MVMA Winter CE - Clinical Decision-Making
2025 MVMA Winter CE Event
Clinical Decision-Making
Barry Kipperman, DVM, DACVIM, MSc, DACAW
3 CE credits
MVMA/New England VMA Member Rate: $90
Non-Member Rate: $150
Virtual Event via Zoom
This lecture will examine decision-making in practice. Many unique considerations that influence clinical outcomes will be addressed including:
How to obtain a patient history.
How should a DVM balance client or patient advocacy?
Why the time of day and the day of the week matter
Why patient weight should be an important determinant of course of action
How to render a prognosis
When is it reasonable to perform a therapeutic trial?
Interpreting results of diagnostic tests and treatment outcomes.
When should a DVM refer cases?
In vs Outpatient management
What circumstances should inform stopping treatment?
What concerns influence clinician decisions?
When should veterinarians refer cases?
Should clinicians disclose medical errors to clients?
What factors should influence whether, when, and how a diagnosis should be pursued?
How should veterinarians balance the desire to make a diagnosis with client requests for therapeutic trials?
What considerations should dictate whether a patient is admitted to the hospital or managed at home?
What circumstances should inform when treatment should stop?
How should veterinarians balance the need to effectively manage post-operative pain vs. client desires to have their companion at home?
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Session is approved for INTERACTIVE credit towards MA veterinary licensure.
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MVMA Virtual Event Cancellation Policy
14 days prior to conference 50% refund
No refunds within 14 days of conference (including if you don't log into the meeting!)
Barry Kipperman, DVM, DACVIM, MSc, DACAW
Dr. Barry Kipperman is a board certified specialist in internal medicine and was staff internist and founder of a 24 hour referral/emergency practice in the San Francisco Bay area.
After 26 years in practice, Barry decided to devote the remainder of his career to animal welfare and ethics. Dr. Kipperman received a masters degree in animal welfare, ethics and law from the University of Edinburgh, and is a board certified specialist in animal welfare. He teaches veterinary ethics at the University of California at Davis School of Veterinary Medicine, and animal welfare and ethics for the University of Missouri.
Dr Kipperman co-edited and co-authored the book Ethics in Veterinary Practice and his most recent book, Decision Making in Veterinary Practice was published in 2022. His research interests include the influence of economics on animal welfare and veterinarian well-being, and the ethical dilemmas and moral stress faced by veterinarians.
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