Dr Lewis will discuss what associates want, how to navigate their expectations to fit your needs and how the retention market is a new monster!
This webinar will consist of ideas and data but also open forum for discussion.
Speaker Biography - Dr Keelan Lewis
Dr. Keelan Lewis grew up on a century old family farm in Bowie Texas where her father was a rural mixed animal practitioner. She received her bachelors degree at Texas A&M University in Animal Science and Rangeland Management in 2007 and attended VMRCVM for her doctorate graduating in 2001. Dr Lewis currently lives in Olney Texas with her two sons.
Since veterinary school Dr. Lewis has purchased five rural mixed animal practices across north Texas.
One hour of continuing education for veterinarians and veterinary technologists.
This lecture will focus on patient assessment / stabilization, principles of equine wound management, considerations for surgical reconstruction, involvement of sensitive structures, and guidelines for referral.
This lecture will cover the diagnosis and characterization of corneal ulcers in animals. We will discuss appropriate diagnostic and therapeutic techniques for corneal ulceration based on ulcer type. This will include updated information based on recent literature as well as new therapeutic options.
This lecture will discuss suspicious indicators of animal cruelty and key steps for the veterinary team. Determination of non-accidental injury (cruelty) vs. accidental injury will be presented. Discussion will include considerations and actions regarding reporting suspected abuse including key aspects of history taking. Development of a practice standard operating procedure to handle potential cases including managing risk within the hospital setting will be presented. The lecture will include video examples of veterinarian-client communication and interaction in commonly encountered scenarios. The zone of owner discretion and how it can serve as a guide for reporting will be discussed. Documentation is the cornerstone of legal cases, there are additional rules and considerations for admissibility in court. Evidence collection and forensic testing will be presented.
An attempt to bring knowledge and facilitate discussion in an interesting and visual manner. No country has all the answers. We can learn something from every country we travel to and every individual we meet. We can learn from the different systems around the world, their triumphs and shortcomings, including those in our own country. Dr. Will hopes that there will be lots of questions.
Despite shrill cries for increasing animal rights and for eliminating animal protein from human diets, there remains not only a residing and deep affection for animal companions but also an economic and even environmental basis for animals as part of our biosphere, especially as we seek to feel our way out of the COVID pandemic. A "care economy" (and all that comes with it) is emerging for human health.
Prevention of dystocia is the goal for nearly every beef and dairy herd owner, but a zero-dystocia
incidence every year is highly unrealistic. Veterinarians must be skilled in not only assisting clients
in preventing dystocia’s, but also in treating them. There are various techniques suggested for
assisting a cow with a dystocia. The Utrecht method is a time-tested technique that reduces the
stress on the cow, calf and technician before, during and after the delivery process.
These sessions will consist of a variety of practical soft tissue surgery techniques that most veterinarians can perform in their practice. Video segments of clinical case material, carefully edited to form a real-life experience, will be used as a means of delivering the surgical lectures. An advantage of this lecture style is that participants are able to see the case actually operated on during the lecture.
"Staying alive" vs. "Another one bites the dust"
This three-hour webinar will include the following topics.
This is a hematology centered presentation. including the steps for reviewing a blood smear to complement automated results. Case study includes examining the analyzer print out and deciphering what it means and compare it to what it looks like on a smear.