ALTM107-0124: Canine Chiropractic MedicineCourse Open: January 2-February 2, 2024
Real Time Sessions (RTS): Tuesday, January 9,16, 23, 2024; 7:00-9:00 pm ET (USA) World Clock Converter
Total CE Credit: 6
RACE Category: 6 hours Medical
| Enrollment is closed. |
Tuition: Member $138 ($124 early bird special if enrolled by December 19, 2023) |
Course Information:
The joints in the spine can be susceptible to the effects of trauma or overuse. The nerves throughout the body come out between the spinal vertebra, a stuck joint, spinal muscle, or ligament inflammation can all compromise and cause the nerves not to send proper signals from those tissues to the brain. Chiropractic therapy works to affect the nervous system. This is done through the various nerves that go to and from the joints. Treatment consists of finding a joint or several joints not moving in the full range of motion. A chiropractic adjustment directs a specific force into that joint to get it unstuck. This allows the nerves surrounding the joint to fire correctly and the joint to move more freely. This course will give you the information to get started in chiropractic medicine including a review of anatomy, how to interpret gait analysis, palpation, and finally adjustment. It will discuss commonalities of therapy including acupuncture and laser therapy, and how to educate clients on the unique needs of patients, whether athletic or couch-potatoes.
Learning Objectives:
Upon completion of the course, the participant should be able to
- understand spinal and axial skeleton anatomy and how it pertains to chiropractic theories.
- understand the basics of gait analysis, palpation, and chiropractic adjusting.
- understand the basics of combinations of therapeutic modalities such as laser, acupuncture, and laser therapy.
- educate clients on the process, maintenance, and special circumstances, such as athletes, geriatric, and less active or injured patients.
Level and Prerequisites: This intermediate VIN CE course is open for enrollment to veterinarians interested in canine chiropractic medicine.
Credit Approval: This course is approved for 6 hours of continuing education credit by RACE for veterinarians. (RACE 20-1114440)
Course Agenda: Week 1 (Real Time Session January 9, 2024): Review of the Spine and Axial Skeleton
The first week will delve into a review of the anatomy of the canine relevant to chiropractic therapy including the cervical, thoracic, lumbar, and pelvis of the spine, and accompanied by the axial skeleton including the forelimbs including the shoulder girdle, elbow, and carpus; the hindlimb including the hip girdle, stifle and tarsus, as well as the tail and ribs.
Week 2 (Real Time Session January 16, 2024): Chiropractic Medicine
This week will begin the focus on chiropractic theories, and how to recognize and interpret gait analysis. It will then delve into palpation and how to provide chiropractic adjustments.
Week 3 (Real Time Session January 23, 2024): Therapy Combinations and Client Education
The final session will touch on combinations of therapeutic modalities such as acupuncture and laser therapy, as well as how to educate your client on chiropractic medicine, the development of a maintenance plan, and the special considerations of athletic, injured, geriatric, and obese 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.
| Enrollment is closed. |
Tuition: Member $138 ($124 early bird special if enrolled by December 19, 2023) |
*To ensure participants are ready and prepared for classes, enrollment will close on January 8, 2024 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.
Enrollment qualifications:
- VIN CE Courses:
- VIN CE courses are open to VIN member, VIN student member, and non-member veterinarians.
- Veterinary support staff must be VSPN members in order to enroll in a VIN CE course open to VSPN member enrollment.
- VSPN CE Courses:
- VSPN CE courses are open to veterinary support staff and veterinarians.
- Only VIN and VSPN members can enroll in a VSPN CE course.
- Veterinarians will only receive credit for those VSPN CE courses that specify in the Accreditation statement that the course is accredited for veterinarians.
- Please check the course Level and Prerequisites, Accreditation, and Tuition before enrolling.
- Each enrollee must be able to receive emails from @vspn.org
and @vin.com addresses.
- Email is our major form of communication with participants; personal emails are highly recommended rather than clinic/hospital email addresses.
- For further assistance call 800-846-0028 ext. 797 or email CEonVIN@vin.com. Please include the course title, your full name, and contact information in your correspondence.
Course withdrawal and refund policy: A complete refund of the paid course price will be issued when your withdrawal request is received prior to the listed start date of the course. If you wish to withdraw after the start date please contact the VIN office 800-846-0028 ext. 797 to discuss eligibility for a pro-rated refund. *For more information on VIN's upcoming CE courses, check the VIN Course Catalog. Katherine James, DVM, PhD, DACVIM (SAIM)
VIN Education Director VIN CE Services: CEonVIN@vin.com
800-846-0028 or 530-756-4881; ext. 797
or direct line to VIN/VSPN from the United Kingdom: 01 45 222 6154
or direct line to VIN/VSPN from Australia: 02 6145 2357