Keep it Simple: Clinical Insights You Need to Succeed With Your Canine Allergic Dermatitis Patients
0.5 CE Credit Hour / Veterinarians & Veterinary Technicians
Overview:
In the past ten years, research and innovation has led to some life changing therapies to help our canine patients struggling with allergic and atopic dermatitis. This presentation will help guide you through a simplified and streamlined diagnostic and treatment approach for dogs with both acute or chronic allergic pruritus, and provide real-world strategies for managing these patients. We will discuss the treatment of allergic itch with an emphasis on what works and how we can simplify the diagnostic and treatment plan for your patient, and the benefits of a treatment that may increase compliance, strengthen the bond and decrease caregiver burden.
Learning Objectives:
- Recognize that itch is an urgent medical condition requiring fast, effective and safe veterinary vs. “home remedy” or OTC therapy
- Understand the different diagnostic approaches for acute and chronic pruritus
- Effectively select which therapy would fit best for their patient based on patient and owner needs
- Understand how to manage previously well-controlled canine patients with allergic skin disease having a flare of allergic itch and inflammation
- Learn the key benefits of a treatment for allergic itch based on owner preferences to increase dosing compliance and to support the human-animal bond
Julia E. Miller
Julia E. Miller, DVM, DACVD, graduated from Cornell's vet school and began her career as a large animal veterinarian. After completing a large animal medicine and surgery internship at the University of Georgia, she went on to mixed animal practice in North Carolina, followed by South Carolina. She then pursued her love of surgery at a high-volume, high-quality surgery center before turning her attention back to her true love, dermatology. She completed a dermatology residency at Cornell and stayed on as faculty after. When she's not prescribing steroids, she loves all things related to horses, bully breeds, and singing.
Moderator Adam Christman, DVM, MBA
Adam Christman, DVM, MBA, is the chief veterinary officer for dvm360®—an MJH Life Sciences Company™—who oversees content strategy and development and is the brand voice and personality for dvm360®’s multimedia channels. As a charismatic leader, he brings wit, humor, and authenticity to animal health care as the host of dvm360 Live!™ a new web-based talk show, The Vet Blast Podcast, continuing education webinars, and live media broadcasts.
Christman has also been in private practice and shelter medicine for 18 years and is currently a member and Treasurer of the New Jersey Veterinary Medical Association. He received his DVM degree from Iowa State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine and his MBA from Aspen University.
Christman is a national thought leader, speaker and author on practice management, social media, and rehabilitation, and co-authored, Honey, Have You Squeezed the Dachshund? A Pet Owner’s Guide for Owners Who Are Terrified of IVDD—a book on dogs with disabilities. He has been featured in multiple publications and appeared on various multimedia shows throughout the country sharing his expertise and passion on all things veterinary medicine.
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 course is RACE-approved for 0.5 continuing education credits hours in jurisdictions that accept RACE-approval.
This activity is sponsored by Zoetis.
