Journal article
Exploring how end-of-life management is taught to Australasian veterinary students. Part 1: Technical euthanasia
Veterinary Record, Vol.183(22)
2018
Abstract
This descriptive study explored how end-of-life management was taught to students in all eight Australasian veterinary schools. A questionnaire-style interview guide was used by a representative at each university to conduct structured interviews with educators in a snowball sampling approach. Four categories of animals were addressed: livestock, equine, companion and avian/wildlife. This article focuses on the first part of the questionnaire: teaching the technical aspects of euthanasia. Euthanasia techniques were taught at more universities in clinical years than preclinical years. Clinical teaching relied on opportunities presenting, for example, euthanasia consultations. Few universities gave students a chance to practise euthanasia during a consultation and those that did were all with livestock. Competency in euthanasia techniques is an important aspect of clinical practice and these findings can be used to inform curriculum reviews of veterinary training.
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- Title
- Exploring how end-of-life management is taught to Australasian veterinary students. Part 1: Technical euthanasia
- Authors/Creators
- K.E. Littlewood (Author/Creator) - Massey UniversityN.J. Beausoleil (Author/Creator) - Massey UniversityK.J. Stafford (Author/Creator) - Massey UniversityC. Stephens (Author/Creator) - Massey UniversityT. Collins (Author/Creator) - Murdoch UniversityA. Fawcett (Author/Creator) - The University of SydneyS. Hazel (Author/Creator) - The University of AdelaideJ.K.F. Lloyd (Author/Creator)C. Mallia (Author/Creator) - Charles Sturt UniversityL. Richards (Author/Creator) - The University of MelbourneN.K. Wedler (Author/Creator) - Murdoch UniversityS. Zito (Author/Creator) - Animal Welfare Science and Education Department, Royal New Zealand SPCA National Office, Auckland, New Zealand.
- Publication Details
- Veterinary Record, Vol.183(22)
- Publisher
- British Veterinary Association
- Identifiers
- 991005540767007891
- Copyright
- © 2018 British Veterinary Association
- Murdoch Affiliation
- School of Veterinary and Life Sciences
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article
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