Mitchell D. Song, DVM, DACVD
Mark Rishniw, BVSc, DACVIM (Internal Medicine and Cardiology)
Anne Katherman, DVM, MS, DACVIM (Neurology)
William Thomas, DVM, MS, DACVIM (Neurology)
Course Open: April 25-July 7, 2019
Real Time Sessions (RTS): Thursdays, May 2, 16, 23, 30, June 6, 13, 20, and 27, 2019; 9:30-11:30 pm ET (USA)
Course RTS Times in Your Area: World Clock Converter Level and Prerequisites: This intermediate course will be open to veterinarians actively interested in an overview of dermatology, cardiology and neurology information. This course is the third of six modules in the Organ System Pathophysiology and ABVP Core Examination review series. The MULT207-1018: Pathologic Basis of Disease and the MULT208-0219: Principles of Medicine courses are recommended prerequisites.
VIN CE Course: Open to veterinarians. This course is approved by RACE for veterinarians. (RACE 22-36070) Course Information:
The third 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 course can be used as a portion of the preparation for the ABVP Core examination, but it is not designed as a test-preparation course. The instructors do not have access to the questions. Also, material in this course may be more current than that examination. However it will allow those preparing for the examination to work systematically through different topics over the course of a year, accomplishing a broad review. The emphasis will be on pathophysiology, serving as a foundation for good case management. 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:
- keep progressing through the topics so all topics will have been studied prior to the exam and
- provide participants with feedback on their strongest and weakest topics to guide their individual exam specific preparations.
Presenters: Anne Katherman, DVM, MS, DACVIM (Neurology)
William Thomas, DVM, MS, DACVIM (Neurology)
Format: Audio
Objectives: Upon completion of this session, the participant should be able to
- better understand the pathophysiological basis of diseases of the neurologic system.
- better understand brain lesions.
- better understand disease of spinal cord.
- apply the pathophysiological basis of disease to generate better and complete differentials for problems.
- apply the pathophysiological basis of disease to improve case management.
**** BREAK - May 9, 2019 *****
Week 2 (Real Time Session May 16, 2019): NeurologyPresenters: Anne Katherman, DVM, MS, DACVIM (Neurology)
William Thomas, DVM, MS, DACVIM (Neurology)
Format: Audio
Objectives: Upon completion of this session, the participant should be able to
- better understand the pathophysiological basis of diseases of the neurologic system.
- better understand brain lesions.
- better understand disease of spinal cord.
- apply the pathophysiological basis of disease to generate better and complete differentials for problems.
- apply the pathophysiological basis of disease to improve case management.
Presenter: Mitchell D. Song, DVM, DACVD
Format: Audio
Objectives: Upon completion of this session, the participant should be able to
- better understand the pathophysiological basis of diseases of the dermatologic system.
- better understand current topics in dermatology.
- apply the pathophysiological basis of disease to generate better and complete differentials for problems.
- apply the pathophysiological basis of disease to improve case management.
Presenter: Mark Rishniw, BVSc, DACVIM (Internal Medicine and Cardiology)
Format: Audio
Objectives: Upon completion of this session, the participant should be able to
- better understand the pathophysiological basis of diseases of the cardiac body system.
- understand the physiology of heart disease.
- understand how to deal with cardiac patients - selected cases demonstrating how to evaluate and treat them.
- apply the pathophysiological basis of disease to generate better and complete differentials for problems.
- apply the pathophysiological basis of disease to improve case management.
Required Textbook(s): There is no required textbook for this course. About the Presenters:
Mark Rishniw graduated from the School of Veterinary Science, University of Melbourne in 1987. He completed his MS in veterinary science in 1994 at Washington State University. He also completed a residency in cardiology at the University of California at Davis in 1996. VIN Consultant and ACVD boarded dermatologist Mitchell Song received his veterinary degree from Mississippi State University and completed a residency in dermatology at the University of California, Davis. He is currently the owner of Animal Dermatology, PC in Scottsdale and Phoenix, Arizona USA. Anne Elizabeth Katherman serves as a Veterinary Information Network neurology consultant. In addition she develops continuing education courses on neurology topics for VIN, does research for the VIN Drug Formulary and is the associate editor for the neurology chapters in the VIN online textbook Associate. Dr. Katherman did her residency training at Purdue and Auburn Universities. Dr. Katherman lives in Hampton, Virginia. Dr. Katherman previously owned a Neurology and Neurosurgery specialty practice in Yorktown and Virginia Beach, Virginia, worked in both specialty and general practices in Washington DC, Maryland and Virginia and was an assistant professor at the Virginia Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine. She has served on various ACVIM committees and has been a reviewer for the JACVIM. William Thomas graduated from Auburn University College of Veterinary Medicine in 1985. He completed a residency in neurology/neurosurgery at Auburn University in 1991. He received his MS from Auburn University in 1992. He is currently an associate professor in neurology at the University of Tennessee. Total CE Credit: 16
Tuition: Member $368 ($331 early bird special if enrolled by April 11, 2019)
Non-Member $519 ($467 early bird special if enrolled by April 11, 2019)
Prices are listed in US dollars. *To ensure participants are ready and prepared for classes, enrollment will close on May 2, 2019 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. To Enroll:
- Enrollment qualifications: VIN CE courses are open to VIN member and non-member veterinarians. Veterinarians enrolling in a VSPN CE course must be a VIN member. Veterinary support staff must be a VSPN member to enroll in a VSPN CE or a VIN CE course open to VSPN member enrollment.
- 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.
- Each person is individually responsible for his/her own registration. To ensure that all information received is secure and correct, please do not enroll for a course on behalf of another individual.
- For further assistance call 800-846-0028 ext. 797 or email CEonVIN. Please include the course title, your full name, and contact information in your correspondence.
VIN Education Director VIN CE Services: CEonVIN
800-846-0028 or 530-756-4881; ext. 797
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or direct line to VIN/VSPN from Australia: 02 6145 2357