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As the year comes to a close, healthcare professionals are looking at the final patient rush, year-end get-togethers, and catching up on continuing education. Here is a round-up of some free continuing education on tick-borne and zoonotic disease. These are also available to interested non-professionals.
(IN)visible
(IN)visible is a nonprofit specializing in sharing education, research and community for vector-borne disease. They currently have 40 free courses with one continuing education hour each.
Edward Breitschwerdt, DVM, DACVIM (SAIM)
Galaxy Diagnostics Co-founder and Chief Science Officer,
NCSU-CVM Professor of Internal Medicine
Adjunct Professor of Infectious Disease at Duke University
- Bartonella species, disease expression and host immunity
- Bartonellosis and comparative infectious disease causation
- Bartonelloses: History of a hidden pandemic
- Bartonelloses: Vectors and other modes of transmission
- Diagnosis of Bartonella species infections
- Neurological manifestations of Bartonella species infections
- Bartonelloses: Vectors and other modes of transmission
- Diagnosis of Bartonella species infections
- Neurological manifestations of Bartonella species infections
Other courses about zoonotic diseases and household pets:
Erin Lashnitis, MS, DVM, PhD, DACVIM (SAIM)
Clinical Assistant Professor at U Wisconsin-Madison
US CDC
The US CDC has a few different areas on their website where you can find free relevant continuing education credits.
Continuing Education Online (TCEO)
- Viral Tickborne Disease Training
- Introduction to Tickborne Disease and Disease Prevention (4 parts)
- Lyme Disease Clinical Overview
- Lyme Disease Testing and Diagnosis (4 parts)
- Lyme Disease Treatment and Management
- Diagnosis and Treatment of Ehrlichiosis and Anaplasmosis
- Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever: Clinical Diagnosis and Treatment
Zoonosis & One Health Updates (ZOHU) Calls
ILADS
While ILADS (International Lyme and Associated Disease Society) CEUs are not free, they are also a repository of information about vector-borne disease.
Conclusion
Free continuing education on vector-borne disease, some featuring Galaxy Diagnostics scientists, is available to both medical professionals seeking CEUs and interested non-professionals. The end of the year has a lot of activity, but there is still plenty of time to get in some continuing education before December 31st.
