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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 Fleas from A to Z 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 selected this topic because we think it should be available at no cost to our members. 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:
- Name the most common flea species found on dogs and cats in North America.
- Explain the flea life cycle, giving characteristics of each stage.
- Explain the pupal window effect and its relationship to flea control.
- Identify the factors that attract fleas to their hosts.
- Describe flea behaviors that encourage host-finding success.
- Explain environmental and ecological factors that influence flea numbers.
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- Chapter One - Flea Biology
- Overview
- Flea Basics
- Common Flea Species
- Flea Life Cycle
- Flea Ecology
- Diagnosing Flea Infestation
- Chapter Two - Carriers of Parasites and Disease
- Overview
- Tapeworms
- Bubonic Plague
- Murine Typhus
- Anemia
- FAD and Miliary Dermatitis
- Chapter Three - Common Methods of Control
- Overview
- Flea Control Products
- Flea Control Programs
- Intergrated Pest Management
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No additional materials required - all course content is online.
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... The course was an easy way to review flea biology, public health aspects of flea control, and flea control. I loved the fact it could be done on line.
... The information was well presented and very up to date and complete.
... In our location, a forest area in a remote part of NW Venezuela, we have a heavy infestation of fleas in the season. We are a monkey rescue shelter and we are sensitive about the possibility of our monkeys being infected by the flea vector. Your course was practical and gave us tools with which to approach our problem. We already use Frontline.
.... I like that I can go at my own pace also as a receptionist I need to be able to talk about fleas and I learned a large amount of new information from this class.
... I feel that this will help me with clients at the veterinary clinic in explaining how to control the flea population.
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VetMedTeam courses are asynchronous - they do not contain real time components. Students log into the course at times convenient to personal schedules.
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- Students must complete all 3 course examinations with a grade 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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5 RACE credits for veterinarians and technicians
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Stephanie Plattner, RVT
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Stephanie is a 1992 graduate of the Purdue University Veterinary Technology Program. Immediately following graduation she went to Knoxville, TN and worked at the University of Tennessee College of Veterinary Medicine in the Radiology Department. During her stay in Tennessee she also worked nights and weekends in Small Animal ICU and volunteered in the Large Animal Hospital. In October of 1993, Stephanie moved back to Indiana to accept a Diagnostic Imaging position with the Purdue University School of Veterinary Medicine. Stephanie is currently still with Purdue and has worked in the Large Animal Surgery, Medicine and Anesthesia sections of the hospital. Currently she works as a full-time teaching technician and is no longer on the clinic floor. Her responsibilities include working with a problem-based learning course and teaching freshman and sophomore veterinary students both in the classroom and in labs. Her position as Instructional Coordinator Technologist is very rewarding and presents many welcome challenges.
Stephanie has held offices in the Indiana Veterinary Technician’s Association (IVTA), National Association of Veterinary Technicians in America as well as the Veterinary Technicians Anesthetist’s Society (VTAS). With VTAS she served as Executive Secretary, Member-at-Large, and as a publishing member of the newsletter team.
In her spare time, Stephanie enjoys reading, playing the piano and gardening. She is quite involved with many ministries at her church and is pursuing a call to ministry. She also enjoys volunteering at both a children’s hospital and with the American Cancer Society.
Stephanie shares her home with her black lab Barkley and a cockatiel named Spider. In the warmer months of the year she loves to spend as much time as possible helping to exercise and train horses at her friend’s boarding stable.
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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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