Making Rash Decisions When Choosing a Treatment Plan for Your Canine Dermatology Patients. Don’t Forget Your Dermatopical!
1.0 CE Credit Hours / Veterinarians
Overview:
Dermatopicals are an often underutilized, but essential, component of multimodal management of canine patients with atopic dermatitis. Veterinarians are quick to reach for anti-itch therapy to provide immediate relief, but these products do not address the defective skin barriers that contribute to the disease pathogenesis. This course will cover a summary of canine atopic dermatitis, deep dive into the skin as an organ and the skin layers and review the current understanding of the skin barrier changes present in patients with atopic dermatitis. Finally, we review the various benefits that dermatopical therapy can provide in these patients.
Learning Objectives:
⦁ Recall the complexity of canine atopic dermatitis and why a multimodal approach is required.
⦁ Understand the various components of the skin barriers.
⦁ Comprehend the changes in these skin barriers that occur in canine patients with atopic dermatitis and how it contributes to the pathogenesis.
⦁ Recognize the importance of using dermatopicals as part of a multimodal approach in the treatment of canine atopic dermatitis.
Karren Prost, DVM, MPH, DACVPM
Karren Prost, DVM, MPH, DACVPM, completed her DVM at the Ontario Veterinary College while developing a passion for public health and one health concepts. She continued her studies and obtained her Master of Public Health (Epidemiology) at the University of Toronto, and obtained diplomate status with the American College of Veterinary Preventative Medicine. Prior to joining Ceva Animal Health, Dr. Prost was sharing her time between clinical practice in a busy 24-hour emergency animal hospital in central Ontario, and performing research at the Sunnybrook Research Institute on aerosolized viruses in bats, pigs and humans. Dr. Prost is currently expanding her scope of experience by being in the veterinary pharmaceutical industry while doing occasional days in clinical practice. She has a strong passion for epidemiology, preventative medicine and promoting evidence-based medicine. During her spare time, Dr. Prost enjoys spending time with her husband and young daughter, and mountain biking. She currently shares her home with her two cats who like to make appearances in video meetings.
This program is approved for 1.0 hour(s) of continuing education credit in jurisdictions that recognize RACE® approval.