LACE Courses

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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)
$20.00
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)
$20.00
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)
$20.00
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)
$20.00
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)
$20.00
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)
$35.00
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)
$35.00
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)
$35.00
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)
$20.00
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)
$35.00
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)
$20.00
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)
$35.00
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)
$35.00
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)
$35.00
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)
$35.00
Course 33: Ruminant Caesarean Section Techniques
The ruminant C-section is deconstructed and presented by using videos for every step. This module is full of tips and tricks and visuals to leave you conﬁdent and prepared!
CE Credit Hours for Completion: 1 (RACE approved)
$35.00
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)
$35.00
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)
$35.00
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
$35.00
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)
$35.00
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)
$35.00
Course 27: Blood Transfusion in Ruminants
This session provides all you need to know about performing blood transfusion, from causes of anemia and hypoproteinemia to evaluating the need for transfusion through to transfusion logistics.
CE Credit Hours for Completion: 1 (RACE approved)
$35.00
Course 26 Step Wisely: When to call the veterinarian
Something's wrong - do you know how to tell when it's time to call your veterinarian? Not eating, weight loss, bloat, straining, down or weak or wobbly, difficult birth, not nursing, and lameness - this presentation takes each of these situations and covers what might be the problem.
CE Credit Hours for Completion: 0 (not RACE approved)
$0.00
Course 25 Small Ruminant Respiratory Disease
This session covers examination for suspected respiratory disease and how not to get tricked into thinking that all animals that are breathing hard and have a fever have pneumonia!
CE Credit Hours for Completion: 1 (RACE approved)
$35.00
Course 24 Appropriate Drug Use in Food Animals
The rules regarding the proper use of drugs in food-producing animals can be unclear. Here, we will help clarify the rules are as a foundation and then deal with the real-world implications of dispensing, providing extended withdrawal times and client compliance.
CE Credit Hours for Completion: 1 (RACE approved)
$35.00
Course 23 Small Ruminant Vasectomy Procedure
Vasectomy is a straightforward procedure that is used alone or in combination with other procedures to create teaser animals. Exploiting the “buck effect” or “ram effect” in a herd or flock can facilitate early estrus and estrus synchronization in production groups using natural service or advanced reproductive techniques.
CE Credit Hours for Completion: 0.5 (RACE approved)
$20.00
Course 22 Cerebrospinal Fluid Collection, Transtracheal Wash, Liver Biopsy
These are a few of my favorite things! My three favorite ancillary diagnostic techniques that I wish all practitioners would become comfortable with to offer in the field to their clients and patients.
CE Credit Hours for Completion: 1 (RACE approved)
$35.00
Course 21 Working Up the Ruminant with Abdominal Disease
We will go through a differential list for the specific abdominal shapes, interpretation of bloodwork, and review the process and interpretation of procedures such as rumen fluid collection and evaluation and abdominocentesis.
CE Credit Hours for Completion: 1 (RACE approved)
$35.00
Course 20 Approach to the Down Beef Cow
This session will provide a practical approach to the down animal, including differential diagnoses and realistic treatment options.
CE Credit Hours for Completion: 1 (RACE approved)
$35.00
Course 19: Neonatal Care of Lambs and Kids
This session discusses normal birthing events and milestones and how to know when to intervene. Postnatal resuscitation is discussed in detail and a formulary chart for resuscitation drugs is provided.
CE Credit Hours for Completion: 1 (RACE approved)
$35.00
Course 18: Neurologic Diseases of Cattle
This is a fun one - this module is all photos and videos demonstrating localization of neurologic lesions. Common areas of confusion are clarified using real-life examples.
CE Credit Hours for Completion: 1 (RACE approved)
$35.00
Course 17: Neurologic Diseases in Sheep and Goats
We will focus on diseases that are tricky in their diagnosis or treatment, including covering principles that can be used across diseases and neurologic presentations.
CE Credit Hours for Completion: 1 (RACE approved)
$35.00
Course 16: Pregnancy Toxemia in Ewes and Does
Pregnancy toxemia is a challenging and common metabolic disorder of sheep and goats. Guidance for the client conversation regarding pregnancy maintenance and termination is provided as is client education for prevention in the herd or flock.
CE Credit Hours for Completion: 1 (RACE approved)
$35.00
Course 15: Small Ruminant Fluid Therapy
Using bloodwork from an actual case, we highlight common abnormalities present in ill small ruminants and how to specifically address each with your fluid composition.
CE Credit Hours for Completion: 1 (RACE approved)
$35.00
Course 14: Camel Medicine Starter Pack
In this session, we will cover vaccinations, parasite control, weight estimation, sedation, castration and a couple of common diseases you may encounter, fibrous osteodystrophy and whipworms.
CE Credit Hours for Completion: 1 (RACE approved)
$35.00
Course 13: National Board Review – Ruminant
Take advantage of this opportunity to get fast-fact summaries of the major ruminant diseases, with 90% of them illustrated through case videos and photos.
CE Credit Hours for Completion: 0 (Not RACE approved)
$0.00
Course 12: Managing Ruminant Coccidiosis
Coccidiosis causes significant economic losses and is a health and welfare concern for ruminants and camelids. In this session, we will review the pathophysiology of coccidia infection, diagnostic test interpretation and challenges, and treatment options for cattle, sheep, goats, and camelids.
CE Credit Hours for Completion: 1 (RACE approved)
$35.00
Course 11: Copper Toxicity
Copper toxicity rears its ugly head periodically on a regional or national level when there are feed mixing errors of commercial feeds, but also occurs on a smaller scale with small feed mill errors. This session will discuss diagnosis, treatment and documentation of copper toxicity.
CE Credit Hours for Completion: 1 (RACE approved)
$35.00