This 2 day session provides clinic staff the resources to immediately institute a hospice care program in their clinics. 

The training program was developed by Dr. Tami Shearer, who has has 22 years of practice experience utilizing hospice care.  She is known internationally for her work in pet hospice care: lecturing at the First International Veterinary Hospice Symposium, and contributing the first veterianary hospice chapter in the veterinary text book,  Handbook of Veterinary Pain Management. 

 

The topics are carefully chosen to contain content that allows for practical application in the care of pets with life-limiting disease. 

 

 

Hospice and palliative veterinary care- the philosophy and history

Hospice service options

Hospital set-up and design

Development of an interdisciplinary team for hospice care.

Importance of psychosocial concerns

5-Step Pet Hospice Plan

Quality of life assessment techniques

Assessment and treatment of non-pain conditions

Assessment and treatment of pain in life-limiting illness

The role of rehabilitation techniques in hospice and palliative care

Ethical considerations in life-limiting conditions. 

Understanding the psychological and spiritual pain of pet owners

Emotional support systems for pet owners

Setting fees

Adding hospice to your referral service 

Client educational programs

Case studies

 

16 hours, 2 day seminar includes a 2 hour rehabilitation wet lab

Dates: pending

          

Limited class size-early reservations recommended 

Cost $385.00 
Lunch included.