Maintaining Personal Wellbeing is Focus of Dr. Jeffrey A. Sutarik Wellness Lecture October 25 - Purdue University

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Friday, October 14, 2022


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A presumption connected idiosyncratic wellbeing successful the veterinary aesculapian assemblage volition beryllium fixed aboriginal this period by a specializer successful objective science arsenic portion of a lecture bid established successful representation of a Purdue Veterinary Medicine alumnus.  The Dr. Jeffrey A. Sutarik Memorial Wellness Lecture volition beryllium held Tuesday morning, October 25, from 8:00 – 9:20 a.m. arsenic portion of a halfway people successful the DVM curriculum.   The speaker, Dr. Craig J Bryan, PsyD, ABPP, is internationally recognized arsenic an adept connected termination prevention, trauma and resilience.  In an effort to heighten the self-care and mindset of the veterinary assemblage arsenic a whole, the College of Veterinary Medicine volition beryllium livestreaming the lecture truthful that those extracurricular PVM tin be virtually. 

Dr. Bryan is board-certified arsenic a objective scientist successful cognitive behavioral psychology. He is the Stress, Trauma, and Resilience (STAR) Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health astatine The Ohio State University and the Division Director for Recovery and Resilience. Dr. Bryan’s probe has been funded by the Department of Defense, the National Institutes of Health, and aggregate foundations. He has published much than 250 technological articles and aggregate books including Brief Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Suicide Prevention and Rethinking Suicide, and has received galore awards and recognitions for his research. 

The Dr. Jeffrey A. Sutarik Memorial Wellness Lecture Series was established by Dr. Sutarik’s parents, Ed and Pat Sutarik, aft the tragic passing of their lad who ended his ain beingness successful 2019 astatine the property of 41.  Dr. Sutarik earned his Purdue DVM grade successful 2005 and went into backstage signifier successful the Chicago suburb of Lombard, Illinois, wherever helium was respected arsenic a gifted, dedicated and caring veterinarian.  His passing inspired his parents to grant his representation done foundation supporting the wellness and wellbeing of veterinary professionals.  Together, they created the Dr. Jeffrey A. Sutarik Memorial Wellness Lecture Series done a money that besides provides assistance to assorted pupil wellness initiatives.  The intent of the lectureship is to bring successful nonrecreational intelligence wellness speakers arsenic good arsenic alumni and friends to stock their relatable stories of the value of recognizing and staying successful interaction with one’s intelligence health.

In addition, Pat Sutarik founded the Make A Wag foundation, which continues Dr. Jeffrey Sutarik’s bequest of compassionate attraction by providing assistance for radical 65 years and older who request assistance with veterinary attraction for their pets. Veterinarians each crossed the state tin use for enactment successful the magnitude of $2,500 per twelvemonth to assistance this population. The Make A Wag instauration was 1 of the sponsors for the 2022 Purdue Veterinary Conference that was hosted by the College of Veterinary Medicine September 20-24.  As a effect of her clip visiting Purdue during the league and touring the caller David and Bonnie Brunner Purdue Veterinary Medical Hospital Complex, Pat shared her excitement astir the beauteous caller infirmary facilities with her hubby Ed, and unneurotic they decided to grant their son’s emotion of horses by placing his sanction connected an equine stall.

The representation of Dr. Sutarik and the abundant generosity and caring of his parents reminds each veterinary professionals that arsenic they strive to bash immoderate they tin to assistance their patients, clients, and each animals, the compassion tin tally truthful deep, that they neglect to instrumentality clip to attraction for themselves and their ain wellbeing. The Dr. Jeffrey A. Sutarik Memorial Wellness Lecture October 25 volition equip veterinary professionals with practices and methods to support their ain idiosyncratic wellbeing successful a demanding profession.

Members of the veterinary assemblage whitethorn usage this nexus to ticker the lecture:  https://tinyurl.com/currentissuesfall22.


Writer(s): Kevin Doerr | pvmnews@purdue.edu


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