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Continuing Education Credits
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 1114548

Continuing Education Credits

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 1114548

Content Presenter
Natalie Young, PharmD, BCSCP, FACVP

Course Focus and Learning Objectives
VetCE on Demand: Common Drug Interactions in Veterinary Medicine utilizes the archive of a live presentation under the same name. Knowing common drug interactions associated with medications given in veterinary medicine is an important component in caring for patients to ensure they have the longest, healthiest life possible. This course discusses the specifics behind drug interactions in veterinary medicine and how these interactions can be identified before they become detrimental to patients. It also looks at specific mediations and mechanisms that cause drug interactions and ways to communicate these interactions to clients. At the end of the course participants should be able to: list the core concepts that encompass drug interactions in veterinary medicine compare and contrast inducers and inhibitors and how they impact drug metabolism explain the ways a drug interaction can manifest in veterinary patients list general medications that can cause “additive drug interactions” discuss the importance of key questions to ask when talking with clients about potential drug interactions

Course Focus and Learning Objectives

VetCE on Demand: Common Drug Interactions in Veterinary Medicine utilizes the archive of a live presentation under the same name.

Knowing common drug interactions associated with medications given in veterinary medicine is an important component in caring for patients to ensure they have the longest, healthiest life possible. This course discusses the specifics behind drug interactions in veterinary medicine and how these interactions can be identified before they become detrimental to patients. It also looks at specific mediations and mechanisms that cause drug interactions and ways to communicate these interactions to clients.

At the end of the course participants should be able to:

list the core concepts that encompass drug interactions in veterinary medicine
compare and contrast inducers and inhibitors and how they impact drug metabolism
explain the ways a drug interaction can manifest in veterinary patients
list general medications that can cause “additive drug interactions”
discuss the importance of key questions to ask when talking with clients about potential drug interactions

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 60 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 60 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 60 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 60 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: $25.00 USD 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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