VETERINARY MEDICINE: DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF SMALL ANIMAL HEMATOLOGIC DISEASES

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RACE Approved Interactive For Veterinarians and Veterinary Technicians/Nurses
Course meets the requirements for 12 RACE hours of continuing education credit for veterinary technicians and veterinarians in jurisdictions which recognize AAVSB's RACE approval. However, participants should be aware that some boards have limitations on the number of hours accepted in certain categories and/or restrictions on certain methods of delivery. RACE Subject Category: Scientific; Delivery Method: Interactive Distance; Program Number 57-28877. VetMedTeam is approved as a New York State sponsor of continuing education for veterinarians and veterinary technicians. VetMedTeam is approved as a Florida state sponsor of continuing education for veterinarians. The Florida Medical Board does not recognize technicians and therefore only addresses veterinarian CE requirements.

RACE Approved Interactive For Veterinarians and Veterinary Technicians/Nurses

Course meets the requirements for 12 RACE hours of continuing education credit for veterinary technicians and veterinarians in jurisdictions which recognize AAVSB's RACE approval. However, participants should be aware that some boards have limitations on the number of hours accepted in certain categories and/or restrictions on certain methods of delivery.

RACE Subject Category: Scientific; Delivery Method: Interactive Distance; Program Number 57-28877.

VetMedTeam is approved as a New York State sponsor of continuing education for veterinarians and veterinary technicians.

VetMedTeam is approved as a Florida state sponsor of continuing education for veterinarians. The Florida Medical Board does not recognize technicians and therefore only addresses veterinarian CE requirements.

Session-based Enrollment and Activity Requirements
This course runs in set 4-week sessions multiple times a year. Session dates are listed in the Upcoming Sessions section at the bottom of the page. All students in a session have the same start and end date. During the session, participants are not expected to be online in the course at any specific times as there are no real time lectures nor are there any participant interaction requirements. However, all assignments must be submitted by the assignment deadline date. Students who enroll prior to the session start date will be placed into a pending roster. Sessions are opened for access the night before the official start date. As this course does not contain any real-time lectures or chats, the asynchronous format allows for enrollment up to 6 days after the official start date. Students who join a course in session do not miss out on any components of the course. Those who enroll after the session start date during the extended enrollment period will be added to the course as quickly as possible. This course is designed to be as schedule friendly as possible as we understand it can be hard to fit interactive CE into an already busy schedule.

Session-based Enrollment and Activity Requirements

This course runs in set 4-week sessions multiple times a year. Session dates are listed in the Upcoming Sessions section at the bottom of the page.

All students in a session have the same start and end date. During the session, participants are not expected to be online in the course at any specific times as there are no real time lectures nor are there any participant interaction requirements. However, all assignments must be submitted by the assignment deadline date.

Students who enroll prior to the session start date will be placed into a pending roster. Sessions are opened for access the night before the official start date.

As this course does not contain any real-time lectures or chats, the asynchronous format allows for enrollment up to 6 days after the official start date. Students who join a course in session do not miss out on any components of the course. Those who enroll after the session start date during the extended enrollment period will be added to the course as quickly as possible.

This course is designed to be as schedule friendly as possible as we understand it can be hard to fit interactive CE into an already busy schedule.

Course Focus - Learning Objectives - Completion Requirements
Veterinary Medicine: Diagnosis and Treatment of Small Animal Hematologic Diseases is a 4-week, session based course. Advanced veterinary technicians will also find this course helpful. While diagnosis remains in the hands of the veterinarian, it is vital for veterinary technicians to have a good understanding of hematologic disease.It is recommended that veterinary technicians have a strong foundation in basic hematology prior to taking this course and be prepared to spend 6-8 hours per week on course work. Upon completion of the course, the student will be able to: develop a clinical and diagnostic approach to the anemic dog and cat differentiate regenerative and non-regenerative anemias and recognize the differential diagnoses for each describe the basic principles of transfusion therapy clinically differentiate the various types of erythrocytosis and identify the appropriate diagnostic and therapeutic approaches for each identify the causes of neutrophilia, neutropenia, eosinophilia, eosinopenia, basophilia, monocytosis, lymphopenia, and lymphocytosis and formulate an appropriate diagnostic plan for each describe the pathogenesis of bone marrow aplasia-hypoplasia, myelophthisis, and myelodysplastic syndromes formulate a diagnostic plan for pancytopenic patients differentiate primary and secondary hemostatic disorders clinically and using various clinical pathology tools identify conditions that may lead to thrombosis and the therapeutic options for thrombosis evaluate the pharmacologic agents used to treat immune mediated hematologic diseases, including their mechanism of action, uses in specific diseases, and possible complications describe the pathophysiology, clinical features, diagnostic approach, treatment, and prognosis for immune-mediated hemolytic anemia, immune-mediated thrombocytopenia, pure red cell aplasia, immune-mediated neutropenia, and aplastic anemia Completion requirements: Instructor Graded Interactive Critical Thinking and Case Study Assignments: Designed to help the participant apply the newly learned skills and knowledge via implementation focused and patient based scenarios Comprehension Quizzes: Must be submitted with a score of 80% or better, multiple attempts Course Survey A certificate of completion is provided.

Course Focus - Learning Objectives - Completion Requirements

Veterinary Medicine: Diagnosis and Treatment of Small Animal Hematologic Diseases is a 4-week, session based course.

Advanced veterinary technicians will also find this course helpful. While diagnosis remains in the hands of the veterinarian, it is vital for veterinary technicians to have a good understanding of hematologic disease.It is recommended that veterinary technicians have a strong foundation in basic hematology prior to taking this course and be prepared to spend 6-8 hours per week on course work.

Upon completion of the course, the student will be able to:

develop a clinical and diagnostic approach to the anemic dog and cat
differentiate regenerative and non-regenerative anemias and recognize the differential diagnoses for each
describe the basic principles of transfusion therapy
clinically differentiate the various types of erythrocytosis and identify the appropriate diagnostic and therapeutic approaches for each
identify the causes of neutrophilia, neutropenia, eosinophilia, eosinopenia, basophilia, monocytosis, lymphopenia, and lymphocytosis and formulate an appropriate diagnostic plan for each
describe the pathogenesis of bone marrow aplasia-hypoplasia, myelophthisis, and myelodysplastic syndromes
formulate a diagnostic plan for pancytopenic patients
differentiate primary and secondary hemostatic disorders clinically and using various clinical pathology tools
identify conditions that may lead to thrombosis and the therapeutic options for thrombosis
evaluate the pharmacologic agents used to treat immune mediated hematologic diseases, including their mechanism of action, uses in specific diseases, and possible complications
describe the pathophysiology, clinical features, diagnostic approach, treatment, and prognosis for immune-mediated hemolytic anemia, immune-mediated thrombocytopenia, pure red cell aplasia, immune-mediated neutropenia, and aplastic anemia

Completion requirements:

Instructor Graded Interactive Critical Thinking and Case Study Assignments: Designed to help the participant apply the newly learned skills and knowledge via implementation focused and patient based scenarios

Comprehension Quizzes: Must be submitted with a score of 80% or better, multiple attempts

Course Survey

A certificate of completion is provided.

Technology Requirements
Reading content within the course is provided via PDF therefore the ability to download files and open PDFs is required. It is recommended that participants utilize a program such as MS Word to create, and save, their assignment submission to their computer. Then the information can be pasted into the assignment submission area.

Participant Feedback
...It was very interesting and the case studies helped to bring to life the information from the book. Dr. O'Kell is very knowledgeable and very PATIENT - this was a tough class for me, hematology has never been my strong suit, but she was patient and helpful. ...The sections on IMHA are always so important as it can happen so rapidly. However, the obscure (to me) myelodysplastic disorders were the most challenging for me but also revealed weakness that I can now address more. ...Problem cases really helped, especially the comments. This course gives me something to go back to in working up and treating real cases. Much more help than the book. ...Although I feel that the set up of this course is more geared towards veterinarians, I thought that the case studies were great at applying the reading to a clinical setting. AS a technician, we are not trained to work through differential diagnosis, so that piece of the course was a little difficult for me. It was challenging, which is what I was looking for. I appreciated Dr. O'Kell's words of encouragement to work through the case studies. Thank you for a well put together course! ...case studies very useful- I just wish I had more time to spend on the course but plan to review it at a later date as very thorough. ...I have held an interest in small animal hematological medicine for a long time, and this course challenged me to think hard about various alternative treatment options besides those that I have become comfortable with. I found the case-based assignments excellent - to think through diagnostic processes via a "real" patient allowed me to synthesis the course material with my everyday work as a clinician. ...[the instructor] was awesome in responses. When I was struggling with a concept she would give me guidance to reach the final answer. ...I liked the in depth discussions of subjects rarely covered in CE program

Participant Feedback

...It was very interesting and the case studies helped to bring to life the information from the book. Dr. O'Kell is very knowledgeable and very PATIENT - this was a tough class for me, hematology has never been my strong suit, but she was patient and helpful.

...The sections on IMHA are always so important as it can happen so rapidly. However, the obscure (to me) myelodysplastic disorders were the most challenging for me but also revealed weakness that I can now address more.

...Problem cases really helped, especially the comments. This course gives me something to go back to in working up and treating real cases. Much more help than the book.

...Although I feel that the set up of this course is more geared towards veterinarians, I thought that the case studies were great at applying the reading to a clinical setting. AS a technician, we are not trained to work through differential diagnosis, so that piece of the course was a little difficult for me. It was challenging, which is what I was looking for. I appreciated Dr. O'Kell's words of encouragement to work through the case studies. Thank you for a well put together course!

...case studies very useful- I just wish I had more time to spend on the course but plan to review it at a later date as very thorough.

...I have held an interest in small animal hematological medicine for a long time, and this course challenged me to think hard about various alternative treatment options besides those that I have become comfortable with. I found the case-based assignments excellent - to think through diagnostic processes via a "real" patient allowed me to synthesis the course material with my everyday work as a clinician.

...[the instructor] was awesome in responses. When I was struggling with a concept she would give me guidance to reach the final answer.

...I liked the in depth discussions of subjects rarely covered in CE program

Upcoming Sessions

Pricing
Price: $159.00 USD This course is eligible for our 10% multi-course discount. To learn more about the discount, please visit the Multi-Course Discount page. When enrolling in more than one course at a time, please indicate the preferred order of the courses. If desired, participants can start all courses at the same time. There is an area in the shopping cart to type in your preferences. Note that session based courses such as this one will be enrolled as per the session start date. Practices may enroll individual team members. To learn how to assign a specific team member to a course, please visit the Assigning Students page.

Pricing

Price: $159.00 USD

This course is eligible for our 10% multi-course discount. To learn more about the discount, please visit the Multi-Course Discount page.

When enrolling in more than one course at a time, please indicate the preferred order of the courses. If desired, participants can start all courses at the same time. There is an area in the shopping cart to type in your preferences. Note that session based courses such as this one will be enrolled as per the session start date.

Practices may enroll individual team members. To learn how to assign a specific team member to a course, please visit the Assigning Students page.

VETERINARY MEDICINE: DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF SMALL ANIMAL HEMATOLOGIC DISEASES

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