EPI - Not Just a Zebra
1.0 CE Credit Hour / Veterinarians & Veterinary Technicians
Overview:
Exocrine pancreatic insufficiency is a disease seen both in dogs and cats, though the presentation is quite different. In dogs it is generally a disease of the young, whereas in cats it is usually seen in older cats. The varied clinical signs (classic diarrhea in dogs, in cats more likely weight loss without diarrhea) will be addressed. This lecture will focus on the diagnosis and treatment of EPI both in cats and dogs. If you are looking for it you will find a lot more cases than you think. You have to be aware of it as a differential as it will often not be as straightforward a diagnosis as we were taught in veterinary school.Culture Plate System (UTid+) and Conventional Urine Culture for Canine and Feline Specimens” will also be included.
Key Learning Objectives:
- Gain information about the signs of EPI in dogs and especially cats where the signs are not "classic" like in dogs.
- Learn about treatments that are appropriate for EPI and treatments, though recommended, are not of any benefit.
- In cats, EPI can act to make it appear that other diseases are not being controlled appropriately (IBD, diabetes), by learning that EPI can be a reason for unexplained weight loss veterinarians will learn to test for this disease when other diseases seem poorly controlled.
Anthony P. Carr, Dr. med. vet., DACVIM (small animal internal medicine)
Dr. Carr received his veterinary education at the Ludwig Maximilians University in Munich Germany. After 3 years in practice he returned to the US to complete an internship at the University of Missouri-Columbia and a medicine residency at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Since then he has worked as an emergency clinician, telemedicine consultant with Dr. Larry Tilley and traveling endoscopist before moving to Saskatoon. He is a professor of small animal medicine in the Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences at the Western College of Veterinary Medicine. His main areas of interest are hard to pin down other than it is all clinically relevant. He is widely published in the US and Europe and is co-editor of three books.
Fred Wininger, VMD, MS, DACVIM (Neurology)
Fred Wininger, VMD, MS, DACVIM (Neurology), originally from New Jersey, graduated from the University of Pennsylvania College of Veterinary Medicine. After completing a small animal rotating internship at the University of Georgia, he finished his neurology/neurosurgery residency at Washington State University. There he developed a love for neuroimaging and the development of a novel neuronavigation device. After joining the faculty at the University of Missouri, he applied these interests to develop therapies for both animals and children with the rare neurodegenerative disorder known as Batten disease (neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis) and was awarded the young investigator award by the Batten Disease Support & Research Association for his work. He then moved to St Louis, Missouri, where he practiced for several years and developed the first hybrid private practice/academic neurology residency program, which continues today.
He currently practices at Charlotte Animal Referral & Emergency in North Carolina. In addition to his clinical and teaching responsibilities, Wininger owns and operates 3D Veterinary Printing, LLC, which creates anatomic models and customized surgical tools to aid veterinary surgeons and neurosurgeons around the world. He also is the founding treasurer of the Veterinary Neurosurgical Society, an active member of the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine, and adjunct professor for the University of Missouri. In his spare time, Wininger enjoys scuba diving, endurance sports, and exploring new places through their food.
This program has been approved for 1.0 hour of continuing education credit in jurisdictions that recognize RACE approval.
This activity is sponsored by Blue Buffalo.
