VETgirl Veterinary Continuing Education Podcasts

In today's VETgirl online veterinary CE podcast , we talk to Dr. Julie Churchill , PhD, DACVN about the importance of client communication in diabetic cats, as well as some nutritional takeaways when counseling and advising cat owners. We interview her about a recent paper entitled " Survival, remission, and quality of life in diabetic cats " published by Rothlin-Zachrisson N et al in JVIM.  In th...

In this VETgirl veterinary continuing education podcast , we interview Dr. Marisa Brunetti , VMD and Dave Shuey, LMSW, DMA who offer a fresh take on burnout and compassion fatigue in veterinary medicine. These two terms have become popular buzzwords that people use to address two of the most common mental health hazards inside and outside veterinary medicine. Brunetti and Shuey make a case that ma...

In today's VETgirl online veterinary continuing education podcast , we interview Dr. Christopher Lee , MPH, DACVPM on canine leptospirosis. How is "lepto" transmitted, and what areas of the country are most affected? How do we diagnose it, and what are the clinical signs? What canine patient population should be vaccinated for leptospirosis? Tune in to learn all things lepto! Sponsored By: Merck A...

In this VETgirl podcast, we talk to Dr. Andrew Bugbee , DACVIM about diabetes mellitus in your feline patients, and what you need to know. Find out what some of the challenges are when it comes to discussing diabetes with cat owners, and what matters most to cat owners when they get the diagnosis of diabetes mellitus? After all, what's so hard about managing diabetes in cats? Learn about Bexacat,...

In today's VETgirl online veterinary CE podcast , we talk to Dr. Marie Holowaychuk , DACVECC, CYT on a recent study entitled “ Burnout symptoms and workplace satisfaction among veterinary emergency care providers .” No big shocker, but veterinary emergency care providers have higher burnout scores compared to human emergency care providers, and that these scores are notably higher among veterinary...

In today's VETgirl online veterinary continuing education podcast , we interview Dr. Darcy Adin, DVM, DACVIM (Cardiology). She will review practical, clinically relevant information on the latest updates in the diagnosis and management of mitral valve disease in dogs. Her discussion today will aid the general practitioner on what to do if the client can’t go to the cardiologist. She will include s...

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In this VETgirl online veterinary CE podcast , Dr. Jessica Ward , DACVIM discusses whether kidney injury can occur after furosemide use when treating dogs with congestive heart failure (CHF). When we treat dogs dogs with CHF in the emergency or critical care setting, can we potentially cause more harm and cause acute kidney injury (AKI)?

In today's VETgirl online veterinary CE podcast , we discuss heartworm disease and what you need to know from a cardiologist! What are the complications we can see from heartworm disease, and when is it diagnosed as "complicated" versus "uncomplicated?" When should we refer our heartworm positive patients to a cardiologist? Do all heartworm positive patients need an echocardiogram and chest radiog...

In today's VETgirl online veterinary CE podcast , we discuss how to manage heartworm positive dogs and cats in the shelter setting. What do shelter veterinarians do when it comes to managing heartworm disease? It’s important that shelter veterinarians and veterinarians in practice work together to provide the best possible care for the patients they see, and being heartworm positive disease isn't...

In today's VETgirl online veterinary CE podcast , we discuss heartworm disease in cats. How can we make the case for heartworm prevention in our feline patients? Why is heartworm in cats challenging to diagnose? What guidelines can veterinary professionals follow for routine monitoring of cats for heartworms? Should we recommend routine heartworm testing in cats or testing when we see clinical sig...

In today’s VETgirl podcast , we interview Dr. Maryanne Murphy , PhD, DACVIM (Nutrition) and Dr. Angela Rollins , PhD, DACVIM (Nutrition), both Clinical Associate Professors of Nutrition at University of Tennessee , on the incidence of canine and feline obesity in our veterinary patients. What can we do to help improve the health of our patients by reducing obesity? Tune in for some tips on how to...

In today's VETgirl online veterinary continuing education podcast , we interview Dr. Nikhil Joshi on all things Lyme disease in dogs. What do you need to know about Borrelia burgdorferi and how is it transmitted? Tune in to learn how "easy" Lyme disease is to diagnose, and what to do when you see that blue dot on the 4DX SNAP test - should you treat it or not? Learn what an OSP is and why they are...

In today's VETgirl online veterinary CE podcast , we discuss diagnostic dilemmas about heartworm testing dogs and cats. What do we need to know about canine antigen testing, and are some heartworm antigen tests more sensitive than others? How common are false-positive results on in-house tests, and what do we need to know about false-negative results with heartworm testing? More importantly, what...

In today's VETgirl online veterinary continuing education podcast , Dr. Justine Lee , DACVECC, DABT reviews Fleet enema (or hypertonic phosphate) toxicity in cats (and small dogs). While this isn't a common toxicity, it can be if your cat owner gave the "wrong" type of enema! Tune in to learn what clinical signs, clinicopathologic changes, and treatment modalities are warranted with this life-thre...

In this VETgirl veterinary continuing education podcast , we interview Dr. Samantha Cantor and Dr. Andrew Heller from IndeVets on understanding your compensation as a veterinarian.  So, if you're confused on how you're paid - via salary, production, pro-sal, or hourly - you'll want to tune in! Learn about sign-on bonuses and wage increases, and how to calculate your effective hourly rate! Sponsore...

In this VETgirl veterinary podcast , we interview Dr. Joerg Steiner , med.vet., Dr.med.vet., PhD, DACVIM, DECVIM-CA, AGAF, Regents Professor and University Distinguished Professor at Texas A&M. He will review the most recent updates in acute canine pancreatitis (ACP) and an exciting new therapeutic option, PANOQUELL®-CA1 (fuzapladib sodium for injection). Acute canine pancreatitis is far more...

In today's VETgirl online veterinary continuing education podcast , we interview Dr. Andrea Myer , DACVD, veterinary dermatologist, on all things derm related! If you need a quick review of veterinary dermatology, tune in to learn the top mistakes that veterinarians make with derm cases!

Thank you for visiting our VETgirl podcast page! Accessing the podcast transcript and getting CE credit for podcasts is a members-only feature! If you're a member, please log in! Otherwise, to get more learning on, join VETgirl ELITE over for 100+ hours of RACE-approved, online veterinary CE/year in the form of webinars (including small animal , large animal , veterinary technician , and leadershi...

In this VETgirl veterinary continuing education podcast , we interview Dr. Christie Long , Vice President of Medicine at Modern Animal , on how technology can help improve our lives in veterinary medicine. Now that COVID is "over," what is the role of telemedicine? And with the busy-ness of veterinary life post-COVID, how can we support exemplary medical quality in veterinary medicine? Tune in to...

In this VETgirl veterinary continuing education podcast , we interview Ryanne Heiny, CVT, VTS (Internal Medicine) on being a veterinary technician specialist (VTS) in internal medicine. Should I consider getting my VTS? Can I go straight from veterinary technician school and go straight towards a VTS program? How can we build better trust between veterinarians and veterinary technicians? How can I...

In today's VETgirl online veterinary continuing education podcast , we interview Dr. Colette Wegenast, DABT from the ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center on her recent publication entitled " Acute kidney injury in dogs following ingestion of cream of tartar and tamarinds and the connection to tartaric acid as the proposed toxic principle in grapes and raisins " which was published in the Journal of...

In today's VETgirl online veterinary continuing education podcast , we interview Dr. Sheryl Gamble , MS, DVM, professional services veterinarian at Merck Animal Health, as she reviews the many infectious causes of canine cough and how they interact with the environment and the dog to cause disease. Can you tell what the culprit is from the clinical signs alone? Tune in to learn what CIRDC (canine...

In this VETgirl online veterinary continuing education podcast , we chat with Dr. Addie Reinhard as she reviews the mental health challenges in veterinary medicine. What are some things that leaders and companies can do to support their veterinary teams, and what can individuals do to support themselves in this field? Sponsored By: Blue Buffalo

In today's VETgirl online veterinary continuing education podcast , we interview Dr. Christopher Kennedy, DACVECC, DECVECC, a criticalist at the University of Liège - Belgium, on all things about focused cardiac ultrasound! In this Part 2 episode, learn more about using this point-of-care-ultrasound that focuses on the heart, how to diagnose pericardial effusion (because it's harder than it looks,...