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RACE Approved for Vets and Techs
Course meets the requirements for 1 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: Medical; Delivery Method: Non-interactive Distance; Program Number 1297258 .

RACE Approved for Vets and Techs

Course meets the requirements for 1 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: Medical; Delivery Method: Non-interactive Distance; Program Number 1297258 .

Content Presenter
Michelle Evason, BSc, DVM, DACVIM (SAIM), MRCVS

Course Focus and Learning Objectives
One Health: Dogs and Cats as Sentinels for Human Risk is a self-study course. This case-based course summarizes key clinical aspects of ehrlichiosis, anaplasmosis, and Lyme, including the One Health concern. It explains how dogs and cats can act as sentinels for human exposure risk to parasites. Recent peer-reviewed literature as well as evidence and expert based guidelines will be shared. This course helps participants feel more comfortable and confident facing off against these increasingly common infectious disease, including communicating with pet owners. At the end of the presentation attendees should be able to: outline guidelines for ehrlichiosis, anaplasmosis, and Lyme management and preventive care for dogs and cats discuss resent information on anaplasmosis, ehrlichiosis and Lyme risk both endemic and emerging list resources and client communication tools

Course Focus and Learning Objectives

One Health: Dogs and Cats as Sentinels for Human Risk is a self-study course.

This case-based course summarizes key clinical aspects of ehrlichiosis, anaplasmosis, and Lyme, including the One Health concern. It explains how dogs and cats can act as sentinels for human exposure risk to parasites. Recent peer-reviewed literature as well as evidence and expert based guidelines will be shared. This course helps participants feel more comfortable and confident facing off against these increasingly common infectious disease, including communicating with pet owners.

At the end of the presentation attendees should be able to:

outline guidelines for ehrlichiosis, anaplasmosis, and Lyme management and preventive care for dogs and cats
discuss resent information on anaplasmosis, ehrlichiosis and Lyme risk both endemic and emerging
list resources and client communication tools

Open Enrollment with Immediate Access and Individual Scheduling
This is an open enrollment course. Participants may enroll at any time. Upon submission of enrollment the participant is immediately added to the course. The course welcome email provides login and other important information. This is an asynchronous course, meaning it does not contain real time components. Participants do not need to be logged into the course at specific times to attend lectures or view presentations. Participants do not need to complete the course in one sitting. Completion Deadline: Participants have 30 days from date of enrollment to view the presentation, as often as desired, as well as submit the two completion requirements outlined below. If after 30 days the completion requirements have not been submitted, the participant will be graded out of the course as incomplete.

Open Enrollment with Immediate Access and Individual Scheduling

This is an open enrollment course. Participants may enroll at any time. Upon submission of enrollment the participant is immediately added to the course. The course welcome email provides login and other important information.

This is an asynchronous course, meaning it does not contain real time components. Participants do not need to be logged into the course at specific times to attend lectures or view presentations. Participants do not need to complete the course in one sitting.

Completion Deadline:

Participants have 30 days from date of enrollment to view the presentation, as often as desired, as well as submit the two completion requirements outlined below. If after 30 days the completion requirements have not been submitted, the participant will be graded out of the course as incomplete.

Completion Requirements
The completion requirements for this course are: complete the quiz with a score of 80% or better - multiple attempts are permitted submit the course survey Upon submission of the final completion requirement, the participant will automatically be marked as completed and the course completion email will be sent out. The participant will have immediate access to the certificate.

Course Fee
Price: FREE Practices may enroll individual team members. To learn how to assign a specific team member to a course, please visit the Assigning Students page. Please use this link to view the Withdrawal Policy for this course.

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