INSTRUCTIONAL PHILOSOPHY AND APPROACH

This Bootcamp topic is suitable for any current veterinary student looking for a leg-up preview to pharmacology or anyone seeking to learn how to structure their approach to the pharmacotherapy of cases.

We have observed that entering veterinary students often have difficulty adjusting away from a rote learning style that may have led to short-term learning success in pre-veterinary courses. Considering the sheer volume, changing nature, and interdependence of medical content, we would encourage a more integrated long-term strategy to your learning. You have sought to be a veterinarian to solve clinical problems!  Veterinarians use critical thinking to work through clinical problems when the diagnosis is not immediately apparent … they do not rely as much on the memorization of facts, particularly in the digital information age.

Curated and developed content on relevant topics in  veterinary basic and clinical pharmacology.  Most topics associated with pre-clinical veterinary pharmacology as well as clinical pharmacology instruction are included as listed below. Video content includes 9 animated videos on drug disposition, pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics developed by VetMedAcademy and sponsored by Merck Veterinary Manual.  Where possible, case examples are included, and the special video feature "Chalkwalks," the step-by-step explanation of pharmacotherapy in actual (anonymized) cases is highlighted.  Module is maintained by board certified veterinary pharmacologists and toxicologists, and is constantly being updated.

Module Features

The basics of fluid therapy: Volume, Rate, Route, Solutes, Osmolarity, Tonicity, Basic Fluid Types, and Additives. This series was designed to provide early curriculum overview of the principles of fluid therapy.