WEBINAR DESCRIPTION
Old Pets Deserve New Tricks
Join us August 30th for a one-day live virtual workshop dedicated to navigating the unique and nuanced challenges of senior and end-of-life care. With the help of two certified hospice care experts, we’ll adapt pain management plans for senior pets, including those with co-morbidities. We’ll talk through medical decision-making for pets with terminal or chronic GI diseases, urinary tract diseases, and intracranial diseases. We’ll share tools to guide clients through difficult end-of-life decisions with grace and confidence. And we’ll learn protocols and compassionate tips for peaceful euthanasias.
You'll leave feeling renewed optimism and peace, to provide the compassionate, effective care all pets deserve in their twilight years.
Save your seat for this all-important training today.
THE DETAILS
Date: August 30th, 2026
Start Time: 9am CDT
Price:
- DVM: $175
- Non-DVM team member: $105
CE: 5 hours CE
Location: Anywhere!
Find a cozy spot with reliable internet and join us online for this live and interactive learning event!
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HIGHLIGHTS:
- Understand the key differences in clinical decision making for geriatric and hospice patients, including medication management, patient handling, monitoring protocols, and family-centered decision-making
- Explore multi-modal pain management strategies for senior pets with chronic pain and co-morbidities
- Gain a clear understanding of the optimal treatments and considerations for terminal diseases of the alimentary tract - from oral cancer and laryngeal paralysis, to GI lymphoma and AGASACA
- Learn to effectively and compassionately teach nursing care, long-term management goals, and quality of life assessment for hospice pets with urinary tract disease or incontinence
- Review medical and environmental treatments to assist pets with intracranial disease, cognitive dysfunction, and other neurologic deficits, in a hospice setting
- Take away a variety of euthanasia protocols and recommendations for peaceful passing in any setting - at home, in the ER, and in general practice
AT EVERY INTROVET WORKSHOP, YOU CAN COUNT ON:
- Friendly, conversational format - we never skip a question
- Immediate tech support throughout the workshop
- Digital course notes provided in advance
- Session Recordings: catch up or re-watch your favorite parts for 30 days following the workshop
- Raffles!
MEET OUR SPEAKERS
We’re thrilled to introduce Dr. Erica Sandberg and Dr. Julia Spade!
Erica Sandberg
DVM, CHPV, CPEV
Erica Sandberg, DVM, CHPV, CPEV is a veterinarian for BluePearl Pet Hospice in Houston, Texas. As a native Houstonian, she is dedicated to providing excellent pain management, palliative and hospice care, and compassionate euthanasia services for the Houston area. Dr. Sandberg graduated cum laude from Texas A&M University College of Veterinary Medicine in 2011, and upon graduation was granted the Gentle Doctor Award. After working in small animal general practice in Houston for six years, she shifted her focus to in-home hospice and euthanasia services. In 2021, she became a Certified Hospice and Palliative Care Veterinarian through The International Association for Animal Hospice and Palliative Care. Dr. Sandberg is passionate about mentoring and teaching veterinary students and veterinarians in the ways that palliative medicine has changed the lives of her patients and their families. Dr. Sandberg enjoys time outside of work reading, exercising, creating art and relaxing with her family, both two-legged and four-legged.
Julia Spade
DVM, CVMA, CHPV, CPEV
Dr. Julia Spade is the Medical Director at BluePearl Pet Hospice, where she leads with compassion and clinical excellence in end-of-life veterinary care. She earned her Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree from Kansas State University, graduating Cum Laude in 2011. Following graduation, she completed a rotating internship at VCA Specialty Hospitals near Chicago, Illinois, where she was honored as “Intern of the Year.”
Dr. Spade spent four years practicing emergency medicine, during which she began her journey into hospice and palliative care. In 2016, she transitioned to full-time work in this field, dedicating her career to supporting pets and their families through the final stages of life. She holds certifications in Veterinary Medical Acupuncture through CuraCore and in Hospice and Palliative Care through the International Association of Animal Hospice and Palliative Care (IAAHPC).
Her professional passions include advanced pain management, palliative care, and creating dignified, meaningful end-of-life experiences for families. Dr. Spade is also deeply committed to education, mentoring new veterinarians in communication, patient care, and pain management strategies.
Outside of work, she enjoys exercising, drinking wine on the patio, reading, and spending time with her two- and four-legged children—Scarlett, Wesley, Gimli, and Dizzy. She also loves traveling with her husband, Geoff.
Upon attending each of the LIVE sessions, you’ll earn 5 hours of CE.
Completed over the course of two days.
BENEFITS
Earn 11 hours CE*
A friendly, small group format, where conversation is easy and every question will be answered!
Complete digital course notes delivered by email
The flexibility to learn from anywhere! We’ll meet online on Zoom.
Plus, after course completion, you will have access to recorded sessions for 90 days following the workshop**
*This program has been submitted but is not yet approved by the AAVSB RACE to offer a total of 5 CE Credits, with a maximum of 5 CE Credits being available to any individual veterinarian or veterinary technician. This RACE approval is for the subject matter categories of: medical program, using the delivery method of interactive-distance. This approval is valid in jurisdictions which recognize AAVSB RACE; however, participants are responsible for ascertaining each board’s CE requirements.
IntroVet is also an NYSE Approved Sponsor, for providing continuing education to veterinarians and veterinary technicians licensed in New York State.
**Please note that this program will be RACE Approved for LIVE viewing only. Attendees must log on during a live session to receive a CE Certificate, but can utilize recordings to catch up and re-watch sessions.
Senior and Hospice Care: New Love for Old Pets
Veterinarian
Veterinarian
$225 $175
Early-Bird Pricing: Available until July 31st
Veterinarian Registration
Senior and Hospice Care: New Love for Old Pets
Veterinary Team Member
Veterinary Team Member
$175 $105
Early-Bird Pricing: Available until July 31st
Veterinary Team Member RegistrationGet a group discount! Discounts are available for groups of 3+ people and can be applied to any webinar or conference.
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