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Decluttering osteoarthritis treatment options with experts

OA affects many dogs’ quality of life, and the information provided will be invaluable in helping you better manage chronic cases.

The Canadian Osteoarthritis Treatment Guidelines were created by a Canadian Advisory Board composed of nine OA experts. Their goal was to develop clinically practical and evidence-based treatment guidelines and considerations Canadian veterinary practitioners can use to treat and discuss canine OA. The guidelines offer treatment recommendations for the various OA stages, according to the Canine OsteoArthritis Staging Tool (COAST).

This panel discussion features members of the Canadian Advisory Board Dr. Conny Mosley, Dr. Laura Romano and Dr. Terri Schiller; hear how they approach OA treatment by leveraging the new Canadian OA Treatment Guidelines.

Download a summary of the Canine Osteoarthritis Treatment Guidelines

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Fight back against periodontal disease: Understanding the disease and the role of prevention

Understanding periodontal disease (PD) is an important first step in controlling the disease and the impacts it has on patients. During this webcast, Dr. Josée Marcoux will retrace the pathogeny of PD, with a focus on how to convey to clients the importance of the disease and its prevention. She will also be thoroughly discussing home care.

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Striving for work-life balance: Making this resolution a reality

As a veterinary care provider, you are likely feeling overworked and exhausted by the never-ending pull of patient care, client needs, and other professional obligations. When you add to these the demands of your life outside of work, such as raising children, caregiving for pets, or practising self-care, it is no wonder that you feel burnt out. And as you move into the new year, your desire to balance work and home life will become stronger, leaving you to wonder, is it really possible to achieve a balance between your personal and professional lives?

During this important and timely webcast, veterinary wellness advocate and Thrive! collaborator, Dr. Marie Holowaychuk will discuss what work-life balance means and how you might achieve it with practical tools and strategies for:

managing your time;
preserving your energy;
setting boundaries; and,
saying no.

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For other well-being tips and insights from Dr. Holowaychuk, visit our Thrive! section today!

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Incorporating benzodiazepines into your small animal anesthesia practice

During this webcast, Dr. Jessica Pang will discuss the challenges related to deciding when and how to use benzodiazepines in daily practice.

She will also provide guidelines on the following aspects:

how to take advantage of the physiologic effects of midazolam and diazepam; and,
how to incorporate them into sedation and anesthesia protocols for small animal patients.

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Financial planning 101 for vet students

VetStrategy is collaborating with BMO to host a special webcast to discuss basic financial planning strategies for veterinary students, including how to manage student debt. Accompanied by BMO Manager, Tas Pollesel, join Dr. Amy Butler and Dr. Catherine Daniel as they share their candid experience and how they achieved their personal goals.

Why ER? Answer: Why not ER!

Join us for this webcast featuring Dr. Barbara Bryer who discusses why she's passionate about emergency medicine and why this might be the right career path for you.

Creating collaborative care through nutrition conversations

Join us as two renowned experts in pet nutrition, Drs. Julie Churchill and Sarah Abood, share a comprehensive overview on why having nutrition conversations with clients is important and how veterinary health care teams can include nutrition conversations in their daily clinical practice.

This fun and interactive presentation promises to help give teams practical tips and tricks that these experts have learned throughout their careers, including:

a framework to each nutritional conversation: assessment, recommendation, follow-up to evaluate, and record outcome.
key communication skills for addressing potentially difficult nutrition conversations.
specific scenario examples to apply these communication skills to address nutrition-related questions.

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Updates on the management of feline CKD

What’s new in feline chronic kidney disease (CKD)? During this webcast, Dr. Jessica Quimby discusses common metabolic disturbances and secondary medical complications that are associated with feline CKD, as well as updates on our growing body of knowledge in this field. In addition, this webcast is an opportunity to appreciate new data on strategies for medical management of feline CKD, and to understand the importance of formulating and actively managing a nutritional plan for the affected patient. Special attention is given to the management of appetite and recent literature is reviewed to looking into the degree of evidence available for the efficacy of current recommended therapies for this disease.

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This cat isn't a "beep"! Are you sure that your feline patient is "mean," and not just scared?

Cats are the most popular pet today, resulting in many of them needing veterinary care. Common misunderstandings still widely circulate about the common Felis sylvestrus catus causing veterinary professionals to feel frustrated with their domestic short-haired patients. For instance, many cats are being incorrectly identified as “mean” when they are actually scared, which may lead to a lack of appropriate care.

During this webcast, Animal Behaviour Specialist, Dr. Colleen Wilson will describe the most current scientific facts about cat behaviour to help you get your feline patients to the clinic more comfortably and to ensure a more positive experience while there.

Warning! This webcast could lead to improved feline patient care, more joy in your day and an increase in your bottom line.

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"How can you mend a broken heart": Actionable tips from a cardiologist

During this webcast, cardiology specialist and professor, Dr. Sonya G. Gordon will provide a quick overview of the ACVIM consensus guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of myxomatous mitral valve disease in dogs. She will also delve into some important questions regarding the following topics:

diagnosing the various ACVIM stages of canine heart disease and failure with a focus on Stage B2;
the current recommended treatment for the various ACVIM stages of mitral valve disease;
what are the “must-use” treatments and when to administer them if owners are financially restricted;
the minimum database and findings necessary before veterinarians can confidently recommend treatment; and,
recommendations for case monitoring throughout the various stages.

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