COS - 248 - New Research What Are Veterinarians Actually Willing And Able To Do About Suicide

Doctoral candidate Sydney Waitz-Kudla joins Dr. Andy Roark to discuss her recent peer-reviewed publication on securing lethal means for suicide in veterinary practice. WARNING: This episode discusses suicide and the means for suicide. Listener discretion advised. LINKS: Article Referenced: https://avmajournals.avma.org/configurable/content/journals$002fjavma$002faop$002fjavma.23.03.0129$002fjavma.23.03.0129.xml?t:ac=journals%24002fjavma%24002faop%24002fjavma.23.03.0129%24002fjavma.23.03.0129.xml Lifeboat by NOMV: https://www.nomv.org/lifeboat/ Sydney Waitz-Kudla on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sydney-waitz-kudla-40b97383/ Uncharted Veterinary Conference 2024: https://unchartedvet.com/uvc-april-2024/ Dr. Andy Roark Exam Room Communication Tool Box Team Training Course: https://drandyroark.com/on-demand-staff-training/ Dr. Andy Roark Charming the Angry Client Team Training Course: https://drandyroark.com/charming-the-angry-client/ Dr. Andy Roark Swag: https://drandyroark.com/store/ ABOUT OUR GUEST: Sydney Waitz-Kudla, M.S., received her BA in psychology from Vanderbilt University in 2015. She spent two years at the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center and two years at the University of Southern Mississippi as a Project Manager before coming to Auburn in 2019. Sydney is a fifth-year student in the AU Clinical Psychology Program and Presidential Graduate Research Fellow. Her current research is focused on means safety intervention and suicide prevention for veterinarians. Sydney loves to travel and has lived in 8 states across the US. She has two dogs named Kiwi and Mango and has been riding horses for over 20 years.