Mount Laurel Animal Hospital offers a range of exceptional veterinary continuing education (CE) programs to help all industry professionals expand their knowledge, develop their skills and continuously improve the quality of care they offer their patients.

Webinar Wednesday: Seizures and Imposters

Presented by Dr. Neil S. Mittelman
RACE approved (1 CE Credit)

Seizures are a common neurological disorder in veterinary patients. A wide variety of clinical signs occur with both short and long-term consequences. Seizures affect quality of life for owners and veterinary patients alike. The decision to treat with medications often involves balancing severity of signs with side effects of those medications. There are many disorders that can mimic seizure activity including various movement disorders, vestibular dysfunction, sleep disorders, and even cardiac disease. Recognizing common patterns and subtle differences in the nature of the episodes, recovery period or lack thereof, species differences, and other associated historical and clinical signs may aid in knowing when and what treatment is needed. This video-based lecture will focus on recognizing seizures and imposters, conditions that can look like seizures in dogs and cats. Basic pathophysiology, diagnostic recommendations, prognosis, and treatment will be discussed within a clinical focus.

 

Learning Objectives:
  • Know broad categories of common causes of seizures
  • Know common medications used to treat seizures
  • Know common anticonvulsants to avoid in cats
  • Be familiar with the term movement disorder/paroxysmal dyskinesia
  • Know common causes for tremors in dogs
  • Be familiar with the term idiopathic head tremor
Date: Wednesday, March 20
Time: 7pm – 8pm
Location: Virtual (Zoom)


NEIL S. MITTELMAN, DVM,
DACVIM (LAIM, NEUROLOGY)

DEPARTMENT HEAD OF NEUROLOGY
BIO

 

Webinar Wednesday: How to Market Your Practice Fast, Effectively & Virtually Free

Presented by Jennifer Guli, Marketing Director

Let’s be honest: there is a LOT of information out there on what to do to market your practice. The problem with this, however, is that there is almost too much information. Okay, so you started your business. You have a name, an idea that’s going to disrupt the market, and you feel ready to take control and make that business become the next Unicorn.

You’re excited – this is it! This is what you’ve been dreaming of! But what now? You have your structure, you know your product, but how do you find clients? How do you share with the world that you have this amazing product or service to offer – and that it is THAT much better from the competition? Your website is THAT PLACE where you have a captive audience and an opportunity to communicate your brand, culture and most importantly your story.

This is often where your clients will make the decision to interact with you further and take the next step in the marketing cycle to opt-in to receive regular content or pick-up the phone and call you. Content is KING and the right builder is KEY. Learn all about branding your business so you can create a brand that keeps clients and customers coming back.

You will be introduced to SEO, social media marketing, as well as paid ads – don’t worry, we’ll talk about if they are actually worth it. With the technology we have today, it is only a matter of implementing the right tools at the right time. Don’t know which tools to start off with? I do, and by the end of this lecture, so will you without breaking the bank!

Date: POSTPONED
Time: 7pm – 8pm
Location: Virtual (Zoom)
CHECK BACK SOON FOR THE NEW DATE & RSVP INFORMATION!
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JENNIFER GULI

MARKETING DIRECTOR

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PAST EVENTS

Webinar Wednesday: Feline Pancreatitis

Presented by Dr. Stephen Cai
Pending RACE approval (1 CE Credit)

This program is designed to teach veterinarians how to recognize and treat feline pancreatitis.
Program Agenda:
  • History and clinical signs of feline pancreatitis
  • Pathophysiology
  • Diagnostic approach
  • Therapy
  • Risk and prognostic factors
  • Questions and Comments
Learning Objectives:
  1. Increase recognition of feline pancreatitis and customize therapy according to the patient’s presentation
  2. Familiarize oneself with the consensus statement guidelines for feline pancreatitis
Date: Wednesday, January 31
Time: 7pm – 8pm
Location: Virtual (Zoom)


STEPHEN CAI, VMD, DACVIM,

INTERNIST
BIO

 

 

Webinar Wednesday: Please Don’t Leave Me! Treating Separation Anxiety in Primary Care Practice

Presented by Dr. Shana Gilbert Gregory
Pending RACE approval (1 CE Credit)

Treating separation anxiety can be nerve wracking and exhausting. This lecture will cover the basics of how to discuss separation anxiety with owners, medications/supplements to consider and how to choose which medication to use in your patients and behavior modification tools to implement to improve patient responses to departures.

Program Agenda:

  • Identifying separation anxiety in dogs and cats
    • Distinguishing between separation anxiety and other behavioral pathologies
  • Pharmaceutical/nutraceutical help for separation anxiety patients
    • Choosing which medications/supplements would be helpful for your patients
    • How to discuss medication with owners
  • Behavior modification to consider for separation anxiety patients
    • What can you suggest?
    • What are the practical application of training/behavior modification options owners have found?
  • Behavioral euthanasia for separation anxiety patients

Learning Objectives:
This lecture will provide the primary care clinician with:
1. Tools to better help owners understand their pet’s distress/panic and respond humanely to the expressions of panic exhibited by pets experiencing separation anxiety
2. Help owners understand the value of anti-anxiety medication in treating separation anxiety
3. Provide owners with practical, easy-to-use behavior modification options for dogs and cats suffering with separation anxiety

Date: Wednesday, November 8
Time: 7pm – 8pm
Location: Virtual (Zoom)


SHANA GILBERT-GREGORY, VMD, MS, DACVB

BEHAVIORAL MEDICINE CLINICIAN
BIO

 

 

End Of Summer Symposium: 4 RACE Credits, Food, Drinks, Vacation Giveaway & More!

Mount Laurel Animal Hospital offers a range of exceptional veterinary continuing education (CE) programs to help all industry professionals expand their knowledge, develop their skills and continuously improve the quality of care they offer their patients. Join us for our Technician Symposium.

AGENDA

8:30am: Registration & Breakfast

9am – 10am: C-Sections: Triage to Recovery presented by Danielle Gonzalez, CVT

10am – 11am: “Thinking Outside The Box” Patient Care presented by Elisa Owens, CVT, VTS (ECC)

11am: Lunch

12pm – 1pm: Common Canine Cancers In The ER & PC Setting presented by Lindsay Hallman, CVT, CCMT, VTS (Oncology)

1pm – 2pm: The Sweetness That Could Kill You – DKA presented by Karen Roach, RVT, VTS (ECC)

CE Summer2023

Burn Wound Management in Dogs and Cats

Burn Wound Management in Dogs and Cats is an overview on the triage, stabilization and management of burn wounds. The lecture will go into detail on how to assess and manage burn wounds, fluid resuscitation and overall management of burn wound patients. We will also be discussing how to manage client expectations regarding costs and prognosis.

Learning objectives:

  • Triage of burn patients
  • Stabilization of burn patients (critical care and pain management)
  • Wound management
  • Managing client expectations (cost, prognosis)

This presentation is open to veterinary professionals.

Date: Wednesday, April 26
Time: 7pm – 8pm
Location: Virtual (Zoom)
BATHILDA LAKE, DVM, DACVECC
CRITICALIST
BIO


CAROLINE GARZOTTO

SURGEON
BIO

Behavior Modifying Medications

Presented by Dr. Shana Gilbert Gregory
Pending RACE approval (1 CE Credit)

Psychoactive medications can alter motivation to engage in certain behaviors and can be utilized, in conjunction with behavior modification, to treat a variety of behavioral pathologies in companion animals. Alternative or adjunctive therapies to psychoactive medications include pheromones, behavior modifying diets and supplements, all of which should also be utilized in conjunction with behavior modification to treat fear, anxiety or aggression in dogs and cats.

Date: Wednesday, February 22
Time: 7pm – 8pm
Location: Virtual (Zoom)


SHANA GILBERT-GREGORY, VMD, MS, DACVB

BEHAVIORAL MEDICINE CLINICIAN
BIO

 

 

Thyroid Diseases in Cats and Dogs from an Internist’s Perspective

Presented by Dr. Kenneth Siu (Internist)
Pending RACE approval (1 CE Credit)

Learning Objectives:

  • Understand testing options/limitations for hyperthyroidism beyond T4
  • Be able to have a discussion with owners about more advanced treatment options such as I-131
  • Understand diagnostic options/limitations for hypothyroidism beyond T4
  • Knowing when to refer for hyper- and hypothyroid cases

This presentation is open to veterinary professionals.

Date: Wednesday, January 25
Time: 7pm – 8pm
Location: Virtual (Zoom)

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KENNETH SIU, DVM, DACVIM, MPH

INTERNIST
BIO

 

 

End Of Summer Symposium: 3 RACE Credits, Brunch, Mimosas & Vacation Giveaway

Earn 3 Race Credits, A Chance To Win A Vacation & Enjoy Brunch & Mimosas!

AGENDA

9am – 10am: Getting To Know You: Critical Care Nursing & Monitoring presented by Karen Roach, RVT, VTS

Hands on monitoring, the importance of getting to know your patients, blood work and diagnostics, pain management assessment, recumbent patient care, nutritional monitoring, monitoring indwelling catheters and other tubes, medications, medical records, monitoring of neuro patients, the importance of knowing the basics, being proactive, thinking critically and advocating for your patients.

Pending RACE approval

10am – Mimosa Break

10:15 – 11:15: Introduction To Dentistry: Anatomy, Terminology & Oral Exam

Presented by: Wendi Rensman, CVT, VTS (Dentistry)

This is a talk that will discuss normal and abnormal findings in the oral cavity in dogs and cats. Tooth numbers, counting teeth, directional terminology and instruments used in oral examination will also be included. Be prepared to test your knowledge!

RACE approved

11:15am: Brunch

11:30am: CPR presented by Michele Hinks, BS, CVT, VTS (ECC)

An overview of basic life support and advanced life support according to the RECOVER initiative CPR guidelines. Attendees will learn about techniques and medications used in CPR. They will then have hands on practice of compressions, breathing, and carrying out the different roles of team members during a code.

RACE approved

12:30pm: Vacation Drawing & Tours

ABOUT OUR SPEAKERS

Karen Roach: Karen Roach graduated in 1994 and is an RVT from Nova Scotia. She obtained her VTS in Emergency/Critical Care in 2013, and since 2018, has been working at Mount Laurel Animal Hospital as an ICU Training Mentor. Karen’s main focus when training staff is patient care & advocacy, pain management and critical thinking.

Wendi Rensman: Wendi is a CVT (2003) and VTS Dentistry (2019). Dentistry has been a main area of focus for most of her veterinary career. Wendi is currently a hospital trainer at Mount Laurel Animal Hospital and enjoys teaching & lecturing while mentoring other veterinary staff along their path in vet med. Wendi believes to educate on pet dental health is to be that animals voice, because oral pain is often hidden pain.

Michele Hinks: is a CVT (2006) and VTS in emergency and critical care (2014). Michele is currently a training mentor at MLAH and for Vet Med Management to help teach technicians and assistants. Michele has a great passion for critical care and helping others learn how to provide excellent nursing care for their patients.

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Old, Fat Endocrine: Anesthesia Of Patients With Co-Morbidities

Presented by Dr. Jennifer Bornkamp (Anesthesiologist)
RACE approval (1 CE Credit)

Learning Objectives:

This lecture will review some key principles in managing Anesthesia in patients with underlying disease. We will discuss pre-anesthetic considerations and anesthetic management of endocrine disorders, the geriatric patient and obese patients.

This presentation is open to veterinary professionals.

Date: Wednesday, June 15
Time: 7pm – 8pm
Location: Virtual (Zoom)

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Jennifer Bornkamp, DVM
Anesthesiologist
BIO

 

 

I Think This Is Cancer! Now What?

Presented by Dr. Angela Taylor (Oncologist)
Pending RACE approval (1 CE Credit)

Learning Objectives:

1. Estimate the likelihood of a cancer diagnosis based on the patient’s clinical picture and evidence-based epidemiologic information.
2. Establish a practical diagnostic and treatment plan for unstable, painful, or otherwise ill patients that includes ruling in/out a potential cancer diagnosis.
3. Prepare owners for what to expect during their Oncology consult (general info about prognosis and treatment options).

This presentation is open to veterinary professionals.

Date: Wednesday, April 6
Time: 7pm – 8pm
Location: Virtual (Zoom)

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Dr. Angela Taylor

Angela Taylor, DVM, DACVIM
Oncologist
BIO

 

 

Treatment & Management Of Corneal Ulcers

Presented by Dr. Andrew Enders (Ophthalmologist)
RACE approved (1 CE Credit)

The goal of this presentation will be to review the normal corneal anatomy and healing process, diagnostics that aid in the detection and treatment of corneal ulcers, and the different types of corneal ulcerations and their treatment approaches. The topical will be canine focused, but applicable across all species and time will be left to answer questions that arise. The lecture will be very clinically focused.

This presentation is open to veterinary professionals.
Date: Wednesday, February 23
Time: 7pm – 8pm
Location: Virtual (Zoom)

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Andrew Enders, DVM, MS, DACVO
Ophthalmologist
BIO

 

 

Diagnosing & Treating Abnormal Ophthalmic Exam Findings

Presented by Dr. Amanda Joslin (Ophthalmologist)
All attendees will receive a free gift for their practice!

Pending RACE approval (1 CE Credit)
  • Know the prognostic indicators, potential complications, and treatment for traumatic proptosis
  • Recognize the classic clinical signs of and be able to formulate a medical treatment plan for an infected corneal ulcer
  • Be familiar with the clinical signs and differential diagnoses for uveitis and hyphema
  • Be able to recognize breeds predisposed to primary glaucoma and anterior lens luxation
  • Be able to list treatment options for glaucoma, uveitis, and anterior lens luxation
  • Be able to list differentials and diagnostic recommendations for sudden blindess
  • Recognize which cases should be referred to an ophthalmologist
This presentation is open to veterinary professionals.
Date: Wednesday, April 28
Time: 7pm – 8pm
Location: Virtual (Zoom)

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Amanda Joslin, DVM, DACVO
Ophthalmologist
BIO

 

 

In Cold Blood: Practical Reptile Care

Presented by Dr. Victoria Bender (Exotics Veterinarian)

RACE approved (1 CE Credit)

As the popularity of reptiles has grown, so has demand for reptile veterinary care. Today, reptile medicine and surgery represents a viable subset of companion animal practice. Reptiles are stoic and have evolved to mask signs of illness, which makes them a challenge to diagnose and treat. There can be significant variability in appropriate husbandry between species, which directly influences overall healthy and subsequent illness. This lecture will present an approach to common disease presentations in reptiles, outline the important role of husbandry in their care, and offer practical suggestions for those who want to take their reptile practice to the next level.

Date: Wednesday, March 24
Time: 7pm – 8pm
Location: Virtual (Zoom)

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Dr. Victoria Bender
Exotics Veterinarian
BIO

 

 

Anticonvulsant Therapy Advances in Small Animal Practice

Presented by Dr. Philip Cohen (Neurologist)

RACE approved (1 CE Credit)

• Know when to start anti-epileptic drugs (AED)
• Choose appropriate AED and dosage
• Know if and when to monitor AED concentrations
• Know when to add or change AED
• Choosing drug combination protocols

Date: Wednesday, February 24
Time: 7pm – 8pm
Location: Virtual (Zoom)

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Philip Cohen, VMD, DACVIM
Neurologist
BIO

 

 

Webinar Wednesdays Respiratory Failure & Non-Respiratory Look-A-Likes

-Understand the physiology behind respiration

-List and define causes of respiratory failure in veterinary patients

-List and define common non-respiratory causes of patient disease that appear to be respiratory in origin on exam (i.e. non-respiratory look-a-likes)

This presentation is open to veterinarians and technicians.
This lecture is RACE APPROVED for 1 CE Hour
Date: Wednesday, November 18
Time: 7pm - 8pm
Location: Virtual Event via Zoom
Clayton Greenway, DVM, DACVECC
Criticalist

Webinar Wednesdays Feline Dermatology

Cats and skin diseases are a tough combo. Sign-up to learn a step-by-step approach on working up an itchy cat. 
Presented by Dr. Fiona Lee
This presentation is open to veterinarians and technicians.
This lecture is RACE approved
Date: Wednesday, October 14
Time: 7pm - 8pm
Location: Virtual Event via Zoom
VET_Lee animals
Fiona Lee, VMD, DACVD, MBA
Dermatologist

Anesthesia & Pain Management Symposium

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 23 • EARN 5 RACE CREDITS
Location: Mount Laurel Animal Hospital Event Auditorium

SCHEDULE
9am-9:30am: Sign In and Registration
9:30am-10:30am: Dr. Andrea Canniglia
10:30am-11:30am: Karen Roach, CVT, VTS
11:30am-12:30pm: LUNCH
12:30pm-1:30pm: Liz Vetrano, CVT
1:30pm-2:30pm: Dr. Caroline Garzotto
2:30pm-3:30pm: Dr. Bryce Dooley
3:30pm-4pm: Networking

Dr. Andrea Caniglia - Anesthesia for Patients with Common Cardiovascular Diseases
Review physiology of cardiac disease, pre-anesthetic evaluation and diagnostics, drug selection, perioperative monitoring, anticipating and managing common perioperative complications.

Karen Roach, CVT, VTS - Analgesia for the Emergency and Critical Care Patient
Will discuss definitions related to pain and pain control, commonly used analgesia drugs in emergency and critical care settings, pain scoring systems, consequences of untreated pain, how patient comfort and stress levels affect pain perception, non-pharmacologic measures to help with pain control.

Liz Vetrano, CVT - No-Bunny Panic! The Basics of Rabbit Pain Management and Anesthesia
Discuss the basics of rabbit pain management and anesthesia, review anatomy and physiology, proper handling and restraint methods, and the pre-anesthetic physical.

Dr. Caroline Garzotto - Pain Management - A Surgeon's Perspective
How to manage pain using a multi-modal approach. Pre-op, peri-op, post-op, and chronic pain management are discussed.

Dr. Bryce Dooley - Understandin' Prostaglandin: A Review Of Inflammatory Pain And The Use of NSAIDS
Reviewing the inflammatory cascade and how currently available NSAIDs target for acute and chronic pain control. The lecture will also include new developments in NSAIDs, side effects, and an overview of safety and efficacy studies in companion animals.

ALL LECTURES ARE RACE APPROVED

CLICK HERE TO RSVP BY 2/15


Dr. Andrea Caniglia
Anesthesiologist


Liz Vetrano, CVT
Exotics Lead 

Dr. Caroline Garzotto
Surgeon

Dr. Bryce Dooley
Anesthesiologist

Down With Derm: Zebras the uncommon, emergent and biopsied

Presented by Dr. Fiona Lee (Dermatologist)

Dermatology is challenging because many diseases look similar. When we hear hoofbeats, we’re trained to think “horses,” but sometimes, there are truly “zebra” dermergencies. We’ll discuss indications for biopsies and examples of skin diseases that are just off the beaten path.
Date: Tuesday, July 9
Time: 6:30pm – 8pm
Location: Maggiano’s
2000 NJ-38, Cherry Hill, NJ 08002
Check-In/Registration: 6:30pm
Dinner & Lecture: 7pm – 8pm
Pending Race Approval
Proudly Sponsored By Merck Animal Health

CLICK HERE to RSVP

VET_Lee animals

Fiona Lee, DACVD
Dermatologist
BIO

 

When Neurologic and Neurochemical Wiring in the Brain Goes Wrong: better living through chemistry

Presented by Dr. Philip Cohen (Neurologist) and Dr. Shana Gilbert-Gregory (Behavioral Medicine Clinician)

RACE APPROVED – 2 Credits
Date: Thursday, June 20
Time: 7pm – 9pm
Location: Mount Laurel Animal Hospital Event Auditorium

CLICK HERE to RSVP

Philip Cohen, VMD, DACVIM
Neurologist
BIO

Shana Gilbert-Gregory, VMD, MS, DACVB
Behavioral Medicine Clinician
BIO

 

Technician Symposium

EARN 6 RACE CREDITS 

BREAKFAST 8am

Karen Roach, RVT, VTS – A Touch of Triage 8:30am
How to properly and thoroughly triage.

Morgan Rodgers, BS & Fiona Lee, VMD, DACVD, MBA – Dermatology: Making the ‘rash’ decision 9:45am
Making the best out of a Derm related GP appointment.

Wendi Rensman, CVT – Staging Periodontal Disease • 11am
Review of normal and abnormal oral anatomy, the basics of periodontal disease in our patients, extra oral & intra oral examination and equipment used.

LUNCH 12:15pm – 1:15pm

Elizabeth Vetrano, CVT – The importance of proper husbandry for exotics patients 1:30pm
This lecture will give a brief overview of the basics of husbandry with various exotics species.

Jean L Tomaselli, CVT, KPA-CTP – Practical solutions for low stress handling 2:45pm

We are becoming aware of the challenges that arise when implementing low stress handling in our veterinary facilities. What’s working for the practices who ARE making progress?

Tasha McNerney, CVT, CVPP, VTS – Parameter Party: How to love monitoring anesthesia 4pm
Make sense of all those anesthesia monitoring parameters and feel more confident with patients under anesthesia. Discover the one anesthetic tool you cant live without, and the one you already have but aren’t using enough.

LECTURES ARE RACE APPROVED

Date: Sunday, June 9
Time: 8am – 5pm
Location: Mount Laurel Animal Hospital Event Auditorium

CLICK HERE to RSVP

Karen Roach, RVT, VTS

Morgan Rodgers, BS

Fiona Lee, VMD, DACVD, MBA

Wendy Rensman, CVT

Elizabeth Vetrano, CVT

Jean L Tomaselli, CVT, KPA-CTP

 

Tasha McNerney, CVT, CVPP, VTS

 

 

 

Otitis & Diagnostic Cytology

Otitis (Fiona Lee, VMD, DACVD, MBA)
Diagnostic Cytology (Khush Banajee, DVM, PhD, DACVP)

This presentation is open to veterinarians and technicians.

This lecture is pending RACE approval (2 CE Hours).

Date: Thursday, April 4
Time: 7pm
Location: Mount Laurel Animal Hospital Event Auditorium

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Fiona Lee, VMD, DACVD, MBA
Dermatologist
Khush Banajee, DVM, PhD, DACVP
Clinical Pathologist

Surgical & Oncologic Treatment Of Hemangiosarcoma

Updates and review of the management of Hemangiosarcoma
Surgical Treatment (Jessica Kinsey, DVM, DACVS)
Oncologic Treatment (Angela Taylor, DVM, DACVIM)

Board certified specialists Dr. Jessica Kinsey (surgery) and Dr. Angela Taylor (medical oncology) discuss approaches to managing canine hemangiosarcoma patients. We will review stabilization, surgical techniques, adjuvant chemotherapy protocols and prognoses, incorporating the current literature to discuss new treatment options. This will be followed by an interactive discussion among participants.

This lecture is RACE approved for 2 CE hours and is open to Veterinarians and Veterinary Technicians.

Date: Thursday, February 7
Time: 7pm
Location: Mount Laurel Animal Hospital Event Auditorium

CLICK HERE to RSVP