LACE Courses

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Course 63: Do you want this bull or a bull? Diagnosis, management, and prognosis of common preputial and penile injuries
This is the practitioner’s guide to acquired conditions of the penis and prepuce of bulls. You’ll learn how to recognize the most common conditions, provide medical management, and communicate a prognosis to clients.
CE Credit Hours for Completion: 1 (RACE approved)
$37.50
Course 62: Umbilical Hernias and Abscesses in the Calf
This module provides everything you need to tackle umbilical infections, abscesses and hernias in calves. Surgeon Dr. Kelsey Jurek gives you the whole picture from a practical approach, from evaluation to determining the need for medical or surgical intervention to ...
CE Credit Hours for Completion: 1 (RACE approved)
$37.50
Course 61: Top 5 Small Ruminant Emergencies – Solved!
The majority of small ruminant owners who use a veterinarian use them for emergency work, not routine work. Managing emergencies well can open the door to make a greater impact through herd health and preventative medicine. Here, I go over the big 5 small ruminant emergencies...
CE Credit Hours for Completion: 1 (RACE approved)
$37.50
Course 60: Top 5 Bovine Emergencies – Solved!
Whether you are a recent graduate or a seasoned practitioner, handling emergencies takes mental preparation and great client communication. Here, I tackle the big 5 emergencies in cattle: bloat, down cow, dystocia, uterine prolapse and dishrag neonates and calfcicles!
CE Credit Hours for Completion: 1 (RACE approved)
$37.50
Course 59: Fluid Therapy for Adult Cattle
Older calves and adult cattle often require large volumes of fluids to adequately replace losses, which you can accomplish in the field with a little creativity! I’ll review all the ways to administer fluids, give you some base fluid recipes as well as how to...
CE Credit Hours for Completion: 1 (RACE approved)
$37.50
Course 58: Sperm Morphology: Building a Spermiogram
Dr. Jennifer Koziol, one of the coauthors of the new Society for Theriogenology bull BSE guidelines gives you everything you need to know about sperm morphology. She goes through all of the most important defects, how to recognize them, what causes them, and...
CE Credit Hours for Completion: 1 (RACE approved)
$37.50
Course 57: Small Ruminant Mastitis
Learn how to manage small ruminant mastitis from small ruminant pro, Dr. Pippa Gibbons! She reviews risk factors, pathogens, testing (including videos!), selection of intramammary and systemic antimicrobials, supportive therapy for gangrenous and toxic mastitis, ...
CE Credit Hours for Completion: 1 (RACE approved)
$37.50
Course 56: Herd Health Considerations for the Small Landholder
Hobby farms. Backyard operations. Funny farms. Whatever you call them, they are multiplying! Do you serve hobby farms and small family farm operations? Well check this out- this module covers basic nutrition concepts, biosecurity, vaccination protocols...
CE Credit Hours for Completion: 1 (RACE approved)
$37.50
Course 55: *Almost* Everything You Need To Know About Camelids
Whether you’re new to camelids or seasoned, there’s something in this module for you! In this module, I cover handling, examination, herd health issues like vaccinations and parasites, nutrition, feet & teeth...
CE Credit Hours for Completion: 2 (RACE approved)
$75.00
Course 54: We Will Not Be De – feet – ed
You likely either love or hate lameness. We will discuss getting a diagnosis, use of systemic antimicrobials, use of local antimicrobial therapy, options for analgesia, surgical options and clients education points.
CE Credit Hours for Completion: 1 (RACE approved)
$37.50
Course 53: You, Too, Can Be a Pet Pig Doctor
Pet pigs have experienced cyclic popularity and more of us are being asked to provide care for them. This module will get you ready to educate clients on their proper nutrition, vaccination and parasite control, and other routine care.
CE Credit Hours for Completion: 1 (RACE approved)
$37.50
Small Ruminant Parasite Series
Grab this super convenient grouping of modules to help you answer allllllll those questions and help allllllll those herds with parasite issues. $102.50
Lambing and Kidding Season Series
There's a lot of action around lambing and kidding season - get ready with our modules on herd health, pregnancy toxemia, C-section, and neonatal care at the combo rate of $135. $150.00
Blocked Goat Course Series
Be totally prepared for your next blocked goat (or lamb)! Get our modules on decision-making for obstructed animals, urolith prevention (isn't that what we really want!?!), and the very popular, video-based tube cystotomy module at the combo rate of $87.50. $87.50
Calving Season Course Series
A great way to prep for calving season and all the fun that surrounds it! Get our modules on female prolapses, C-sections, retained placentas, and field treatment of scouring calves at the combo rate of $135. $150.00
Course 52: Tracheostomy Placement and Maintenance
Tracheostomy placement is an infrequent but emergent procedure required in large animal practice. Pharyngeal trauma, calf diphtheria, tracheal masses and nasal bots or adenocarcinoma are the most common indications for placement of a tracheostomy to allow for treatment or palliation.
CE Credit Hours for Completion: 0.5 (RACE approved)
$22.50
Course 51: Top 10 Things You Need To Know About Goat Pneumonia
Here are the top 10 things veterinarians want goat producers to know about pneumonia. From environment to antibiotic issues to internet forum advice, this is very practical information that you need to know if you own goats.
CE Credit Hours for Completion: 0 (not RACE approved)
$0.00
Course 50: Rectal Prolapse Repair
Well, it doesn’t get much grosser than this. Rectal prolapse happens for a variety of reasons in all of our livestock species. They don’t like to go in and they don’t like to stay in. So annoying. Here’s your guide to all of your options for treatment and tricks to getting them to stay put.
CE Credit Hours for Completion: 0.5 (RACE approved)
$22.50
Course 49: Cerebrospinal Fluid Tap
The CSF tap is a super useful procedure that can give you a hand up on diagnosing meningeal worm, meningitis, listeria and other CNS diseases. It sounds intimidating, but it doesn’t need to be. I give you step by step videos of the procedure, talk about interpretation of the results, and how...
CE Credit Hours for Completion: 0.5 (RACE approved)
$22.50
Course 48: Physical Examination of Ruminants
The physical examination is the foundation of all medical workups. A thorough, systematic exam becomes even more critical where ancillary diagnostic options are limited. In this session, I will present a topographical technique in ruminants that is both time-efficient and ensures a thorough exam.
CE Credit Hours for Completion: 0.5 (RACE approved)
$22.50
Course 47: Claw Amputation
Claw or digit amputation may be used to address deep septic or other severe diseases of the distal digit in cattle and the other two-toed beasts. It results in a rapid reduction in lameness and return to comfort and productivity. Here, the procedure is detailed with a step-by-step video including regional anesthesia...
CE Credit Hours for Completion: 0.5 (RACE approved)
$22.50
Course 46: Tube cystostomy
Tube cystostomy provides relief of obstructive urolithiasis by diverting urine through a catheter to allow rest and healing of the urethra. It is considered to be the best option for preserving breeding ability and a cosmetic result, as compared to perineal urethrostomy and bladder marsupialization.
CE Credit Hours for Completion: 0.5 (RACE approved)
$22.50
Course 45: Ugh, Skin Stuff!
Skin problems are our reality and many of these conditions are at the very least irritating and sometimes even painful to our patients. Using photos, we will work our way through skin conditions of the ruminants by body region: head, trunk, feet and legs, discussing general diagnostic techniques and therapies along the way.
CE Credit Hours for Completion: 1 (RACE approved)
$37.50
Course 44: Care of Geriatric Camelids
Older llamas and alpacas have earned the right to a little extra special care. Here, I’ll discuss the nutritional and health concerns that we can address to ensure that our older friends thrive late in life.
CE Credit Hours for Completion: 0 (not RACE approved)
$0.00
Course 43: Heat Stress Mitigation in Camelids
Camelids are exquisitely sensitive to the heat and especially humidity of some areas of North America; they were made to live at the tops of mountains! Here, I'll discuss heat stress and the damage it can do and share some practical tips on minimizing the effect of...
CE Credit Hours for Completion: 0 (not RACE approved)
$0.00
Course 42: Pinkeye in Cattle
Painful eyes are costly in terms of animal welfare and lost production, so what does the evidence say? We will look at the literature on various treatments, including medical and surgical options, and prevention.
CE Credit Hours for Completion: 1 (RACE approved)
$37.50
Course 41: Medical Decision Making
The good news: in ruminants, we get diagnoses right greater than 80% of the time. How can we get even better and what factors play a role in our decision-making ability at any given moment?
CE Credit Hours for Completion: 1 (RACE approved)
$37.50
Course 40: Rumen Surgery
From chronic bloat to foreign bodies to hardware abscesses, there are many indications to open up a rumen and have a look inside. In this module, I'll cover the indications for rumen surgery, local anesthesia...
CE Credit Hours for Completion: 0.5 (RACE approved)
$22.50
Course 39: Sustainable Parasite Management – The Beef Edition
Since the dawn of man, we have dewormed every single animal twice per year. Lather, rinse, repeat. This has led to widespread anthelmintic resistance that is now being recognized in cattle...
CE Credit Hours for Completion: 1 (RACE approved)
$37.50
Course 38: Caesarean Section in Pigs
Baby piglets are conveniently shaped like footballs and exit pretty easily under normal circumstances. But when they don’t it’s a mess. You’ll walk away with exactly what you need to do your next or first one!
CE Credit Hours for Completion: 0.5 (RACE approved)
$22.50
Course 37: Bull Breeding Soundness Exams – More Than a Wiggle Test
Large animal practitioners have the opportunity to make a large impact on cattle operations both large and small every year when they perform annual bull breeding soundness exams.
CE Credit Hours for Completion: 1 (RACE approved)
$37.50
Course 36: Turning the Individual Case into Herd Health
Want to make a larger impact on animal health for your clients and pick up new clients? Veterinarians have long been known as broken cow fixers, but we are so much more.
CE Credit Hours for Completion: 1 (RACE approved)
$37.50
Course 35: Pain Management in Small Ruminants
Small ruminants require special consideration when it comes to analgesic drugs and techniques and their small size allows us to perform some techniques not feasible in larger ruminants.
CE Credit Hours for Completion: 1 (RACE approved)
$37.50
Course 34: Pour Some Sugar on Me – Female Prolapses
Well, the insides are on the outsides. Now what? This module covers replacement and aftercare of vaginal/cervical prolapses and uterine prolapses.
CE Credit Hours for Completion: 1 (RACE approved)
$37.50
Course 33: Ruminant Caesarean Section Techniques
The ruminant C-section is deconstructed and presented by using videos for every step. BONUS: This module now contains video of a ventral midline bovine C-section!
CE Credit Hours for Completion: 1 (RACE approved)
$55.00
Course 32: Field Survival Guide
This one is super fun, guys. We'll talk all about working in the field, the good, the bad, and the ugly. Providing ambulatory service is so important to how we serve our clients and it is good for our souls too!
CE Credit Hours for Completion: 1 (RACE approved)
$37.50
Course 31: Anesthesia and Surgery of the Eye
This session is full of photos and videos demonstrating anesthetic and surgical procedures for eyes. Seven clinical skills and their indications are presented.
CE Credit Hours for Completion: 1 (RACE approved)
$37.50
Course 30: Bovine Leukemia and Lymphoma
Bovine leukemia and lymphoma are the severe, but uncommon sequelae of BLV infection. In this session, we will review the nature of the virus, along with the prevalence of the virus versus the prevalence of the disease.
CE Credit Hours for Completion: 1
$37.50
Course 29: Herd Health Considerations for Sheep and Goats
This session reviews the basics of herd health for sheep and goats, laid out across the production phases. Topics covered include vaccination, parasite control, foot care, control of pregnancy toxemia, and neonatal care.
CE Credit Hours for Completion: 1 (RACE approved)
$37.50
Course 28: Interpretation of Bloodwork in Ruminants
Ever struggled to find the answer in that mess of numbers? Using background information and bloodwork from real cases, we will discuss the interpretation of the CBC and serum chemistry in light of clinical findings.
CE Credit Hours for Completion: 1 (RACE approved)
$37.50