ABVTA Webinar: Compassion in Practice: The RVT’s Role in Palliative Care for Patients and their Families

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Palliative and hospice care improves quality of life for patients with life-limiting diagnosis and provides emotional and social support for families.

In this webinar, we will explore the vital roles RVTs play as part of the end-of-life team, including providing nursing care, education, social and emotional support to families, and end-of-life and aftercare.

This session is Pending approval for 1.5 hours of Continuing Professional Development (CPD) credit for RVTs by the ABVMA.

This webinar will be recorded.

Date: August 5, 2025
Time: 7:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. MST

Registration Closes: August 4, 2025

Members: Free
Non-Members: $10.00

Speaker: Connie Varnhagen, RVT

Connie is an RVT and President of Alberta Helping Animals Society, a charity dedicated to supporting the human-animal bond between vulnerable people and their companion animals in Edmonton. She completed her Hospice and Palliative Care Technician certificate with the International Association for Animal Hospice and Palliative Care in 2020. She is passionate about ensuring all companion animals and their families receive compassionate end-of-life care.

ABVTA Webinar: Compassion in Practice: The RVT’s Role in Palliative Care for Patients and their Families

Tuesday Aug 05 2025, 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Zoom
Canada

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