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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 1297273

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 1297273

Content Presenter
Adriano Vatta, BVSc, MSc, PhD, Dipl. ACVM (Parasitology)

Course Focus and Learning Objectives
I Deworm But I Can’t Get Rid of Hookworms: Are These Hookworms Resistant? is a self-study course. Resistance to dewormers has emerged as a serious concern in Ancylostoma caninum, one of the hookworms of dogs. This course discusses how anthelmintic resistance arises, what we know about the prevalence of resistance in hookworms in the United States, how to diagnose cases of resistance, and how to manage these cases. At the end of the presentation attendees should be able to: define anthelmintic resistance and explain how it arises explain, with respect to the life cycle of Ancylostoma caninum, the phenomenon of “larval leakage including how this differs from multiple anthelmintic drug resistant hookworms list the three anthelmintic drug classes for which FDA licensed anthelmintics for the treatment of Ancylostoma caninum exist describe how a diagnosis of resistance may be made describe possible treatment plans for suspected resistant hookworms, including the use of combination treatments as well as emodepside

Course Focus and Learning Objectives

I Deworm But I Can’t Get Rid of Hookworms: Are These Hookworms Resistant? is a self-study course.

Resistance to dewormers has emerged as a serious concern in Ancylostoma caninum, one of the hookworms of dogs. This course discusses how anthelmintic resistance arises, what we know about the prevalence of resistance in hookworms in the United States, how to diagnose cases of resistance, and how to manage these cases.

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

define anthelmintic resistance and explain how it arises
explain, with respect to the life cycle of Ancylostoma caninum, the phenomenon of “larval leakage including how this differs from multiple anthelmintic drug resistant hookworms
list the three anthelmintic drug classes for which FDA licensed anthelmintics for the treatment of Ancylostoma caninum exist
describe how a diagnosis of resistance may be made
describe possible treatment plans for suspected resistant hookworms, including the use of combination treatments as well as emodepside

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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