This seminar has been designed to present the most current information on the diagnosis and treatment of many cardiovascular and respiratory diseases that you are commonly asked to manage in your patients. The main emphasis of the seminars will be to give you practical information that you can readily utilize in your practice- along with providing information on the current treatments being offered at the referral centers. Drs. Johnson & Oswald are known to be very personable speakers who approach clinical problems very practically.
Lynelle Johnson D.V.M, Ph.D.
Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine
Professor of Medicine
U.C. Davis
Gary Oswald D.V.M.
Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine
Tampa Bay, FL
Seminar Schedule:
Single day registration available: Limited to 80 registrants each day to enhance the webinar question and answer experience
All times are Eastern time.
Seminars start each day at 8.00am Pacific, 9.00am Mtn, 10.00am Central & 11.00am Eastern
Monday March 22 (5.5 CE Hours)
8:00am – 1:30pm Pacific
11:00am – 4:30pm Eastern
Dr. Johnson:
11:00am – 12:30pm: Respiratory exam and diagnostic testing
12:45pm – 1:45pm: Does this cat have asthma or bronchitis?
Dr. Oswald:
2:00pm – 3:15pm: What’s important after 25 years in the clinic : cardiac examination, murmurs, gallops, arrhythmias, blood pressure, ECG & BNP. and Therapeutic approach to common arrhythmias
3:30pm – 4:30pm: How to manage the asymptomatic patient with a murmur. Can congestive heart failure be prevented?
Tuesday March 23 (5.5 CE hrs)
8:00am – 1:30pm Pacific
11:00am – 4:30pm Eastern
Dr. Johnson:
11:00am – 12:30pm: Pneumonia in dogs and cats
12:45pm – 1:45pm: Why can’t I get this dog to stop coughing?
Dr. Oswald:
2:00pm – 3:15pm:
- Furosemide versus Torsemide.
- ACE-inhibitors versus Pimobendan.
- ACE-inbitors versus Angiotensin Receptor Blockers (ARBs).
3:30pm – 4:30pm: Management of Congestive Heart Failure.
Wednesday March 24 (5.0CE hrs)
8:00am – 1:00pm Pacific
11:00am – 4:00pm Eastern
Drs. Johnson:
11:00am – noon: Pulmonary hypertension
12:15pm – 1:45pm Is it heart or lung disease?
Dr. Oswald:
- Feline cardiac disease
- Update on feline thromboembolism
3:00pm – 4:00pm: Managing CardioRenal Syndrome
Seminar Topics:
Cardiovascular topics:
- Cardiac Physical Exam / Recognizing and characterizing murmurs and arrhythmias
- When should I do and how should I interpret blood pressure?
- When to request cardiac biomarkers (BNP)
- Identifying common arrhythmias
- When is an echocardiogram needed?
- How to manage the asymptomatic animal with a murmur
- Can congestive heart failure be prevented?
- ACE-inhibitors versus Pimobendan
- ACE-inbitors versus Angiotensin Receptor Blockers (ARBs)
- Stabilization of the patient with acute congestive heart failure
- Furosemide versus Torsemide
- Chronic management of MVD congestive heart failure
- Chronic management of DCM congestive heart failure
- Feline cardiac disease
- Update on feline thromboembolism
- Managing CardioRenal Syndrome
Respiratory topics:
- Patient examination and diagnosis
- Localizing abnormal breathing sounds
- Improve your skills in auscultation and percussion
- Localizing the lesion
- Abnormal breathing patterns
- Radiological clues to the diagnosis of pulmonary disease
- What diagnostic test is next?
- When is bronchoscopy necessary?
- What to expect in a tracheal wash or bronchoalveolar lavage samples: basic respiratory cytology
- Coughing dogs and cats
- Managing tracheal and airway collapse
- Control of chronic bronchitis and bronchiectasis
- What’s new in feline bronchial disease?
- Rational antibiotic use
- Optimal management of bacterial pneumonia
- Choosing respiratory drugs
- Management and prevention of aspiration pneumonia
- Adjunct respiratory therapy
- Proper use of inhaled medications
- Acute respiratory distress: differential diagnosis and stabilization
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