In 16 years of private practice, I have found that there is a cavernous divide between what pet owners think is appropriate health care for their pet,
and what veterinarians think.
This communication gap leaves more pets living in pain and suffering from disease that is treatable or preventable, makes veterinarians miserable, and erodes the trust between vet and pet parent.
As animal health providers,
we are failing to communicate.
To help pet owners think differently about veterinary care, we need to first understand and respect their perspective, their core values, because here is the deal—when veterinarians get this right, everything shifts.
When it comes to vet-client communication, I believe
it's time for a new way of thinking, and a new way of life.
-Sarah Wooten, DVM, CVJ
veterinarian, transformational speaker, wordsmith, and a woman on the verge...
Dr. Wooten is a practicing small animal veterinarian, writer, public speaker, and emerging leader in the world of veterinary medicine who writes and speaks from the heart on client communication, customer service, associate issues, personal development, career happiness, women's issues, leadership in a completely out of the box way.
Brace yourself for a rollicking, mind-opening good time.
veterinarian, transformational speaker, wordsmith, and a woman on the verge...
Dr. Wooten is a practicing small animal veterinarian, writer, public speaker, and emerging leader in the world of veterinary medicine who writes and speaks from the heart on client communication, customer service, associate issues, personal development, career happiness, women's issues, leadership in a completely out of the box way.
Brace yourself for a rollicking, mind-opening good time.
Looking for the Game?
Dr. Wooten is co-creator of Vets Against Insanity: The slightly scandalous card game for veterinary professionals.
Practicing veterinary medicine is rewarding, important and often all-consuming. It can also be awkward, annoying and (on most days) downright disgusting. Sometimes, all you can do is laugh about it. Enter the classic question-and-answer party game, Vets Against Insanity: a fun, slightly scandalous take on the work and life of a veterinary professional. (And yes, if you’re seeing similarities to Cards Against Humanity, that's the point.)
Who should play:
- Veterinary professionals (can be various states of frustrated/happy/slightly drunk/completely sober/tired/overworked)
- Anyone who recently had to squeeze a dog's anal glands
- Everyone who recently thought, "I'll have to laugh about this so I don't cry"
To purchase the game, click here. Already have the game and want extension decks?
Good news! There is an X-rated version and a Vet Tech version!
Dr. Wooten uses the game to teach veterinary professionals life lessons in a way not seen before in veterinary continuing education. To contact Dr. Wooten about engaging your audience with the game, shoot her a message via her contact page.
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