Flex Forecast: July 2023

dvm360 Flex engages well accomplished and highly sought after key opinion leaders who are innovative, creative thinkers and problem solvers to deliver credible CE programs so you can learn from the very best within the industry.

On-demand webinars

Blastomycosis & Histoplasmosis: Efficient Diagnosis, Treatment, and Treatment Monitoring

• Specialty: Internal Medicine
• Speakers: Andrew Hanzlicek, DVM, MS, DACVIM (Small Animal Internal Medicine); and Adam Christman, DVM, MBA
• Sponsor: MiraVista Veterinary Diagnostics
• RACE-approved: 1.0 CE Credit Hour

Blastomycosis and histoplasmosis are 2 of the most common invasive fungal infections in dogs and cats in North America, with overlapping endemic areas. This program provides the practicing veterinarian with all of the information needed to efficiently diagnose, treat, and monitor blastomycosis and histoplasmosis in dogs and cats. When is antibody testing indicated? What to do when itraconazole isn’t working? How to know when to safely discontinue treatment? And more.

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Coughing Up Answers: A Clinical Approach to Canine Infectious Respiratory Disease Complex

• Specialty: Internal Medicine
• Speaker: Carol Reinero, DVM, DACVIM, PhD
• Sponsor: Boehringer Ingelheim
• RACE-approved: 1.0 CE Credit Hour

Canine infectious respiratory disease complex (CIRDC) describes a wide range of bacterial and viral causes of upper and lower respiratory tract disease. This case-based course will focus on diagnostic and therapeutic approaches to the dog with CIRDC. It will include advice on how to interpret polymerase chain reaction panels, diagnose, and guide therapy for acute onset respiratory distress in a dog. The benefits and shortcomings of bronchoalveolar lavage and transtracheal wash will be discussed, as will new guidelines and recommendations from the International Society for Companion Animal Infectious Diseases for antimicrobial use in the treatment of respiratory tract disease.

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Raw-piphany: Commercial Raw Diets Can Be Made Safe

• Specialty: Nutrition
• Speakers: Susan Wynn, DVM, DACVIM (Nutrition); and Adam Christman, DVM, MBA
• Sponsor: Instinct Pet Food
• RACE-approved: 1.0 CE Credit Hour

Commercial raw diets can be made safely, but they are not all created equally. This talk will cover raw food category growth, perceived benefits, a brief introduction of published research, and an overview of food safety and quality controls, including pathogen mitigation and nutritional adequacy. How to effectively evaluate a commercial raw diet will also be discussed, as well as the defining factors of an excellent commercial raw pet food company.

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Test & Treat: Updated Allergy Testing Technology and How to Help Your Patients With It

• Specialty: Dermatology
• Speaker: Ashley Bourgeois DVM, DACVD
• Sponsor: Nextmune
• RACE-approved: 1.0 CE Credit Hour

Managing atopic dermatitis can be difficult and require multimodal therapy. Part of that approach includes desensitization with immunotherapy for long-term management of this chronic disease. However, with so many layers to treating allergic disease, how can we effectively educate clients on the use of immunotherapy and maximize our clinical success? In this lecture, participants will be introduced to the advantages of molecular allergology and to the Pet Allergy Xplorer, the new IgE serological macroarray that uses molecular components. Also, learn how to implement successful allergen-specific immunotherapy protocols for patients.

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Flex CE articles

Feline Hypertension–A Call to Action and How You Can Help

• Specialty: General Practice
• Speaker: Karren Prost, DVM, MPH, DACVPM
• RACE-approved: 1.0 CE Credit Hour

Feline hypertension, commonly referred to as “the silent killer,” remains underdiagnosed and undertreated. Most general practitioners are aware of the consequences of uncontrolled hypertension, such as potentially irreversible target organ damage. What is not yet well understood is the true prevalence of feline hypertension. This course will review the basics of hypertension such as pathogenesis, categories of hypertension, and potential target organ damage that can occur with sustained untreated hypertension. We will then review the staggering results of the Mercury Challenge, the study with the largest data set of feline blood pressure measurements to date of senior cats attending primary care practices. Finally, we will discuss the second edition of the Mercury Challenge, and how you can contribute and play an important role in improving our understanding and consequently the management of this often-overlooked disease.

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Fetch On-Demand: San Diego Edition

dvm360 is proud to now offer you access to limited sessions from our Fetch 2022 San Diego conference on Flex. This service is a paid subscription and will give veterinary professionals the opportunity to earn 21 RACE-approved CE credit hours. The topics range from dentistry and practice management to pathology, well-being, and more! Head over to Flex to learn more and enroll today.

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