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b>MerialEDU is a series of courses designed to help empower the veterinary healthcare team by providing quality, RACE approved, continuing education in a variety of topics.
The Basic Concepts in Immunology course is free to all VetMedTeamers. It is provided through the generous support of Merial, one of the forward thinking companies that believe the education of staff members is vital to delivering quality medical care to all patients.
VetMedTeam has approved this topic because we think it contains educational material of interest to the entire practice team. We hope that you will take advantage of this free course. We think that you will find online education through VetMedTeam.com to be fun and informative.
This course would not be available without the support of the course underwriter, Merial. We encourage all VetMedTeamers to let this company know that their support is appreciated. Courses will be added to the Merial EDU section of our catalog as they become available, so check back from time to time.
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After completion of this course, the student should be able to:
- Identify the basic components of the immune system and the roles of those components
- List the meaning and benefits of vaccination
- Demonstrate a basic understanding of immunology
- Name the types of disease-causing organisms targeted by vaccines
- Discuss the regulatory aspects of companion animal vaccines
- Discuss the types of vaccines and vaccine delivery methods
- Discuss vaccine administration and duration of immunity considerations, including serological testing
- Discuss vaccine failure, complications,and reactions
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Some of the topics covered in this course are immunology and immunity, innate and acquired immunity, bacteria and viruses, vaccine types, vaccine delivery and handling, administration protocols, and failures and reactions. This course provides a basic overview of these items.
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No additional materials required - all course content is online.
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... This was a good course---I took it mainly to see if it would be good for our technicians/assistants---I learned from it, and plan to recommend it to them.
... It was very concise. I enjoyed the portion regarding the history of variolation. In fact, the entire course was wonderful and I thank you and Merial for the opportunity!
... I liked the fact that this whole program is very easy to move through, and there is always someone to answer your questions in a timely manner. I think that this whole thing is beneficial because it teaches you things that you may not think to ask about or taught at your job. I know there are things that I have learned that I don't think would have been brought up in my workplace that I can now mention in our meetings.
... liked the fact that this course was not a typical course sponsored by a drug/food company. In other words, I found this course had a lot more information and you had to know it to pass the test. I have found most drug company courses too easy to pass. Thanks for raising the bar!
... The entire course was beneficial to me. As a client services employee this information will help me to be more confident in answering some questions regarding immunity.
...The material was presented in a manner that did away with extraneous material. Everything was to the point and when I was taking notes, I didn't have to filter through a lot of extra material. The material was very concise and easy to understand
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VetMedTeam courses are asynchronous - they do not contain real time components. Students log in while a course is in session at times convenient to personal schedules.
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- Students must complete all 3 course examinations with a score of 80% or better.
- Students are required to complete the course survey
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This course is appropriate for all members of the veterinary practice team. The average student spends 3 to 5 hours to complete all the mandatory requirements.
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*Approved for 5 RACE credits for technicians and veterinarians*.
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Katherine Moldave, MBA, copartner in AlcheraBio (www.alcherabio.com). AlcheraBio is a multidisciplinary consultancy focused on animal health/veterinary drug development and commercialization.
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Stephanie Wolf, DVM
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Dr. Stephanie Wolf received her undergraduate degree in German Literature from Cornell University College of Arts and Sciences in1996 and subsequently her DVM degree from Cornell’s College of Veterinary Medicine in 2001. Since then, she has been in private small animal practice in Western New York. Dr. Wolf is the current president of the Niagara Frontier Veterinary Society and a member of many other professional organizations including Western New York Veterinary Medical Association, New York State Veterinary Medical Society, and the American Veterinary Medical Association. She is also a member of Cat Fanciers of America.
Dr. Wolf serves as Co-Chair for the Veterinary Sector of SMART (Specialized Medical Response Team); a local emergency and disaster aid response team. She has most recently lectured on decontamination of service animals at the county hospital. Dr. Wolf is also active in the community assisting at the county-sponsored Rabies Clinics, editing and contributing to the Pet Care Column in the local newspaper, and being a regular guest on Pet Talk Tuesday, a weekly segment on a local variety television program.
In her spare time, Dr. Wolf has many hobbies, including target shooting, reading, swimming, and cooking. Most recently, she has taken on the title of “landlord” which is almost another full-time job!! A former hobby of breeding cats has left her with Cloudy and William, both Grand Champion American Shorthairs who have become couch potatoes since their “hay-day”. Otto, a Bearded Dragon, has become their fast friend as have over 1,000 Madagascan Hissing Cockroaches. Harold, her 11-year-old Red-Capped Oranda, completes her menagerie.
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This course provides open enrollment. Students may enroll at any time and are instantly added to the course and sent the course welcome email. After reading the information provided in the welcome email, students may begin the course.
Upon submission of the final completion requirement the student will automatically be marked as completed and the course completion email will be sent out. The student will have immediate access to the certificate. |
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* Course meets the requirements for indicated hours of continuing education credit 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 of continuing education. (AAVSB means American Association of Veterinary State Boards)
++ This course has been submitted (but not yet approved) for the indicated hours of continuing education credit 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 of continuing education. Contact CE@VetMedTeam.com for further information.
More information regarding RACE may be found at www.aavsb.org. In addition you can obtain the contact information for your state to determine if they accept RACE online credits. Online courses are a great way to help meet continuing education goals!
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