Exploring Social Determinants of Health in Veterinary Technology: A Workshop Approach to Enhancing Companion Animal Welfare and Student Awareness

Journal of Veterinary Medical Education, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: March 12, 2025

Incorporating social determinants of health (SDH) into veterinary education is essential for preparing students to address companion animal welfare comprehensively. This teaching tip describes a yearly workshop conducted with technology explore how SDH factors influence guardians, and the clinical decisions made by professionals. The emphasized key communication skills addressed student biases. Consideration creative support options care were included, integrating spectrum-of-care conceptualizations. Informal feedback revealed many found impactful in enhancing their awareness complexities surrounding welfare.

Language: Английский

A Novel Approach to Engaging Communities Through the Use of Human Behaviour Change Models to Improve Companion Animal Welfare and Reduce Relinquishment

Animals, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 15(7), P. 1036 - 1036

Published: April 3, 2025

Experts consider tackling companion animal ownership problems, such as delayed veterinary treatment and a lack of appropriate care provision, to be key in striving towards improved welfare. Additionally, every year, millions animals are relinquished rescue centres globally; process that can distressing for both people animals. By adapting traditional shelter model activity, it is possible develop proactive community interventions provide support owners prior crisis points therefore, prevent suffering. This case report shares novel approach improving welfare reducing avoidable relinquishment communities. As part three-stage process, mixed-method was applied build an understanding the needs potentially vulnerable target community. The research stages revealed timely pets within represented concern. Based upon this understanding, co-creation deployed design targeted improve through application human behaviour change theories. operational effectiveness intervention context has demonstrated significant value addressing pet-owning

Language: Английский

Socio-geographic and demographic analysis of the Official National Registry data of dogs’ population in Portugal in 2023. Data from SIAC

The Veterinary Journal, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 106349 - 106349

Published: April 1, 2025

Language: Английский