Sponsored by:
by Tamara Grubb, DVM, PhD, DACVAA
Course Description: Discuss how Feline OA pain is underdiagnosed and undertreated. Review the impact of pain on the cat and the cat caregiver. Provide strategies and tactics to improve the diagnosis and treatment rates for cats suffering from OA pain and how technicians play a vital role in the process.
*Live session is RACE-Approved for 1 Hour of CE
This Webinar is FREE to NAVTA members, there is a $55 registration fee for non-members. Not a NAVTA Member? For just a little more, you could join NAVTA for the full year and get every webinar for free! Click HERE for more details
Dr. Tamara Grubb, a graduate of Texas A&M University, is a board-certified veterinary anesthesiologist with a strong clinical interest and research focus in pain management. She is an Associate Clinical Professor of Anesthesia & Analgesia in the College of Veterinary Medicine at Washington State University, a certified acupuncturist and a member of the Board of Directors of the International Veterinary Academy of Pain Management (IVAPM). She has a DVM husband and a myriad of pets of numerous species, all of whom participate in training her in Fear Free.
Dr. Grubb is obsessed with continuing education and sharing knowledge. She has delivered numerous presentations and authored or co-authored a myriad of papers and books, with the ‘Anesthesia and Analgesia for Veterinary Technicians and Nurses’ (Teton New Media) soon to arrive. She is devoted to her students, and her favorite achievements are a variety of teaching awards, including the Carl J. Norden Distinguished Teaching Award, which has been awarded to her from students at two universities (Washington State and Oregon State).
Sponsored by:
by Catherine Ruggiero, MS, DVM, DACVIM (Nutrition)
Course Description: Dietary protein is important in both health and disease, and nutritional intervention often includes recommendations to adjust protein consumption. However, this is not always an easy recommendation to make in the clinical setting; assessing and quantifying protein intake can be challenging, and implementing changes in dietary protein is rarely straightforward. This lecture will focus on practical methods of assessing protein intake and recommending modifications in dietary protein for canine and feline patients with protein-responsive medical conditions.
Live session is RACE-Approved for 1 Hour of CE
This Webinar is FREE to NAVTA members, there is a $55 registration fee for non-members. Not a NAVTA Member? For just a little more, you could join NAVTA for the full year and get every webinar for free! Click HERE for more details
Dr. Catherine Ruggiero is a board certified veterinary nutritionist® and senior manager of Scientific Communications at Hill’s US. She completed her Doctor of Veterinary Medicine training at the University of Missouri in 2014. Prior to that, she received a Bachelor of Science at St. Lawrence University and a Master of Science in Biological Sciences at Fordham University. She was an associate veterinarian at a small animal veterinary practice in Upstate New York for just over three years before returning to the University of Missouri to pursue residency training in small animal clinical nutrition. Upon completion of an ACVN residency program in 2019, Dr. Ruggiero joined Hill’s Pet Nutrition. She currently lives in beautiful New York State with a perfect dog, a black cat, and a wonderful human partner.
Sponsored by:
by Michael Robbins, DVM, DACVIM (Nutrition)
Course Description: Over the hour, we will discuss common pet owner concerns when it comes to nutrition and give you guidance on how to confidently address those concerns. We will overview pet food and supplement regulation and safety in the beginning of the presentation. This will be followed with how to evaluate pet food and pet food companies, the limitations as well as cues you can glean from pet food labels, and the importance of understanding nutrients versus ingredients when it comes to pet nutrition.
RACE-Approval Pending
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Dr. Robbins received his DVM in 2015 from the University of Tennessee. Here Dr. Robbins found his love of nutrition and began his professional journey. Following graduation, he completed a rotating small animal internship at BluePearl. He then traveled to Raleigh, NC to complete a residency in small animal clinical nutrition. During his time at NC State, Dr. Robbins oversaw nutritional recommendations for all ICU patients; formulated and managed many assisted enteral feeding cases; assisted in teaching rounds, wet labs, and didactic lessons; and provided veterinary nutritional consultation. Dr. Robbins then began working in the pet food industry in 2019 and became and ACVIM Diplomate in Nutrition in 2021. During his career in industry, he has focused mainly on supporting and managing education, building relationships with key opinion leaders, providing veterinary nutritional insight in key marketing areas, and began his journey with Purina as a Veterinary Communications Manager in 2022.
Sponsored by:
by Margaret Gruen, DVM, MVPH, PhD, DACVB, Fear Free Certified
Course Description: Join us for an insightful session with Dr. Margaret Gruen, where she will share valuable tips, tools, and strategies to improve feline veterinary visits. This program will emphasize the vital role of veterinary technicians in ensuring a positive experience for both cats and their owners.
RACE-Approval Pending
This Webinar is FREE to NAVTA members, there is a $55 registration fee for non-members. Not a NAVTA Member? For just a little more, you could join NAVTA for the full year and get every webinar for free! Click HERE for more details
Dr. Margaret Gruen completed her veterinary degree at the University of Illinois. She came to North Carolina State University for an internship, followed by a residency, in veterinary behavior. She completed a master’s in veterinary public health and became a board-certified veterinary behaviorist. After a few years on the faculty at NC State, she decided to pursue a PhD with a focus on understanding the behaviors associated with pain in cats with naturally occurring arthritis. She then spent 2 years at Duke University, where she codirected the Canine Cognition Center, and has now returned to NC State as an assistant professor of behavioral medicine.
Vicky Ograin, MBA, RVT, VTS (Nutrition)
Beckie Mossor, RVT
Vicky Ograin, MBA, RVT, VTS (Nutrition)
Nancy Loes, DVM
Caitlyn M. Getty, DVM, PhD, DACVIM (Nutrition)
Lisa Kluslow, DVM, CVA, CCRT, VSMT
Taylor Tillery, DVM & Chantale Kuzmiak, CVT
Mary L. Berg, BS, RVT, LATG, VTS (Dentistry) and Kara M. Burns, MS, MEd, LVT, VTS (Nutrition), VTS-H (Internal Medicine, Dentistry)
Laura Gaylord, DVM, DACVIM (Nutrition)
Sponsored by Banfield Pet Hospital
Katie Kangas, DVM, CVA, CVCP
Tamara Grubb, DVM, PhD, DACVAA / December 8, 2022
Jessica M. Swewll, BAS, CVT, LVT, LVMT, RVT, CPhT
Danielle Conway, DVM / September 15, 2022
Dr. Bernard Hansen, DVM, MS, DACVECC, DACVIM (Internal Medicine) / June 7, 2022
Bernard Hansen, DVM, MS, DACVECC, DACVIM (Internal Medicine / April 27, 2022
Dr. Denise Wunn, DVM, MS, DACVP, MRCVS / November 16, 2021
Dr. Taylor Tillery, DVM / July 22, 2021
Kara Burns, MS, M.Ed., LVT, VTS (Nutrition) / June 24, 2021
Mary Berg and Rebecca Rose / October 12, 2020
Leslie Boudreau, BASVT, RVTg, CVPM, PHR, PHRca, SPHR and Elaine Myers, MS, RVT, CVPM
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Dr. James Lloyd
Mary Berg, BS, RLATG, RVT, VTS (Dentistry)
Rebecca Rose, CVT
Kenichiro Yagi, MS, RVT, VTS (ECC, SAIM)
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