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 resulting in an negative impact on both their professional and personal wellbeing. Tune in to hear about the results and check out the full publication below!

In today's VETgirl online veterinary CE 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 must be aware of the rare potential complications that can occur... some of which can be life-threatening!

In today's VETgirl online veterinary CE 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 the world of veterinary diagnostics. Rapid innovations and AI are now making what seemed impossible - possible! With these recent advances, and broadening array of reference laboratory and in-house diagnostic test options, for our veterinary patients comes the need for education surrounding how these diagnostics help veterinarians, and their teams, help pets (and pet-owners) in their clinical day-to-day. Questions on what information the test provides and availability, reliability, and cost of test, together with turnaround time are top of mind. Additionally, diagnostic stewardship (i.e. what’s the right test at the right time - and for the right pet?) and the ability to provide AND communicate these options across the spectrum are other needs for the profession, to feel comfortable practicing shared decision-making with pet-parents.

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In today's VETgirl online veterinary CE 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 with antimicrobials, as it's no longer "4-6 weeks, or 2 weeks past resolution of radiographic abnormalities!"

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 weight.

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In today's VETgirl online veterinary continuing education podcast, Dr. Amy Kaplan, cVMA, DACVECC, MRCVS discusses 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 Animal Hospital in Maryland. Tune in to understand the length of the process, benefits to acquiring your CVPM and the resources VHMA has available to candidates!

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 last month HERE!

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 lives, who they "socialize" with, and what day-to-day pet activities they encounter... so you can help them protect against vector-borne illnesses and parasitic diseases!

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