Webinar Archive

"Rabbits just die, don't they?" Is a common phrase heard in emergency clinics. The fact is sick rabbits can often be diagnosed and saved - and using many of the skills that emergency vets already possess!..

Urinary Catheter placement in male and female dogs. 

The toolbox of feline friendly pharmacology - from reformulation of common drugs to optimising injection or other administration techniques...

Practical nursing care of the vestibular patient

Haemabdomen - What to consider before embarking upon surgery A haemabdomen is commonly identified in emergency practice. This presentation is often accompanied by standard owner communication where the assumption is that the bleeding is originating from a splenic mass that is presumed to be a haemangiosarcoma...

Acutely paralysed dogs and cats can be some of the most challenging and stressful patients to manage in veterinary practice. Effective teamwork between vets, nurses and support staff, as well as a logical clinical approach are key to the management...

Hypercalcaemia for the emergency vet Hypercalcaemia is an interesting yet complicated disorder in cats and dogs. We can see this as both an emergency and a chronic presentation...

Once the drugs are within the body the drug is then absorbed and distributed around the body. This physical process occurs through a number of processes – diffusion, penetration across membranes, binding to plasma proteins and partition into fat and other tissues. This process is called drug disposition and is divided into four stages:

Feline Infectious Peritonitis is now considered to be a treatable disease...

High grade? Low grade?  Grade 1, 2, 3?  Ki-67? AgNOR? KIT?  Arrgggghhhh, but what do all these things mean for my patient!?   

Haemoperitoneum is a common emergency encountered by small animal veterinarians. Patients with abdominal bleeding often present critically unwell and require rapid stabilisation and diagnostics, on top of involved communication with their humans! 

A description of structure, function and management of canine reproduction, with emphasis on artificial breeding technologies.

This webinar focuses on diagnosis and management of diseases associated with intervertebral disc degeneration including that associated with chondrodystrophism, chronic type II disc extrusion in older dogs...

Diagnosing canine endocrinopathies can be challenging – the patient is old, sluggish and has a poor coat, but is the T4 low due to hypothyroidism or low due to one of the multiple concurrent diseases the dog has? Why does this patient have all the hallmarks of Cushing’s disease and yet the LDDST is normal? At what point can I say that the dog with multiple chronic diseases definitely has Cushing’s and isn’t a false positive?...

Appropriate restraint and handling of our veterinary patients is important not only from a staff and owner safety standpoint but also vital to our patient's health and anxiety while in the hospital. This webinar will help you learn...

Feline hyperaesthesia syndrome (FHS) is a poorly understood disorder that causes a variety of symptoms including tail chasing; biting or licking the lumbar area, flank, anal area, or tail; and skin rippling and muscle spasms of the dorsal lumbar area. Some affected cats make unusual vocalisations and will have episodes of wild, frantic running.

"Dairy Calf Welfare" Does the young dairy calf remember when we dehorn them?"Tun wir genug gegen Schmerz"

The causes of IBD can be multifactorial and therefore more challenging to diagnose. This lecture will explore the different aetiologies for IBD and how these effect what long-term treatment or management regimes are utilised... 

As veterinary patients age, they are more susceptible to diseases and cancer. This webinar will cover the basic cancer biology, treatment options and palliative care... 

Feline arterial thromboembolism (FATE) is characterised by the embolisation of a clot in an artery in the systemic circulation. The artery in which the clot will eventually lodge depends on the origin of the clot itself ... 

This webinar will go through multiple interesting radiographic case studies that I have collected during my time as a referral radiologist.

Endocrinological disease is a well recognised and currently highly researched topic in equine medicine. Pituitary Pars Intermedia Dysfunction - occurring most commonly in the older equid population, and Equine Metabolic Syndrome (EMS)...

"Vaccination isn't the same as immunization" - Administration of a vaccine (vaccination) does not always lead to a protective and durable immune response (immunization). We will discuss reasons for failure of immunization in vaccinated cattle."Innovation Herdenimpfung im Milchviehstall" - Mit einer vergleichbar hohen Atemfrequenz und einem naiven Immunsystem sind Rinder anfälliger für Grippe. Verfügbare Impfstoffe und moderne Impfkonzepte schützen gegen BRSV, PI3V und M. haem. über 6 Monate. Hier ein Beispiel aus der Praxis.

Flash glucose monitoring using the Freestyle Libre system is a practical method of obtaining continuous glucose data from diabetic dogs and cats, and is much more affordable and available than other continuous glucose monitors. It does not require calibration...

Goals of the lecture will be able to appropriately treat hyponatremia and hypernatremia, with both acute and chronic changes. We will review the sodium and water balance physiology, discussing triggers and ...

Diagnostic pathology provides veterinarians with vital information for diagnosis, treatment and monitoring of diseases in animals. There are many things vets can do to help get the maximum benefit from their pathology testing. Ensuring samples are correctly collected, stored and prepared is just as important as test accuracy and helps the laboratory to provide you with accurate and reliable results.

Air travel is becoming increasingly popular in pets.Over 2 million pets and other live animals are transported by air every year in the United States alone (US Department of Transportation, 2020) ...

Most endocrinopathies are chronic diseases but can present acutely to the emergency practice.  Derangements in fluid balance, electrolytes, acid/base disturbances, and energy homeostasis secondary to endocrinopathies can range from the mild to the severely life-threatening... 

Time management is a key aspect of veterinary nursing, especially when the clinic gets busy. Being efficient and able to prioritise patients and procedures should be a primary skill of the veterinary worker...

During this presentation you will learn how much information you can get from an endoscopy of the airways, the type of samples that can be collected and the treatments that can be done under endoscopic guidance such as airway stenting. Using endoscopic images, you will travel from the nasal... 

ECG’s can be daunting, it is an area of veterinary nursing that is not taught in great detail and one that is sometimes avoided because it is poorly understood. This webinar will go back to basics; where better to start than at the beginning? 

Utilising case studies, this webinar will focus on essential diagnostic and treatment tips that turn around many chronic otitis cases quickly. Optimal use of diagnostic tests will be discussed, including techniques and indications for otoscopic exam, cytology, and culture and sensitivity testing, and their relative importance for guiding selection of effective treatment plans... 

Over the past few decades, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has put increased focus on hand hygiene campaigns under the slogan “Clean Hands – Save Lives” following the global recognition of hand hygiene being a key factor in reducing surgical site (SSI) and other hospital associated infections (HAIs)...

The term meningitis is commonly recognised in human medicine as an extremely aggressive, rapidly progressive fatal condition, most commonly seen in children. In humans, it is generally associated with infectious causes, bacterial or viral. In dogs..

Tumors of the skin and subcutaneous tissues are the most common malignancies in dogs and cats accounting for over 30-40% of tumors in dogs and 29% in cats...

A discussion that shows the vital radiographic signs to look out for when deciding if a foreign body is present and whether to cut or not to cut. This will include real world case studies to help reinforce the teaching points.

Surgical site infections (SSI) are the burden of surgery. They lead to increased health care cost due to additional treatment, antibiotics, hospital stay and excess death. Further, these complications create emotional and financial distress for owners and drastically affect the animal’s welfare...

Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome is defined as an acute, diffuse, inflammatory lung condition leading to significant changes in a patient’s lung tissues, ability to oxygenate and ability to breath. It is the most severe form of Acute Lung Injury (ALI) and is often fatal with very few effective modalities in human medicine let alone veterinary medicine...

If the mere mention of the word marketing instils fear into your heart and you don't know where to start when it comes to implementing a marketing and communications plan for your veterinary practice, Phil's webinar will provide tips on where to start with veterinary practice marketing...

Rescue pets can present as challenging in the clinic setting with many displaying fear, anxiety and aggression towards staff. These behaviours can make routine exams and procedures difficult and stressful for staff, pet owners and pets alike...

Total intravenous anaesthesia (TIVA) involves the maintenance of general anaesthesia using only injectable anaesthetic drugs, rather than the more traditional practice of using inhalant agents. In some situations, such as work in remote areas, this technique is of a practical advantage. In other cases, for example, severe neurological disease or during some respiratory procedures, TIVA is a safer option compared to inhalational anaesthesia... 

Gastrointestinal foreign bodies can be some of the most rewarding surgical emergency cases, but the potential for serious complications can make these cases daunting! In this webinar, we will discuss surgical techniques for foreign body retrieval at each level of the GI tract (gastrotomy, enterotomy, intestinal resection-anastomosis), as well as some practical tips for managing linear foreign bodies in dogs and cats...

This lecture will cover the key concepts regarding point of care ultrasound including the definition and evolution of the FAST exam to Veterinary Point of Care Ultrasound (VPOCUS), how VPOCUS differs from consultative ultrasound exams, the key formats currently used, when and where VPOCUS should be applied, patient positioning, and the value of using clinically relevant binary questions. 

Disseminated Intravascular coagulation (DIC) is an uncommon but complex disease process with a high mortality. Paramount to success is early detection and invention...

Ever wished you knew what you were looking at on a blood smear, and what it meant? This webinar will help you to uncover important clues on blood smears that identify diseases processes and then integrate those findings with clinical and haematology data to diagnose and monitor disease.

Snake envenomation is a common reason for presentation of dogs and cats to Australian veterinary clinics, yet diagnosis and treatment continue to be challenging in some cases. Fortunately there has been an explosion of veterinary research in recent years, providing us with more evidence than ever to guide our patient management. 

Quality management for your in-clinic laboratory’ may not sound like a particularly fun webinar topic; however, if you rely on blood test results from an in-clinic laboratory to make medical decisions, then this webinar is not to be missed!...

As brachycephalic breeds continue to increase in popularity, the diagnosis and treatment of brachycephalic airway syndrome (BAS) is ever important in improving the quality of life of these animals. This presentation will cover surgery for BAS including treatment of stenotic nares, redundant/elongated soft palate, laryngeal saccule eversion and laryngeal collapse.