Vetgirl Veterinary Continuing Education Podcasts

In today's VETgirl online veterinary CE podcast, we review a paper entitled “Optimal rate control in dogs with atrial fibrillation—ORCA study—Multicenter prospective observational study: Prognostic impact and predictors of rate control” by Pedro et al that was published in the Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine in 2023. Now, you likely remember being taught about the classic “sneakers in the dryer” arrhythmia - atrial fibrillation, or what we’ll call “a fib” from now on, and why it needs to be diagnosed and treated in our canine patients.

In today's VETgirl online veterinary continuing education podcast, Dr. Justine Lee, DACVECC, DABT and Dr. Garret Pachtinger, DACVECC discuss the top new things in veterinary medicine that make this VETgirl team mad. From not using IV fluid therapy in your poisoned patients to overdocumenting in electronic medical records (EMR) to the growing cost of veterinary medicine, tune in to learn from this "atypical" podcast!

In today's VETgirl online veterinary CE podcast, we talk with Dr. Alison Diesel, DACVD on canine allergic skin disease. Allergic skin disease can be a primary reason dog owners visit the veterinarian. However, failure to adequately help an itchy dog can also be a leading reason for a client to leave their veterinarian and seek help elsewhere. What makes allergic skin disease diagnosis and management challenging for many practitioners? And what steps should we take to work it up? How do we rule it out from food allergy? And at what point in the diagnostic process should a diet trial be initiated? Tune in to get schooled on all things allergy!

In today's VETgirl online veterinary CE podcast, we interview Erin Walsh, co-founder of Spark and Stitch, speaker, writer, and parent. She's an expert on technology and children, and we're honored to interview her for this non-traditional, non-veterinary podcast! Tune in as we learn some life hacks about technology, child-friendly apps, and how to balance screen time and boundaries in kids. As a working parent, this stuff is hard! Tune in to learn what potential age is recommended for first devices for kids, and what the impact of social media is on our children's mental health.

In this VETgirl veterinary continuing education podcast, we interview Dr. Carol Reinero, PhD, DACVIM on what's new with Canine Infectious Respiratory Disease Complex (CIRDC) in dogs. What pathogens cause CIRDC, and how do we protect our canine patients? What's the difference between mucosal immunity and systemic immunity when it comes to the Bordetella vaccine? Tune in as she discusses how to get your “social dogs” protected, how we treat CIRDC, and what kind of tests should be run in isolated cases of suspected CIRD and in suspected outbreaks of CIRD! Last, find out about the “mysterious” respiratory illnesses spreading rapidly in dogs!Sponsored By: Boehringer Ingelheim

In today's VETgirl online veterinary continuing education podcast, we talk with Amanda Shelby, RVT, VTS (Anesthesia & Analgesia), VETgirl's Senior Veterinary CE Specialist on who she is and what she does! We're excited she joined our VETgirl team. You’ll be hearing more of Amanda's voice on our VETgirl podcasts, webinars, and blogs! Find out where Amanda trained, what she does now, and what she does for fun in this VETgirl podcast!

In today's VETgirl online veterinary CE podcast, we chat with Dr. Jane Shaw, DVM, PhD and Dr. Jason Coe, DVM, PhD on the importance of communication in veterinary medicine. Why should you invest in developing communication skills in your veterinary practice? In this Part 1 of 2 communication VETgirl podcast, we'll talk about how to develop effective communication, how it can impact appointment efficiency and practice culture, and how you can serve as a role model for effective communication! Check back in a few months for Part 2 HERE.

Today's VETgirl podcast is sponsored by Boehringer Ingelheim. Boehringer’s Animal Health provides first-in-class innovation for preventing and treating disease in animals. The company offers a wide range of vaccines, parasite-control products, and medicines for pets, horses, and livestock to veterinarians, animal owners, farmers, and governments. As a leader in animal health, Boehringer Ingelheim values that the health of humans and animals is deeply connected and strives to make a difference for people, animals, and society. Learn more at www.boehringer-ingelheim.com/animal-health.Sponsored By: Boehringer Ingelheim

In today's VETgirl online veterinary CE podcast, we talk to Dr. Thomas P. Lewis, DACVD about all things derm! Tune in as he discusses some of the biggest changes he faces as a dermatologist, what key things he thinks are important to evaluate when presented an itchy, allergic dog, and what you need in your  dermatology toolbox! Most importantly, what are our goals of treating dogs for allergic skin disease? Can we get remission with skin disease? Tune in to learn all things derm!Sponsored By: Elanco

In today's VETgirl online veterinary CE podcast, Dr. Justine Lee, DACVECC, DABT talks about the use of intravenous lipid emulsion (ILE) therapy for the management of toxicities in dogs and cats. Whether you’re a veterinarian in a general, specialty, or emergency practice, you’re bound to see poisoning cases. Thankfully, with aggressive supportive care and appropriate use of decontamination, the prognosis for most toxicants is fair to good.

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 feline chronic enteropathy. First, what is chronic enteropathy and what causes it? How common is it in our feline population and how do we work it up? What's our diagnostic and treatment approach to chronic enteropathy? Tune in to learn all things skinny-cat related!Sponsored By: Royal Canin

In this VETgirl veterinary continuing education podcast, we interview Dr. Crystal Lora and Dr. Casey Robinson at IndeVets on paid parental leave. Ever wonder if you can ever really have the work-life balance (let alone the time and energy) to have children AND build a meaningful career in vet med? Let’s face it, the nature of being a vet is that we encounter physically, mentally, and emotionally taxing things every day. Not to mention the hours. The Very. Long. Hours. How do you reconcile that with the time and energy needed to build a family without sacrificing one, or the other? Add in the quite frankly unacceptable inconsistency of paid parental leave in the veterinary industry and there is a perfect storm vets must work against to be both present parent and achieve vet success. Join us as we explore the importance of building your career in the right place, alongside the right people – people who are working to pave a better way for the vet industry to parent. Because when you choose your career path, it

In today's VETgirl online veterinary CE podcast, we interview Dr. Jasper Burke, DACVECC on her publication entitled Hepatic abscessation in dogs: A multicenter study of 56 cases (2010–2019). If you're presented a middle-aged dog with "ADR" (ain't doing right!) signs who has elevated liver enzymes, hypoalbuminemia, thrombocytopenia, and a neutrophilia, this podcast is a must. While rare, tune in to learn everything you need to know - from diagnostic work up, clinical signs, clinicopathologic findings, treatment, and prognosis - about hepatic abscessation in dogs!Sponsored By: Royal Canin

In this VETgirl veterinary continuing education podcast, we interview Dr. Brian Scansen, DACVIM (Cardiology), Professor and Service Head in Cardiology & Cardiac Surgery at CSU on mitral valve disease in dogs and what we need to do. If you're in general practice and your pet owner can't afford an echocardiogram, what do you do for that dog with a heart murmur? What role do radiographs have in the management of mitral valve disease in dogs, and when should we consider starting medications in dogs with mitral valve disease in dogs? Get the low down on if compounded medications like compounded pimobendane manufactured using bulk substance is the same as Vetmedin® (pimobendan) Chewable Tablets and what’s new in the treatment of chronic valvular heart disease (CVHD) in dogs!Sponsored By: Boehringer Ingelheim

Dr. Amy Kaplan, DACVECC here today! In today's VETgirl online veterinary CE podcast, we’re going to explore the various diagnostics tools available to us to workup nonhemorrhagic ascites in dogs beyond our initial physical examination. Now in the ER, when I tap an abdomen and it comes back as blood, I’m all over it – the majority of the time, it’s often secondary to hemangiosarcoma or less common causes such as hemangiomas or hematomas (which DO happen!). Less commonly, I’ll see patients present with abdominal effusion that is considered a nonhemorrhagic ascites (what we’ll call NHA from now on) – this is fluid with a packed cell volume of < 10%). A variety of diseases can cause NHA including right-sided congestive heart failure, neoplasia, liver failure, hypoalbuminemia, pancreatitis, chyloabdomen, uroabdomen, or septic peritonitis. So, when it’s NOT blood, how do you figure out the cause of the ascites?Sponsored By: Royal Canin

In this VETgirl podcast, we talk to shelter veterinarian, Dr. Brian DiGangi, MS, DABVP (Canine & Feline Practice, Shelter Medicine Practice), on what you need to know about parvovirus outbreaks in shelters. What is the impact of canine parvovirus on shelters? Tune in to learn what the current treatment of canine parvovirus look like in the shelter setting, and how shelters can prevent individual parvo cases from becoming an outbreak. Learn about the first and only USDA conditionally approved treatment that targets parvo, Canine Parvovirus Monoclonal Antibody (CPMA), and how shelters are implementing CPMA into parvo treatment protocols.Sponsored By: Elanco

In today's VETgirl online veterinary continuing education podcast, we talk with Dr. Amy Kaplan, VETgirl Contributor/Webinar Moderator, on who she is and what she does! You’ve likely heard Dr. Kaplan’s voice at the beginning of a lot of our sponsored VETgirl webinars, and now, we want you to meet the person behind the webinar intro! Find out where Dr. Amy Kaplan trained, what she does now, and what she does for fun, in this VETgirl podcast!

In this VETgirl online veterinary continuing education podcast, we interview Dr. Ashlie Saffire, DABVP (Feline Practice) on feline constipation. This is a common problem we see in our feline patients - particularly those with underlying water balance issues, pelvic issues, or dietary-related issues! Tune in to learn all you need to know about how to treat feline constipation!Sponsored By: Royal Canin

In today's VETgirl online veterinary CE podcast, we talk to Dr. Douglas DeBoer, DACVD about all things derm! Tune in as he discusses some guiding principles on how to treat allergic dermatitis, how to talk with pet owner about this complex disease, and how to create a better outcome in our pets with skin disease!Sponsored By: Elanco

In today's VETgirl online veterinary CE podcast, we interview Andrew Moorhead, DVM, MS, PhD, DACVM (Parasitology), Associate Professor in Parasitology at the University of Georgia, Director and Primary Investigator of the Filariasis Research Reagent Resource Center and American Heartworm Society (AHS) Board of Directors along with Marisa Ames, DVM, ACVIM (Cardiology), Associate Professor in Cardiology at UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine and AHS Board of Directors on how to treat the heartworm-positive dog. Every veterinary practitioner understands the importance of treating heartworm-positive dogs. However, questions about heartworm treatment are common. Based on the latest research and information, the American Heartworm Society recently updated its guidelines on heartworm treatment. In this podcast, Dr. Moorhead and Dr. Ames update us on the optimal components and timing of heartworm treatment in dogs. We’ll also learn from them what’s changed—and what hasn’t—and what it means for you, your clients, a