Accessible Veterinary care: Service Learning Programs To Help Animals and People

1. True or False: The speaker's definition of Community Based Veterinary Medicine is veterinary care delivered directly to community members with the goal of impacting companion animal health and welfare. It benefits the animals and the communities in which they live.

True

False

Accessible Veterinary care: Service Learning Programs To Help Animals and People - Quiz

Civic engagement is an important part of education and community partnerships are essential to reach community members in an ethical and respectful way. Veterinary teaching programs are one way to generate support for veterinary outreach. Considering how accessible veterinary care programs can fit together with educational programs and other partners... see moreto address social injustice is an important consideration for animal welfare organizations. This talk by Dr. Emily McCobb discusses the Tufts at Tech program and other aspects of Tufts Community Medicine that bring students from multiple training programs together to help community members access veterinary care and other services for pets. The presentation was recorded at the 2018 ASPCA-Maddie’s Cornell Shelter Medicine Conference. see less

2. Match the following Principles of Community Service Learning with their attributes.

Integrated Learning

Collaboration

Civic responsibility

Reflection

Assessment and Evaluation

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3. Common barriers to accessible veterinary care include which of the following?

Cost

Transportation

Language and culture

Lifestyle

Clinic availability

All of the above

4. The goals of Tufts at Tech's veterinary clinic are to provide practice-ready training and serve as the clinical training site for a high school veterinary assisting program.

True

False

5. We hope you enjoyed the presentation. A certificate of completion will be awarded in your name at the end of this quiz. Please let us know if you have viewed this entire presentation.

I certify that I have viewed the entire presentation.

I did not view the entire presentation.

6. What were some of the findings of the 2008 Tufts University survey (Benka and McCobb) of users of a feline low cost spay neuter program in Massachusetts? Check all that apply.

Over 60% of cats had never before seen a veterinarian, particularly in the lowest income categories

A majority of the cats were casually, not deliberately acquired

Most clients intended to sterilize their pets, eventually, but lacked finances or access to clinic

Through spay neuter and other outreach, relationships are being formed with clients not reached before

From this relationship comes desire for more services

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7. Results of a survey of 700 clients who use Tufts at Tech veterinary services included which of the following?

89.8 % have annual income below $25,000

A majority previously had no regular veterinary care

40% provided their pets with flea/tick or heart worm prevention

All of the above

None of the above

8. What is Community Medicine?

A commonly used term in human medicine

It spans the disciplines of primary care, public health and epidemiology

It's an emerging discipline in veterinary medicine

All of the above

None of the above

9. Tufts at Tech has seen many benefits of educating high school students about veterinary care. Name some of the program benefits below (check all that apply).

It helps to bridge a cultural gap with clients

It removes a language barrier with clients

It creates a pipeline for future culturally diverse veterinary caregivers

Students become community ambassadors

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Accessible Veterinary care: Service Learning Programs To Help Animals and People

1. True or False: The speaker's definition of Community Based Veterinary Medicine is veterinary care delivered directly to community members with the goal of impacting companion animal health and welfare. It benefits the animals and the communities in which they live.

2.

What first name or nickname would you like us to use?

2. Match the following Principles of Community Service Learning with their attributes.

3. Common barriers to accessible veterinary care include which of the following?

4. The goals of Tufts at Tech's veterinary clinic are to provide practice-ready training and serve as the clinical training site for a high school veterinary assisting program.

5. We hope you enjoyed the presentation. A certificate of completion will be awarded in your name at the end of this quiz. Please let us know if you have viewed this entire presentation.

6. What were some of the findings of the 2008 Tufts University survey (Benka and McCobb) of users of a feline low cost spay neuter program in Massachusetts? Check all that apply.

7. Results of a survey of 700 clients who use Tufts at Tech veterinary services included which of the following?

8. What is Community Medicine?

9. Tufts at Tech has seen many benefits of educating high school students about veterinary care. Name some of the program benefits below (check all that apply).

10. According to the presenter's research, there are an estimated 23 million pets living in poverty in the US.

11. Updated data from the survey in Question 10 showed that Tufts at Tech clients are less likely to report barriers to accessing veterinary care.