Veterinary Care in Shelters: Who Can Legally Do What?
Tracking # 20-1092756
Course overview
In this course, you will learn how to fully leverage the veterinary care capabilities of your entire team, not just your designated medical staff, including front office staff, field officers, kennel attendants, volunteers, and fosters. Bruce Wagman, Lead Counsel for San Francisco SPCAs Shelter Policy and Legal Services, will review which shelter tasks team members can perform, from intake related care and running diagnostics to providing treatment, surgery, euthanasia, public veterinary services, and emergency care. After this course, you will be ready to maximize options for providing veterinary care while adhering to the law and practice act requirements.
Subject areas
This course counts toward the state boards and subject areas below.