A webinar presented in partnership by the
Canadian Veterinary Medical Association and Merck Animal Health
Bell Let’s Talk Day
is January 28, 2021

Join us at 12 p.m. EST
The annual Bell Let's Talk awareness campaign is driving the national conversation to help reduce the stigma around mental health and promote awareness and understanding of mental health.
It's Time to Talk about mental health in Vet Med in honour of Bell Let's Talk. Join us for a 1-hour conversation on this occasion at 12 p.m. EST.
Join other veterinary professionals across Canada in this webinar to learn about:
 
• Mental health and mental illness and how it is okay to have both
• Signs and symptoms of common mental illness and the prevalence in
veterinary medicine
• How stigma gets in the way of getting help and being helpful
• Where to get help in your local community
This webinar is the seventh in a series of webinars of the “Time to Talk about Vet Mental Health” Merck-CVMA initiative – the vision to come together as a community and have open conversations about mental health in Canadian veterinary medicine.
Dr. Keil studied cognitive and neuropsychology in her undergraduate and graduate psychology degrees prior to attending veterinary school. She is not a licensed psychologist. She has training in Mental Health First Aid, safeTALK suicide awareness, ASIST suicide intervention and is licensed to teach safeTALK. She regularly teaches suicide awareness and basic intervention skills to veterinary professionals and ways for them to take care of their own mental well-being. She is a member of both the CVMA and ABVMA Member Wellness committees and is a technical services veterinarian with Merck Animal Health. She is the leading force behind the CVMA-Merck Campaign Time to Talk about Mental Health in Vet Med Awareness Week from September 6 to 10, 2021.

or call in at: 844-401-2619 and use Meeting number
(access code): 131 722 7908
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