How do you keep abreast of the latest animal health science to both elevate your skills and meet your state license requirements for continuing education? Do you have a process in place to achieve your learning milestones? Whether you’re reading case-based research, watching the latest procedural techniques, attending conferences, or indulging virtually, you should have a plan!
Here are 3 keys to unlocking your learning potential. 1. Choose quality over quantity. Your learning efforts should come from the best known and most credible experts in the veterinary profession. 2. Consider frequency and cadence. Long-term learning takes continuous effort, so building healthy habits on a regular basis is both realistic and achievable. 3. Mix! Find educational opportunities from multiple channels, such as articles, talks, podcasts, videos, and more. This will engage your brain in multimodal learning, which builds understanding.
To help you get started, we’ve compiled our upcoming CE opportunities and learning events for July, and don’t forget that learners can create an account on dvm360 Flex™ to access CE credits, on-demand webinars, and EC items.
Live webinars
Register for these upcoming live webinars and save the date on your calendar. Can’t make those dates? All of our webinars are available on-demand within a week of the live event.
Canine external otitis: causes, diagnostic approach and management
This course will help veterinarians identify the underlying factors leading to otitis externa in canine patients and provide guidance in diagnosing and managing these patients.
- Speciality: General medicine
- Faculty: Endya High DVM, DACVD
- When: July 14, 2022 at 7:00 p.m. EST
- Sponsor: VCA Veterinary Hospitals (VCA)
Register here today.
Medical Cannabis for Veterinarians
Cannabis and CBD are now available to pet owners in more than half of the United States. A pet owner can pick up an edible product from a dispensary and send their dog straight to the emergency room! However, veterinarians have been cautioned against discussing or recommending cannabis and CBD by the AVMA and most state veterinary boards.
This class will present standards for selecting products that are safe and meet label potency claims; discuss limits of use and safe doses of CBD based on published safety studies in dogs and provide a logical framework for dosing based on published studies and veterinarian observations.
- Speciality: Integrative Medicine
- Faculty: Robert J. Silver, DVM, MS
- When: Tuesday, July 19, 2022 at 7:00 p.m. EST
Register here today.
On-demand webinars
Here are our recently launched on-demand webinars:
The “just feed less” myth for weight management
Often, veterinarians recommend to “just feed less” to their obese clients, which can cause pet owners to inappropriately reduce foods not intended for weight management, which can lead to insufficient nutrient intakes. , hungry animals and ultimately an inability to successfully manage the weight and weight of the animal. Body condition. Proactive identification of pets at risk for overweight/obesity, proper nutrition and amounts, careful monitoring of our patients and support for customers can help reverse the obesity epidemic in pets.
- Speciality: Nutrition
- Faculty: Laura Gaylord, DMV, DACVN
- Sponsor: Virbac
Access this on-demand webinar here.
Establish fruitful relationships with associate veterinarians
Whether it’s a new grad or a 15-year veteran, implement these steps to develop and solidify a healthy relationship which, in turn, will contribute to a healthy bottom line. The DVM shortage is real. Attract and keep the talent you want.
- Speciality: Practice Management
- Faculty: Brian C. Conrad, CVPM
- Sponsor: Vetoquinol
Access this on-demand webinar here.
CIV: what is the use of a vaccine in the midst of an epidemic?
Review the history of the 2 main dog influenza viruses together with a presentation of the main clinical signs, including data from experimentally infected canids. Analyzing feline data showing protection against feline herpesvirus 1 after 1 dose of an inactivated vaccine will be used to set the stage for discussion of a just-completed study in H3N2-infected canids on day 7 General recommendations for the management of new CIRDC outbreaks will be discussed.
- Speciality: Internal Medicine
- Faculty: Michael R. Lappin, DVM, PhD, DACVIM
- Sponsor: Zoetis
Access this on-demand webinar here.
The privileges of being part of the human-animal bond
A special triangle is formed when the veterinarian is accepted into the bond between the client and the animal. We explore the history that led us to understand this connection. It’s fun to recognize evidence of the bond, including the way we name our pets, converse with our pets, infants and dress them, and celebrate with them.
- Speciality: General practice
- Faculty: Carolyn Shadle, PhD, and John Meyer, PhD
- Sponsor: At national scale
Access this on-demand webinar here.
How to Market Virtual Care to Your Clients
Learn how to promote virtual care to your customer base and make sure you stand out from the competition in the market, by providing a superb customer experience, which will also reinforce the strength of your VCPRs.
- Speciality: Practice Management
- Faculty: Sarah Machell Bsc, DVM, and Emma Harris
- Sponsor: Jacket
Access this on-demand webinar soon.
Eye emergencies
Join us for an in-depth discussion of true ophthalmic emergencies as well as identification, proper diagnoses, and treatment options.
- Speciality: Ophthalmology
- Faculty: Melissa Kubai, DVM, MS, DACVO
- Sponsor: Sentrx
Access this on-demand webinar here.
Cut It Out, Principles of Surgical Oncology
Not only will you be able to review and decipher the principles of surgical oncology, but we will also delve into how the principles relate to surgical approaches to tumors and how the principles of surgical oncology can be used in your general practice.
- Speciality: Oncology
- Faculty: Sarah Sayler, DVM, MS, DACVS-SA, Veterinary Specialist, Oncology, Surgery
- Sponsor: VCA
Access this on-demand webinar soon.
What Customers Want When Seeking Transparency in Healthcare
Understand how transparency improves conversations about logistics and planning; diagnostic, medical and surgical procedures and patient health from case data and thematic analyses.
- Speciality: Practice Management
- Faculty: Ryane Englar, DVM, DABVP
- Sponsor: At national scale
Access this on-demand webinar soon.
EC items
Our CE articles are ideal for independent learners who prefer the study of reading. Learners can review the Continuing Education section in each issue of dvm360® magazine and take an online exam to earn CE at dvm360 Flex. Here is our latest issue:
Feline orofacial pain syndrome: the gnawing sensation
Feline orofacial pain syndrome (FOPS) is characterized as a neuropathic pain disorder that was first reported in the 1990s. The pathophysiology of the disease is poorly understood, but a genetic mutation is thought to exist within the Burmese race and cross races. The human equivalents of this condition are trigeminal neuralgia and burning mouth syndrome. Learn about treatment goals, pathophysiology, and how to improve the quality of life for patients with FOPS.
- Speciality: Feline medicine
- Faculty: Karissa Severud, DVM, Small Animal Rotation Intern, and Heather Towle Millard, DVM, MS, DACVS-SA
Access this article soon.
Upcoming conferences
Join us August 26-28 in Kansas City, Missouri for Fetch, a dvm360 conference! Listen to our inspiring talks, Christopher Pachel, DVM, DACVB, CABC and Temple Grandin, PhD. Engage in The Ultimate Fetch Frenzy – a gamified CE unlike anything you’ve experienced. Choose from over 160 continuing education credits and learn from over 50 practical veterinary medicine tracks, including sessions on companion animals, equine, exotics and large animals, and hospital design, hands-on labs and EC of technicians.
Network and relax at our welcome reception located at Bar K, a unique 2-acre indoor/outdoor park for dogs and people, which includes a restaurant, beer garden and musical entertainment. Register early to get the best rates.
The Vet Blast podcast (non CE activity)
Tune into our 15-20 minute podcast available on most podcast channels, including Apple, Google, and Spotify, to learn more about these trending topics for quick micro-learning moments.
- July 5: Cathy Meeks, MS, DVM, DACVIM, Why are gastrointestinal parasites on the rise in fecal tests?
- July 7: Pet Peace of Mind with guest Dianne McGill
- July 12: Patient meetings/transfers with guest, James Barr, BluePearl Chief Medical Officer
- July 14: End-of-life care with guests, Mary Gardener, DVM, and CIO, Lap of Love, and Coleen Ellis, Lap of Love
- July 19: Personal Wellness with guest Amelia Knight Pinkston, DVM and IndeVets Life Coach
- July 21: Disney Plus Pop TV Show Goes the Vet with guest Dr. Joya Griffin, DVM, DACVD of Animal Dermatology Clinic
- July 29: Rabbit Care with guest Laila “Lyla” M. Proença MV, DVM, MS, PhD, DACZM from VetAhead
Do you have ideas for future continuing education opportunities or want to train colleagues as a member of our faculty? Tell us more at [email protected]
