VETgirl Veterinary Continuing Education Podcasts Dr. Justine Lee, DACVECC, DABT and Dr. Garret Pachinger, DACVECC

In today's VETgirl online veterinary CE podcast, we interview Dr. Starkey and Dr. Ames discuss what the newly updated American Heartworm Society Canine Heartworm Guidelines say about screening dogs for heartworm, and what additional evaluation is needed-and when-if the screening tests are positive.

In today's VETgirl podcast, we interview Dr. Jenni Rizzo on how we can improve heartworm compliance. Tune in to learn how common heartworm disease is, what the latest incidence studies from the American Heartworm Society (AHS) tell us, and why heartworm compliance continues to be such a challenge with pet owners! Get some hints on using the right language with your clients to help improve heartworm prevention compliance.

In today's VETgirl online veterinary CE podcast, we talk with Drs. Karie Johnson, DVM and Lori Teller, DVM, DAVBP about today's challenges in the veterinary industry, as well as the AVMF REACH program. A new initiative by Purina Pro Plan Veterinary Diets is helping remove barriers veterinarians face in practice today. In today's podcast, we're going to discuss some of the challenges veterinarians are facing today, how these challenges have sparked innovation and how initiatives like the REACH Program are filling a need and helping patients.

In today's VETgirl online veterinary CE podcast, we talk to Dr. David Dycus about what you need to know about managing canine osteoarthritis, how it affects our canine patient's quality of life, and what we can do about it. Tune in to learn about the Canine Osteoarthritis Staging Tool (COAST), how it affects our veterinary patient outcomes, and what to do if you're hesitant to use NSAIDs long term!

In today's VETgirl online veterinary CE podcast, we review the clinical signs, clinical course and prognosis for dogs diagnosed with pericardial effusion secondary to either left atrial rupture from myxomatous mitral valve disease versus those with neoplastic cardiac tamponade. This is based off a recent study by Sugiura et al entitled “Retrospective evaluation of clinical signs, clinical course, and prognosis between dogs with left atrial rupture secondary to myxomatous mitral valve disease and those with neoplastic cardiac tamponade (2015-2019): 70 cases.”

In this VETgirl veterinary continuing education podcast, we interview financial advisors Tom Seeko and CJ Burnett, co-founders of Florida Veterinary Advisors. VETgirl? I have a financial advisor, so the question is, do YOU need a financial advisor? Do you need one who understands the veterinary industry? Tune in as we discuss some of the biggest hurdles that veterinarians experience within their finances, challenges that practice owners can face, and the resources available to the veterinary industry.