S11AP - The Scoop on Poop: AI Technology Automates Efficiency & Expertise with In-Hospital Testing

Monday, September 6, 2021

2:00 PM – 2:50 PM US PDT

Location: Oceanside C, Level 2

CE: 1 CE Credit(s)

Sponsored By

Co-Presenter(s)

Yoko Nagamori, DVM, MS, DACVM

Veterinary Specialist
Zoetis
Cory Penn, DVM

Medical Lead - Diagnostic Platforms
Zoetis, United States

Moderator(s)

Richard E. Goldstein, DVM, DACVIM (SAIM), DECVIM-CA

Vice President and Chief Medical Officer of Global Diagnostics
Zoetis
Parsippany, NJ, United States

Who really loves doing fecal testing? It’s a messy and time-consuming - but necessary – task that hasn’t changed in many years. In today’s environment, we are always looking for ways to make our everyday lives easier and more efficient. During this presentation, we will introduce a groundbreaking evolution in in hospital fecal testing that was developed to provide a simpler, easier, and more methodical fecal examination, which is less influenced by different fecal preparation methodologies or level/experience of an examiner. You will leave this presentation knowing about the latest innovations in diagnostic in-hospital fecal testing and how it can be implemented in your hospital.

Learning Objectives:

Review the importance of fecal testing and when/why it should be performed as part of preventive care testing for every canine and feline patient
Discuss challenges that veterinarians face everyday with fecal testing and how current advances in technology have made fecal testing more approachable and consistent for veterinary teams
Understand the common parasites that can be detected with this ground breaking technology and learn about the verification studies from the lead investigator of the verification studies