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Veterinary Medicine
Antimicrobial Resistance in Veterinary Medicine 212 : Antimicrobial Use and Resistance in Companion Animal Medicine
Credit Hours(s)
3.0
Instructors
Jeff Bender, DVM
Price
$72.00 USD
Format(s)
AudioVisual Course, Multiple Formats, RACE Category 1 Scientific, Text
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Educational Objectives
Part 1 and 2
Identify the frequency of antimicrobial use in small animal practice
Summarize the classes and types of antimicrobials commonly used in small animal practice
Discuss the clinical applications where antimicrobial use may be reduced
Describe the association between antimicrobial use and the occurrence of antimicrobial resistance
Demonstrate understanding of the use of bacterial culture with antimicrobial susceptibility testing as an important diagnostic tool to support antimicrobial therapy
Part 3
Identify how antibiotics are frequently used in the pocket pet industry and how the use of antibiotics in pocket pets may select for antimicrobial resistance
Discuss how animal and human health may both be impacted by antimicrobial resistance
Describe how veterinarians in agriculture departments work with veterinarians and other health professionals in local, state, and federal health departments to investigate and control zoonotic disease
Summarize how the use of antibiotics may select for the dissemination of gene cassettes conveying resistance to multiple antibiotics
Part 4
Discuss how antibiotics are frequently used in treatment of canine pyoderma
List the factors to be considered when choosing antibiotic therapy
Identify the underlying causes of canine pyoderma and possible diagnostic and treatment options
Describe the importance of bacterial culture and susceptibility testing, and effective communication with the client
Demonstrate understanding of how animal and human health can both be affected by antibiotic resistance
Part 5
Discuss the use antibiotics to treat feline lower urinary tract disease
List factors that need to be considered when using antibiotic therapy in cases of feline lower urinary tract disease
Identify the importance of bacterial culture results in the selection of an antibiotic
Part 6
Be aware of the guidelines for feline upper respiratory infections set by the International Society for Companion Animal Infectious Diseases (ISCAID)
Name the underlying causes of feline upper respiratory infections
Determine the appropriate diagnostic tests and interpretations for cases of feline upper respiratory infection
Explain when the use of antibiotics is appropriate for cases of feline upper respiratory infections and which 2 antibiotics would be appropriate to use empirically
Identify 3 alternative treatment options for antibiotics in cases of feline upper respiratory infection and describe when these treatment options are appropriate
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