Troubleshooting Chronic Enteropathy Cases

Presentation Description / Summary: Chronic enteropathy is one of the most common reasons for dogs to be presented to the veterinary clinic, yet clinically available tools provide little guidance in terms of short and long-term management. In this interactive hour-long session, attendees will be engaged into a case-based interactive session considering challenging chronic enteropathy cases. Emphasis will be placed on long-term management and troubleshooting rather than initial workup and diagnosis. Clinical cases will be used to open discussions into current understanding of CE pathogenesis with an emphasis on clinically relevant points. Recent CE studies that have real-life implications will be reviewed in the interest of promoting evidence-based medicine. The speakers will tough upon the utility of available clinical tools to monitor disease when things are not going well. Attendees will be asked to provide their input through polling, and time will be reserved during and at the end of the talk for audience-inspired discussion. The speakers will select cases with which they have differing opinions, so attendees can expect some healthy debate.

Learner Outcomes: 1) Attendees will gain an appreciation for conclusions from the most recent publications regarding chronic enteropathy pathogenesis and management. 2) Attendees will understand the thought process behind adjustments in CE patient management strategies. 3) Attendees will review the utility of CE-relevant diagnostic tests.