Supporting Pet Owners Through End of Life and Hospice Decisions

1 hr CE credit for veterinary technicians

For pet owners, sometimes the only thing harder than making treatment decisions and caring for an ailing pet is knowing when to stop. In this course, you will learn tried-and-true techniques for managing difficult end of life discussions with both candor and empathy. We will share tips for dealing with pet owners who feel overwhelmed or react with anger. Since patient loss is hard for you too, we will review the symptoms of compassion fatigue and share tips for effective self-care.

PROGRAM AGENDA

Options for hospice care
Support resources for pet owners
Medicine that elevates a palliative plan to a treatment plan
The dynamics of end-of-life care
- Stages of grief
- Effective communications with grieving clients
Monitoring quality of life
- Tools for the practitioner
- Techniques for pet owners
When treatment ends
- How to discuss euthanasia and body disposal options
- Methods for reassuring clients
Combating compassion fatigue for veterinary professionals

This program has been approved for 1.0 hour of continuing education credit for veterinary technicians in jurisdictions that recognize RACE approval. Anivive RACE Provider #50-30163

Hosted by

Lindsay A. Lewis

RVT

Hospital Manager

TrueCare for pets

You'll learn:

Techniques for honest-and-helpful client conversations
The stages of grief
Tips for dealing with overwhelmed or angry owners
Helpful resources for owners
How to recognize compassion fatigue and practice self-care

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In adherence with RACE guidelines, CE certificates can only be distributed to individual attendees under the name used during registration. Group viewers will not receive multiple CE certificates.