Pharmacology for Technicians

Approved by RACE for 1 CE Hour
The goal of this talk is to discuss some of the most common medications used in veterinary medicine, how to safely administer them, and what side effects we can expect focusing both on the in-patient experience and owner education. Types of medications discussed in this lecture will include: Analgesics, multiple families of antibiotics, anticonvulsants, insulin, steroids and GI protectants.

Dinner provided at 7:00pm, lecture begins at 7:30pm.

Speaker: Kimberly Hammer,VMD, DACVIM (SAIM)

Dr. Hammer received her veterinary degree from the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine in 2000. She spent a year at Mississippi State University College of Veterinary Medicine for a small animal internship and returned to the University of Pennsylvania for a two-year residency in small animal internal medicine. She earned board certification from the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine in 2004. She has a special interest in interventional radiology/endoscopy and minimally invasive procedures. Her other interests include endocrinology, gastroenterology and hematology. She currently serves as the medical adviser for the NorthStar VETS blood bank. She joined the NorthStar VETS team in September 2007.

Outside of work she enjoys, hiking, mountain biking, going to music concerts and reading.