Keeping it Cool: Treating Heat-Related Injuries in Dogs

Live Webinar: Thursday, December 4, Noon - 1 pm

There have been many changes to the way we manage heat-related injuries in dogs over the past 20 years. To understand newer cooling strategies, it's essential to know how dogs dissipate heat. In this webinar we'll discuss these K9 cooling mechanisms as well as proper in-clinic treatment protocols that will maximize survival and minimize systemic side effects.

Speaker

Lisa J Converse, DVM, DACVECC
Dr. Lisa Converse graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Veterinary Medicine in 1995 and completed her residency at the Fox Valley Animal Referral Center in Appleton. She became a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care in 2010. After 25 years, Dr. Converse "retired" from private practice and now spends her time as a locum clinical instructor in emergency/critical care and procedural instructor for Veterinary Emergency Group. From 2017 to 2019, she served on the Board of Directors of the Wisconsin Veterinary Medical Foundation (WVMF). In 2019, she stepped away and co-founded her nonprofit, Operational K9 Medical Team of Wisconsin (OPK9), an organization that educates handlers and medical service personnel on emergency medical management of law enforcement K9s. Lisa has two adult children and a grandchild on the way and spends her spare time traveling, skiing, paddleboarding, snorkeling, and hiking.

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