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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 1228162

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 1228162

Content Presenter
Emily Barrell, DVM, MSc, DACVIM (LAIM), CVA

Course Focus and Learning Objectives
VetCE on Demand: Triaging the Sick Neonatal Foal utilizes the archive of a live presentation under the same name. So, your client’s mare delivered a live, apparently healthy, foal several days ago and now the newborn is deteriorating? This course focuses on the most common causes of illness in foals in the first few days of life, including sepsis, diarrhea, and more. It reviews risk factors, pathophysiology, diagnostics, and treatment for these conditions, focusing on key takeaways, including when to refer and what to do before sending the pair on their way to the hospital. Prompt intervention can greatly impact survival in critically ill foals and this course will help you to prepare to identify and triage the most likely causes of disease in equine neonates.. At the end of the course participants should be able to: list the most common causes of diarrhea in neonatal foals (under 1 month of age) recognize both clinical signs and laboratory evidence of sepsis in a foal, while realizing that these two forms of diagnosis may be discordant explain the antimicrobials, if indicated, that would be appropriate for use in a critically ill foal recognize indicators for referral for advanced care and provide emergency stabilization prior to transportation

Course Focus and Learning Objectives

VetCE on Demand: Triaging the Sick Neonatal Foal utilizes the archive of a live presentation under the same name.

So, your client’s mare delivered a live, apparently healthy, foal several days ago and now the newborn is deteriorating? This course focuses on the most common causes of illness in foals in the first few days of life, including sepsis, diarrhea, and more. It reviews risk factors, pathophysiology, diagnostics, and treatment for these conditions, focusing on key takeaways, including when to refer and what to do before sending the pair on their way to the hospital. Prompt intervention can greatly impact survival in critically ill foals and this course will help you to prepare to identify and triage the most likely causes of disease in equine neonates..

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

list the most common causes of diarrhea in neonatal foals (under 1 month of age)
recognize both clinical signs and laboratory evidence of sepsis in a foal, while realizing that these two forms of diagnosis may be discordant
explain the antimicrobials, if indicated, that would be appropriate for use in a critically ill foal
recognize indicators for referral for advanced care and provide emergency stabilization prior to transportation

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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