Feline Fine: The Value of Wellness Testing and Parasite Prevention in Cats
0.25 Credit Hour / Veterinarians & Veterinary Technicians
Overview:
In this podcast, Dr. Michelle Evason will discuss topics related to spectrum of care and feline care, and practical tips for communicating with pet owners about these topics.
Learning Objectives:
- Recognize the value of wellness testing
- Understand spectrum of care and how to communicate to pet owners
- Learn about new research on feline Giardia and its emerging zoonotic aspects, and how to apply this to clinical management
- Discuss current management of common feline infectious disease cases, e.g. ringworm, endoparasites, etc. and their implications for preventive care across the spectrum
Michelle Evason, BSc, DVM, DACVIM (SAIM), MRCVS
Michelle Evason, BSc, DVM, DACVIM (SAIM), MRCVS, serves as Global Director, Veterinary Clinical Education for Antech (MARS). She has worked in general practice, academia, specialty clinical practice, and in the animal health industry. Michelle has published on numerous infectious diseases, antimicrobial stewardship, nutrition, spectrum of care, veterinary- and pet-owner education related topics. She enjoys ferrying her two-legged (and four-legged) children to various activities and fulfilling most ‘Canuck’ stereotypes.
Host Adam Christman, DVM, MBA
Dr. Christman is the Chief Veterinary Officer at Fetch dvm360®, the nation’s leading multimedia company in the veterinary profession. He is an international speaker on leadership, wellbeing and motivation. Author of, “Honey, Have You Squeezed the Dachshund?”, Dr. Christman is passionate about helping pet parents with pet disabilities. He is a social media personality with almost 600,000 followers on TikTok. Dr. Christman is the host of dvm360®’s, “The Vet Blast Podcast”. He continues to practice relief work both in shelter medicine and private practice. If you don’t see him hosting the Fetch conferences, you can find Adam hanging with his four adorable dachshunds. He is a fitness enthusiast and avid Disney fanatic. You can find out more information at www.dradamchristman.com
As an avid social media influencer for animal health care, he has over 800K followers on TikTok and 53K followers on Instagram. He loves to engage with fellow pet parents and veterinary professionals across social media. Christman is an advocate of Pride VMC and Pawsibilities. He is also the proud dog dad to 4 dachshunds and believes no one should be deprived of the incredible human-animal bond.
This program has been approved for .25 of continuing education credit in jurisdictions that recognize RACE approval.
This program has been sponsored by Antech.
