In the 21st century, our patients should have better welfare than ever thanks to advances in veterinary medicine: our knowledge of disease, new and improved diagnostic tests, advanced imaging modalities and targeted treatments.
However, sometimes considerations and priorities seem to compete - practicalities, client finances, compliance, time management, employer pressures - the list goes on! The reality is that clinicians can become easily overwhelmed and struggle with decision making for both sick animals, and requirements for preventative care. This may result in suboptimal welfare outcomes for our patients, but also leave us feeling disillusioned and dissatisfied with our jobs.
As the profession battles to retain veterinarians in clinical practice, there has never been a better time to refocus on the primary role of veterinarians and why most of us chose this vocation in the first place – to improve animal welfare. Parallel to advancements in veterinary medicine, there have also been advances in animal welfare science. To date, these two fields have not been merged as much as they should be. Yet, to optimise animal welfare outcomes in our patients, we need to understand how animal welfare can be scientifically assessed, and how we can use that to maintain our focus on animal welfare outcomes as our primary goal.
This approach can empower veterinarians to have confidence in their case management and in turn get the ultimate job satisfaction! In this webinar, Dr Andrea Harvey aims to show you how you can achieve this and become a welfare focused clinician.
Learning Outcome
- Acquire an understanding of contemporary animal welfare science concepts
- Acquire an understanding of how the Five Domains Model is used to assess welfare states
- Learn how to incorporate scientific assessments of animal welfare into every day clinical practice to aid decision making and optimise the welfare outcomes of patients
What is a WebinarPLUS?
The WebinarPLUS series is FREE to CVE Members
WebinarPLUS is a quick and flexible online learning program to fit regular CPD into your busy schedule. Delivered by leading experts in their field, each WebinarPLUS gives you an approximately 1 hour-long webinar recording, supplementary readings, a quiz and an online discussion forum to engage directly with the presenter and your peers.
Complete at your own pace over 1 week. Gain 1 CPD point per monthly WebinarPLUS. Participants will be issued an electronic certificate upon successful completion of each course.
Who should enrol?
This course is suitable for qualified veterinarians. Veterinary students are welcome to enrol.
Veterinary nurses with a special interest in the topic are welcome to enrol in this course. Please be aware that the course is designed for qualified veterinarians and you should consider this in light of your knowledge and experience before you register.
| Registrant Type |
Price |
| Member* |
Free |
| eMember |
$35 |
| Non Member |
$70 |
*Members include: Practice, Professional, Part-time Professional, Recent Graduate, Academic, and Student members.