce yourself
- think about the other person
- follow up
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Why Interview? (3)
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- Can you do the job?
- Will you do the job?
- Will you fin in well?
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3 P’s of Interview Success
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- Prepare well (do your research!)
- Perform well
- Proceed professionally
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Types of Interview Questions
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- Introductory questions
- Open/standard questions
- Behavioural questions
- Situational/scenario questions
20
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3 Types of Law in Australia
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- Criminal Law
- Civil Law
- Administrative Law
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The Veterinary Practice Act 2003
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regulates provisions of veterinary science
- to promote the welfare of animals
- to ensure consumers of vet services are well-informed as to the competencies required by vets
- to ensure acceptable standards are required to be met by vets so as to meet the public interest and inter/national trade requirements
- to provide public health protection
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Veterinary Practitioner’s Board Composition
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- 1 vet repping specialists
- 1 vet repping urban vets
- 1 vet repping rural vets
- 1 vet repping academics in vet science field
- 2 vets selected by the Minister
- 2 non-vets selected by Minister to rep consumers of vet services
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Vet Prac Board Functions (3)
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- to register veterinary practitioners
- to license veterinary hospitals
- to investigate complaints against vet practitioners and take disciplinary action against them if necessary
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Restricted Acts of Vet Science
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- exam/attendance on an animal for the purpose of diagnosing the physiological/pathological condition of the animal
- treatments, procedures, or tests that require anaesthesia, sedation, or tranquilisation
- administration of an anaesthetic agent
- variety of animal husbandry procedures from a certain age, insertion of any thing into certain body cavities, insertion of something into uterus/rectum of a horse, dental procedures other than tooth cleaning on any animal other than the horse, diagnosis of pregnancy in the horse
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Exceptions to Restricted Acts of Vet Science
- the owner of the animal
- an employee of animal owner and act is done incidentally to their primary duties of employment
- vet students enrolled in specific courses
- animal in urgent need and vet not available
- person holding authority under animal research act 1985
- person who has been accredited by the board
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Types of Registrations Granted by Board
- full
- provisional
- limited
- honorary
- specialist
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Australasian Veterinary Boards Council (AVBC)
- 9 members from Oz/NZ
- forum for member communication and discussion of areas of common interest and policy development
- assurance/promotion of educational standards in accreditation of vet schools, the NVE, and specialist accreditation
- list of vet qualifications for Oz/NZ
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Removal from the Register
- person not in good character
- found guilty of an offence under one of the acts
- failure to pay a fee/fine and/or lodge an annual return
- removal from register in another jurisdiction
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Continuing Professional Development
- must get 60 cpd pts in 3 yrs - 15 must be structured
| - structured = derived from activities that can be validated (uni courses, conferences, workshops, publications)
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National Recognition of Veterinary Registration (NRVR)
- requires vets to register in state/territory where they reside
- designed to increase mobility of vets and decrease administration costs of registration
- NSW, SA, VIC, QLD, and TAS have implemented NRVR
- WA, NT, and ACT have not
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Major Surgery (Veterinary Practice Act 2003)
- shouldn't be undertaken w/o administration of an anaesthetic agent, Or
- involves a spinal anaesthetic
- any act of vet science prescribed by regulations to be major sx
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Exceptions for Non-Vets to Perform Major Sx
- emergency - no time to move animal to hospital
- impractical to move animal due to its size/behaviour
- dangerous to animal health to transport it
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3 Vet Hospital Licences granted by board
1. Small Animal
2. Large Animal
3. Small and large animal (mixed)
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Minimum Vet Hospital Requirements
- premises must be equipped to provide acceptable levels of care to animals before, during, and after major sx
- make sure there are guidelines available to assist applicants and license holders
- ensure premises are managed by a superintendent who is a vet
- display a sign stating what types of major sx can be done at the hospital
- unlicensed premises must not be advertised as a vet hospital
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Cancellation of Vet Hospital Licence
- failure to pay licensing fee
- licence holder convicted of an offence
- condition of licence is breached
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Complaints Committee
- investigate complaints made against vets regarding the vet's conduct
- collects info from the complainant, the vet, and other sources as required (must be put in writing)
- after an investigation, committee will make a recommendation to the board
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Decisions of Board After Complaint Investigation
- dismiss the complaint
- dismiss the complaint and provide a recommendation to the vet
- find the vet guilty of unsatisfactory professional conduct
- find the vet guilty of professional misconduct - suspension/cancellation of vet's registration
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Guilty Vet
- could be fined
- could have their registration cancelled/suspended
- could be reprimanded or cautioned
- could have conditions imposed on their registration
- pay specified costs relating to the hearing
