Protecting our dogs from infectious diseases – how can we do better?
1.0 CE Credit Hour / Veterinarians & Veterinary Technicians
Overview:
This course covers key practices likely to have the greatest influence on reducing dog infections and disease. We will discuss practices that increase dog vulnerability to infectious diseases, specific evidence-based recommendations that reduce canine infectious disease spread, and approaches to commonly encountered barriers when motivating owners and clinic staff in infection prevention practices.
Learning Objectives:
- Recognize behaviors and practices that increase dog vulnerability to infectious diseases
- Recall specific evidence-based recommendations every dog owner and clinic personnel can immediately put into practice to reduce dog infectious disease spread
- Evaluate current infection prevention practices and needed adjustments to better protect dogs
Jason Stull, VMD, MPVM, PhD, DACVPM
Jason Stull, an Associate Professor at The Atlantic Veterinary College. He holds a veterinary degree from the University of Pennsylvania, Master’s degree in Preventive Veterinary Medicine from the University of California at Davis, and PhD in veterinary infectious disease from the University of Guelph. He is a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Preventive Medicine. Over the past 20 years, he has been involved in controlling and preventing infectious diseases in dogs in a variety of settings. His employment has spanned experiences in private practice, state public health and academia. He has taught and conducted research on this topic with over 50 peer-reviewed authored publications and 8 invited book chapters.
Moderator: Dr. Jamie Perkins, DVM
This course is RACE-approved for 1.0 continuing education credits hours in jurisdictions that accept RACE-approval.
This activity is sponsored by AKC Canine Health Foundation.
