Feline Idiopathic Cystitis - Background and Current Therapeutics
This session will explore the challenging clinical condition of Feline Idiopathic Cystitis (FIC), focusing on its diagnosis and the range of current therapeutic options. Topics will include strategies for managing stress and alleviating pain, along with an introduction to emerging treatments such as low-dose radiation therapy, supported by recent study findings.
Allison Kendall
DVM, MS, DACVIM
Time: 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Hypersomatotropism: A Common Cause of Diabetes Mellitus in Cats
Are you treating cats with diabetes mellitus (DM)? At least 1 in 4 of those cats have concurrent hypersomatotropism (DM-HS). The treatment, prognosis, progression and monitoring of cats with DM and HS-DM can be vastly different and therefore differentiating the 2 causes is critical. If you are waiting for classic acromegalic phenotype or excessive insulin requirements before diagnosing, you are missing many of these cats. Diagnosis, management, treatment goals and monitoring of cats with HS-DM will be discussed.
Jocelyn Mott
DVM, Diplomate, ACVIM (Small Animal Internal Medicine), FACVIM (feline and canine diabetes)
Time: 1:10 pm - 2:10 pm
Approach to Acute Respiratory Distress in Cats
Being presented with a cat in acute respiratory distress can be distressing for us. This session will review a simple and systematic approach to the diagnosis and treatment of cats in respiratory distress. The focus is on localizing the problem within the respiratory tract which allows targeted diagnostics and early treatment.
Claire Sharp
BSc, BVMS, MS, DACVECC
Time: 2:20 pm - 3:20 pm
VetCE Virtual: Focus on Feline Internal Medicine
January 11, 2025 @ 12 pm - 3:30 pm ET
Speakers
DVM, Diplomate, ACVIM (Small Animal Internal Medicine), FACVIM (feline and canine diabetes)
Allison Kendall
DVM, MS, DACVIM
Dr. Allison Kendall is a Clinical Assistant Professor of Small Animal Internal Medicine at North Carolina State University. She completed an internship and residency at Purdue University and then joined the team at NCSU in 2018. She has a special interest and advanced training in Nephrology/Urology and minimally invasive procedures. She is currently working on dual board certification in Nephrology/Urology through the ACVNU. Outside of work, Dr. Kendall loves spending time outdoors with her family, including her 2 year old son.
Jocelyn Mott
DVM, Diplomate, ACVIM (Small Animal Internal Medicine), FACVIM (feline and canine diabetes)
Dr. Jocelyn Mott graduated from Western College of Veterinary Medicine in Saskatoon, SK, Canada. After graduation, she completed an internship at Oklahoma State University and a small animal internal medicine residency at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Dr Mott is board certified by the ACVIM in small animal internal medicine and fellow accredited by ACVIM in feline and canine diabetes. Dr Mott is currently an associate professor of small animal internal medicine at the University of Florida.
Claire Sharp
BSc, BVMS, MS, DACVECC
Claire is a 2002 graduate of Murdoch University Veterinary School. Claire completed a rotating internship at Oklahoma State University, followed by an ECC internship, ECC residency and Masters at the University of Missouri. Claire became a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care in 2010, and worked as a faculty criticalist in the ECC section at Tufts until 2015. In 2015, Claire returned to Australia to lead the ECC section at her alma mater where she does clinical work, teaches veterinary students and trains residents. Claire has diverse research interests in ECC including sepsis, respiratory disease, anaphylaxis, trauma, coagulation, and transfusion medicine.
Why Attend?
The VetCE Virtual event series of micro-conferences is designed to deliver multiple approved RACE and/or CVPM CE credits in a concise, half-day virtual format with three consecutive one-hour presentations. The series not only provides you with the opportunity to benefit from educational sessions presented by expert speakers but also offers an easy way to learn and earn credits from the comfort of your home or office!
VetCE Virtual events cover a wide range of topics, from detailed medical discussions to practice management and other non-medical subjects relevant to everyday situations encountered by veterinary professionals. If you’ve already registered and happen to miss the live event, no worries, you’ll be given access to the OnDemand courses once they become available (typically about three weeks after the live event) Recordings of the sessions will be accessible for viewing for 2 weeks following each event, providing participants with a valuable reference.
Please be advised that we can not issue CE certificates for only viewing the session recordings. Anyone who registers for a VetCE Virtual event but is unable to attend the live sessions will get free access to the VetCE OnDemand courses we create from the recordings on VetMedTeam so you can still get CE credits!
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