Kat Williams | Co-founder & Director
VetHerd

Kat Williams, Co-founder & Director, VetHerd

Kat graduated with a Bachelor of Veterinary Science (Hons) from the University of Queensland in 2012. She has worked as a small animal general practitioner and in administration within specialty and emergency teams. As a veterinarian with lived experience of mental health conditions and suicide, Kat developed a passion for veterinary wellbeing. She attained her Bachelor of Psychological Science in 2022 and has presented to the profession on the practical application of psychology for veterinary staff. She has experience in the disability sector within multi-disciplinary teams, is a registered Applied Suicide Intervention Skills trainer and strives to build the suicide prevention capacity of individuals and the veterinary community collectively.

Appearances:



Day 1 @ 13:30

Suicide and Herd immunity- awareness, prevention, the network of safety, and the research supporting it

Day 1 @ 14:45

Roundtable: Suicide prevention in the veterinary community

Day 1 @ 14:45

Roundtable discussions

Roundtables: 30 minutes duration at 2:45pm and 3.20pm

  1. Wildlife Triage Host: Ludo Valenza    
  2. Business Opportunity Identification  Host: Adele Feakes
  3. What do women want?  Defining our place in the profession.Take a seat at our table. Host: Jocelyn Birch Baker  
  4. Animal Mental Health Host: Jacqui Ley     
  5. Suicide prevention in the veterinary community Host:  Alena Gadoury, Kat Williams
  6. Chronic Osteoarthritis Management Host: Dr.Megan Lui, Zoetis Australia
  7. Trupanion Host: Dr Stephen Rose
last published: 11/Oct/24 04:55 GMT

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