Ontario Animal Health Network Veterinary Podcasts

A review of what research projects are currently being conducted at OVC Guelph, Ontario involving swine influenza viruses.

**This is a short podcast  <14 minutes**

Today on the OAHN podcast, Dr. Melanie Barham sits down with OAHN Communications Assistant Michael Deane to discuss social media. They go over:

 

-the benefits of using social media for veterinarians,
-how it can actually save time and streamline the continuing education process,
-finding good news information to improve client interactions,
-finding reputable information during an outbreak,
-some important terms to know when using Twitter,
-how to use Twitter,
-resources available

Please find links below to other OAHN social media resources:

 

Using Social Media to Follow Disease Outbreaks

 

Using Twitter for Veterinary Research and News

 

Using Facebook for Veterinary Research and News

 

OAHN on Twitter

 

OAHN on Facebook

This podcast concludes our series on bovine respiratory disease. Dr. Melanie Barham is once again joined by Dr. Joanne Hewson and Dr. Jeff Caswell, and they discuss patterns of respiratory lesions, and clinical perspectives such as typical clinical presentation.

Dr. Melanie Barham continues her conversation about Bovine Respiratory Disease with Dr. Jeff Caswell and Dr. Joanne Hewson. They discuss the clinical and pathological examination of the upper respiratory tract, the heart, pulmonary arteries and lymph nodes, before focusing on the lungs.

Dr. Melanie Barham is joined by Dr. Jeff Caswell and Dr. Joanne Hewson to discuss clinical aspects of diagnosing bovine respiratory disease. They cover clinical scoring systems, lung auscultation, ultrasounds, other tests, and optimizing your odds of a successful diagnosis.

 

 

Dr. Melanie Barham sat down with  Dr. Bateman from the University of Guelph to discuss bovine respiratory disease and the beef industry. They talk about weaning calves, the beef industry structure, treatment of sick cattle, and much more. 

In the final section of our 5-part postmortem podcast series, Dr. Nick Nation, from the University of Alberta, along with Dr. Maria Spinato, from the Animal Health Laboratory at the University of Guelph, discuss their top tips for submitting samples to a lab. You can access an in-depth write-up and summary on the topic here: http://oahn.ca/resources/general/the-necropsy-in-veterinary-medicine-part-5

You must be logged in to the OAHN website as a registered veterinarian in Ontario to access these written summaries.

In part 4 of our 5-part postmortem podcast series, Dr. Nick Nation, from the University of Alberta, along with Dr. Maria Spinato, from the Animal Health Laboratory at the University of Guelph, discuss placement, incisions, postmortem tips, removing the brain, rabies and toxic plants. You can access an in-depth write-up and summary on the topics here: http://oahn.ca/resources/equine/the-necropsy-in-veterinary-medicine-part-4/

You must be logged in to the OAHN website as a registered veterinarian in Ontario to access these written summaries.

In part 3 of our 5-part postmortem podcast series, Dr. Nick Nation, from the University of Alberta, along with Dr. Maria Spinato, from the Animal Health Laboratory at the University of Guelph, discuss identification, examination, protection and maintaining you tools. You can access an in-depth write up on the subjects here: http://oahn.ca/resources/equine/the-necropsy-in-veterinary-medicine-part-3/

and a summarized version ready for printing and use in clinic or the vet truck. You must be logged in to the OAHN website as a registered veterinarian in Ontario to access these written summaries.

We are joined by OAHN's Dr. Melanie Barham and the Animal Health Laboratory's Dr. Jennifer Zechel to discuss everything from bee physical exams to diseases of bees and the tests being developed at AHL to diagnose these diseases. As well, we address some honeybee myths and share a bunch of interesting facts.