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The Evidence-Based Veterinary Medicine Association (EBVMA) reached out to the Veterinary Information Network (VIN) to identify their membership’s most frequently asked questions. In collaboration with VIN, the EBVMA offers this series for RACE CE. The following courses are freely available and offer 1.5 CE RACE Credits.
Course One: Evidence-based antimicrobial therapy in companion animals
Course Description
This video is hosted by Dr. Gary Block, EBVMA’s president 2023-2025, where he asks a panel of experts to share what they know about the strength of evidence supporting answers to these questions.
The panelists in the video include:
Moderator:
•Gary Block, DVM, MS, DACVIM President EBVMA 2023-2025
Panel members:
•Fergus Allerton, BSc BVSc CertSAM DipECVIM-CA MRCVS
•Scott Weese, DVM DVSc DipACVIM
•Connie White, DVM MPH PhD, EBVMA Regional Officer, Western US/Mexcio
•Martin Whitehead, BSc, PhD, BVSc, CertSAM, MRCVS, former EBVMA Regional Officer - International
All sections will look at the following:
Examine the existing evidence
Existing limitations of current evidence to address this question
Best practice suggestions based on current knowledge
Examples of how to find relevant literature by using search terms and database filters (like “systematic reviews” in PubMed) – only in section 1*.
Identify some important evidence synthesis like guidelines or systematic reviews that address this question.
Section 1: Run time: 23 minutes 46 seconds
Section 2: Run Time: ~30 minutes
Section 3: Run Time ~25 minutes
Bonus section Run Time ~15 minutes
Additional optional reading: 2 articles in each section ~15 - 30 minutes each