The ACVIM continues to be a thought leader in continuing education (CE), providing a variety of stimulating professional growth opportunities for our members and others within the profession. Courses are available in a variety of formats, ranging from live virtual, on demand and in person. There are many ways to meet your CE needs and explore RACE-approved content that fits your area of expertise.
The AAVSB Registry of Approved Continuing Education (RACE) program develops and applies uniform standards for veterinary medicine CE. The AAVSB is utilizing Racetrack® to optimize the CE tracking experience for both CE providers and AAVSB Member Boards. This system allows veterinary professionals to record all CE coursework in a single centralized database and easily communicates your CE to your credentialing agencies while also allowing those authorized agencies to retrieve your CE. We do encourage all attendees of any RACE program to create a free RACEtrack® account to track their CE here.
Consensus Statements of the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine (ACVIM) provide the veterinary community with up-to-date information on the pathophysiology, diagnosis, and treatment of clinically important animal diseases. For more information on how to submit a topic idea or to see the full list of consensus statement please visit the Consensus Statement page >>
A panel of 5 neurology experts in the field was formed to assess and summarize evidence in the peer reviewed literature regarding the management of emergency seizure disorders, i.e., status epilepticus and cluster seizures, in dogs and cats. The evidence was complemented with consensus clinical recommendations. Evidence from basic research studies on animals and human medicine was also used to support the panel´s recommendations, especially for the interventions where veterinary clinical evidence was lacking. The majority of the evidence was on the first-line management, i.e., benzodiazepines and their various administration routes, in both species. Overall, there was little evidence on the management of emergency seizure disorders in cats in contrast to dogs. This course summarizes the findings of the consensus group.
By the end of your course, attendees will be able to:
This webinar will have five panelists summarizing our clinical recommendations during this 60-minute presentation, followed by 30-minutes of Q&A where you will have an opportunity for comments/questions, which the panel will consider prior to publication.
Consensus Statement Chair
Marios Charalambous, DVM, PgC, PgD, CSci, PhD, DACVIM (Neurology), DECVN, FHEA, MRCVS – Clinical and Research Associate, University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover
Consensus Statement Panelists
Karen Muñana, DVM, MS, DACVIM (Neurology) – Professor, North Carolina State University
Ned Patterson, DVM, PhD, DACVIM (SAIM) – Professor, Internal Medicine, University of Minnesota
Simon Platt, BVM&S, FRCVS, DACVIM (Neurology), DECVN - Co-Head Vetoracle Teleneurology Service, Medical Director, Hallmarq Advanced Veterinary Imaging
Holger Volk, DVM, PGCAP, PhD, DipECVN, FHEA, FRCVS – Professor, Small Animal Diseases, University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover
Moderator
Jill Narak, DVM, MS, DACVIM (Neurology) – Neurologist/Neurosurgeon, Huntsville Veterinary Specialists & Emergency
This program has been submitted for 1.5 hours of Live, Interactive continuing education credit in jurisdictions which recognize AAVSB RACE-approval.
Participants should be aware that some state boards have limitations on the number of hours accepted in certain categories and/or restrictions on certain methods of delivery of continuing education. Please contact your state board directly with any questions.
For additional questions, please contact us at Learning@ACVIM.org.
(ACVIM/ECVIM-CA/ECVN/ECVEIM Diplomates and Candidates; previous ACVIM event attendees)
(No previous ACVIM Forum or ACE course attendance)