Educating veterinary staff with “comprehensive” knowledge on heartworm is central to a newly launched training course.
Offered by the American Heartworm Society (AHS), “Heartworms Unraveled” is a series of five video-based training modules, ranging from 25 to 45 minutes in length, that discuss heartworm biology, heartworm life cycle and epidemiology; heartworm testing; heartworm prevention; heartworm treatment; and feline heartworm disease. Specialists and practitioners from the AHS board of directors comprise the course faculty.
“We see clinical training that equips veterinary technicians and other staff members to confidently speak with clients about the importance of heartworm management as one of our top priorities,” says AHS President Jenni Rizzo, DVM, noting the “invaluable role” of staff members in educating clients about the disease. “Not only do staff members interact with virtually every client in the practice, but as committed pet owners themselves, they have the passion—and the credibility—to talk about heartworm disease in ways that resonate with pet owners.”
The AHS offers the training course free of charge to registered veterinary professionals. For more information, visit the AHS website.