AVMA Ethics Session
Sunday, July 15, 2007, Washington, DC
Organized and hosted by the Society For Veterinary Medical
Ethics
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Session |
Time |
Speaker |
Title / Topic |
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1 |
8:00-8:45 |
Gary Block, DVM |
Ethical Conflicts Between General Practitioners and Specialists: Case Studies |
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2 |
8:45-9:30 |
Gary Block, DVM |
Ethical Conflicts Between General Practitioners and Specialists: Discussion & Debate |
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9:30-10:00 |
Break |
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3 |
10:00-10:45 |
Anna Worth, DVM |
Ethical Conflicts Between General Practitioners, and Specialists: Protocols & Guidelines for Resolution |
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4 |
10:45-11:30 |
Worth, Block, McMillan, & audience |
Panel Discussion: Ethical Conflicts Between General Practitioners and Specialists |
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11:30-1:00 |
Lunch SVME Annual Business Meeting |
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5 |
1:00 - 1:45 |
Franklin McMillan, DVM, Dip ACVIM
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Ethical Conundrums Arising From Over Treatment of Animals with Poor Prognosis
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6 |
1:45 –2:30 |
James Serpell, PhD |
Cases of Ethical Consternation at a Veterinary Referral Hospital |
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2:30-3:00 |
Break |
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7 |
3:00-3:45 |
Alice Villalobos, DVM |
Preventing Over Treatment at a Veterinary Cancer Referral Clinic |
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8 |
3:45-4:30 |
Block, McMillan, Serpell, Villalobos, & Audience |
Panel Discussion: Ethical Decision Making at Times of Owner -Veterinarian Conflict |
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4:30 |
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AAHA
Tuesday, March 21, 2006, Long Beach California
Through a strategic alliance with the Society For Veterinary Medical
Ethics
Ethical Issues in Veterinary Practice Management, & Law
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Session |
Time |
Speaker |
Topic / Title |
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#1 |
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Charlotte LaCroix, DVM, JD |
Moral, Ethical and Legal Decision Making in the Practice of Veterinary Medicine; A look at the interaction of how personal morals, professional ethics and the law affect the day-to-day provision of veterinary care and how practitioners view these interacting forces to make decisions. |
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#2 |
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Marsha Heinke, DVM, CPA |
Does Your Practice Have a Strategic Plan to Guide Ethical Decisions? Referencing American business management and administrative expert resources, speaker will discuss essential systems and guidelines for innovating, quantifying, and orchestrating an overall practice plan for sustainable and consistently-applied practice ethic standards and related financial considerations. |
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#3, and #4 |
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Marsha Heinke, DVM, CPA, & Charlotte LaCroix, DVM, JD |
Practical Application of Systems to Guide Practice Ethics (Part I and Part II). Speakers present a general overview of best practices for grounding owners and employees in ethical issues and implementing systems which deal with ethical quagmires. Attendees will learn what tools are appropriate for their practice and how to implement 1) practice ethics rounds; 2), non-profit organizations; 3) strategic planning; 4) core values; 5) ethical record keeping practices; 6) pro-bono programs; 7) conflict resolution systems when staff and owners have different standards of ethics, and 8) hiring processes to select employees and employers with compatible moral and ethical standards. |
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#5 |
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Speakers, and Audience |
Brainstorming on Ethical Decision Making and Systems to Guide Practice Ethics. Discussion focusing on ethical systems discussed during the day and soliciting ideas from the attendees for programs that have worked in the trenches. |
AVMA Ethics Session
Sunday, July 16, 2006, Honolulu, Hawaii
Organised and hosted by the Society For Veterinary Medical
Ethics
Moderator John Wright, and Barbara Horney
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Session |
Time |
Speaker |
Title / Topic |
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1 |
9:00-9:45 am |
Carol Morgan, DVM |
The Veterinarian’s Oath: A Critical Review |
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2 |
9:45-10:30 am |
Barbara Horney, DVM, PhD |
Professionalism, Collegiality, and Etiquette: A Historical Perspective |
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Break |
10:30-11:00 am |
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3 |
11:00-11:45 am |
Jon Klingborg |
Latest Animal Welfare, and Ethical Issues on the West Coast |
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4 |
11:45 am-12:30 pm |
Bernard Rollin, PhD |
Inability to Pay For The Cost Of Caring: An Ethicist’s Point of View |
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Lunch |
12:30-1:30 pm |
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Lunch and SVME Annual Bussiness Meeting |
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5 |
1:30 - 2:15 pm |
Marsha Heinke, DVM, CPA |
Ethical Practice Management Issues Involved When Clients Can’t Afford The Cost of Care |
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6 |
2:15 –3:00 pm |
Brian Forsgren, DVM |
Do Good, Do Well: A Practitioner’s Experience, in a “Poor” Part of Town |
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Break |
3:00-3:30 pm |
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7 |
3:30-4:15 pm |
Douglas Jack, L.L.B. |
Legal Issues involved With Client’s Inability to Pay For the Cost of Caring |
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8 |
4:15-5:00 pm |
Panel Discussion |
New Ideas For Managing The Issue of Inability to Afford The Costs of Veterinary Care Ethically & Successfully
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5:00-5.15 pm |
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Dr. Robert Shomer Award Presentation |