With advances in preventive and medical care, our patients are living long, healthy lives, with an emphasis on health-span, not just life-span. Determining the relative age or life stage of a pet is important to provide optimal care, which includes more frequent wellness examinations and diagnostic efforts to identify and manage issues from early phases.…
As a veterinary professional, you play an important role in helping to recognize the early signs of osteoarthritis (OA) in your canine patients as well as educating dog owners about this common joint disease. By proactively observing your patients and engaging with clients, you can help dog owners understand why routine OA exams are essential…
Simple and practical tips that can be easily incorporated into everyday practice to improve the euthanasia experience such as quality of life assessment tools, key sentences to show your empathy, where to inject, what to give and how to prevent professional complaints. But more than anything, how to feel better around euthanasia and to get…
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. Date & Time Thursday, February 9, 20236:00pm – 7:00pm (Central Time) Please note that registration for the webinar will close…
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. Date & Time Wednesday, February 22, 20236:00pm – 7:00pm (Central Time) Please note that registration for the webinar will close 15 minutes prior to start of the event. Files Course Handout Zoom Webinar Details Meeting URL: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81467530931?pwd=a1cyM3gzeE1MaGp0Z21jdHNJeW50Zz09Meeting ID: 81467530931Meeting Password: 1a05af3ebc Earning CE Credit…
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. Date & Time Tuesday, February 28, 20236:00pm – 7:00pm (Central Time) Please note that registration for the webinar will…
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…
A review of the diagnosis, clinical signs, treatment, and prognosis of Addison’s Disease. Date & Time Wednesday, March 22, 20236:00pm – 7:00pm (Central Time) Please note that registration for the webinar will close 15 minutes prior to start of the event. Files Course Handout Zoom Webinar Details Meeting URL: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/84345239868?pwd=WTJFWHVlYVBIdlIxbGFZRHRDazN6dz09Meeting ID: 84345239868Meeting Password: aa4118d482 Earning CE Credit…
This lecture covers the essentials of basic diabetes pathophysiology, into the mechanisms of propulsion to the diabetic ketoacidotic state. It will go over concepts of glucohemostasis via glucagon, insulin, glycolysis, glycogen, and glycogenolysis. Processes including lipolysis, and proteolysis and their contributions to gluconeogenesis, ketogenesis and hyperosmolality will be discussed as well as complications of acidosis,…