This session begins with a review of pediatric feline diarrhea management and major roadblocks in addressing this frustrating clinical scenario. The speaker prioritizes fundamental diagnostics and empirical treatments which can be utilized based on current literature and new findings from recent research. A special focus is made on the vast array of infectious diseases and associated diagnostics targeted in early life gastrointestinal disease.
Learning Objectives
After attending this webinar, participants should:
- Have an understanding of pediatric feline diarrhea management
- Understand the fundamental diagnostics and empirical treatments
- Be able to better identify the array of infectious diseases and associated diagnostics
Speaker Bios
Adam Rudinsky, DVM, MS, DACVIM
Dr. Adam Rudinsky is an Associate Professor–Tenure in the Small Animal Internal Medicine service at The Ohio State University Veterinary Medical Center. He received his DVM degree from The Ohio State University, completed a small animal rotating internship at Purdue University, and then a combined residency in internal medicine and MS degree at The Ohio State University. Following residency training, he completed two post-doctoral research fellowships in Mucosal Immunology at The Ohio State University and Microbial Pathogenesis at Nationwide Children’s Hospital. He is now on faculty at Ohio State as a staff internist, research scientist, and member of the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine. His current clinical and research interests include gastrointestinal endocrinology, chronic enteropathies, pancreatic and hepatic disease, mucosal immunology, and the intestinal microbiome as it relates to disease.
RACE Credits
This program 20-947419 is approved by the AAVSB RACE to offer a total of 1.00 CE Credits (1.00 max) being available to any one veterinarian: and/or 1.00 Veterinary Technician CE Credits (1.00 max). This RACE approval is for the subject matter categorie(s) of: Medical using the delivery method(s) of: Non-Interactive Distance. This approval is valid in jurisdictions which recognize AAVSB RACE; however, participants are responsible for ascertaining each board’s CE requirements.