Flex forecast: December 2024

Top webinars of 2024

Clinical Management of Corneal Ulcers—Simple vs Complicated

• Specialty:Oncology
• Speaker:Lionel Sebbag, DVM, PhD, DACVO
• Sponsor:SentrX Animal Care—A Dômes Pharma Company
• RACE approved:1.00 CE credit hour

Corneal ulcers are common in veterinary patients, resulting in discomfort and potential loss of vision and/or the eye if not treated rapidly and appropriately. The presentation will begin with a definition and characterization of corneal ulcers (superficial, stromal, descemetocele, perforation) and discuss causes and consequences of corneal ulcers in veterinary medicine. From a clinical perspective, corneal ulcers can be defined as simple (superficial and less than 1 week in duration) or complicated (deep and/or longer than 1 week in duration). Simple corneal ulcers should be managed with prophylactic antibiotherapy plus or minus other medications, such as topical atropine and an oral nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID), and should be rechecked within 7 days.

Conservative Management of Cruciate Injury

• Specialty:Orthopedics
• Speaker:Lisa Mason, DVM, CCRT, CVA, CVPP
• Sponsor: Nutramax Laboratories Veterinary Sciences
• RACE approved: 1.00 CE credit hour

Cruciate issues are a common presentation in companion canines. The gold standard in managing these cases is surgical intervention, but some clients choose a less invasive or alternative management approach. This presentation will describe the conservative management plan a primary care veterinarian can follow in conjunction with their local rehabilitation veterinarian. A detailed description of the pathology associated with cruciate injury will be discussed along with surgical interventions mentioned briefly. A focus will be placed on nonsurgical management, including orthotics, regenerative medicine, rehabilitation techniques, and long-term multimodal joint health management.

Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD): Lessening the Phosphate Burden

• Specialty:Internal medicine
• Speaker:Dennis J. Chew, DVM, DACVIM (SAIM)
• Sponsor: Nutramax Laboratories Veterinary Sciences
• RACE approved:1.00 CE credit hour

The central role for total body phosphate retention will be emphasized in the pathophysiology of chronic kidney disease(CKD) mineral bone disorder. Phosphate retention either directly or indirectly accounts for many of the complications and progression of CKD. The relationship between circulating phosphate, ionized and total calcium, PTH, FGF23, and klotho will be introduced. The ability to measure the master phosphate in FGF23 has recently become available.This allows detection of total body phosphate retention even when the circulating phosphate is within the reference range. Dietary restriction of phosphate is the first step in reducing phosphate retention. Adding intestinal phosphate binders to the diet is the next step to gain targeted circulating phosphate. Intestinal phosphate binders (salts of aluminum, calcium, lanthanum, iron) will be compared for their efficacy in binding phosphate and their level of safety. Too much phosphorus restriction, especially in early International Renal Interest Society CKD stages in cats, can create hypercalcemia that is damaging to the kidneys.

Torsemide: How and Why I Use It

• Specialty:Internal medicine
• Speaker:William P. Rausch, DVM, DACVIM
• Sponsor:Vetoquinol
• RACE approved: 1.00 CE credit hour

This course will review the diuretics most commonly used in small animal practice and discuss how torsemide differs from other diuretics. Data addressing safety and efficacy of torsemide will be reviewed. The course will use this information to consider rational use cases for torsemide and discuss in detail strategies and cautions in its use. Case examples will illustrate my most common strategies. It will create a framework for how torsemide could be incorporated into multidrug congestive heart failure treatments. Specific attention will be focused on improving outcomes and qualit yof life for both patients and their owners.

Top 10 Secrets to Exceptional Client Success in 2024!

• Specialty: Practice management
• Speaker:Adam Christman, DVM, MBA
• Sponsor: ezyVet
• RACE approved:1.00 CE credit hour

It’s 2024! It’s no secret that our client’s wants and needs are different fromwhat they were just a year ago, but there are secrets to meeting and exceeding client service both externally and internally.

Top VetXchanges

Caring for the Diabetic Cat: What’s New

• Specialty: Endocrinology
• Speaker:Patty Lathan, VMD, MS, DACVIM
• Sponsor:Boehringer Ingelheim
• RACE approved:0.50 CE credit hour

Cats are not small dogs, and when they develop diabetes, they act more like small adult humans. During this program, we will discuss the pathophysiology of feline diabetes mellitus. We’ll also discuss treatment options, including traditional insulin therapy and the brand-new class of oral diabetes medications, sodium-glucose transporter-2 inhibitors.

Food for Thought: Demystifying the Diet Trial

• Specialty: Dermatology
• Speaker:Julia Miller, DVM, DACVD
• Sponsor:Boehringer Ingelheim
• RACE approved:0.50 CE credit hour

Food allergies used to be considered rare, but we now recognize that food allergies are present in up to 25% of our patients with allergies. When you are presented with a nonseasonally itchy pet, it may be time for a diet trial! Let’s create a straightforward approach to choosing a diet, counseling owners on the do’s and don’ts, and interpreting your patient’s response

A Culturally Competent Care Conversation

• Specialty: Practice management
• Speaker:Marie E. Kerl, DVM, MPH, MBA, Dipl ACVIM (Small Animal Internal Medicine), Dipl ACVECC
• Sponsor:VCA Animal Hospitals
• RACE approved:0.50 CE credit hour

Sixty-seven percent of households are pet owners, according to results from a 2020 survey by the American Pet Products Association covering pet ownership statistics. As a result of this growing population, pet owners are also more diverse. The veterinary industry, however, has a way to go. Ninety percent of the more than 104,000 US veterinarians are White, according to2019 US Bureau of Labor Statistics .

Fetch On-Demand

Fetch On-Demand is a virtual learning platform that offers prerecorded continuing education sessions from 2024 Fetch Kansas City in Missouri. It allows veterinary professionals to access expert-led courses whenever and wherever they fit into their schedule. With Fetch On-Demand, you can earn CE credits at your own pace, making it convenient and flexible for busy professionals.