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Live In-Person and Virtual CE Opportunities
Thursday, March 2nd, 2023 "Clinical Applications of C-Reactive Protein in Dogs" 1 CE (Virtual) Anna Hillström, DVM, DECVCP, PhD Heska Free Sunday, March 5th, 2023 "Veterinary Clinical Insights" 4 CEs (Virtual) Cynthia R. Ward, VMD, PhD, DACVIM (SAIM) Carol Reinero, DVM, PhD, DACVIM (SAIM) Andrew Rosenberg, DVM, DACVD Denis Marcellin-Little, MS, DVM, DACVS Elanco Free Sunday, March 5th, 2023 "Heatstroke in Dogs: A Life-Threatening Emergency" 1 CE (Virtual) Erik Zager, DVM, DACVECC VetGirl Sponsored Webinar Free (To register simply sign up for a trial membership.) Thursday, March 9, 2023 "Handling Medical Board Complaints and Malpractice Lawsuits" 1 CE (Virtual) Charlotte Lacroix, DVM Pet Poison Helpline Free Thursday, March 9th, 2023 "Thinking About Supplements for the Canine Behavior Patient" 1 CE (Virtual) Donna M Raditic, DVM, CVA, DACIVM (Nutrition) DVM360 Free Thursday, March 9th, 2023 "Nutritional Management of Canine & Feline Obesity" 1 CE (Virtual) Martha Cline, DVM, DACVIM (Nutrition) VetGirl Sponsored Webinar Free (To register simply sign up for a trial membership.) Tuesday, March 14th, 2023 "Breed Specific Issues in Popular Dogs: Brachycephalics and More!" 1 CE (Virtual) Matt Eberts, DVM, Regional Consulting Veterinarian, Elanco MVMA Lunch and Learn Free to MVMA Members, $45 for Non-Member Veterinarians, $20 for Technicians and other non-member professionals Tuesday, March 14th, 2023 "Microbiology: A New Culture" 1 CE (Virtual) Shelly Rankin, PhD DVM360 Free Wednesday, March 15th, 2023 "Pain Management in the ECC Patient" 1 CE (Virtual) Anita Parkin, RVN, AVN, Dip (Surgery & ECC), VTS (Anesthesia & Analgesia), CVPP, TAE MILA Education Center Free Thursday, March 16th, 2023 "Senior Care Guidelines in Action" 1 CE (Virtual) Ravinder S Dhaliwal, DVM, MS, DACVIM (Oncology, DABVP (Canine and Feline) AAHA Free Thursday, March 16th, 2023 "Aging in the Dog: Foundations of Canine Geriatric Medicine" 1 CE (Virtual) Brennen McKenzie, VMD, MSc VetGirl Sponsored Webinar Free (To register simply sign up for a trial membership.) Wednesday, March 29th, 2023 "Urinary Catheters Made Easy" 1 CE (Virtual) Amy Newfield, CVT, VTS (ECC) MILA Education Center Free Sunday, April 2nd, 2023 "Treatment of Acute Pancreatitis in Dogs - Are We Ready for a Paradigm Shift?" 1 CE (Virtual) Joerg Steiner, PhD, DACVIM, DECVIM-CA, AGAF VetGirl Sponsored Webinar Free (To register simply sign up for a trial membership.) Wednesday, April 5th, 2023 "The Sweetness That Could Kill You: DKA" 1 CE (Virtual) Karen Roach, RVT, VTS (ECC) MILA Education Center Free Tuesday, April 11th, 2023 "Beyond Bland: Nutritional Management of Gastroenteritis and Pancreatitis!" 1 CE (Virtual) Stephanie Warren, DVM, Scientific Services Veterinarian, Royal Canin MVMA Lunch and Learn Free to MVMA Members, $45 for Non-Member Veterinarians, $20 for Technicians and other non-member professionals Thursday, April 20th, 2023 "Getting Through Your Day: Interpretation Tips for Radiology of the Thorax and GI Tract" 6 CEs (In-person and On-line) Kari Anderson, DVM, DACVR, Professor, Medical Imaging, Veterinary Clinical Sciences Department, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Minnesota MVMA Spring Seminar $195-$220 for MVMA Members, $245-$270 for Non-Member Veterinarians, $125-$150 for Technicians and Other Staff Tuesday, April 25, 2023 "Summertime Toxins" 1 CE (Virtual) Ashley Smit, DVM, DABT Pet Poison Helpline Free On-Demand Virtual CE Opportunities "A Day for the Cats: Trends in the Diagnosis and Treatment of your Feline Patients" 7.5 RACE approved CE credits Presented by the Animal Care Foundation Registration Veterinarian-$200.25* Technician and Other Staff-$110.25* Student-$50.25 *10% discount available for active Animal Care Foundation Member Clinics. Send us and email for the code. "Gastroenterology for the Small Animal Private Practitioner and Technician" 5.5 RACE approved CE credits Presented by the Animal Care Foundation Program Must be Completed by June 1st! Registration Veterinarian-$145.25* Technician and Other Staff-$80.25* Student-$35.25 *10% discount available for active Animal Care Foundation Member Clinics. Send us and email for the code.
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ACF is proudly celebrating Black History Month through the stories of empowering pioneers in the field. We’ve chosen to highlight three highly accredited black veterinarians and their extraordinary contributions to society. Continue reading to learn about these figures and how they shaped the future of veterinary medicine.  Dr. Alfreda Johson Webb Dr. Alfreda Johson Webb. Dr. Webb received her Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine in 1949 from Tuskegee’s School of Veterinary Medicine. She was the first woman to receive her DVM from Tuskegee as well as one of the first black women to earn a DVM in the United States (along with Dr. Jane Hinton)! The two were also the first Black members of the Women’s Veterinary Medical Association, paving the way for the inclusion of many more black female veterinarians. Dr. Webb went on to become a professor at Tuskegee and later North Carolina State University, where she inspired many students. She was on the planning board for the new veterinary school at North Carolina State University that opened in 1981. Dr. Webb empowered and inspired black women to enter the field of veterinary medicine and she remains an inspiration to many to this day.  Dr. Frederick Douglass Patterson The American activist and educator Fredrick Douglas Patterson had a career with numerous trajectories, however his career roots stem back to veterinary medicine. In 1923, Dr. Patterson was the first black man to earn a Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine from Iowa State University. After a number of successful years as a veterinarian, the young academic went back for more school, earning a plethora of degrees from various institutions. Dr. Patterson’s greatest contributions pertain to the establishment of the United Negro College Fund and founding of the Tuskegee Institute (now University). Dr. Patterson was appointed president of the Tuskegee Institute in 1934; his leadership inspired black students to take charge in any and every field possible. He was a champion for human rights, equality and opportunity for all. A year before his death in 1987, Dr. Patterson was awarded the nation’s highest civilian honor, the Presidential Medal of Freedom. His vision and courage continue to inspire others today.  Dr. Lila Miller
Dr. Lila Miller graduated from Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine in 1977. She has been extremely open about the racism she experienced as a student while enrolled there and the pressures put on her as one of the first two black women admitted to their under-graduate pre-vet program. Upon her graduation she decided to work in an animal shelter, something that at the time was unprecedented. Working with her mentor, Dr. Miller began to make incremental changes to improve the lives of the abandoned and forgot pets she was working with. As a result of these changes and the processes they developed, she had a dramatic impact on the reimagining of how shelters operate and the creation of a new specialty within veterinary medicine, shelter medicine. She taught the first course in shelter medicine at Cornell in 1999. Going back to the school that treated her so poorly was a challenge but one Dr. Miller chose to take on because of the potential good it might bring about. And she was right, soon after she taught the first course, other schools began to include shelter medicine in their curriculums. Dr. Miller continues to be a role model for many both because of her ability to overcome adversity and her work to improve animal welfare. Written by: Gracie Butler and Heather Mains  Got a super cute fur friend? Start snapping some photos now and get ready to enter them in the Animal Care Foundation’s First Annual March Madness Cutest Pet Match-up! Entries due by February 26th, 2023!
Starting March 1st, photos will be matched up against another entry and the winner will go on to the next bracket until we have the 2022 Cutest Pet winner! Voting will be done on Facebook, but you don’t need a Facebook account to enter. The winning pet will be featured in a blog post and their human will earn bragging rights for having the cutest pet! To enter: 1. Send your photo to us by February 26th, 2023 via: a. Facebook messenger @AnimalCareFoundationMN b. Email [email protected] 2. Be sure to include your pet’s name and your name. You may share the event and ask your friends to vote on Facebook. You’ll get an email or Facebook messenger message with the schedule of the matchups for each round so you’ll know when voting for your pet will occur. We can’t wait to see all the adorableness! Good Luck!  When discussing the dangers of leaving pets in cars, unlike hot weather, we often fail to consider cold weather. While it’s true there are more risks to leaving an unattended pet on summer days, leaving an unattended pet on winter days, despite fewer risks, is just as deadly. For your pet’s health and safety you should never leave them unattended in a car, no matter what the outside temperature is.
Just like your car can act as an oven in the summer, it can act as a fridge in the winter (or freezer if you’re in Minnesota). In the winter, cars cool to the outside temperature within minutes, enabling medical complications such as hypothermia. Hypothermia occurs when a pet’s internal temperature drops. Shivering and curling for warmth are often observed in the early stages. If can intervene now, the likelihood of drastic consequences is low. As the hypothermia becomes more severe you may notice lethargy or sluggishness, stiffness in their movements, slower breathing, and a decrease in their responsiveness or confusion. As the symptoms become more severe the less likely they are to recover. It is important to take your pet into the ER immediately if you see the more severe symptoms. For this reason, it is important to not risk your pet’s life, as these symptoms can cross over into the severe in a very short period of time. It’s important to consider the ways you’re helping, or in some cases, hurting your pet. Pet owners have attempted various strategies to safely leave pets in cars, all of which have proven unsuccessful. One mistake is cracking the widows. To avoid possible suffocation, you may think to crack your windows, but don’t! Every year there are pet owners that crack their windows on cold winter days and return to a pet fatality. Another mistake is to leave water. This can be a problem for several reasons. First, it will likely freeze and become undrinkable or extremely cold. If it freezes, your pet will not have access to water, you then risk your pet becoming dehydrated. If the water has cooled because of the ambient temperature but not frozen, they have access to water, but this is very cold water. Their bodies must then expend the energy to combat that freezing cold liquid inside their bodies. Due to the inactivity forced on a pet locked in a car, they can not exercise to stay warm. This increases their risk of life threatening hypothermia. Keep in mind, just like people, pets can tolerate cold temperatures differently. For example, the nature of the fur; generally pets with longer hair endure the cold better than pets with short hair. But because of the time your pet spends indoors, there is no guarantee that their body would have triggered the necessary reaction to develop their true winter coat. The health of the pet matters too! Pets with diabetes, heart disease, or kidney disease are at a much higher risk due to their inability to regulate body temperature. What can you do if you see an animal trapped in a car that appears unsafe? The state of Minnesota prohibits leaving a dog or cat unattended in a standing or parked motor vehicle in a manner that endangers the dog's or cat's health or safety. For this reason, call law enforcement immediately and help save a pet life. The bottom line is, leaving a pet in an unattended car is dangerous in every season. If you’re not sure that you’ll be able to take your pet with you to every location on your errands, don’t risk it—leave them at home where they’re safe and secure. Your pet’s safety is your responsibility, err on the side of caution and always protect your pet! Written By: Gracie Butler |
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