Practical Cardiology for the General Practitioner

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Approved for one hour California Statutory CEU

Objective: Attendees will achieve a better understanding of how to differentiate acute dyspnea cases. The speaker will review differences in common cardiomyopathies such as DCM, MVC and HCM and discuss how to treat the complications of the diseases as they progress. In addition, the program will cover the newest ACVIM treatment guidelines and the why and how to use medications for treating these myopathies. Since treating cardiac diseases are challenging for many pet owners, there will be discussion of how to communicate better with these clients, how to understand their perceptions of these diseases and the emotions involved and therefore be able to better recommend solutions that are beneficial to the pet and the client.

Speaker: Carley Saelinger, VMD, DACVIM (Cardiology)

Bio:
After graduating with her VMD from the University of Pennsylvania, Dr. Saelinger then completed a one-year rotating internship at the University of Florida, followed by a cardiology internship and cardiology residency at the Louisiana State University. She successfully completed the ACVIM exams and the Cardiology specialty boards to become a Diplomate (Board Certified Cardiologist) of the ACVIM in the specialty of Cardiology.

Dr. Saelinger’s clinical interests include: medical and surgical treatment of arrhythmias: implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) placement, programming, and defibrillation; optimizing pacemaker programming for individual canine patients; and pathophysiology & treatment of arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy (ARVC) of Boxers and English Bulldogs.

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