Protecting our dogs from infectious diseases – how can we do better?
06/18/2024
Overview:
This course covers key practices likely to have the greatest influence on reducing dog infections and disease. We will discuss practices that increase dog vulnerability to infectious diseases, specific evidence-based recommendations that reduce canine infectious disease spread, and approaches to commonly encountered barriers when motivating owners and clinic staff in infection prevention practices.
Learning Objectives:
- Recognize behaviors and practices that increase dog vulnerability to infectious diseases
- Recall specific evidence-based recommendations every dog owner and clinic personnel can immediately put into practice to reduce dog infectious disease spread
- Evaluate current infection prevention practices and needed adjustments to better protect dogs
Original air date: June 18,2024
Speaker: Jason Stull, VMD, MPVM, PhD, DACVPM
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Help Future Generations of Dogs
Participate in canine health research by providing samples or by enrolling in a clinical trial. Samples are needed from healthy dogs and dogs affected by specific diseases.
