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| Date | Type | Resident | Faculty | Section | Topic | Resources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Once per week until 8/25 - BR on Tuesdays at 8pm via Zoom until 8/25 then move to 3- | ||||||
4:30p Tuesdays. Second session 3- |
4p Thursdays. Meeting ID: 917 5072 0516 Password: eccboard | ||||||
| 7/7/20 | BR | VC | RG | Neurology | Neurolocalization, congenital & degenerative malformations (hydrocephalus, chiari-like malformation, A-A lux, Wobblers, Degenerative Myelopathy, Lumbosacral stenosis) | |
| 7/14/20 | BR | TW | RG | Neurology | IVDD (all types, central cord syndrome), FCE, spinal neoplasia and trauma (vertebral luxations/fractures) | Acquired Myelopathies.pptx |
| 7/21/20 | BR | CT | RG | Neurology | Seizure management, clusters, status epilepticus | READING: SACCM: Chapters 82, 166, ACVIM 2015 seizure consensus, JVECC 2017 Status epilepticus review |
| 7/28/20 | BR | SG | RG | Neurology | TBI, brain tumors, vestibular disease | Vestibular Disease_TBI_Neoplasia BR.docx |
| 8/4/20 | BR | NH | RG | Neurology | Infectious/inflammatory (MUE/GME/NME, SRMA, diskospondylitis, cuterebra, toxo, neospora, distemper, crypto/fungal, rabies) | |
| 8/11/20 | BR | AS | ||||
| Neurology | Neuromuscular/ LMN Diseases (Myasthenia gravis, acute polyradiculoneuritis, tick paralysis, envenomations, botulism, neospora/toxo, myositis/myopathies) | LMN .pptx | ||||
| 8/20/20 | BR | JB | RG | Shock/Trauma | Physiology of shock & trauma | |
| 8/25/20 | BR | VC | RG | Shock/Trauma | Physiology of lactate | Reading: Either SACCM Ch 56 or Textbook of Small Animal Emergency Medicine Ch 156, JVECC 2018 Lactate review |
Start two meetings per week: Board Review on Tuesdays at 3- | ||||||
4:30pm. Additional Session on Thursdays at 3- |
4pm. Faculty have a meeting the first Thursday of every month. Meeting ID: 917 5072 0516 Password: eccboard | ||||||
| 9/1/20 | BR | JS | ||||
| Shock/Trauma | Ischemia & reperfusion injury Approach to trauma in the ER/ICU (incl. global perspective, stabilization, initial treatment, diagnosis – comparing imaging modalities, etc.) | JVECC 2004 Ischemia-reperfusion injury review: Pt I and Pt II Textbook of SA Emergency Medicine Chapt 158 (Ischemia-reperfusion injury JVECC 2006 Assessment and Management of the severely polytraumatized SA Patient review Recording of presentation: https://vod.video.cornell.edu/media/Board+Review/0_bbpcevce | |||
| 9/3/20 | AS | All | DF | Vent Sim | Respiratory mechanics |
| 9/8/20 | BR | TW | RG | Shock/Trauma | Maxillo/frontal/facial trauma Cervical trauma (incl. subcutaneous emphysema, tracheal tear, pneumomediastinum, treatment of wounds in these regions, etc.) Appendicular trauma (eg general orthopedic & soft tissue principles) (TBI & spinal fx/lux discussed in Neurology Section) (Ocular trauma discussed in Ophtho section) | |
| 9/10/20 | AS | All | DF | Vent Sim | Respiratory mechanics |
| 9/15/20 | BR | --- | --- | Off - IVECCS "week" | --- | --- |
| 9/17/20 | AS | All | --- | Literature Review: all |
| 9/22/20 | BR | All | All | What I learned at IVECCS |
| 9/24/20 | AS | -- | -- | Cancelled | --- | --- |
| 9/29/20 | BR | KS | NP | Shock/Trauma | Thoracic trauma: thoracic wall, pleural space & parenchymal trauma (rib fractures, flail chest, pneumothorax, tension pneumothorax, pulmonary contusions, diaphragmatic hernias) | |
| 10/1/20 | AS | -- | --- | Cancelled | -- | -- |
| 10/6/20 | BR | CT | RG | Shock/Trauma | Abdominal trauma: (organ laceration/rupture/entrapment; prepubic tendon rupture; hemoabdomen & uroabdomen stabilization & treatment) | |
| 10/8/20 | AS | All | --- | Literature Review: all |
| 10/13/20 | BR | --- | --- | Postponed | --- |
| 10/15/20 | AS | TW | All | Journal Club: CURATIVE |
| 10/20/20 | BR | SG | GLS | Infectious Diseases | Part 1: Tick-borne/Rickettsial & Protozoal infections (lyme, rickettsia, erhlichia, anaplasma, RMSF, babesia, giardia, coccidia, hemotropic mycoplasmas) (Toxoplasma & Neospora likely covered in Neuro section; Heartworm disease covered in Cardio section) | PowerPoint uploaded to Box |
| 10/22/20 | BR | SG | GLS | Infectious Diseases | Part 2 of above |
| 10/27/20 | BR | SD | GLS | Infectious Diseases | Viruses: (FeLV, FIV, FIP, Panleuk, Feline URIs, Canine infectious tracheobronchitis, influenza, Parvoviral enteritis, Distemper, Rabies) (Distemper & Rabies likely covered in Neuro section) | viral diseases BR.pptx |
| 10/29/20 | BR | CT | All | Infectious Diseases | Bacteria & Fungal infectious (mycoplasma, brucella, botulism, tetanus, bartonella, blastomycoses, histoplasmosis, cryptococcus, coccidiomycosis, candida) | Bacterial and fungal infections CUHA.pdf |
| 11/3/20 | AS | All | DF | Vent Session 1/3 | Over Zoom |
| 11/5/20 | AS | All | All | Group Check-In | Over Zoom - brainstormed ideas for virtual vent sessions |
| 11/10/20 | BR | NH | JM | Pharmacology | Part 1: Antibiotic Principles: (time vs concentration dependent; bactericidal vs static; classes, MOA & spectrum of action of antimicrobials; submitting cultures; breakpoints & interpreting MICs) | |
| 11/12/20 | BR | NH | JM | Pharmacoloy | Part 2 of above |
| 12/1/20 | BR | JB | JM | Pharmacology | Use of specific antibiotics Reviews of treating common diseases (resp & urinary working group guidelines) |
| 12/3/20 | AS | All | NP | Benchmark Exam |
| 12/8/20 | BR | AS | RG | Sepsis/SIRS- Cancelled | SIRS: classification & manifestation | Systemic pro-inflammatory response in sepsis.pdf |
| 12/10/20 | AS | All | --- | Literature Review: all | Presenting: Chu, Beverly, Tong, Sands and Herrera |
| 12/15/20 | BR | --- | --- | Postponed | --- | --- |
| 12/17/20 | BR | VC | JF | Sepsis/SIRS | Pathophysiology of Sepsis Part 1 |
Sepsis pathophysiology part 1.docx ppt version is in box folder | ||||||
| 12/22/20 | BR | JS | JF | Sepsis/SIRS | Pathophysiology of Sepsis Part 2 | |
| 12/24/20 | AS | --- | --- | Christmas Eve | No additional session this week |
| 12/29/20 | BR | --- | --- | Winter holiday | No session this week |
| 12/31/20 | AS | --- | --- | New Year's Eve | No additional session this week |
| 1/5/21 | BR | TW | RG | Sepsis/SIRS | Vasopressors: receptors, indications, side effects |
Nakata_et_al-2019-Journal_of_Veterinary_Pharmacology_and_Therapeutics.pdf | ||||||
| 1/7/21 | AS | All | --- | Literature Review: all | Presenting: Davis, Summers, Gradilla, Williams | |
| 1/12/21 | BR | KS | RG | Sepsis/SIRS | Surviving Sepsis Campaign | |
| 1/14/21 | BR | CT | RG | Sepsis/SIRS | Other pertinent human lit on Sepsis/SIRS | Ex of sources include New Eng J of Med, J of Crit Care Med |
| 1/19 |
Presenting: Davis, Summers, Gradilla, Williams
Ex of sources include New Eng J of Med, J of Crit Care Med
Q&A of case studies selecting the best choices based on location of infection/type of infection prior to having a susceptibility panel back and then also after to revise our choices based on resistance.
Q&A review antibiotic spectrums/penetration
| /21 | BR | SG | All | Sepsis/SIRS | Septic Peritonitis + vet med lit |
| : part 1 of 2 |
| 1/ |
| 21/ |
| 21 |
| BR |
SD |
Journal Club:
RECOVER
| SR | Sepsis/SIRS | Review of antibiotic selection in sepsis incl. HAI/MDR/MRSP/MRSA | Q&A of case studies selecting the best choices based on location of infection/type of infection prior to having a susceptibility panel back and then also after to revise our choices based on resistance. Q&A review antibiotic spectrums/penetration | |||
| 1/26/21 | AS | NH | DF | Journal Club: Prospective eval of RECOVER | First 30 minutes to finish part 2 of SG's presentation | Prospective evaluation of CPR.pdf |
| 1/28/21 | AS | All | --- | Mock Exam | Added Topics: Neurology, Shock/Trauma, Infectious Diseases Original Topics: Pharmacology, Sepsis/SIRS | |
| 2/2/21 | BR | PS | Respiratory Physiology | West Physiology Ch. 1, 2, 3 | Additional sources: Levitsky's Pul Phys & Nunn's applied Resp Phys | |
| 2/4/21 | AS | All | All | Residency App Discussion | --- | --- |
| 2/9/21 | BR | NH | Respiratory Physiology | West Physiology Ch. 4, 5, 6 | Additional sources: Levitsky's Pul Phys & Nunn's applied Resp Phys Deranged physiology Haldane Effect | |
| 2/11/21 | AS | All | All | Vent Sims (1/3) | Katie, Sam and Tommy in person | |
| 2/16/21 | BR | JB | Respiratory Physiology- Postponed | West Physiology Ch. 7, 8, 9 | ||
| 2/18/21 | AS | JB | Respiratory Physiology | Rescheduled West Physiology Ch. 7,8,9 | Additional sources: Levitsky's Pul Phys & Nunn's applied Resp Phys | |
| 2/23/21 | BR | VC | Respiratory Physiology | Hypoxemia: pathophysiology, types of respiratory monitoring (arterial blood gas, sp02, capnography, advanced monitoring procedures) | Johnson's Canine and Feline Respiratory Medicine 2nd ed. SACCM Ch 21, 22, 26 uploaded to box | |
| 2/25 |
Added Topics: Neurology, Shock/Trauma, Infectious Diseases
Original Topics: Pharmacology, Sepsis/SIRS
Additional sources: Levitsky's Pul Phys & Nunn's applied Resp Phys
| /21 | AS | All |
| All | Vent Sims (2/3) | Jeff and Jess in person | |
| 3/2 |
| /21 | BR |
| JS |
| Respiratory Physiology |
| Hypoxemia: types of oxygen supplementation & when a patient qualifies for each (O2 cage, nasal prongs, cannulas, high flow, mechanical vent) | |
| 3/4 |
| /21 | AS | All | All | Vent Sims ( |
| 3/3) |
| Vicky and April in person | Recording: https://cornell.zoom.us/rec/share/wuamnmu0aFpFt6QZsREFklNDTbH4Z0jxtXPVA4hYX7zeoQNEntUIYagZZ5uxH3kV.7CYlWHrCClpVmX2E |
| 3/9 |
| /21 | BR |
| TW | Respiratory Physiology |
Johnson's Canine and Feline Respiratory Medicine 2nd ed.
SACCM Ch 21, 22, 26
| Imaging modalities (XR, CT, fluoroscopy); Respiratory sampling (nasopharyngeal swab, TTW vs endotracheal wash, etc.); Interventional radiology; Documenting pharyngeal/tracheal/bronchial collapse & hiatal hernias; etc. | Imaging of Resp System.pdf |
| 3/11 |
| /21 | AS | All |
| --- | Literature Review: all | Presenting: Chu, Beverly, Tong, Sands, Herrera, Sotos | Sotos Lit Review, J Vet Cardiol, 2 4 21.docx | |
| 3/16 |
| /21 | BR |
| KS | Respiratory Physiology |
Upper Respiratory Disease (stertor, stridor, bacterial/fungal/neoplastic/inflammatory rhinitis, foreign bodies, brachycephalic airway disease, laryngeal paralysis, laryngeal collapse/stenosis, tracheal collapse) (Upper Resp Infectious Diseases (Feline URIs & Infectious Tracheobronchitis) covered in Infect Dz section) | ||||||
| 3/18/21 | AS | JS | Journal Club: CRASH trials | |||
| 3/23/21 | BR | CT | Respiratory Physiology | Lower Respiratory Disease (bronchial collapse, bronchiectasis, bronchomalacia, chronic bronchitis, feline asthma, bronchogenic pneumonia & other infectious diseases) | Lower resp tract dz BR 2021 cwt.pdf Johnson chapter 5, SACCM 20, 22,172; Drobatz 31, 33, 34, 37 | |
| 3/25/21 | AS | All | All | Literature Review: all | Presenting: Davis, Summers, Sotos, Gradilla, Williams | |
| 3/30/21 | BR | SD | Respiratory Physiology | Pulmonary Parenchymal Disease (pulmonary fibrosis/ILD, aspiration pneumonia, cardiogenic pulmonary edema, noncardiogenic pulmonary edema) | BR resp .pptx | |
| 4/1 |
AS
Journal Club:
CRASH trials
Upper Respiratory Disease (stertor, stridor, bacterial/fungal/neoplastic/inflammatory rhinitis, foreign bodies, brachycephalic airway disease, laryngeal paralysis, laryngeal collapse/stenosis, tracheal collapse)
(Upper Resp Infectious Diseases (Feline URIs & Infectious Tracheobronchitis) covered in Infect Dz section)
| /21 | AS | All |
| --- |
| Literature Review: all | Presenting: Chu, Beverly, Tong |
| , Sands | ||||||
| 4/6/21 | BR | SG | Respiratory Physiology | Pulmonary hypertension (all types) | Pulmonary Hypertension BR SG 2021.pdf | |
| 4/8/21 | AS | All | All | Vent Sims (1/3) | In person: Tong, Chu, Sands | |
| 4/13/21 | BR | PS | Respiratory Physiology | Thoracic Wall & Pleural Space Disease (any of the thoracic trauma not covered in Shock/Trauma section; all types/causes pleural effusions; congenital pericardial/diaphragmatic hernia; etc.) | ||
| 4/15 |
Pulmonary Parenchymal Disease (aspiration pneumonia, cardiogenic pulmonary edema, noncardiogenic pulmonary edema)
| /21 | AS | All |
| All | Vent Sims (2/3) | In person: Gradilla, Williams, Davis, Herrera | |
| 4/20 |
| /21 | BR |
| NH | Respiratory Physiology |
| Pyothorax, Lung lobe torsion | |
| 4/ |
| 22/21 | AS | All | All | Vent Sims ( |
| 3/3) |
| In person: Summers, Sotos, Beverly | ||||||
| 4/27/21 | BR | JB | Respiratory Physiology | Smoke inhalation, carbon monoxide, oxygen toxicity | ||
| 4/29/21 | AS | --- | --- | Cancelled | No meeting this week to allow for ECC resident meeting with Dean Warnick | --- |
| 5/4/21 | BR | VC | Respiratory Physiology | ALI & ARDS | ||
| 5/6/21 | AS | ALL | ALL | Radiology After Hours Discussion | after hours imaging discussion | ECC and Radiology Residents to attend |
| 5/11/21 | BR | JS | Respiratory Physiology | Physiology & Principles of Mechanical Ventilation | ||
| 5/13 |
| /21 | AS | All |
NP |
| Benchmark Exam | --- | --- |
| 5/ |
| 18/21 | BR |
| All |
| SR/DF |
| Resident Physiology Rounds: Glycocalyx |
| Sepsis & the Endothelial Glycocalyx | Questions emailed by Dr. Fletcher |
| 5/20 |
| /21 | AS |
Journal Club:
PROPPR/ALBIOS/PROMT
| TW | Respiratory Physiology | Ventilator Waveforms | Ventilatory waveforms in small animals.pdf SACCM - chapter 33 https://litfl.com/ventilator-waveform-analysis/ Monitoring Mechanical Ventilation Using Ventilator Waveforms - Jean-Michel Arnal | |
| 5/25 |
| /21 | BR |
| KS |
| Renal Physiology |
| /Clinical | Vanders Ch. 1-4 & drug MOA/receptors |
| 5/ |
| 27/21 | AS | All | --- |
| Resident meeting to go over BR schedule | ||
| 6/1 |
| /21 | BR |
| CT |
| Renal Physiology |
| /Clinical | Vanders Ch. 5-7 & drug MOA/receptors | |
| 6/3 |
| /21 | AS | All |
| --- | Literature Review: all | Presenting: |
| Davis, Summers, Sotos, Gradilla, Williams | ||||||
| 6/8/21 | BR | SG | Renal Physiology/Clinical | Management of obstructive uropathies (feline urethral obstruction; canine urethroliths, cystoliths, ureteroliths, renoliths; neoplasia (TCC); hematuria) | Obstructive uropathies BR SG.pdf | |
| 6/10/21 | AS | All | DF | Vent Sims (1/3) | Practice setting up new humidifier, etc. | In person & on Zoom |
| 6/15/21 | --- | --- | Meeting moved to 6/17 | --- | --- | |
| 6/17 |
| /21 | BR | SD |
| JF | Renal Physiology/Clinical |
| Vanders Ch. |
| 8-10 & drug MOA/receptors | Was originally |
Vent Sims ( |
2/3) |
→ Dr. Goggs' recorded lecture on novel ventilator modes shared with group |
| 6/22 |
| /21 | BR |
| PS |
| JF | Renal Physiology/Clinical |
| AKI (causes- lepto, pyelonephritis, sepsis, NSAIDs, other drugs, grapes/raisins, pancreatitis, lyme nephritis, anesthesia, hypovolemic shock, ethylene glycol, lilies, ureteral obstruction, lymphoma, etc; diagnosis; treatment) | |
| 6/24 |
| /21 | AS | All |
| DF | Vent Sims ( |
| 3/3) |
| Vent Sim | All welcome in person, also on Zoom | |||||
| One meeting per week until after IVECCS - Board review on Tuesdays from 3-4:30pm | ||||||
| 6/ | ||||||
| 29/21 | BR |
| NH |
| JF | Renal Physiology |
| /Clinical | CKD (differentiation from AKI; diagnosis; treatment; acute on chronic; terminal stages) |
| 7/6/21 | BR | JB | JF | Renal Physiology/Clinical | Hemodialysis, Peritoneal dialysis, CRRT (Part 1) | |
| 7/13/21 | BR | JB | JF |
| Renal Physiology/Clinical | Hemodialysis, Peritoneal dialysis, CRRT (Part |
| 2) |
| 7/20/21 | BR | All |
Mock Exam
(last meeting with 3rd years)
| SR | Renal Physiology/Clinical | Renal Review with Dr. Robbins | Changed Mock Exam on Respiratory and Renal to a take home test to allow for Renal Review Session with Dr. Robbins |