Speaking Engagements
October, 2020, Richmond Academy of Veterinary Medicine, Richmond, VA (scheduled)
January, 2020, Cornell University Veterinary Specialists, Stamford, CT (scheduled)
December, 2019, Fetch! dvm360, San Diego
- “Palliative Medicine in Veterinary Practice: Principles & Practical Tools”
- “Palliative Care of ICU Patients: Collaboration to Optimize Care of Patients, Clients and You”
- “Goals of Care Conversations: Why They Will Be Your New Best Friend”
- “Veterinary Ethics 101: Developing Ethical Literacy to Cope With Daily Challenges in Practice”
- “End of Life Ethics, Serious Illness and Veterinarian Wellbeing: An Upstreamist Approach”
- “Yoga Won’t Fix This: What Do We Really Know About Veterinarian Wellbeing?”
- “What About Us?: Wellbeing in Veterinary Nursing”
- “A Social Worker Walks Into a Veterinary Practice: The Why, What and How of Veterinary Social Work”
- “Veterinary Social Work and the Bottom Line: A Session for Practice Owners and Managers”
October, 2019, ASPCA Clinical Services, New York, NY
- “End of Life and Ethical Conflict in Animal Welfare Organizations: An Upstreamist Approach”
October, 2019, Animal Medical Center, New York, NY
- “Goals of Care Conversations: Why They Will Be Your New Best Friend”
August, 2019, Fetch! dvm360, Kansas City
- “Palliative Medicine in Veterinary Practice: Principles & Practical Tools”
- “Palliative Care of ICU Patients: Collaboration to Optimize Care of Patients, Clients and You”
- “Goals of Care Conversations: Why They Will Be Your New Best Friend”
- “Veterinary Ethics 101: Developing Ethical Literacy to Cope With Daily Challenges in Practice”
- “End of Life Ethics, Serious Illness and Veterinarian Wellbeing: An Upstreamist Approach”
- “Yoga Won’t Fix This: What Do We Really Know About Veterinarian Wellbeing?”
- “What About Us?: Wellbeing in Veterinary Nursing”
- “A Social Worker Walks Into a Veterinary Practice: The Why, What and How of Veterinary Social Work”
- “Veterinary Social Work and the Bottom Line: A Session for Practice Owners and Managers”
August, 2019, American Psychological Association Convention, Chicago, IL
- Presentation with co-authors from Clinician’s Guide to Treating Companion Animal Issues: Addressing Human-Animal Interaction
- “Veterinarian Wellbeing: Addressing Suffering in Those Who Care for Animals”
May, 2019, Fetch! dvm360, Baltimore, MD
- “Palliative Medicine in Veterinary Practice: Principles & Practical Tools”
- “Palliative Care of ICU Patients: Collaboration to Optimize Care of Patients, Clients and You”
- “Goals of Care Conversations: Why They Will Be Your New Best Friend”
- “Veterinary Ethics 101: Developing Ethical Literacy to Cope With Daily Challenges in Practice”
- “End of Life Ethics, Serious Illness and Veterinarian Wellbeing: An Upstreamist Approach”
- “Yoga Won’t Fix This: What Do We Really Know About Veterinarian Wellbeing?”
- “What About Us?: Wellbeing in Veterinary Nursing”
- “A Social Worker Walks Into a Veterinary Practice: The Why, What and How of Veterinary Social Work”
- “Veterinary Social Work and the Bottom Line: A Session for Practice Owners and Managers”
May, 2019, ASPCA Community Medicine, New York, NY
- “End of Life and Ethical Conflict in Animal Welfare Organizations: An Upstreamist Approach”
April, 2019, ASPCA Community Medicine, Los Angeles, CA
- “End of Life and Ethical Conflict in Animal Welfare Organizations: An Upstreamist Approach”
March, 2019, University of Tennessee Veterinary Social Work Certificate Program, Knoxville TN
- Veterinary Social Work (VSW) Intensive, March 14-15, member of faculty team
- Individual lectures, team lectures, group work, debriefing, and experiential learning in all 4 pillars of VSW
October, 2018, Veterinary Cancer Society Keynote, New Orleans, LA
- “Moving Upstream: How a Palliative Care Lens is Essential for Transformative Oncology Practice”
September, 2018, IVECCS Symposium, New Orleans, LA
- “Why Social Work? Interprofessional collaboration to improve quality of care”
- co-presented with Sandra Brackenridge, LCSW, BCD
- “End of Life Ethics, Serious Illness and Veterinarian Wellbeing: An upstreamist approach”
- “The Role of Palliative Care in the ICU: A Criticalist and Palliative Care Veterinarian’s Perspectives”
- co-presented with Marie Holowaychuk, DVM, DACVECC
- “Goals of Care Conversations: Why they will be your new best friend”
- “Controversies and Conundrums in Advanced Care: Medical Futility in Veterinary Practice”
- Ethics Panel Discussion
June, 2018, ACVIM Forum, Seattle, WA
- “Palliative Care in Veterinary Practice: Principles & Practical Tools”
March, 2018, University of Tennessee Colleges of Veterinary Medicine & Social Work, Knoxville, TN
- Veterinary Social Work (VSW) Intensive, March 12-18, member of faculty team
- Individual lectures, team lectures, group work, debriefing, and experiential learning in all 4 pillars of VSW
March, 2018, Counseling & Psychological Services at Cornell Health, Ithaca, NY
- Continuing Education Lecture Series – “Considerations in Working With Veterinary Students”
- Continuing Education Lecture Series – “Introduction to Veterinary Social Work”
March, 2018, Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine, Ithaca, NY
- Pet Loss Support Hotline Lecture Series – “Euthanasia and End of Life Considerations in the ER”
November, 2017, Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine, Ithaca, NY
- Pet Loss Support Hotline Lecture Series – “The Veterinarian’s Role in Pet Loss: Evidence From the Literature”
- Client panel on pet loss, facilitator
July, 2017, AVMA Convention, Indianapolis, IN
- “Serious Illness Care: Development and Use of the Serious Veterinary Illness Conversation Guide”
- “Palliative Care in Veterinary Practice: Principles and Practical Tools”
- “Euthanasia and End of Life Considerations in Emergency Practice”
March, 2017, University of Tennessee Colleges of Veterinary Medicine & Social Work, Knoxville, TN
- Veterinary Social Work (VSW) Intensive, March 13-17, member of faculty team
- Individual lectures, team lectures, group work, debriefing, and experiential learning in all 4 pillars of VSW
February, 2017, Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine, Ithaca, NY
- Pet Loss Support Hotline Lecture Series – “Self Care in a Career of Euthanasia”
November, 2016, Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine, Ithaca, NY
- Pet Loss Support Hotline Lecture Series – “The Veterinarian’s Role in Pet Loss: Evidence From the Literature”
- Client panel on pet loss, facilitator
November, 2016, AAVMC Wellness Summit, Fort Collins, CO
- “Interprofessional Initiatives for Curricular Development in Human-Animal Interactions”
- “End of Life Ethics: Relevance to Team Wellness”
- “Approaching End of Life Education as a Wellness Initiative”
October, 2016, International Association for Animal Hospice & Palliative Care, Tysons Corners, VA
- “Serious Illness Care: Development and Use of the Serious Veterinary Illness Conversation Guide”
- “Veterinary Hospice and Palliative Care: A Comprehensive Review of the Literature”
October, 2016, Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine, Ithaca, NY
- VBMA Lecture Series – “Challenges and Opportunities in Working with Diverse Clients”
October, 2016, New York State Veterinary Conference, Ithaca, NY
- “End of Life Ethics: What the Veterinarian Needs to Know”
- “Palliative Care in Veterinary Practice: Principles & Practical Tools”
- “Veterinary Social Work: What the Veterinarian Needs to Know”
- “Serious Illness Care: Development and Use of the Serious Veterinary Illness Conversation Guide”
- “Veterinary Hospice and Palliative Care: A Comprehensive Review of the Literature”
- “Euthanasia and End of Life Considerations in Emergency Practice”
October, 2016, Veterinary Medical Center of Central New York, Syracuse, NY
- “Compassion Fatigue & Self Care”
September, 2016, Veterinary Medical Center of Central New York, Syracuse, NY
- “Palliative Care in Veterinary Practice: Principles & Practical Tools”
June, 2016, Society of Veterinary Hospital Pharmacists, Manhattan, KS
- “End of Life Ethics: What the Veterinary Care Team Needs to Know”
- “Compassion Fatigue & Self Care”
April, 2016, Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine, Ithaca, NY
- Department of Clinical Sciences lecture series – “Social Work Integration into the Veterinary Teaching Hospital”
March, 2016, Capital District Veterinary Medical Association, Albany, NY
- “Hospice & Palliative Care for Veterinarians: Essential Tools, New Ideas”
- “End of Life Ethics: What the Veterinarian Needs to Know
March, 2016, Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine, Ithaca, NY
- Student Wellness Initiative – “Compassion Fatigue” panel discussion
February, 2016, Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine, Ithaca, NY
- Pet Loss Support Hotline lecture series – “The Veterinarian’s Role in Pet Loss: Evidence From the Literature”
November, 2015, Veterinary Wellness and Social Work Summit, Knoxville, TN
- “The Social Worker’s Role in The Veterinary Profession: A Veterinarian’s Perspective”
- “The Social Worker’s Role in Veterinary Grief & Bereavement: A Veterinarian’s Perspective”
- “Veterinary End of Life Ethics, What Every Social Worker Needs to Know: Understanding the Issues, Helping Clients”
June, 2015, Society of Veterinary Hospital Pharmacists, Portland, ME
- “Veterinary Hospice & Palliative Medicine: The Essential Role of the Pharmacist”
April, 2015, NY State Association of Veterinary Technicians Spring Seminar, Saratoga, NY
- “End of Life Ethics: What the Veterinary Care Team Needs to Know”
- “The Realities of Doing This Work: Compassion Fatigue and Team Wellness”
August, 2014, Tompkins County SPCA, Ithaca, NY
- “End of Life Care & Euthanasia Within the Animal Shelter”
July, 2014, Cornell Feline Health Center Conference, Ithaca, NY
- “Hospice & Palliative Medicine for Feline Practice: Essential Tools, New Ideas”
- “Communication at the End of Life”
March, 2014, Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine, Ithaca, NY
- Department of Clinical Sciences lecture series – “Hospice & Palliative Care: Integration at Cornell”
March, 2014, SAGE Veterinary Conference, San Francisco, CA
- “End of Life Communication: Making FRANK Functional”
- “End of Life Ethics: What the Veterinary Care Team Needs to Know”
- “Veterinary Hospice, Current Issues Roundtable”
October 2013, International Association of Animal Hospice & Palliative Care, Denver, CO
- “End of Life Veterinary Ethics”
March 2013, SUNY Canton Veterinary Technician College, Canton, NY
- “An Introduction to Veterinary Hospice & Palliative Care”
- “Veterinary Hospice: The Important Role of The Technician”
March 2013, SAGE Veterinary Conference, San Francisco, CA
- “An Introduction to Veterinary Hospice & Palliative Care”
- “Veterinary Hospice: The Important Role of The Technician”
- “Palliative Care: A Case Study”
February 2013, Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine, Ithaca, NY
- “Ethics of Euthanizing Aggressive Dogs” – evening panel discussion
November 2012, International Association of Animal Hospice & Palliative Care, Denver, CO
- “Psychological Aspects of Animal Suffering”
- “The Future of Hospice Certification”
July 2012, Cornell Summer College, Ithaca, NY
- “End of Life Care: Humans and Animals”
May 2012, Tompkins County SPCA, Ithaca, NY
- “Veterinary Geriatrics & Hospice Care: A Discussion for Shelter Volunteers”
April 2012, New York State Association of Veterinary Technicians, Syracuse, NY
- “An Introduction to Veterinary Hospice”
- “Veterinary Hospice: The Role of The Nursing Team”
- “Cultivating Meaningful Euthanasia Experiences”
March 2012, Finger Lakes Kennel Club, Ithaca, NY
- “What is Veterinary Hospice & Why Do We Need It?
October 2011, New York State Veterinary Conference, Ithaca, NY
- “What is Veterinary Hospice & Why Do We Need It?”
- “Veterinary Hospice: The Important Role of The Technician”