VETgirl Veterinary Continuing Education Podcasts

In this VETgirl online veterinary continuing education podcast , we interview Adam Rudinsky , DVM, MS, DACVIM, Associate Professor of Small Animal Internal Medicine at The Ohio State University College of Veterinary Medicine, on all you need to know about canine obesity. Just like their human counterparts, overweight and obese dogs are prone to several medical conditions we’d like to discuss. Spon...

In today's VETgirl online veterinary continuing education podcast , Dr. Jimmy Barr , DACVECC, Chief Medical Officer at Mars Science & Diagnostics and Antech, discusses the role diagnostic imaging can play in everyday practice and how innovation in this space can help veterinarians, and their teams, provide the best possible care to their patients. Regardless if you are in specialty or primary...

In today's VETgirl online veterinary continuing education podcast , we chat with Kelly Foltz, LVT, RVT, CVT, VTS (ECC) and co-author of  " Veterinary Technicians Report in a Survey How Futile Veterinary Treatments Contribute to Their Moral Distress and Impact Their Professional and Personal Lives ," about the findings that futile treatments increase a veterinary technician's moral distress resulti...

In today's VETgirl online veterinary continuing education podcast , we’re going to talk about the rare complications associated with nasogastric (or nasoesophageal) feeding tube (mis)-placement in cats and dogs; we'll call these tubes NG or NE from now on! As the use of enteral feeding has become more widely accepted and common in small animal patients, veterinarians and veterinary technicians mus...

In today's VETgirl online veterinary continuing education podcast , we chat with Dr. Jamie Burkitt , DACVECC on what's new in veterinary medicine when it comes to cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). The original RECOVER guidelines from 2012 have been updated in RECOVER 2.0. Tune in to find out what you need to know when it comes to saving your patients' lives!

In today's VETgirl online veterinary continuing education podcast , Dr. Michelle Evason , BSc, DVM, DACVIM, MRCVS, Global Director of Veterinary Clinical Education at Antech, part of Mars Science & Diagnostics, and Dr. Jimmy Barr , DACVECC, Chief Medical Officer at Mars Science & Diagnostics at Antech, discuss what's new in diagnostics in veterinary medicine! It’s an exciting time to be in...

In today's VETgirl online veterinary continuing education podcast , Dr. Erica Reineke , DACVECC discusses her publication entitled " Clinical course and radiographic resolution of pneumonia in dogs treated with a shorter versus longer course of antimicrobials: a randomized, double-masked, placebo-controlled study ." Tune to learn how long we should be treating dogs with uncomplicated pneumonia wit...

In today's VETgirl online veterinary CE podcast , Dr. Donna M. Raditic, CVA, DACVIM (Nutrition) discusses the impact of obesity in the feline population and related co-morbidities that accompany this disease...think osteoarthritis, diabetes mellitus and incidence of feline lower urinary tract disease! Listen to learn about the predisposing factors and how to help pet owners manage their cat's weig...

In today's VETgirl online veterinary continuing education podcast , we discuss the important question, does rapamycin halt progression of left ventricular hypertrophy in feline HCM? Listen to find out!

In today's VETgirl online veterinary continuing education podcast , we interview two certified veterinary practice managers (CVPM) about the long road to acquiring this designation: Susan Diment, CVPM, DBA, PHR, administrative assistant/CVPM candidate liaison for the Veterinary Hospital Managers Association, Inc. also known as the VHMA and Sarah Wooters, CVPM, practice manager of Chestertown Anima...

In this VETgirl veterinary continuing education podcast , we interview Dr. Leah Cohn , DVM, PhD, DACVIM (Internal Medicine) on all the things that have changed in veterinary medicine - specifically in dogs and cats/small animal - over the past few years (or decades, since we're old!)! In fact, there's SO much to hear on what's changed in our veterinary field, so make sure to check out Part 1 from...

In today's VETgirl online veterinary CE podcast , we’re going to talk about traumatic brain injury (aka head trauma) in small animals. We will discuss the clinical presentation of these patients, important monitoring tools, treatments, and prognostics.

In today's VETgirl online veterinary continuing education podcast , we interview Dr. Lindsay Starkey , DVM, PhD, DACVM - Parasitology on all things parasitology! Tune in to learn some communication tips when it comes educating your pet owners about year-round parasite protection. Find out why it's so important why you ask your pet owners about their pet's lifestyle, specifically where their pet li...

In today's VETgirl online veterinary CE podcast , we talk to Dr. Ashley Bourgeois , DACVD on what's new in veterinary dermatology? Tune in to learn the biggest challenges veterinarians face when managing allergies in dogs, and when you should reach for Cytopoint, a JAK inhibitor, steroids, cyclosporine, or other prescription medications! Learn if you should be carrying more than one JAK inhibitor...

In today's VETgirl online veterinary continuing education podcast , we interview Emily Riemer , a life coach, on simple stress management strategies that we can implement in veterinary medicine to reduce burnout. Tune in to learn the definition of burnout, how it's different from "stress" and "anxiety," how we can practice mindfulness, and how we can implement practical stress management strategie...

In today's VETgirl online veterinary CE podcast , we discuss hypocoagulability in dogs with pulmonary hypertension. For quick review, pulmonary hypertension, which we will refer to as “PH”, is an abnormal increase in pulmonary pressure and can be caused from cardiac, respiratory, or systemic conditions. In human medicine, both hyper- and hypocoagulability have been associated with PH, but no veter...

In today's VETgirl online veterinary continuing education podcast , we interview Tabitha Kucera , CCBC, RVT, KPA-CTP, VTS (Behavior) and owner of Chirrups and Chatter Behavior Consulting about the key takeaways for the 2024 AAFP Intercat Tension Guidelines: Recognition, Prevention, and Management Guidelines .

In today's VETgirl online veterinary CE podcast , we’re going to talk about one of my favorite breeds, the super sweet Cavalier King Charles Spaniel (what we’ll Cavaliers from now on, since it’s a mouthful!). Unfortunately, we all know that this breed has horrible myxomatous mitral valve disease. So, if you see Cavaliers in your clinic, when should you decide to put these dogs on heart medications...

In this VETgirl veterinary continuing education podcast , we interview Dr. Leah Cohn , DVM, PhD, DACVIM (Internal Medicine), a longtime dear friend and colleague of VETgirl! Join us as we talk about all the things that have changed in veterinary medicine - specifically in dogs and cats/small animal - over the past few years! In fact, there's SO much to hear, you'll have to tune back in for Part 2...

In today’s  VETgirl  online veterinary continuing education  podcast , we interview Dr.  Rebekah Mack-Gertig , DACVIM and Dr.  Christine Kirnos  on all you need to know about what’s new with veterinary diagnostic innovations! How does innovation help make our veterinary practices more efficient, and what do you need to know to implement it more seamlessly in your clinic? Tune in to learn about Cys...

In today's VETgirl online veterinary CE podcast , we’re going to discuss subaortic stenosis and the effects of medical management with two different beta-blockers: sotalol versus atenolol. This is based off a study by Tjostheim et al out of University of Wisconsin-Madison entitled “ Association of sotalol versus atenolol therapy with survival in dogs with severe subaortic stenosis .”

In this VETgirl veterinary continuing education podcast , we interview Dr. Natalie Marks , CVJ on what we can do to improve our efficiency in veterinary practice... and therefore improve our veterinary work-life balance! She'll discuss her life hacks and tips - which including working smarter, not harder - with tools like artificial intelligence to empowering your team to building your team cultur...

In today's VETgirl online veterinary CE podcast , we chat with Dr. Jane Shaw , PhD and Dr. Jason Coe , PhD on the importance of putting communication skills into veterinary practice. Why should you invest in developing communication skills in your veterinary practice? In this Part 2 (of 2) VETgirl communication podcast, we talk about the importance of investing in the beginning and ending of an ap...

In today's VETgirl online veterinary continuing education podcast , Dr. Michelle Evason, BSc, DVM, DACVIM, MRCVS, Global Director of Veterinary Clinical Education at Antech, part of Mars Science & Diagnostics, discusses how to diagnose and treat multi-drug resistant hookworm, deal with Giardia decision-making, and emerging Echinococcus . Tune in to learn what to do about anthelmintic resistanc...

In this VETgirl veterinary continuing education podcast , we interview Dr. Erik Zager, DACVECC on all things feline urethral obstruction related! Tune in to learn what factors predispose a cat to urethral obstruction (UO), what the analgesia plan should be, how important fluid therapy's role is, and what we should do nutrition-wise when it comes to blocked cats. Sponsored By: Blue Buffalo