Do Veterinary Professionals Have Weight Bias toward Pet Obesity?

Published: June 30, 2021, 9 a.m.

b'Talking about pet obesity can be tricky and challenging for many veterinary professionals? A new study conducted at University of Guelph seeks to understand the potential impact of weight bias and stigmatism on veterinary care and the treatment of pet obesity.\\n\\u2026\\nThis week we\\u2019re back talking about co-host Dr. Ernie Ward\\u2019s clinical area of interest, pet obesity. He and co-host Beckie Mossor, RVT are joined by Kat\\xa0Sutherland, BScH, MSc, a PhD candidate from Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph to discuss an important study she\\u2019s undertaking with Dr. Jason Coe. Viewfinders, you can help!\\n\\u2026\\nThe discussion begins with what weight bias and stigma is, how it is learned, and how it may affect our clinical recommendations and outcomes. \\n\\u2026\\nThe trio discuss tips and advice to help your veterinary clinic team better communicate pet obesity to pet parents. \\n\\u2026\\nViewfinders, there\\u2019s A LOT to process in this episode. We hope you\\u2019ll take the survey (and a chance to with $100! Canadian money, but, still\\u2026) to help us ultimately provide better patient carte. Thank you, Kat! (And what a pawfect name!)\\n\\u2026\\nCONTACT:\\nKat\\xa0Sutherland, BScH, MSc\\nDepartment of Population Medicine\\nOntario Veterinary College\\nUniversity of Guelph\\xa0\\n\\nExploring veterinary professional-client communication related to pet weight\\n\\nVeterinary Professional Survey\\nhttps://uoguelph.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_9WQv1GscKazDhTU'