MULT207-1016: Pathologic Basis of Disease
Module 1 of the Organ Systems Pathophysiology and ABVP Core Examination Review Series
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Presenters: Karri Meleo, DVM, DACVIM (Oncology), DACVR (Radiation Oncology)
Robert M. Gogal Jr., DVM
Tony Johnson, DVM, DACVECC
Sharon Gwaltney-Brant, DVM, PhD, ABVT, ABT
Margret L. Casal, DVM, MS, PhD
Sarah Abood, DVM, PhD
Julie A. Churchill, DVM, PhD, DACVN
Eric Snook, DVM, PhD, DACVP
Scott D. Reed, DVM, PhD, DABVP, DACVP
Marike Visser, DVM

Course Open: October 27, 2016-January 22, 2017
Real Time Sessions (RTS): Thursdays, November 3, 10, 17, December 1, 8, 15, 29, January 5 and 12; 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 CE Practice Area.

*One or more of the presenters 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 the pathophysiological basis of disease in small animals based on pathophysiological and discipline-specific concepts. The first of six modules in the Organ System Pathophysiology and ABVP Core Examination review series, this course is designed to cover the pathophysiological basis of disease in small animals based on pathophysiological and discipline-specific concepts. It is tour through some aspects of "DAMNITV" in preparation for future modules (which cover diagnosis and a more traditional specialty/body system-based review). Clinical examples will be used to illustrate these concepts; however the focus is on pathophysiology and also on review of certain discipline-specific material, such as pharmacology, that would not otherwise be covered systematically in the later body-system review-based modules.
VIN CE Course: Open to veterinarians. This course has been submitted for RACE approval for veterinarians.

Course Information:
The first of six modules in the Organ System Pathophysiology and ABVP Core Examination review series, this course is designed to cover the pathophysiological basis of disease in small animals based on pathophysiological and discipline-specific concepts. Clinical examples will be used to illustrate these concepts.

The Organ System Pathophysiology and ABVP Core Examination Review series of courses may be used as a comprehensive review for the ABVP examination for small animals. This series of courses repeats every other year. Individual instructors may change some of their material year-to-year, but much of the core content is repeated.

It should be noted that these courses are not designed specifically as a preparation for test taking. The instructors do not have access to information on the question types. Furthermore the questions used on the examination may be a few years behind the current knowledge and practice, whereas the course will strive to be more current. We recommend using the course to

1. keep progressing through the topics so all topics will have been studied prior to the exam and
2. provide participants with feedback on their strongest and weakest topics to guide their individual exam specific preparations.

Week 1 (Real Time Session November 3, 2016): Principles of Toxicology
Presenter: Sharon Gwaltney-Brant, DVM, PhD
Format: TBA
Objectives: Upon completion of this session, the participant should be able to

• understand the factors that influence toxicity.
• understand toxicokinetics, toxicodynamics and organ system toxicology.
• understand dose response.

Week 2 (Real Time Session November 10, 2016): Genetic Diseases
Presenter: Margret L. Casal, DVM, MS, PhD
Format: TBA
Objectives: Upon completion of this session, the participant should be able to

• apply a clinical approach to dealing with genetic diseases.
• understand how genetic tests are interpreted.
• understand the role of genetic counseling.
• understand the purpose of "Mutt" tests and parentage testing.

Week 3 (Real Time Session November 17, 2016): Nutrition
Presenters: Sarah Abood, DVM, PhD and Julie Churchill, DVM, PhD, DACVN
Format: TBA
Objectives: Upon completion of this session, the participant should be able to

• assess critical factors and build appropriate dietary recommendations.
• apply practical approaches to using therapeutic diets for clinical cases.
• take appropriate measures when dealing with suspected pet food recalls.

**** BREAK - November 24, 2016 - Thanksgiving ****

Week 4 (Real Time Session December 1, 2016): Shock
Presenter: Tony "Hell O'Kitty" Johnson, DVM, DACVECC
Format: TBA
Objectives: Upon completion of this session, the participant should be able to

• define the clinical syndrome known as "shock" in small animal veterinary patients.
• recognize clinical signs of shock in dogs and cats.
• differentiate between shock syndromes in dogs versus cats.
• develop skills to manage shock in both species.

Week 5 (Real Time Session December 8, 2016): Cell Growth and Differentiation - Normal and Neoplastic Transformation
Presenter: Karri Meleo, DVM, DACVIM, DACVR
Format: TBA
Objectives: Upon completion of this session, the participant should be able to

• understand the cell cycle and its relevance to clinic oncology.
• understand the role of signals for cell growth and differentiation.
• better understand senescence, apoptosis, and relevance in cancer biology.
• better understand tumor heterogeneity and resistance to therapy.

Week 6 (Real Time Session December 15, 2016): Principles of Pharmacology
Presenter: Marike Visser, DVM
Format: TBA
Objectives: Upon completion of this session, the participant should be able to

• define the pharmacokinetic principles from a clinical/case-based perspective.
• discuss adverse drug reactions and drug-drug interactions.

**** BREAK - December 22, 2016 - Christmas ****

Week 7 (Real Time Session December 29, 2016): Immunology
Presenter: Robert M. Gogal Jr., DVM
Format: TBA
Objectives: Upon completion of this session, the participant should be able to

• understand the immune system.
• understand hypersensitivity and immunodeficiency disorders.

Week 8 (Real Time Session January 5, 2017): Veterinary Vaccines
Presenter: Robert M. Gogal Jr., DVM
Format: TBA
Objectives: Upon completion of this session, the participant should be able to

• understand vaccine development.
• understand the origins of vaccines and laws regarding the use of vaccines.
• describe the recommended vaccination protocols.

Week 9 (Real Time Session January 12, 2017): Cell Injury and Repair/Death & Inflammation & Modulators
Presenters: Eric Snook, DVM, DACVP and Scott D. Reed, DVM, PhD, DABVP
Format: TBA
Objectives: Upon completion of this session, the participant should be able to

• better understand the acute inflammatory response.
• better understand chronic inflammation and the outcome of inflammation.
• understand the role of pathologic calcification.

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 Presenters:
Scott D. Reed is currently a pathologist working for NAMSA, a global medical device testing company. After receiving his DVM at the University of Florida, he spent sixteen years in emergency and primary companion animal practice where he became boarded in canine and feline practice by ABVP (he recertified in 2011). He completed his PhD in cancer immunogenetic therapy and a residency in pathology at LSU and is ACVP boarded in anatomic pathology. Prior to recently joining NAMSA, he served as Laboratory Director and Diagnostic Pathologist at the Tennessee and Texas A&M veterinary diagnostic laboratories respectively. In his free time, Scott enjoys catering to his dogs and working on his tiny hobby farm.

Eric Snook graduated from Iowa State University College of Veterinary Medicine in 2002. He completed a residency in anatomic pathology at LSU in 2009. He received his PhD at Tulane University in 2013 and is currently studying muscular dystrophy as a post-doctoral research associate at TAMU.

Karr Meleo graduated from University of California, Davis, School of Veterinary Medicine in 1988. She completed residency in Medical Oncology at The Animal Medicine Center in 1991. She received her board certification of Oncology from ACVIM in 1993 and in Radiation Oncology from ACVR in 1994. She is currently the Chief oncologist at Veterinary Oncology Services, in Redmond, WA.

Margret L. Casal received her DVM from the University of Zurich in 1984. She also received her MS from University of Bern (1988) and her Ph.D (Pathology) from University of Pennsylvania (1999). She is currently an associate professor of Medicine Genetics at University of Pennsylvania, Penn Veterinary Medicine.

Sarah Abood received her Bachelor of Science degree (1984) and Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree (1988) from Michigan State University. After completing a one-year internship in large animal medicine and surgery at the University of Minnesota, she spent 5 years at The Ohio State University, working on a PhD and in a clinical nutrition residency with Dr. Tony Buffington. S he earned her PhD from OSU in 1997, and from 1994 to 1999, she worked as a nutrition scientist in Research & Technical Communications at the Ralston Purina Company in St. Louis, Missouri. For the past 16 years, Dr. Abood has worked at Michigan State University's College of Veterinary Medicine where she served as both the Assistant Dean for Student Programs and the small animal clinical nutritionist in the Veterinary Teaching Hospital. She has co-authored several articles in peer-reviewed journals as well as several book chapters and the Manual of Veterinary Dietetics.

Julie A. Churchill received her Bachelor of Science degree and Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree Michigan State University and her PhD from the University of Minnesota. She is an ACVN diplomate and is currently an Assistant Clinical Professor at the University of Minnesota, Veterinary Medicine Graduate program.

Tony Johnson is a 1996 graduate of Washington State University College of Veterinary Medicine. After completing a one-year internship in California, he chose to pursue a three-year residency in emergency medicine and critical care at Dove Lewis Emergency Animal Hospital in Portland, Oregon. In October, 2003 he became ACVECC board certified. Dr. Johnson went on to practice critical care medicine in Chicago, Illinois and Gaithersburg Maryland before joining VIN as Minister of Happiness. He has lectured at several local, national and international veterinary conferences. He was inadvertently voted Speaker of the Year for the Western Veterinary Conference for 2010, and has somehow won several teaching awards. Dr. Johnson's special interests include pain management, bacon, mechanical ventilation, trauma, and blood banking and transfusion medicine.
In his free time, he enjoys woodworking, blogging, counting his vast fortune in debt, cooking, SCUBA diving and raising his 3 young children. He is married to Gretchen Statz, also a veterinary criticalist.

Sharon Gwaltney-Brant earned a BS in zoology and DVM from North Carolina State University. After 3 years in private veterinary practice (companion animal, emergency medicine), she completed a veterinary anatomic pathology residency and earned a PhD in veterinary pathology from Kansas State University. Following a post-doctoral position at the National Animal Disease Center, Dr. Gwaltney-Brant joined the ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center, where she ultimately served as Vice President and Medical Director. She is board certified in veterinary toxicology (ABVT) and general toxicology (ABT). Dr. Gwaltney-Brant currently works as a Toxicology consultant for VIN, performs private Toxicology consulting, and serves as adjunct faculty at the University of Illinois and University of Florida. She currently instructs the Veterinary Forensic Toxicology course for the online Veterinary Forensic Master's degree program through the University of Florida. Dr. Gwaltney-Brant lectures at regional, national and international conferences on veterinary toxicology and veterinary forensic science. She is a charter member and past President of the International Veterinary Forensic Sciences Association.

Marike Visser received her BS in animal science from the University of Kentucky (2008) and DVM from Auburn University (2012). She is currently a clinical pharmacology resident and PhD student at Auburn University.

Robert M. Gogal received his BS from Virginia Commonwealth University (1982) and his DVM from Virginia Tech (1992). He also received his postdoctoral fellow from Virginia Tech (1995). He is currently a professor in the department of biosciences and diagnostic imaging at the College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Georgia.

Total CE Credit: 18

Tuition: Member $378 ($340 early bird special if enrolled by October 13, 2016)
Non-Member $537 ($483 early bird special if enrolled by October 13, 2016)
Prices are listed in US dollars.

*Special Discount: Enroll in all 6 courses in the Organ System series by November 3, 2016 and receive a discounted enrollment price: Member $1664 Non-Member $2359.

1. MULT207-1016: Pathological Basis of Disease
2. MULT208-0217: Principles of Medicine
3. MULT209-0417: Systems A: Organ System Pathophysiology and ABVP Core Examination Review
4. MULT210-0717: Systems B: Organ System Pathophysiology and ABVP Core Examination Review
5. MULT211-1017: Systems C: Organ System Pathophysiology and ABVP Core Examination Review
6. MULT212-0218: Systems D: Organ System Pathophysiology and ABVP Core Examination Review

*To ensure participants are ready and prepared for classes, enrollment will close on November 3, 2016 at 5 pm ET (USA) or when the maximum number of participants is reached.

*For more information on how online CE works, see the Participant Resource Center.

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"This program (RACE program number to be determined) has been submitted for approval by AAVSB RACE to offer a total of 18 CE Credits, with a maximum of 18 CE Credits being available to any individual veterinarian. This RACE approval is for the subject matter categories of: Scientific, using the delivery method of Interactive-Distance: (Web-based, Teleconference or Audio-Conference). This approval is valid in jurisdictions which recognize AAVSB RACE; however, participants are responsible for ascertaining each board's CE requirements."

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