We offer a variety of continuing education opportunities for veterinarians, veterinary technicians and support staff. These programs are designed to enhance professional skills, update participants on the latest advancements in veterinary medicine and provide the highest standards of patient care.
Accommodation requests related to disability should be made to Danielle.Meyersick@oregonstate.edu.
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Past Events
Oncology CE Program
The Gut Microbiome and Cancer: From Research Discoveries to Veterinary Clinical Trials
This continuing education program provides an overview of the rapidly growing field linking the gut microbiome to cancer biology and treatment in humans, and new developments in this field in veterinary medicine. The first part of the program will cover the scientific foundations of how gut microbiota influence cancer development, progression, and treatment response, including recent research findings from canine oncology cohorts demonstrating that microbiome composition predicts survival outcomes in dogs receiving immunotherapy. The second part will present ongoing clinical trials at the Bridge Animal Referral Center (BARC) evaluating Fecal Microbiota Transplant to reduce chemotherapy-related gastrointestinal toxicity in dogs treated with Palladia (toceranib phosphate). The program will also discuss the translational significance of the canine cancer model for advancing microbiota-targeted therapies in both veterinary and human medicine.
Dentistry CE Program
Oops, They Bit it Again: Diagnosis and Management of Fractured Teeth
Thursday, April 9, 2026
Alice Sievers, DVM, DAVDC
This presentation covered diagnosis and assessment of dentoalveolar trauma and approach to treatment planning for general practice. Dr. Sievers discussed this commonly identified condition and when diagnostics and intervention are indicated, including how to discuss these examination findings with clients, assessment and determination of treatment options, including when to consider dentin bonding for enamel-dentin fractures. An overview of the process of dentin bonding was included.
Equine CE Program
Pain in the Neck: Diagnosis and treatment of neck and back pain in horses
Presented November 6, 2025.
Presented by Katja Duesterdieck-Zellmer, DVM, MS, PhD, DACVS, DACVSMR (Equine), CERP
Dr. Duesterdieck-Zellmer is an associate professor in Large Animal Surgery at the Gary R. Carlson, MD, College of Veterinary Medicine at Oregon State University.
This course covered clinical examination of the neck and back of horses to determine presence or absence of pain and to localize the pain. It also covered how to treat horses with back pain that do not have any radiographic or ultrasonographic lesions of the axial musculoskeletal system.