Description
Decision-Making in Veterinary Practice provides the first-ever dedicated guide to rational principles for decision-making in veterinary practice. Rooted in the study of normative ethics, it seeks to pose important questions and develop processes by which they can be answered. The ebook promises to transform the clinical performance of clinicians and practices that utilize it. The practice of veterinary medicine entails crucial decisions about patient care on a daily basis. Whether to admit patients displaying symptoms, whether to pursue diagnoses or prioritize therapeutic trials, whether to advise overnight stays after routine surgery, whether to refer patients; the answers to questions like these can significantly influence patient outcomes and standards of care. However, veterinary clinicians are seldom trained to analyze their patterns of decision-making, relying instead on the existing culture of a practice to dictate their behaviors. This can lead to irrational decisions, institutional inertia, reluctance to comply with evidence-based medicine, and failure to optimize patient outcomes. 271 p.
- Barry Kipperman. DVM, DACVIM, MSc, DACAW. Instructor in Veterinary Ethics, University of California-Davis, School of Veterinary Medicine, Davis, CA (USA); Adjunct Associate Professor, University of Missouri College of Veterinary Medicine, Columbia, MO (USA).
- Publication date (digital version): 2020-06.
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