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    • Dermatology
    • Diagnostic Imaging
    • Emergency/Critical Care
  • For Your Pet
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    • Curb-Side Procedures
    • When Your Pet is a Patient
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Surgical Site Infections: Practical Prevention and Management in the Clinical Setting

May 20, 2021
Date: June 1, 2021
Time: 7:00 PM Eastern
Presented by: Nicole Amato DVM, DACVS & Daniel Frem, DVM, DACVS
Description:
The first half of this lecture will review surgical site infections in general, along with their diagnosis and overall treatment. Discussion on risk factors associated with SSI, as a basis for prevention strategies and outline these prevention techniques can help the small animal practitioner reduce the risk of SSI in their own clinic population.
The second half of this lecture will review historical practices of SSI prevention and introduce specific new techniques and products used in surgeon and patient preparation today. Review best practices for reducing contamination risk and debunk commonly believed practices. Further discussion of step-by-step procedures for ensuring surgeon sterility and reducing contamination of the patient.

This webinar is RACE approved for 2 CE credits for veterinarians and veterinary technicians.

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Capital District Veterinary Referral Hospital
518-785-1094 | 222 Troy Schenectady Rd, Latham, NY 12110
  • 24-HR ER: 518-785-1094
  • Our Services
    • Dermatology
    • Diagnostic Imaging
    • Emergency/Critical Care
  • For Your Pet
    • Client Registration Form
    • Curb-Side Procedures
    • When Your Pet is a Patient
    • Client Portal
    • Pet Insurance
    • Payment Options
    • End of Life Arrangements
  • For Veterinary Teams
    • Referral Forms and Portal
    • Our Referral Process
    • At a Glance
    • Ethos Materials for Clinics
    • Continuing Education
    • VetBloom CE
  • About Us
    • Our Hospital
    • Our Team
    • Donate to AVMF
    • Why Ethos
    • Ethos Discovery
    • Contact Us
  • Blogs & Videos
    • Our Blogs
    • PAWEDcasts
  • We’re Hiring!
    • Apply Today
    • Ethos Job Fairs
    • Benefits and Perks
    • Veterinary Training Programs
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Temporary Reduced ER Hours

Due to a staffing shortage, we are temporarily reducing our Emergency/Critical Care service hours this week.  We apologize for the inconvenience while we are closed overnight.

Wednesday May 18: Open 7 a.m. – 7 p.m.
Thursday May 19: Open 7 a.m. – 7 p.m.
Friday  May 20: Open 7 a.m. – 7 p.m.
Saturday May 21: Opens at 7 a.m. and return to 24 hour service.

If your pet needs emergency care during this window, the closest facility is:

Upstate Veterinary Specialties

152 Sparrowbush Rd, Latham, NY 12110

Phone: 518-783-3198

Please call them first to ensure they are open and accepting patients.