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As a new graduate, these carefully curated resources on various dermatological conditions and disorders will give you the confidence to diagnose, treat, and enhance the skin health of your patients with confidence and expertise. This collection is part of BSAVA’s Graduate Resource Hub, a bank of resources we've carefully curated to support our new graduate members in your transition into your first job and beyond. 1st, 2nd and 3rd year qualified members should login via the BSAVA login button to access the full content.
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Ear disease
BSAVA Congress Proceedings 2024Authors: Tariq Abou-Zahr and Nathalie Wissink-ArgilagaOttis externa
- Attendees will learn to assess and diagnose both external and middle ear disease in rabbits
- Medical options will be discussed, including the importance of correlating cytology and culture results
- Surgical options will be discussed
Ottis media
- Attendees will learn to assess and diagnose both external and middle ear disease in rabbits
- Medical options will be discussed, particularly with respect to the limitations of these
- Surgical options and diagnostics will be discussed
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Environmental allergy
BSAVA Congress Proceedings 2024Authors: Tania Nunes Rodrigues and Sarah LongApproach to environmental allergy testing
- Understand when and why to recommend allergy testing in dogs and cats, and appreciate it is not used for a diagnosis
- Understand the options available for allergy testing: IDT and serology and when to use one over the other
- How to interpret the allergy results: how does this help us and what to do next.
Immunotherapy options
- Discuss the options available for delivery of immunotherapy
- Understand how and why immunotherapy works and the success rate of using this therapy
- Understand when to assess the response to immunotherapy and how this might be done
- this recording will be available until end of October 2024
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Otitis
BSAVA Congress Proceedings 2023Authors: Domenico Santoro and Amelia WhiteOtitis externa: just the highlights
- To understand the common factors and causes associated with otitis externa
- Recognise the typical clinical presentation of otitis externa and implement a streamlined approach to the diagnostic work-up
- Develop an effective treatment plan for the acute and long-term management of chronic otitis externa
- Understand the causes of otitis media
- Recognise the clinical signs associated with otitis media to expedite an accurate diagnosis
- Understand practical treatment approaches for managing otitis media and recognising when to refer
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How to…
Approach a cat with alopecia Author Anita PatelAnita Patel, from Dermatology Referrals, provides information on the various presentations of hair loss in cats which will provide clues on potential differential diagnoses.
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Core investigation and laboratory techniques
BSAVA Manual of Canine and Feline DermatologyAuthor Sue PatersonThis chapter discusses key investigative techniques and lists the basic equipment for a dermatology ‘toolbox’.
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Common cases in exotic skin disease
BSAVA Congress Proceedings 2021Authors: Tom Dutton and John ChittyHow to diagnose in practice – which diagnostic tests to do? Investigating feather plucking in companion parrots can be both challenging and complex. A good understanding of the medical, psychological and environmental causes of this syndrome is required to give the best patient outcomes. Alongside a short review of common causes, this short presentation will cover the most useful diagnostic tests that can be performed in a primary care setting.
Factors involved in skin disease in reptiles – detecting infectious causes: Infectious skin disease is common in reptiles, especially in young animals that have been captive bred and mixed in shops or with dealers. Underlying husbandry deficiencies will affect immunity and aid establishment of pathogens and even result in skin pathogens causing systemic infections. Social factors and stressors (e.g. mixing different species/age groups/sizes) will also increase the likelihood of seeing infectious dermatopathies. Once established, these infections can be extremely hard to treat and may require months of therapy. In some cases the infected reptile will be a source of infection for others in a collection. Early recognition of disease or likelihood of these diseases is essential so the correct diagnostics can be performed and therapy started as early as possible. This talk looks at the most common infections, their diagnosis and treatment.
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Treatment of canine atopic dermatitis in 2021 – what options, in what order?
BSAVA Congress Proceedings 2021Authors: Tim Nuttall and Ariane Neuber-WattsOptions: Atopic dermatitis is a very common condition that severely compromises quality of life for affected dogs and their owners. It is a lifelong disease that requires ongoing treatment to maintain remission and prevent flares. Atopic dermatitis is a complex disease that involves a poor skin barrier, abnormal skin inflammation, allergies (in most but not all dogs) to environmental and/or food allergens, and secondary skin and ear infections. It is important to identify the triggers for each dog and then use a multimodal treatment programme to address these. Treatment options include topical emollients, essential fatty acid (EFA) supplements or enriched diets, palmitoylethanolamide (PEA), allergen specific immunotherapy (ASIT), antihistamines, and anti-inflammatory medication. Anti-inflammatory treatments with good evidence of high efficacy include systemic and topical steroids, ciclosporin, oclacitinib and lokivetmab. It is essential that these treatment options are understood so that they can be used effectively in the management of canine atopic dermatitis.
Strategy: Canine atopic dermatitis is a common skin disease in dogs. Affected patients and their owners can have severely reduced quality of life. Different treatment modalities need to be combined strategically for each patient to formulate a treatment plan that suits the given patient and carer. This may involve treatment of flare factors, symptomatic anti-pruritic therapy, immunotherapy and treatments to strengthen the skin barrier function. Optimal therapy depends on the patient, breed, temperament, body areas affected, severity of the skin disease, financial considerations and owner attitude and ability all come in the equation. Different scenarios are discussed in this presentation.
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Let’s make itching ancient history
BSAVA Student FocusAuthor Roz GehringRoz Gehring from Hills Pet Nutrition discusses itchy dogs and the management of chronic canine pruritus.
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Notes on…
Itchy guinea pigs Author Richard SaundersRichard Saunders, Vet Specialist Adviser for the Rabbit Welfare Association & Fund (RWAF), talks us through some troublesome skin diseases afflicting guinea pigs.
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Test yourself…
Dermatology quiz Author Natalie BarnardNatalie Barnard is an RCVS Recognized Specialist in Veterinary Dermatology and currently works at Highcroft Referrals in Bristol. Here she invites readers to test their knowledge of parasite identification in this dermatology quiz.
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Dermatology: Ear Cytology
BSAVA Webinar LibraryAuthor Jon HardyJon Hardy discusses ear cytology, with specific reference to the importance of otic cytology, sample collection and analysis and normal/abnormal cytology. This is followed by some case examples and a Q&A session. This one-hour webinar was first broadcast as part of BSAVA’s Learn@Lunch series. Learn@Lunch broadcasts are available to BSAVA members only and are free to attend – visit the education page of the BSAVA website for details of future Learn@Lunch webinars. Recordings will be available for 3 years via the BSAVA Webinar Library.
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Dermatophytosis case book – common impersonators and atypical presentations
BSAVA Congress Proceedings 2019Author Sue Paterson
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Allergy testing and allergen specific immunotherapy – is it really worth doing any more?
BSAVA Congress Proceedings 2018Author Tim Nuttall
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Dermatological examination
BSAVA Guide to Procedures in Small Animal PracticePlease note. The new 3rd edition of the BSAVA Guide to Procedures in Small Animal Practice is now available here.
As well as a complete history and thorough clinical examination, diagnostic investigation is essential to reach a definitive diagnosis.
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