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About the Session
This lecture will provide a comprehensive exploration of stress and anxiety in veterinary ICU patients, including the neurobiological foundations of stress, practical identification methods, and quantitative assessment tools for implementing targeted interventions.
Throughout his lecture, Justin Moorman will cover:
The Roots of Stress
- Neurobiological basis of emotions in the brain
- Physiological impact of stress on multiple body systems
- How animals uniquely perceive and respond to environmental stressors based on species-specific sensory processing
Identifying Anxiety in Clinical Settings
- Detailed analysis of stress signals and body language indicators specific to veterinary patients
- Differential diagnosis techniques to distinguish between anxiety, pain, and dysphoric states
Measuring and Managing Anxiety
- Implementation of validated anxiety assessment scales for veterinary patients
- Pre-treatment assessment protocols to establish baselines
- Post-intervention evaluation strategies to measure effectiveness
By the end of Justin's lecture, attendees should be able to recognize the critical importance of managing patient stress in critical care settings, accurately identify stress manifestations in their patients, differentiate anxiety from other distress states, and implement quantitative assessment tools that enable goal-directed interventions to improve patient mental wellbeing and clinical outcomes.
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