Animal End-of-Life Care For Veterinarians, Technicians, and Support Staff One CE credit hour per program Dr. Kathleen Cooney is founder of Home to Heaven, P.C., a 24/7mobile pet hospice and euthanasia service, based in Northern Colorado. Along with her mobile work, Dr. Cooney operates the nation’s first pet euthanasia center on her farm in Loveland, Colorado. She was a contributing member of the AVMA’s 2013 euthanasia guideline panel and AAHA appointed her as a task force panel member for their End-of-life Care Guidelines to be released in 2016. In 2012, Dr. Cooney published her first book for veterinarians regarding the many facets of in-home euthanasia. Dr. Cooney is also a co- author of a book on euthanasia technique training, published by Wiley-Blackwell. She teaches animal hospice and euthanasia protocols to students in Colorado State University’s veterinary medical program. Due to her many years of practical experience, she founded Cooney Animal Hospice Consulting in 2016 to help other providers develop their hospice services. Dr. Cooney is a Past President of the International Association for Animal Hospice and Palliative Care and teaches nationally and internationally on all subjects related to end-of-life. Animal End-of-Life Care Programs Program 1: Veterinary Hospice – Designing a hospice plan Description: This one-hour lecture is designed to educate veterinarians and technicians about veterinary hospice care. The focus will be to educate staff on ways to prepare families for their pet’s end-of- life care once a terminal diagnosis is made. Special attention will be given to disease symptoms, signs of pain, and assisting families in the grieving process. Upon completion of the lecture, attendees will be able to: • Define veterinary hospice • Recognize a potential hospice patient • Directly implement a hospice model into their current practice • Build a hospice team in their community • Offer resources to clients preparing for end-of-life care
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Animal End-of-Life Care
For Veterinarians, Technicians, and Support Staff
One CE credit hour per program
Dr. Kathleen Cooney is founder of Home to Heaven, P.C., a 24/7mobile pet hospice and euthanasia service, based in Northern Colorado. Along with her mobile work, Dr. Cooney operates the nation’s first pet euthanasia center on her farm in Loveland, Colorado. She was a contributing member of the AVMA’s 2013 euthanasia guideline panel and AAHA appointed her as a task force panel member for their End-of-life Care Guidelines to be released in 2016. In 2012, Dr. Cooney published her first book for veterinarians regarding the many facets of in-home euthanasia. Dr. Cooney is also a co-author of a book on euthanasia technique training, published by Wiley-Blackwell. She teaches animal hospice and euthanasia protocols to students in Colorado State University’s veterinary medical program. Due to her many years of practical experience, she founded Cooney Animal Hospice Consulting in 2016 to help other providers develop their hospice services. Dr. Cooney is a Past President of the International Association for Animal Hospice and Palliative Care and teaches nationally and internationally on all subjects related to end-of-life.
Animal End-of-Life Care Programs
Program 1: Veterinary Hospice – Designing a hospice plan Description: This one-hour lecture is designed to educate veterinarians and technicians about veterinary hospice care. The focus will be to educate staff on ways to prepare families for their pet’s end-of-life care once a terminal diagnosis is made. Special attention will be given to disease symptoms, signs of pain, and assisting families in the grieving process. Upon completion of the lecture, attendees will be able to:
• Define veterinary hospice • Recognize a potential hospice patient • Directly implement a hospice model into their current practice • Build a hospice team in their community • Offer resources to clients preparing for end-of-life care
Program 2: Pet Loss Support Description: This one-hour lecture is designed to educate veterinary clinic staff on the importance of proper pet loss support. It is meant to enhance a person’s natural empathy and provide ways to provide more compassionate care throughout the dying process. The lecture will walk participants through Anticipatory Grief as well. Upon completion of the lecture, attendees will be able to:
• Define Anticipatory Grief • Offer phrases that will promote healthy mourning • Understand why people feel they way they do about pet death • Implement supportive practices
Program 3: Improving Clinic Euthanasia Description: This one-hour lecture will discuss the ways clinic staff can improve upon the euthanasia experience, both for the pet and family. The euthanasia appointment will be gone over step by step to ensure consistency each time. Dr. Cooney will examine current protocols and offer suggestions that can be immediately applied in practice. Upon completion of the lecture, attendees will be able to:
• Set a euthanasia appointment with compassion and empathy • Recognize the needs of the family and pet before they arrive and during their visit • Modify the euthanasia room as needed for added comfort • Utilize appropriate euthanasia techniques to aid healthy mourning • Avoid difficult euthanasia situations and keep clients coming back
Program 4: Review of the AVMA Euthanasia Guidelines - Updates on domestic animal euthanasia and instruction on various techniques Description: This one-hour lecture is designed to educate veterinarians and technicians on various AVMA-approved euthanasia techniques. The AVMA will complete the updated guidelines in the spring of 2012. Special focus will be applied to techniques that are challenging for veterinarians and their staff, such as intravenous injections in debilitated animals, intrarenal injections, etc. It is multispecies focused, but can be modified to fit any track. Upon completion of the lecture, attendees will be able to:
• Recognize approved euthanasia techniques • Understand why some techniques are superior to others • Perform alternative techniques to their current protocols when necessary • Proficiently problem-solve in a difficult situation
Pricing Options $150 for individual program hours $510 for all 4 program hours Further Topic Considerations ∙ Hospice Program Implementation ∙ The Hospice Consultation ∙ Navigating Complex End-‐‑of-‐‑life Decisions ∙ Building the Team ∙ Advanced Hospice Team Protocols ∙ Hospice-‐‑Supported Natural Death ∙ Creating A Safe Home Environment for Your Patients ∙ Hospice case review ∙ Managing Difficult Euthanasia Situations ∙ Marketing Hospice Services ∙ Animal Hospice Business Management ∙ Exceeding Client Expectations ∙ Options in Body Care ∙ What is Aquamation? ∙ Memorializing Our Patients Ready to schedule? Contact Kristen Winter, Relations Manager 970-‐‑541-‐‑1207 [email protected]