Palliative care in companion animal practice

Anne Fawcett is a companion animal veterinarian and lecturer in the Sydney School of Veterinary Science. She is a Member of the Australian and New Zealand College of Veterinary Scientists Animal Welfare Chapter, and a Diplomat of the European College of Animal Welfare and Behaviour Medicine (Animal Welfare Science, Ethics and Law). She co-wrote Veterinary Ethics: Navigating Tough Cases with Dr Siobhan Mullan (2017:5M). She is a member of the Australian Veterinary Palliative Care Advisory Council https://www.avpcac.com/.
Anne is keenly interested in the application of animal welfare science and ethical theory at the coalface of veterinary practice, where real decisions must be made with an incomplete dataset in an imperfect world. She is also passionate about the wellbeing of those who look after animals, including veterinarians and nurses, and was one of the co-editors of the Vet Cook Book (2017:CVE). She is currently undertaking a PhD on ethically challenging situations experienced by veterinarians, animal health technicians and veterinary nurses.