THRIVE is an industry-led veterinary wellbeing initiative that supports veterinary professionals to lead satisfying, prosperous, and healthy careers.

THRIVE Programs

Our integrated wellness framework Prevent, Promote, Protect underpins all THRIVE programs and events.

Wellbeing Counselling Service

Every AVA membership includes a confidential wellbeing service delivered by our partners at Converge International, giving you access to qualified, trained clinicians. Real support for you and your family, whenever you need it. 

THRIVE Advisory Committee

The THRIVE Advisory Committee supports the AVA Board and Management to successfully deliver our THRIVE wellness initiatives.

THRIVE Events and Education coming up

  • WA Division & Perth Branch | Handling the Hard Stuff: Complaints, Conflict & Compassion

    Open for registration

    1.5 CPD Points

  • THRIVE | Cultivating Safe Teams AWARE – Webinar for individual participants

    Open for registration

    1 CPD Point

  • THRIVE | Building Safer Vet Workplaces: CST Action Pilot Outcomes

    Open for registration

    1 CPD Point

  • Supporting Pet Owners Through Loss (While Looking After Yourself Too)

    1 CPD Point

  • THRIVE | Mental Health First Aid Online Course – February 2027

    Open for registration

    12 CPD Points

  • 2027 AVA Conference

    Melbourne Convention Centre
    South Wharf, Victoria
  • THRIVE | Mental Health First Aid Online Course – REFRESHER June 2027

    Open for registration

    12 CPD Points

  • On-Demand | THRIVE | Beyond the storyline: What happened to the lessons we grew up with? What can they teach us about suicide prevention?

    Open for registration

    1 CPD Point

  • Building emotional intelligence to improve veterinary wellbeing-Powered by CVP

    Open for registration

    3 CPD Points

  • Build wellbeing by shifting your mindset-Powered by CVP

    Open for registration

    3 CPD Points

  • On-Demand THRIVE & VBG webinar | Balancing Performance Management with Mental Health Support

    Open for registration

    0.5 CPD Points

  • On Demand THRIVE | Cultivating Safe Teams – Pilot Program Final Review

    Open for registration

    0.5 CPD Points

  • On-Demand VERA Webinar | Use of systems thinking in healthcare and applications to veterinary science | Dr Erika Meler

    Open for registration

    0.5 CPD Points

  • On-Demand THRIVE Webinar | Burnout or Boreout? – Sustainable professional satisfaction using job-crafting to avoid “bore-out”

    Open for registration

    0.5 CPD Points

THRIVE News and Updates

With special thanks to our valued partners whose generous support makes THRIVE possible

Major Sponsor

Supporting Sponsors

Cultivating Safe Teams

PROGRAM FUNDER

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