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Lyme Disease: From Vector to Vaccine to Diagnostics and All Things in Between
In this presentation, three experts will share the latest knowledge on Lyme disease, including tick vectors, diagnostics, and prevention. You’ll leave the talk feeling equipped to communicate canine disease risk and suggest disease prevention tips to your clients.
Lyme Disease: A Disease of Veterinary and Public Health Importance
In this presentation, we’ll review regions where dogs and humans are at the greatest risk for Lyme disease and which tick life stages are more likely to transmit the pathogen. You’ll also learn how to spot the signs to diagnose Lyme disease and confidently offer suggestions to clients on Lyme disease control and prevention.
Heartworm Disease: How to Navigate Diagnostic Dilemmas
Treating heartworm disease can be a challenge, especially when diagnostics don’t agree. In this case-based presentation, you’ll learn the heartworm diagnostics currently available for dogs and cats, including the most up-to-date research on diagnostic recommendations.
Impact of Respiratory Pathogens in Dogs and Humans
The importance of herd immunity, vaccination, social distancing, and isolation in stopping the spread of respiratory pathogens in pets and humans. Challenges associated with diagnosing respiratory pathogens and how they can alter the perceived prevalence of canine influenza in the dog population. How to deal with and prevent outbreaks of respiratory disease in your practice or facility.
Tackle Internal Canine Parasites: Understand the Threat and How to Protect Your Patients
Learn about the dangers of internal canine parasites, how they threaten the health of dogs and their families. Explore studies and new evidence how parasites present a greater risk than we once thought. Review best prevention practices to protect your patients from internal canine parasites.
Tick’ity Split – Speed of Kill for the Lone Star Tick
The lone star tick poses a substantial and expanding risk to dogs. In this course, you’ll learn all about the diseases they carry and what treatments are best to kill ticks fast. Learn why speed of kill is important and how to communicate that to pet owners.
I Need a Hero! How Technology Rescues Us in the Fight to Regulate Difficult Diabetics
This presentation examines the approach to managing difficult-to-regulate diabetes in your canine and feline patients. Specifically, we will discuss the most common culprits causing dysregulation of diabetes and the benefits of an individualized management approach.
RNA Particle Technology: One Small Replicon of RNA; One Giant Leap for Vaccinology
This presentation will review the biology and benefits of RNA particle vaccines, detailing unique features that make them different and an exciting addition to the world of veterinary vaccines. The use of this technology to develop a feline vaccine will also be discussed.
Hooks, Rounds, and Whips: The Unholy Trinity
Dogs can become infected with many different parasites, but the “unholy trinity” of roundworms, hookworms, and whipworms are among the most common and well-known infectious agents. In this lecture, we will cover the prevention and biology of these three important parasites.