Program – AAVSB RACE Approved

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Properly select, don, and doff personal protective equipment for biosecurity purposes
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USDA Regulatory Veterinary Medicine update.

5. Uveitis, Glaucoma and Cataract are the most commonly seen intraocular ophthalmic disorders in small animal practice. They are often inter-related and may even be concurrent. It is essential to be able to differentiate between these diseases and also to know when they may indicate a potential systemic disease or when the contralateral eye is at risk for the same disease. Finally, treatment and prognosis will be discussed

"This lecture will provide the key radiographic abnormalities that
determine whether a set of abdominal images constitutes a
gastrointestinal obstruction that requires emergency surgery"
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Describe the anatomic and physiologic basis of medical acupuncture and its related techniques, me,dical massage and photomedicine
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Be able to effectively treat synovial sepsis in a field setting when referral is not an option..

Participants will be able to describe three central practice-related stressors that contribute to burnout in veterinary medicine

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Understand the path / stepping stones for career advancement.

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This lecture will focus on 5 important things to know about HCM, including screening methods deciding who and how to treat, and tips on managing feline congestive heart failure. .

Define, describe, and defend non-surgical approaches to cranial cruciate ligament disease in small animals.

Understanding primary and secondary back pain in horses
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Participants will learn to summarize the research on individual wellness interventions and identify three wellness-enhancing strategies to practice.

This lecture will review scienxxx.

This lecture will be a discussion of current topics pertaining to veterinary zoonotic diseases.

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Increased understanding of feline renal disease.

Current thoughts on the proposed etiologies of GDV and appropriate animal husbandry to prevent its occurrence will be discussed. Then we will focus on initial management of the patient including selection of proper decompression techniques and prognostic factors such as serum lactate for predicting survival. We will finish with videos of actual intraoperative derotation and gastropexy techniques as well as prophylactic laparoscopic techniques.

Update the indications, challenges, and best approaches to feline sedation.

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This session will use case videos and images to review lesion localization and differential diagnoses for specific presentations.

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Obstructive diseases specific to the cat include gastroduodenal polyps, FIP induced obstructions, constrictive adenocarcinomas, propensity towards linear foreign body ingestion and idiopathic megacolon. We will outline the various surgical treatments for these conditions and include informative videos on the single catheter technique for linear foreign body removal as well as the technique for subtotal colectomy.

To explain what monoclonal antibodies are; to communicate the role of nerve growth factor (NGF) in pain; and to discuss the potential of anti-NGF monocloncal antibodies to provide long-term pain control in cats .

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Ability to recognize emergency situations and provide initial treatment.

This lecture will discuss the pathophysiology of pulmonary hypertension, initial presentation, examination findings, and diagnostics related to recognizing and treating the disease. .

Cats are frequently plagued by feline lower urinary tract disease (FLUTD) usually caused by struvite calculi. In this session, we will explore different therapeutic methods including options for urethral catheterization, perineal urethrostomy in traditional ventral recumbency or in combination with cystotomy using dorsal recumbency. In conclusion, we will discuss the various options for management of calcium oxalate ureteroliths including re-implantation techniques, ureteral stents and the subcutaneous ureteral bypass (SUB) procedure.

We will review updates on common feline endocrinopathies and also discuss some disorders that are becoming more frequently recognized.

attendees will come away with an understanding of what has changed in management of heartworm disease in dogs and cats, including diagnostics, preventives, treatment and resistance, as time allows.

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1. This presentation will summarize the challenges of current limb-sparing surgical techniques available for canine appendicular osteosarcoma, and present a novel minimally invasive interventional approach to limb-sparing in development at NCSU

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Identify postural clues that indicate an orthopaedic issue. Apply specific manipulations to focus their investigation of a lameness or injury

"This lecture will focus on selecting and performing diagnostics for Pituitary Pars lnterrnedia Dysfunction and Equine Metabolic Syndrome in an ambulatory setting, interpreting the results, and making recommendation for management of these
conditions".

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The aim of this lecture is to review practical tips for the assessment and management of traumatized small animals.

Ground level understanding of great social media management.

What are the current regulations and policies for compounding in 2019, and how this affects your veterinary practice; and what are some examples and limitations of compounding.

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Provide an overview on what clients experience once they arrive at NCSU with their colicking horse. Provide an update on recent research in equine colic management, and current costs and prognoses for common surgical colics.