Listen up! Let’s work on preventing otitis externa
1.0 CE Credit Hour / Veterinarians & Veterinary Technicians
Overview:
This program will cover the key features in creating a multi-modal approach to appropriately recognize and prevent recurrent otitis externa in companion animals. Getting to the bottom of the underlying cause will be highlighted as a feature of prevention. Whole-animal as well as focused, local treatment approaches will be covered. We will discuss commercially available options as well as how to utilize your own polypharmacy. Chronic, recurrent otitis externa can be extremely frustrating, and this program will help you tackle it head-on!
Key Learning Objectives:
⦁ Recognize patients that would benefit from prevention protocols addressing recurrent otitis externa and will be able to discuss such protocol options with owners.
⦁ Learn to create a plan for how to appropriately diagnose and address the underlying cause of recurrent otitis externa.
⦁ Assess a multitude of options for how to use systemic and/or topical therapies to prevent recurrent otitis externa.
Julia Miller, DVM, DACVD
Dr. Miller 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 is north then 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, the skin. 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.
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 program has been approved for 1 hour of continuing education credit in jurisdictions that recognize RACE approval.
This activity is sponsored by Nextmune.
