VPN Plus+ ExclusiveNavigating the Muddy Waters of Pharmacy: Improving Outcomes and Reducing ErrorsOctober 27, 2023In this session: Kate Boatwright, VMD, and Lauren Forsythe, PharmD, DICVP, address the growing need for veterinarians to partner with community pharmacists to maximize patient health and client satisfaction. Both professions want the best possible outcome for patients while fulfilling their legal and ethical professional duties. Because community pharmacists are not trained in veterinary pharmacology as part of their core education, problems can arise when there are large differences in dosage or side effects of the same drug in animals and humans. Join a practicing private practice veterinarian and licensed pharmacist as we discuss the current state of pharmacy issues.
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VPN Plus+ ExclusiveStop It in its Tracks: Local Pain Blocks for Every PracticeOctober 17, 2023In this session by Tamara Grubb, DVM, PhD, Diplomate ACVAA: Local anesthetic drugs are very effective analgesics. They are also largely easy to use and inexpensive. The use of regional or local pain blocks improves anesthetic safety and provides analgesia, even after the expected duration of action of the drug. Blocks that can be used in any practice will be covered in a step-by-step description, complete with videos.
Euthanasia Without Pain: It Can Be DoneOctober 11, 2023In this session: Kathleen Cooney, DVM, CHPV, CCFP, and the Companion Animal Euthanasia Training Academy (CAETA) lays the foundation for a pain-free passing each and every time. Special focus given to dogs and cats, though subthemes will emerge for all species. Let’s say “goodbye” to pain during death.
VPN Plus+ ExclusiveAre You Keeping Score? The Importance of Pain Scoring SystemsOctober 4, 2023Karen M. Roach, RVT, VTS (ECC) addresses pain score scales and systems that are available, which ones are easiest to use, and which are the most useful for dogs and cats. She will also discuss why pain scoring and treating pain is vital, and the importance of choosing and implementing a pain scoring system for the patients in your hospital.
VPN Plus+ ExclusiveFine-tuning YOUR Dentistry in General PracticeSeptember 20, 2023In this session: Wendi Rensman, CVT, VTS (Dentistry) covers an in-depth look at normal clinical anatomy and radiographic anatomy to help viewers identify findings that may be abnormal. She also discusss ways we can practice better for ourselves, such as ergonomics, instrumentation, proper PEE, and how it contributes to better patient care.
VPN Plus+ ExclusiveWhere Do We Go From Here? Solutions to improve the veterinary mental health crisisSeptember 14, 2023"Where Do We Go From Here? Solutions to improve the veterinary mental health crisis" has insight from three people in the industry who bring an extensive range of experience on the topic of mental illness in the veterinary profession.
VPN Plus+ ExclusiveIt's More Than Missing Teeth: Recognizing Dental and Oral AbnormalitiesSeptember 6, 2023In this session: Denise Rollings, LVT, will help you take your dental charting to the next level. Learn to recognize the normal anatomy and learn abnormal dental and oral pathology. Oral pathology is often misdiagnosed and underdiagnosed due to lack of recognition. Once one can recognize what is abnormal in the mouth, correct charting may be completed. The proper treatment options for commonly seen pathology are discussed and described. Abbreviations according to the American Veterinary Dental College (AVDC) are used for commonly seen pathology and are discussed.
VPN Plus+ ExclusiveComplications of Dental Extractions: How to Avoid and Treat ThemAugust 24, 2023John Lewis, VMD, DAVCD (Dentistry) discusses the most common complications associated with dental extractions, including retrieving broken root tips, displaced roots into the nasal passage and mandibular canal, sialoceles, and iatrogenic mandibular fractures. This webinar also addresses how to avoid these complications and how to treat them when they do occur.
VPN Plus+ ExclusiveAre Veterinary Diets Really Too Expensive? Effective Cost ConversationsAugust 10, 2023This session by Jackie Parr, BScH, DVM, MSc, DACVIM (Nutrition), includes how to customize the client conversations about veterinary diets to the individual pet, which is critical, by focusing on the value to the pet. Veterinary teams can be trained to utilize existing resources to ease those cost conversations and to apply these learnings to common scenarios in small animal veterinary practice, including elimination diet trials and effective weight loss plans.
VPN Plus+ ExclusiveFeline Nutrition: Special Features for Special CreaturesAugust 2, 2023This presentation by Margie Scherk, DVM, DABVP (Feline) includes how, by using a feline nutritional assessment in every consultation, assessing feeding practices and, if needed, a developing a tailored nutrition plan for a given individual.
