Practical Endocrinology Wendy Blount, DVM

Housekeeping All PowerPoints and Handouts are on your flash drive Dylan is our “concierge” Course materials are also downloadable at http://wendyblount.com/endocrinology.php Go to http://wendyblount.com Click on Presentation Notes

Housekeeping All PowerPoints and Handouts are on your flash drive Dylan is our “concierge” Course materials are also downloadable at http://wendyblount.com/endocrinology.php Go to http://wendyblount.com Click on Presentation Notes

Housekeeping All PowerPoints and Handouts are on your flash drive Dylan is our “concierge” Course materials are also downloadable at http://wendyblount.com/endocrinology.php Go to http://wendyblount.com Click on Presentation Notes

Housekeeping All PowerPoints and Handouts are on your flash drive Dylan is our “concierge” Course materials are also downloadable at http://wendyblount.com/endocrinology.php Go to http://wendyblount.com Click on Presentation Notes

Following Along Flash Drive Website – updated PowerPoints .pdfs of PowerPoints - 1 & 6 slides/page .pptx of PowerPoints Filed in section folders & PowerPoint folder Website – updated PowerPoints http://wendyblount.com/endocrinology.php Screen Sharing: www.startmeeting.com Click on the “join” button at the top right

Following Along Flash Drive Website – updated PowerPoints .pdfs of PowerPoints - 1 & 6 slides/page .pptx of PowerPoints Filed in section folders & PowerPoint folder Website – updated PowerPoints http://wendyblount.com/endocrinology.php Screen Sharing: www.startmeeting.com Click on the “join” button at the top right Meeting ID is “practicalvetmed”

Following Along Flash Drive Website – updated PowerPoints .pdfs of PowerPoints - 1 & 6 slides/page .pptx of PowerPoints Filed in section folders & PowerPoint folder Website – updated PowerPoints http://wendyblount.com/endocrinology.php Screen Sharing: www.startmeeting.com Click on the “join” button at the top right Meeting ID is “practicalvetmed” Enter name and e-mail address

Following Along Flash Drive Website – updated PowerPoints .pdfs of PowerPoints - 1 & 6 slides/page .pptx of PowerPoints Filed in section folders & PowerPoint folder Website – updated PowerPoints http://wendyblount.com/endocrinology.php Screen Sharing: www.startmeeting.com Click on the “join” button at the top right Meeting ID is “practicalvetmed” Enter name and e-mail address Powerstrips for recharging

Proceedings – Packet CE certificate List of abbreviations Agenda Pen & Paper Pad Proceedings – Flash Drive Evaluation form List of upcoming Seminars Eli’s Fund

Proceedings – Packet New Seminar Subject for this year November 2018 and Feb 2019 (Dermatology) Infectious Diseases Clinical Pathology Neurology

Daily Schedule Breakfast & registration 7:30am-8am General Session 8am-noon We’ll break the last 10 minutes of every hour Lunch noon-12:30pm General Session 12:30pm-5pm Get CE certificate signed at the end of the day Pretty please fill out the evaluation

Agenda 0 – Introduction 1 - Growth Hormone Disorders 2 - PU-PD > Hypodipsia 3 - The Thyroid 4 – The Adrenal Gland 5 – Diabetes Mellitus 6 - Corticosteroid Therapy and Spay-Neuter 7 - Calcium Disorders 8 – Insulinoma & hypoglycemia

Practical Medicine Philosophy As referral medicine becomes more advanced, it by default becomes more expensive Growing gap between general practice and specialty practices These seminars intend to fill that gap Everything we talk about this weekend can be done in a rural mixed animal practice ultrasound

Practical Medicine Philosophy Our Goal Review common things in detail Inrease and confirm understanding Cover uncommon things in less detail Recognize them and refer to the book Increase level of care at your clinic and/or be better referring vets PLEASE PARTICIPATE!! But take private conversations out in the hall

Old Dogs Can Learn New Tricks

Eli’s Fund Eli’s Fund is a source of financial support for active duty service men and women, medically retired veterans’ service animals, and retired military animals with veterinary medical bills at the TAMU-VTH There is a one page flyer in your packet Letter from Colton’s mother in packet Donation box on Dylan’s desk give online: https://www.txamfoundation.com/give.aspx?c_id=9&d_id=57&sd_id=190

Eli’s Fund