“I don’t know how you do it”: The impact of euthanasia on veterinary team wellbeing

Presented by Marie Holowaychuk, DVM, Dipl. ACVECC, CYT

Continuing education questionnaire

CE credit: 1

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Questions

1. True or False. Objectionable euthanasia is associated with a higher risk of depression. *
2. Showing feelings that do not match how a person is feeling “on the inside” is called: *
3. Euthanizing an animal when a treatment is available but unaffordable by the owner results in: *
4. True or False. The frequency of ethically challenging situations experienced by veterinary team members had increased before the pandemic. *
5. What phase of compassion fatigue is characterized by avoidance of work? *
6. Empathy fatigue can be decreased by aiming to experience: *
7. Each of the following activities can help foster a work-life separation EXCEPT: *
8. True or False. Navigating a euthanasia conversation is more distressing for veterinary team members than the euthanasia procedure itself. *
9. Each of the following communication skills build connections EXCEPT: *
10. Each of the following is a component of the goals of care conversation EXCEPT: *