Want to participate in a work-life balance study? Here is your chance!

Vetintegrations continues its burnout investigation and development of a management methodology that improves the experience for veterinary teams. The company has launched a new “Burnout and Work-Life Balance Study in the Veterinary Profession,” led by Dr. Ivan Zak, and invites the veterinary community to participate. The survey will take approximately 10 minutes to complete; all responses will be anonymous. Take the survey by clicking on this link: work-life balance survey

The results will be communicated across the industry to be considered by veterinary businesses in their efforts to improve employee well-being, and used for further development of the VIS management methodology.

The questionnaire consists of the same questions as the 2020 survey, allowing for data comparison, as well as a new block of questions to assess work-life balance satisfaction among veterinary professionals. “We wanted to focus on work-life balance because it’s one of the major challenges for veterinary professionals. Using the findings from our study, veterinary leaders will be able to better tailor the work environment to their teams and their needs,” Dr. Ivan Zak, Founder of VIS and CEO at Galaxy Vets, said.

The research is conducted in partnership with Galaxy Vets, a new veterinary healthcare system co-owned by its employees.

Last year’s Burnout Survey was conducted as part of Dr. Ivan Zak’s MBA thesis, “Implementation of Lean Thinking in Healthcare Organizations to Improve the Employee Experience.” In his presentation, Dr. Zak proposed that lean thinking principles can be an effective way to prevent burnout among veterinary professionals. Findings from the 2020 survey revealed a higher risk of burnout in veterinary technicians and younger practitioners. 

Methodology

The survey is based on mixed methodologies. A Brief Instrument to Assess Both Burnout and Professional Fulfillment in Physicians (PFI) is used to measure the burnout rate and job satisfaction, and the methodology of “Psychometric Assessment of Fisher’s Instrument Designed to Measure Work-Life Balance,” proposed by Hayman, is used to assess the work-life balance situation in the veterinary profession. A separate block of questions is included to test the hypothesis of the VIS methodology and technology solutions designed to reduce burnout and improve the employee experience.