WSAVA Webinar: Pets and Domestic Violence – Is your team prepared?

WSAVA Webinar: Pets and Domestic Violence – Is your team prepared?

WSAVA Webinar: Pets and Domestic Violence – Is your team prepared?

Join us on June 23rd, 2021 at 14:00 PM UTC for the free webinar ‘Pets and Domestic Violence – Is your team prepared?’.

Researchers have documented that violence towards animals can be both a component and a symptom of child, spousal and elder abuse.  This means that veterinarians are increasingly being called upon to be responsive to suspected animal abuse as a sentinel indicator of other violence against human and non-human family members. This has enhanced the veterinarian’s role in One Health and public health responses to family and community violence.

 

Dr Melinda Merck, former Co-Chair of the AWWC, is one of the world’s leading experts in this area and gave a lecture on it during #WSAVAPoland. She has kindly agreed to host a WSAVA webinar to highlight the impact of domestic violence on the veterinary practice including patients, clients, and employees.

 

During the webinar, she will give advice on how to spot the signs of potential domestic violence-related issues in the patient and suggest approaches to handling discussions with clients.  She will also explore the role of the wider veterinary community in the development and implementation of response programs for pets of domestic violence.

 

This webinar will be moderated by WSAVA One Health Committee Chair Dr Mike Lappin.

Access the webinar here: https://youtu.be/qv4pMWVK3SI

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Date

Jun 23 2021
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YouTube - WSAVA Vet

Location

YouTube - WSAVA Vet
Website
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCK8IFcYkcugSItzj1asnmAg
Category
WSAVA

Organizer

WSAVA
Email
admin@wsava.org
Website
https://wsava.org/

Speaker

  • Dr Melinda Merck
    Dr Melinda Merck
    Former Co-Chair of the WSAVA Animal Wellness and Welfare Committee

    Melinda Merck, DVM, is a forensic veterinarian consulting on legal cases involving animals. She provides training for veterinary, attorney, and law enforcement professionals nationally and internationally on the use of veterinary forensic science and medicine in the investigation and prosecution of animal cruelty cases. She is president of the NAVC board of directors, program chair for the Veterinary Forensics: Animal CSI track, and founding chair of the International Veterinary Forensic Sciences Association board of directors. She developed the first veterinary forensics courses for University of Georgia and University of Florida and frequently lectures at other veterinary and technician colleges.

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