Fetch dvm360®: Sunday's featured sessions

It is the final day of the Fetch dvm360® conference in San Diego, California. Each day, a selection of sessions will be highlighted with Pacific Standard Time. Keep visiting dvm360.com for our ongoing coverage of Fetch San Diego.

Featured sessions for Sunday, December 5, 2021 are as follows:

Taking Back Our Career and Breaking Glass Ceilings

SPEAKER: Stephen Cital, RVT, SRA, RLAT, VCC, CVPP, VTS-LAM (Res Anesthesia)

TIME: 8:00 am
ROOM: 20 CD

Learn about Cital’s career path and how non-DVMs have been underutilized, underpaid, disrespected, and misinformed. In this keynote sessins, the speaker will use his experiences in nearly every facet of the veterinary industry to encourage and inspire listeners to look for and shatter the glass ceiling.

Atopic Dermatitis (Part 1 and Part 2): The New Paradigm and How It Changes the Way We Treat It

Sponsored by Virbac

SPEAKER: Paul Bloom, DVM, DABVP, DACVD

TIME: 9:15 am (Part 1) and 10:45 am (Part 2)
ROOM: 24 BC

Atopic dermatitis is a chronic, frustrating disease for both veterinarians and pet owners. Understanding that the disease is not just an aberrant immune response but also a dysfunction of the skin barrier function has changed the approach to managing atopic dermatitis. This presentation will give a step-by-step approach to diagnosing and managing a dog with pruritus. In the past, steroids or allergen immunotherapy were our go-to treatments, but now we have many new options. We will discuss cyclosporine; oclacitinib, a caninized monoclonal antibody that targets canine IL-31, a key cytokine responsible for pruritus in canine atopic dermatitis; skin-directed therapies such as topical lipid replacement therapy; and sublingual immunotherapy.

Food Allergy—Debunking Common Myths

Sponsored by Virbac

SPEAKER: Jennifer Aniya, DVM, DACVD

TIME: 10:45 am
ROOM: 30 B

Keep up with the latest information about adverse food reactions through a review of the more recent Clinical Consensus Guidelines by the World Congress of Veterinary Dermatology. This lecture on food allergies will include information on cutaneous and noncutaneous symptoms, diagnosis, and reviews of the current diet trials.

What Is New About Canine Demodicosis?

Sponsored by Virbac

SPEAKER: Paul Bloom, DVM, DABVP, DACVD

TIME: 1:15 pm
ROOM: 24 BC

This lecture will review the different presentations—juvenile vs adult onset and localized vs generalized—and how each form is treated.New treatments will be discussed, including topical moxidectin and oral isoxazolines. Learn the different forms of canine demodicosis and how they affect prognosis and treatment, which diagnostics should be performed, and the treatment options for different forms of demodicosis.

ER Relief Rundown

Sponsored by Veterinary Emergency Group

SPEAKER: Tannetje’ Crocker, DVM

TIME: 1:15 pm
ROOM: 33 B

This session will cover the most common questions asked regarding working as an emergency department veterinarian in a relief capacity. We will discuss what makes emergency department relief work an attractive option for many and how to go about finding the right emergency hospital for you.

What Is New in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Malassezia Dermatitis in Dogs?

Sponsored by Virbac

SPEAKER: Paul Bloom, DVM, DABVP, DACVD

TIME: 2:30 pm
ROOM: 24 BC

Canine pruritus has many causes, one of which is Malassezia dermatitis. Unfortunately, this problem is frequently missed. Learn how to diagnose and manage this common pruritic disease easily and quickly. Find out more about Malassezia dermatitis, its clinical signs, how it is diagnosed, and how it is treated.