COURSE DESCRIPTION
Originally presented in 2022, this two-video series, led by Veterinary Behaviorist, Dr. Amy Pike, will help us understand the cues our patients are giving us through their body language and behavior. Through videos and discussion, we’ll learn to differentiate medical, environmental, and psychological causes of unwanted behaviors.
In video one, we’ll move body-system by body-system to understand how medical disorders can present as behavioral problems. Case examples will be utilized in each lesson, to demonstrate how behaviors resolve when the underlying medical issue is treated.
In video two, through visual examples, we’ll learn how to identify behavioral signs of pain in canine and feline patients. By the end of the course, attendees will understand the importance of the mantra – behavior medicine is always medical first, behavior second.
Upon viewing each video and passing a quiz with a score of 70% or better, you’ll earn 2.5 hours of RACE Approved CE.
This on-demand course is only available for IntroVet Academy members. Click here to learn more about IntroVet Academy.
INCLUDED IN INTROVET ACADEMY
WHAT YOU'LL LEARN:
- A diagnostic decision tree for ruling in/out medical causes of behavioral problems
- See how video recording and observation can be as important as physical examination when assessing unwanted behaviors
- Study examples of dermatologic, urogenital, musculoskeletal, neurologic, and metabolic causes of behavioral problems
- Understand which behaviors can completely resolve when pain is adequately managed
- Review pain management therapeutics
- Become familiar with new technologies for identifying pain in canine/feline patients
Upon viewing this recording and passing the quiz with a score of 70% or better, you’ll earn 2.5 hours of RACE Approved CE.
Estimated time to complete: 2.5 hours
BENEFITS
Earn 2.5 hours RACE Approved CE
Learn at your own pace! Registration includes unlimited access to course video for 12 months
Instant access to course video and downloadable notes immediately following registration
Instant delivery of your CE Certificate, upon successful completion of the entire course and passing quiz score (70% or better)
After course completion, your CE Certificate will be delivered straight to your inbox.
*This course is approved by the AAVSB RACE to offer a total of 2.5 CE Credits, with a maximum of 2.5 CE Credits being available to any individual veterinarian or veterinary technician.
This RACE approval is for the subject matter categories of: medical program, using the delivery method of anytime/on-demand. This approval is valid in jurisdictions which recognize AAVSB RACE; however, participants are responsible for ascertaining each board’s CE requirements. RACE course numbers:20-944647
IntroVet is also an NYSE Approved Sponsor of continuing education for veterinarians and veterinary technicians licensed in New York State.
When Behavioral Problems are Actually Medical Problems
Only Available For IntroVet Academy Members
On Demand
INCLUDED IN INTROVET ACADEMY
MEET THE SPEAKER
Amy Pike
DVM, DACVB, IAABC-CABC
Dr. Pike graduated from Colorado State University in 2003. After graduation, she was commissioned as a Captain into the Army Veterinary Corps where taking care of the Military Working Dogs returning from deployment spurred her interests in behavior medicine. Dr. Pike completed a Residency program under Dr. Debra Horwitz, DACVB and became board certified in 2015.
Dr. Pike is co-owner of the Animal Behavior Wellness Center with locations in Richmond and Fairfax Virginia. Dr. Pike was recently named one of the “Top Veterinarians of Northern Virginia” by NoVa Magazine for the fifth year in a row.
In her ample spare time (ha ha) she loves to garden and hang out with her active duty Army husband of 20 years, Tom, her 13-year-old daughter Alexa, her 8-year-old son Grayson, and their menagerie/zoo- Pinocchio (27 yr old African Ring Neck parakeet), Dobby (6 yr old Devon Rex), Ike (aka Dwight D. Eisenschnauzer, 4 yr old Giant Schnauzer), Scooby Doo (2 yr old, Mini schnauzer), Ginny (aka Ruth Bader Ginsbark, 2 month old Airedale) and Prickles (1 yr old Hedgehog).
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