This case-based session will summarize key aspects of anaplasmosis and ehrlichiosis in dogs and cats and provide resources for practical clinical management. Recent peer-reviewed literature, and evidence- and expert-based guidelines and resources, will be discussed. Course Handout Course Details
You think like a veterinarian not like an accountant. So how can you excel at managing the finances of your practice without having to go to business school? Despite preconceived notions, understanding practice finances is not that dissimilar from understanding medical diagnostics. Much like we use diagnostic tests to assess an animal’s health, it is…
As veterinary professionals we have a responsibility to provide harm reduction education to our clients regarding cannabis products. This lecture will bring you up to speed on the current research of the endocannabinoid systems of small animal species. It will include the special considerations, drug interactions and recommended safety protocols, as well as clinical monitoring…
A review of the diagnosis, clinical signs, treatment, and prognosis of Cushing’s Disease. Course Handout Course Details
This course will discuss the most common companion and animal diet trends with a focus on extracting the science from the fiction. An emphasis is also placed on client communication throughout the entirety of the lecture. Lecture Transcript Course Handout Course Details
Do you find talking about money stressful? In school, we learn gold standard medicine, but in practice, we must balance client financial limitations with the best interest of our patients. There are flexible ways to get the information we want and need while still working within a client’s means by embracing the concepts of spectrum…
Some days it feels like commercial products are one size fits no one as we are trying to figure out how to treat our patients when we struggle to get an accurate dosage and struggle to get that dosage into the patient reliably. This is when we can reach for compounded medications that are made…
This course will discuss diet recommendations for both patients with healthy hearts and those with cardiac disease. The hot topic of boutique/grain free/exotic ingredient diets will also be a focus, emphasizing how this issue came to light in veterinary medicine as well as the latest updates. Finally, the common client question of cardiac supplements will…
Compounded medications are essential to provide effective therapy in many cases; however, they aren’t without their risks. There are some dosage forms or drugs that are lower risk than others, but in reality, any dosage form and medication combo could be made to a very high-quality standard or a very low-quality standard. Some dosage forms,…
Marcy Bliss, the CEO of Wedgewood Pharmacy, along with panelists Ernie Ward (CVO, Vertical Vet), Leslie Boudreau (BASVT, TVTg, CVPM, PHR, PHRca, SPHR), and Cathy Barnette (DVM), will review GFI 256 and how it might impact practices and patients. They will review provisions and definitions and provide 5 easy ways to prepare your practice for…