Course Open: July 7-31, 2019
Real Time Sessions (RTS): Sundays, July 14 and 21, 2019; 8:00-10:00 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 Bartonellosis.
VIN CE Course: Open to veterinarians. This course is approved by RACE for veterinarians. (RACE 22-36886) Course Information:
This course will focus on the clinical approach to Bartonella in our canine and feline patients. We will discuss available diagnostic tests, treatment options, and the prevention of this emerging and clinically challenging infectious disease. Week 1 (Real Time Session July 14, 2019): Bartonella in the Feline Patient
Presenter: Pedro Diniz, DVM, PhD
Format: Audio
Objectives: Upon completion of this session, the participant should be able to
- discuss the diagnosis and management of Bartonella in the Feline patient.
- discuss the limitations of available diagnostic tests, and how to interpret results in the context of the patient and its clinical signs.
- discuss with pet owners how and when this disease should be considered and how to take steps to prevent it.
Presenter: Pedro Diniz, DVM, PhD
Format: Audio
Objectives: Upon completion of this session, the participant should be able to
- discuss the diagnosis and management of Bartonella in the Canine patient.
- discuss the limitations of available diagnostic tests, and how to interpret results in the context of the patient and its clinical signs.
- discuss with pet owners how and when this disease should be considered and how to take steps to prevent it.
Required Textbook(s): There is no required textbook for this course. About the Presenter:
Dr. Pedro Diniz is a small animal internist who fell in love with vector-borne diseases and spent the last 14 years expanding our understanding about these intriguing pathogens. My training in internal medicine, with extensive experience in diagnosing and treating client-owned dogs with vector-borne diseases in South America, combined with my advanced training in molecular diagnostics at one of the leading research labs in the USA has afforded me the expertise to serve as the principal investigator of a multidisciplinary team.
My career goal is to improve animal and human health by translating basic science into applied science.
My current objective has been on understanding the role of domestic animals in the ecology of zoonotic vector-borne diseases. The main focus of my research has been on improving diagnostic methods for vector-borne diseases such as Anaplasma spp., Bartonella spp., Ehrlichia spp., and Rickettsia spp., among others and determine their epidemiology.
As a veterinarian and scientist, I have collaborated with medical doctors, public health officials, microbiologists, virologists, epidemiologists, biologists and ecologists, from the USA and abroad, in elucidating the complex and intricate role of these pathogenic organisms in human and animal populations. Total CE Credit: 4
Tuition: Member $92 ($83 early bird special if enrolled by June 21, 2019)
Non-Member $169 ($152 early bird special if enrolled by June 21, 2019)
Prices are listed in US dollars. *To ensure participants are ready and prepared for classes, enrollment will close on July 12, 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
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