Reticulocytes Count: Why They Are More Important Than Just Classifying Anemia

 Approved for 1 hour California Statutory CEU

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Description: The absolute reticulocyte count measures bone marrow response to demand for red blood cells. The quality of the reticulocyte provides insight into relatively common diseases with or without anemia. Case material will be used as a foundation for discussion on why reticulocytes count.

Kari Mundschenk, DVM, DABVP (Feline Practice)

Dr. Mundschenk graduated from Washington State University. Her career experience includes 16 years in mixed- and small-animal practice, leading to 10 years of feline-exclusive practice. She is a past director of the American Association of Feline Practitioners and is coauthor of the 2014 AAFP Feline Inappropriate Elimination Guidelines. In 2017, she was certified as a diplomate by the American Board of Veterinary Practitioners specializing in feline practice. Though she enjoys learning and teaching about all species, her special interest is feline internal medicine, particularly hyperthyroidism, renal disease, oncology, and the role stress plays in the expression of behavior and disease.

Verdinexor: the new oral pill for the treatment of Lymphoma

This talk will focus on best practices when you diagnose Canine Lymphoma and how to manage Lymphoma working with an Oncologist or when the client chooses palliative care.  We will focus on chemotherapy choices, the role of prednisolone and how Laverdia can fit into all patient treatment options.

Approved for one hour California Statutory Approved CEU

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Respiratory Distress: Breathe Easy

Treating Acute Respiratory Distress in Cats and Dogs

How to stabilize, diagnose primary problem and treat acute respiratory distress in cats and dogs

Approved for one hour California Statutory CEU

Registration is closed- 70 person limit reached!

GULLIVER’S RESTAURANT

18482 MacArthur Blvd, Irvine, CA 92612
Phone: 949.833.8411    Fax: 949.833.7695

(LOCATION is subject to change)

Limited to 70 people

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Speaker: Dr. Emily Southward, DVM, MS, DACVECC

Dr. Southward thrives on opportunities when she

can think outside the box to find unique solutions to daily problems, whether it involves creating a missing piece or solving a clinical sign puzzle

Education 

Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Emergency & Critical Care Resident, Emergency & Critical Care, University of Missouri, Columbia Master of Science, Biomedical Sciences, University of Missouri, Columbia

Intern, Small & Large Animal Anesthesiology, University of Minnesota, St. Paul

Clinical Rotation, University of Minnesota, St. Paul

Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, Ross University, St. Kitts & Nevis, West Indies

Bachelor of Science, Biology, University of California, San Diego

Off Duty 

Although Dr. Southward admits that she’s not very creative, she does enjoy painting, writing and drawing whenever she can. When she’s not feeling artistic, Dr. Southward spends her time hiking, exploring new places, traveling or relaxing with her spouse and four cats.

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Update on Valley Fever

A review of Coccidiomycosis and updates on the upcoming vaccine .

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Approved for one hour California Statutory CEU

Speaker: Dr. David Bruyette, DVM, DACVIM

Bio: Dr. David Bruyette received his Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree from the University of Missouri. Subsequently, he completed an internship at Purdue University and residency in internal medicine at the University of California-Davis. He was a staff internist at the West Los Angeles Veterinary Medical Group and a member of the Department of Comparative Medicine at Stanford University. Dr. Bruyette was an Assistant Professor and Head of Internal Medicine at Kansas State University and Director of the Analytical Chemistry Laboratory at Kansas State. He was Medical Director of the VCA West Los Angeles Animal Hospital, one of the largest 24-hour emergency/specialty practices in the country from Sept 1996 – Jan 2017. Dr. Bruyette is a diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine and a member of the Endocrine Society.

Currently he is the Chief Medical Officer for Anivive Lifesciences. Anivive is engaged in drug discovery to find new pharmaceuticals for use in dogs and cats.