Join us for an interactive weekend designed to strengthen communication skills through evidence-based insights, practical frameworks and hands-on exercises tailored to everyday veterinary practice. The programme combines theory, practical application and reflection, enabling participants to immediately apply their new skills in daily practice.
Training Approach
This workshop weekend combines concise evidence-based presentations with interactive exercises, role-play, case discussions and group reflection. St. Anna Advies follows a science-based, practice-oriented approach, translating communication research into practical tools that veterinary professionals can immediately apply in their daily work.
Participants will leave the weekend with greater confidence, practical communication strategies and new insights that contribute to stronger client relationships, more effective teamwork and improved veterinary care.
Roeland Wessels is founder of St. Anna Advies and combines over 20 years of communication knowledge with more than 25 years of veterinary practice experience.
Roeland graduated from Utrecht University’s Faculty of Veterinary Medicine in 1995. In 2000, he made the switch to the business world and was senior communication advisor at consultancy firm Schuttelaar & Partners in The Hague for almost seven years, followed by working at communication consultancy firm Imagro.
At the beginning of 2008, he started St. Anna Advies. Alongside this, he runs a successful pet clinic in Nijmegen with his wife. Together they have a daughter and a son. In his spare time, he is an enthusiastic water sportsman and do-it-yourselfer.
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