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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 1241358

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 1241358

Content Presenter
Jane Sykes, BVSc (Hons), PhD, DACVIM

Course Focus and Learning Objectives
VetCE on Demand: Converging on Consensus - New Recommendations for Diagnosis, Treatment, and Prevention of Leptospirosis utilizes the archive of a live presentation under the same name. Leptospirosis is a zoonotic disease caused by the bacterial spirochete Leptospira. Despite the availability of vaccines, outbreaks continue to occur in unvaccinated dog populations in the United States. This course reviews the importance of understanding the difference between reservoir hosts and incidental hosts, how dogs can become infected, and clinical signs that alert to leptospirosis. In addition, it discusses how new diagnostic tests should be used and the best approaches to treatment and prevention of the disease. Important recommendations provided in the 2023 ACVIM updated consensus statement on leptospirosis will be discussed, including vaccination recommendations that impact the frequency of wellness visits for all dogs; and recommendations to reduce the risk of zoonotic transmission to owners, practice teams, and veterinarians. At the end of the course participants should be able to: explain how to identify suspect cases of leptospirosis outline current knowledge of risk factors for leptospirosis discuss how to apply and interpret new diagnostics available in practice explain the rationale for new recommendations for vaccination against leptospirosis list new recommendations regarding handling dogs suspected to have leptospirosis according to the recent ACVIM consensus statement update

Course Focus and Learning Objectives

VetCE on Demand: Converging on Consensus - New Recommendations for Diagnosis, Treatment, and Prevention of Leptospirosis utilizes the archive of a live presentation under the same name.

Leptospirosis is a zoonotic disease caused by the bacterial spirochete Leptospira. Despite the availability of vaccines, outbreaks continue to occur in unvaccinated dog populations in the United States. This course reviews the importance of understanding the difference between reservoir hosts and incidental hosts, how dogs can become infected, and clinical signs that alert to leptospirosis. In addition, it discusses how new diagnostic tests should be used and the best approaches to treatment and prevention of the disease. Important recommendations provided in the 2023 ACVIM updated consensus statement on leptospirosis will be discussed, including vaccination recommendations that impact the frequency of wellness visits for all dogs; and recommendations to reduce the risk of zoonotic transmission to owners, practice teams, and veterinarians.

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

explain how to identify suspect cases of leptospirosis
outline current knowledge of risk factors for leptospirosis
discuss how to apply and interpret new diagnostics available in practice
explain the rationale for new recommendations for vaccination against leptospirosis
list new recommendations regarding handling dogs suspected to have leptospirosis according to the recent ACVIM consensus statement update

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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