Become A Member
ON DEMAND:

Happy Endings - Not Just A Fairytale

 

Join IntroVet™ for this on-demand CE course, RACE-Approved for veterinarians and veterinary technicians.

On-Demand training built with intention, care,
& clinically relevant content
ON DEMAND:

Happy Endings - Not Just A Fairytale

 

Join IntroVet™ for this on-demand CE course, RACE-Approved for veterinarians and veterinary technicians.

On-Demand training built with intention, care,
& clinically relevant content

COURSE DESCRIPTION

Originally presented in early 2021, this on-demand course features four sections, through which we’ll learn how to make end of life care an enjoyable and rewarding component of veterinary practice. Discover ways to create happy memories for your clients, your patients, and your staff. We will explore end of life care from both a medical perspective and an interpersonal, relationship-building perspective.

This on-demand course is only available for IntroVet™ Academy members. Click here to learn more about IntroVet Academy.

included in IntroVet Academy
Online RACE Approved Veterinary CE
Online RACE Approved Veterinary CE
VIDEO 1: Reframing Pet Dying and Death

In this video, we will take a “new look” at DEATH AND DYING, giving participants a fuller appreciation of the last chapter of life, hospice care, natural death, and euthanasia. We will view the final stage of a pet’s life from different perspectives, and learn how veterinary medicine is stepping up to fill a void in care.

Estimated time to complete: 60 minutes

VIDEO 2: Happy Endings - Not just for fairy tales

In this video, we will cover the CONCEPTS AND PARADIGM SHIFTS necessary to understand animal hospice, including the object of care, the goals at end-of-life, decision making, tough conversations, and competing principles (medical and ethical).

Estimated time to complete: 50 minutes

VIDEO 3: Helping You Help Them

In this video, we will emphasize that end-of-life is an “EXPERIENCE”. We will discuss ways to make that experience better for everyone including “bucket lists’ and emotional support for families, practical help for children, and ideas and methods to avoid compassion fatigue in caregivers.

Estimated time to complete: 50 minutes

VIDEO 4: Helping You Help Them

In this video, we will address challenges of COMMUNICATION, including the “tough” conversations, the four buyer types and discussions with children. We will offer participants tools/the skills to engage in confident, compassionate and effective communication.

Estimated time to complete: 65 minutes

RACE Approved Online CE

Upon viewing this recording and passing the quiz with a score of 70% or better, you’ll earn 4 hours of RACE Approved CE.

BENEFITS

Online Veterinary CE

Earn 4 hours RACE Approved CE

Free Online RACE Approved Veterinary CE

Learn at your own pace! Registration includes unlimited access to course videos for 12 months

RACE Approved Online CE

Instant access to course videos and notes immediately following registration

Veterinary Continuing Education

Instant delivery of your CE Certificate, upon successful completion of the entire course and passing quiz score (70% or better)

*This course is approved by the AAVSB RACE to offer a total of 4 CE Credits, with a maximum of 4 CE Credits being available to any individual veterinarian or veterinary technician.

These RACE approvals are for the subject matter categories of: medical and non-medical program, using the delivery method of anytime/on-demand. These approvals are valid in jurisdictions which recognize AAVSB RACE; however, participants are responsible for ascertaining each board’s CE requirements. RACE course numbers: 20-858579

IntroVet is also an NYSE Approved Sponsor, for providing continuing education to veterinarians and veterinary technicians licensed in New York State.

**

 

 

At Home Euthanasia Online Veterinary CE

Happy Endings: Not Just a Fairy Tale

Only Available For IntroVet™ Academy Members

On Demand

4 hours CE │ Self-paced

This on-demand course features four sections, through which we’ll learn how to make end of life care an enjoyable and rewarding component of veterinary practice.

included in IntroVet Academy

MEET THE SPEAKERS

Fiona McCord

BVM&S, MS, JD

Dr. Fiona McCord is a veterinarian and attorney who has practiced in the Dallas area for the last 35 years. In 2014, she finally decided what she wanted to be when she grew up and launched Compassionate Care Pet Services to fill what she saw as a gap in the care available to pets and their families during the final stages of a pet’s life.

As a premiere end-of-life provider in DFW, Dr. McCord seeks to improve the experience of pets and people during the last stage of a pet’s life, their death, and the grief that follows. Her practice has evolved as demand for services has increased. Compassionate Care has offered end-of-life consultations, in-home quality-of-life and hospice visits, assisted natural death, in-home euthanasia, anticipatory grief support, a priority client program, concierge after care, and a pet loss support group. Regardless of the stage and scope of practice, the goal of CCPS will always be the provision of comprehensive care for pet owners during the final days of their pet’s life and beyond.

RACE Approved Online CE for Veterinary Continuing Education

Dr. McCord holds a veterinary degree, law degree, and Masters in Veterinary Cardiovascular Physiology. She is certified in Pet Loss Counseling by the APLB, Pet Loss and Grief Companioning, and is an AHPC certified veterinarian. She is a member of IAAHPC, AVMA, CCVMA, APLB, and HABA. But when asked about her educational background, she will tell you that though the degrees may sound impressive, the best teacher has been her life experience and the hundreds of clients with whom she has shared the last moments of a beloved pet’s life.

RACE Approved Online CE for Veterinary Continuing Education

Colleen Ellis

CT, CPLP 

In 2004, the death of her dog, Mico, guided Coleen Ellis to start Pet Angel Memorial Center. In 52009 Coleen founded Two Hearts Pet Loss Center, assisting others in providing meaningful pet death care services, and serving as an educational resource in the pet grief discipline. Coleen is Certified in Thanatology, is a Certified Pet Loss Professional, and teaches Pet Loss & Grief Certification courses. In the fall of 2011, Coleen released her first book Pet Parents: A Journey Through Unconditional Love and Grief. In 2014, she helped found The Pet Loss Center, and remains a consultant and advisor.
Coleen is a well-recognized leader in the world of pet end of life care, and has been called “United States most well-known pet funeral director” and “The Pet Loss Pioneer” by major publications. She is a founder and past co-chair of the Pet Loss Professionals Alliance, past president and current Executive Director of the IAAHPC, and currently serves on the Board of Trustees for her alma mater, Fort Hays State University where she was the 2018 Alumni Achievement Award recipient.

RELATED EVENTS

Say goodbye to awkward, overcrowded conferences and hello to comfortable learning programs that give YOU the space to connect and feel heard.

Become A Sponsor
Hire IntroVet™