Provide your veterinary team with convenient, RACE-approved continuing education delivered directly to your practice! Our Lunch & Learn sessions feature practical, case-based topics designed to enhance clinical skills, improve patient care, and support your team’s ongoing professional development.
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Speaker:
Olivia Nathanson
VMD, DACVIM
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) is a common and potentially life-threatening condition encountered in veterinary patients. Early recognition and appropriate management are essential to improving patient outcomes. This lecture will review the pathophysiology and clinical progression of AKI, including the phases of injury and recovery. Participants will learn about common causes of AKI, including nephrotoxic exposures, ischemic injury, infectious diseases, urinary obstruction, and neoplastic processes. The lecture will also discuss evidence-based approaches to fluid therapy, management strategies for oligoanuric patients, and nutritional considerations to support renal recovery and patient care.
Speaker:
Jordan Sanchez-Elliott
RVT
Successful anesthetic monitoring requires more than watching the numbers on a monitor, it requires understanding what those values mean and recognizing when intervention is needed. This lecture provides veterinary professionals with a practical review of normal physiologic parameters in canine and feline patients. The course will review the proper use of standard monitoring equipment, learn effective troubleshooting techniques, and explore treatment options for common anesthetic complications. Participants will also learn the importance of anesthesia rounds, effective communication and standardized safety checklists to improve patient safety and consistency of care.
Speaker:
Julia Vanderslice
DVM, DACVECC
This lecture provides an introduction to three key extracorporeal therapies used in small animal medicine: hemoperfusion (HP), therapeutic plasma exchange (TPE), and hemodialysis (HD). Participants will explore the principles of each modality, including mechanisms of action, patient selection, common clinical indications, treatment goals, and expected outcomes. Upon completion of this course, participants will be better equipped to recognize patients that may benefit from extracorporeal therapies, understand the role these treatments play in comprehensive case management, and make timely referral decisions that can improve patient outcomes.
Speaker:
Jess Acree
CVT, VTS (ECC)
Heat stroke is a life-threatening emergency requiring rapid recognition, effective treatment, and intensive patient monitoring. This lecture provides veterinary professionals with an overview of heat stroke pathophysiology, clinical signs, and progression of disease, with emphasis on early recognition and appropriate intervention. Participants will review current treatment strategies, supportive care considerations, and ICU nursing priorities, including patient monitoring, management of complications, and strategies to improve outcomes.
Speaker:
Katie Olsen
CVT
This course reviews core principles of radiation safety with an emphasis on ALARA (As Low As Reasonably Achievable) and practical application in veterinary radiography. Participants will explore hands-free positioning techniques designed to reduce occupational exposure while maintaining diagnostic image quality. The session includes a review of appropriate positioning and technique for abdominal, thoracic, cervical spine, shoulder, and stifle radiographs, with a focus on improving efficiency, consistency, and safety in clinical practice.
Speaker:
Jordan Sanchez-Elliott
RVT
Anesthetic-related hypotension is a common complication that requires prompt recognition, appropriate intervention, and effective communication within the anesthesia team. This lecture provides veterinary professionals with an overview of the physiology behind hypotension, methods for accurate blood pressure measurement, and strategies for maintaining adequate perfusion during anesthesia. Participants will review blood pressure management options, including crystalloids, colloids, vasopressors, and inotropes, with discussion of drug indications and clinical considerations. The course will also emphasize the veterinary technician’s role in anesthesia monitoring, recognizing changes in patient status, and supporting timely interventions to improve patient safety.
Speaker:
Molly Kelley
DVM, MSc
Accurate neurological assessment and localization are essential skills for patient evaluation. This lecture provides a practical review of the components of the neurological examination, including observation, cranial nerve assessment, proprioception, spinal reflexes, and palpation, with emphasis on developing a systematic approach to the neurologic patient. Participants will learn to recognize and interpret common neurological abnormalities and apply examination findings to improve neurolocalization skills.