Milkshakes, Mindsets & Medicine: ThePower andPotential ofMindsets inVeterinaryMedicine_1.0CE

Course overview

Mindsets are a fundamental and well recognized component of human cognition. As humans, we are constantly bombarded with complex and conflicting information.¿ Research has shown, that for us to successfully handle all this information, our brains develop mechanisms to simplify and organize that information to inform and guide our responses; these mechanisms are called mindsets. Simply put, mindsets are our personal, subjective lenses through which we view the world; they are our thoughts, beliefs and expectations that¿impact our¿responses¿through behavioral,¿psychological¿and physiological mechanisms.¿ The impact of our individual mindsets is far reaching - work is being done on mindsets at leading research institutions such as Stanford,¿Harvard¿and Yale.¿ That body of research is dramatically expanding our knowledge on the impact of mindsets and providing insights on how we can shape mindsets to improve our health,¿well-being¿and professional success.¿ In this discussion we will focus on mindsets that are particularly relevant to the practice of veterinary medicine and consider, based upon evidence, how we can shift our mindsets to improve both our personal well-being, the well-being of the profession and the care we deliver to our patients.¿¿¿