The primary objective of this course is to enhance your ethical literacy. We will identify resources to support clinical ethical decision-making; compare and contrast legal and ethical duties; and review case scenarios to help inform strategies for problem solving that decrease moral stress and improve the well-being of veterinary professionals and their patients. This course has been approved for 4 hours of continuing education credit by the VHMA and in jurisdictions that recognize RACE approval.
I highly recommend the Veterinary Medical Ethics course. I found the course to be educational and thought provoking. Participation will help the student to better understand and cope with the ethical/moral stress inherent in veterinary practice, thereby leading to increased job satisfaction. This is a course that will benefit veterinarians at all stages of their careers.
Ted Cohn, DVM
Past President, AVMA
Your Instructor
Dr. Sarah Babcock (Michigan State University-College of Veterinary Medicine, Class of 2004) is a Michigan licensed veterinarian and attorney. She offers instruction in veterinary medical law and ethics as part of the traditional veterinary medical curriculum.
She provides both online and live continuing education to help her colleagues fulfill their lifelong obligation to the continual improvement of professional knowledge and competence, as well as satisfy state licensing requirements.
Dr. Babcock's active engagement in professional associations, academia, and small animal medicine helps to ensure that the courses offered are applicable to veterinary practice, reflect the needs of the profession, and encourage compliance with evolving veterinary medical law, ethics, and standards of care.