The Veterinary Kaleidoscope

In the second episode in our special series on GAC we talk to Tom, the parent of a trans girl and their families journey to help her thrive. Content Warning. There is discussion of self harm and suicide in this episode. If this episode raises concerns or issues for you please contact support services below. Episode Resources: Transcend Transcend.org.au Transhub Transhub.org.au Royal Children’s Hospital Gender Service https://www.rch.org.au/adolescent-medicine/gender-service/ Inner City Legal Centre FAQ on gender affirming care legal cases including Re:Jamie and Re:Kelvin https://www.iclc.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/ICLC-Transgender-children-and-medical-treatment-the-law-210901.pdf Illawarra Shoalhaven Gender Alliance Trans health resources page:https://www.illawarrashoalhavengenderalliance.org.au/tgd-health The Gender Centre: https://gendercentre.org.au/ TVK support page: https://www.tvk.org.au/support Qlife https://qlife.org.au/ Beyond Blue https://www.beyondblue.org.au LifeLine https://www.lifeline.org.au

In this episode Kate and Cam speak to veterinary nurse, educator and counsellor Andrew Thompson about diversity in veterinary nursing, career pathways, mental wellbeing and positivity. As always we have a transcript of the episode available at the link below. The Veterinary Kaleidoscope Summit is on in Sydney from the 27th to the 28th of February as part of the Pride Amplified program. Many of our guests - including Andrew - will be presenting and part of the program. If you'd like to know more, or better yet, if you'd like to register to attend, you can do so via our website. We'd love to see you there! Episode transcripts Vet Kaleidoscope Linktree Thank you very much to our sponsors Greencross and Covetrus for supporting the podcast

Cam and Kate talk to Channy about her identity as an Pansexual, intersex person. We talk bodily autonomy, being invisibly diverse and also travel! Episode transcripts Vet Kaleidoscope Linktree

We discuss with recent graduate Dhash Perera what it's like being a cis gay male Sri Lankan veterinarian in Far North Queensland. We talk about racism, micro aggressions, self care, the importance of having a safe space to rejuvenate, the AVA mental health wellness report and whether Dhash would take a magic pill to make his skin fairer.Somehow in all of that Kate manages to not actually swear for the whole episode!! Episode transcripts Vet Kaleidoscope Linktree

Would you take a pill that would magically mean you were no longer deaf? Dr Alex Harrison's is a profoundly deaf veterinarian and his answer might surprise you.Make sure to listen to the whole episode for more incredible wisdom and insight from this lovely veterinarian.

We are joined this episode by the war zone refugee, bilingual, brain tumour survivor Magdoline Awad. We talk about cultural diversity in the veterinary profession and our clients, communicating with people of different cultures and languages, the role of pets in community health and lastly medical challenges and how they impact us as people and as veterinarians. Episode transcripts Vet Kaleidoscope Linktree

Welcome to our first ever episode of The Veterinary Kaleidoscope. Join Cam and Kate as they chat about what they have been up to, what they are planning to do and also a chat about hookworms. That's right, this Podcast is educational as well, you might even be able to count it towards your CPD points! Vet Kaleidoscope Linktree