Description
From Burnout to Breathing Room is a CoVet-sponsored webinar presented by Dr. Adele Williams-Xavier, equine internal medicine specialist and CoVet’s UK Veterinary Country Representative. The session explores the hidden “second shift” of veterinary work: the notes, histories, summaries, discharge instructions, and follow-ups that often spill into evenings and contribute to clinician burnout.
Dr. Williams-Xavier reframes documentation as clinical work that should support care, not compete with it. She shows how AI can help reduce that pressure by capturing what happens in the consult and structuring it into usable documentation, while keeping clinical judgment, decision-making, and final responsibility firmly with the veterinarian.
The webinar offers a practical look at where AI can responsibly support veterinary teams: taking on the documentation burden that drains time and mental energy, without taking accountability away from the clinician.
Learning Objectives
- Recognise documentation as clinical work, not just admin.
- Identify the “second shift” of notes, follow-ups, and client communications that often follows veterinary teams home.
- Understand where AI can responsibly help: capturing consults and structuring documentation.
- Distinguish what must stay human: clinical judgment, treatment decisions, and final ownership of the record.
- Choose one high-friction documentation task where AI could help reduce pressure on the team.
