DIAG220-1116: Diagnostic testing for vector-borne disease: What am I missing?
The lectures for this course will be presented in an audio format.
Enrollment is closed.
Presenter: Linda Kidd, DVM, PhD, DACVIM
Course Open: November 29-December 23, 2016
Real Time Sessions (RTS): Tuesdays, December 6 and 13, 2016; 9:30-11:30 pm ET (USA)
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Practice Sessions: In order to prepare you for a successful experience
in your CE course, we request you attend a Practice Session prior to the first
Real Time Session. Please arrive promptly at the start time; each Practice Session
is up to 1 hour in length.
For more information, please visit the
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*The presenter for this course will be using audio which will require you to have a headset or speakers to listen.
If you have any concerns regarding your computer's audio capabilities, please be sure to attend
one of the Practice Sessions.
Level and Prerequisites:
This
intermediate course will be open to veterinarians
actively interested in vector-borne disease, screening and diagnostic
testing for these diseases.
VIN CE Course: Open to veterinarians.
This course has been submitted for RACE approval for veterinarians.
Course Information:
"The tick panel was negative" is a common phrase that is used to indicate that vector-borne
disease has been ruled out in a patient with immune-mediated disease. However, which diagnostic
testing modality (PCR or serology) is most sensitive, which organisms should be included
in a panel, and whether repeat testing should be performed, depends on the case scenario.
In this course, clinically relevant epidemiology and pathophysiology of vector-borne disease
agents and theory behind the design of diagnostic tests used for vector-borne disease screening
will be reviewed and applied to case scenarios.
Week 1 (Real Time Session December 6, 2016):
Diagnostic testing for vector-borne disease, which test and when?
Presenter: Linda Kidd, DVM, PhD, DACVIM
Format: Audio
Description:
Review clinically relevant design principles behind the diagnostic
tests you choose for vector-borne disease screening and organism and host factors
that affect their sensitivity to optimize diagnostic testing in an individual patient.
Objectives: Upon completion of this session, the participant should be able to
- Understand how pathophysiology of the organism and host factors
affect sensitivity of diagnostic testing for vector-borne disease.
- Understand how characteristics of diagnostic tests affect their
ability to detect infection in a given patient.
- Understand how case context including breed, geographic locale and presenting
abnormalities help clinicians ensure relevant agents are included in diagnostic
testing for vector-borne disease.
Week 2 (Real Time Session December 13, 2016):
Vector-borne disease case challenges
Presenter: Linda Kidd, DVM, PhD, DACVIM
Format: Audio
Description:
Clinical findings and case context are emphasized in this case-based
challenge to reinforce concepts that help clinicians determine which vector-borne
disease agents are most likely, which diagnostic testing methodology to utilize,
and whether repeat testing is warranted in an individual patient.
Objectives: Upon completion of this session, the participant should be able to
- Apply the concepts learned in week one to optimize vector-borne disease
testing in individual patients.
Successful completion (scoring 80% or better) on the end-of-course test is required
to earn a certificate of completion for the course.
To learn more about the requirements for earning a CE certificate, please refer to
Receiving Your CE Credit and Course Completion Certificate.
Course Materials: Course materials will be available
in the course library prior to each Real Time Session.
Required Textbook(s): There is no required textbook for this course.
About the Presenter:
Linda Kidd received a Bachelor of Science in Bacteriology from
the University of Wisconsin-Madison and her DVM from the University of
Wisconsin-Madison's School of Veterinary Medicine (UW-SVM). After several years
in private small animal practice, she returned to the UW-SVM to obtain specialty
training in Small Animal Internal Medicine. She completed the program in July of
2000, and achieved board certification by the American College of Veterinary
Internal Medicine at that time. She stayed on as a Clinical Instructor of Small
Animal Internal Medicine until December of 2002. Dr Kidd then left Madison to pursue
research training at the Intracellular Pathogens Research Laboratory at North
Carolina State University's College of Veterinary Medicine, under the mentorship
of Dr Ed Breitschwerdt. There she obtained a PhD in Immunology with a minor in
Molecular Biology. Her PhD research centered on the molecular characterization of
Spotted Fever Rickettsiosis in dogs. She then completed a postdoctoral fellowship
at The Scripps Research Institute in a thrombosis and hemostasis laboratory under
the direction of Dr Nigel Mackman. Currently, Dr Kidd is an Associate Professor of
Small Animal Internal Medicine at Western University of Health Sciences, College of
Veterinary Medicine. Dr Kidd's clinical and research interests include vector borne
disease, the role of undetected infection in triggering immune-mediated diseases,
mechanisms of thrombosis in dogs with immune mediated hemolytic anemia, and diagnostic
reasoning. She has several ongoing collaborative clinical research projects
investigating the pathophysiology of immune mediated hemolytic anemia and vector borne
disease with internal medicine specialty practices in Southern California, North Carolina
State University and The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She is the
recipient of the Pfizer Award for Teaching Excellence and the Monica Menard award
for Pathobiological Research.
Total CE Credit: 4
Tuition: Free to VIN members only
Non-members and veterinary students are not eligible to enroll in this class.
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enrollment will close on December 6, 2016 at 5 pm ET (USA)
or when the maximum number of participants is reached.
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