VETgirl Veterinary Continuing Education Podcasts

In today's VETgirl online veterinary continuing education podcast, Drs. Andy Moorhead, Associate Professor, Department of Clinical Sciences at North Carolina State University and Uri Donnett, Chief Veterinarian, Dane County Humane Society in Madison, Wisconsin discuss the why, when and how of activity restriction during heartworm treatment. There’s more to canine heartworm treatment than administering medications to eliminate adult heartworms. Activity restriction of patients during treatment is a factor that’s critical to treatment success, BUT facilitating this kind of lifestyle change—even though temporary—can be challenging for both veterinarians and clients.

Sponsored By: American Heartworm Society

In today's VETgirl online veterinary continuing education podcast, Drs. Chris Adolph, MS, ACVM and Cindy Culpepper debunk common heartworm myths, addressing client misconceptions on prevention, treatment, and risks for dogs and cats. In an age of digital and social media, pet owners today can become both informed AND misinformed about heartworm disease. This can present significant challenges when practitioners need to explain this complex disease —and how pets should be screened, protected, and treated. Listen now to enhance your heartworm discussions!

Sponsored By: American Heartworm Society

In today's VETgirl online veterinary continuing education podcast, we chat with Dr. Diccon Westworth, BVSc, DACVIM (Neurology) from VCA Animal Care Center (ACC) of Sonoma County on what we can do to practice more sustainably when it comes to our veterinary clinics. Dr. Westworth leads the Sustainability "Green" Team at ACC and is on the board of directors at the not-for-profit Veterinary Sustainability Alliance. Tune in to learn if, when and how we should appropriately use non-sterile (nitrile) gloves in the veterinary clinic, and what we need to know about hand hygiene and hand health!

In today’s VETgirl online veterinary continuing education podcast, we chat with Dr. Rochelle Low, MaS, MHL, Global VP of Quality and Patient Safety for Mars Veterinary Health about the importance of medical error reporting. Tune in to learn about near misses, how to implement a medical error reporting system, and how to empower the veterinary care team towards solutions to reduce harmful accidents from happening to pets!

In today's VETgirl online veterinary continuing education podcast, we interview Randy Hall, a leadership coach, founder and CEO of VetLead, a veterinary hospital leadership consulting business, about proven strategies to create more happy days in veterinary medicine. Discover how veterinary professionals can boost workplace happiness, improve team culture, and drive positive change for lasting career fulfillment. Tune in to this final podcast episode of the series to learn actionable tips for a happier, more rewarding veterinary career!

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