Recognizing Red Flags: When to Stop, Listen & Reconsider

Recognizing Red Flags: When to stop, listen, and reconsider. An overview of issues related to absolute and relative contraindications for providing chiropractic care in animals. 1 CE hour - Cat 1: Clinical Presented by: Dr. Kevin Haussler

• This presentation will provide an overview of issues related to absolute and relative contraindications for providing chiropractic care in animals.
• Defining absolute and relative contraindications
• List and description of common absolute contraindications for manual therapies in equine and small animal practice
  • What to look for and what questions to ask
  • Infectious, contagious, zoonotic, and reportable diseases
  • How to develop a referral network and effective animal care team
• List and description of relative contraindications for manual therapies in equine and small animal practice
  • Acute inflammation, tissue trauma, and infections
  • Neurologic disorders – acute, chronic, and progressive
• Issues that may get confused with treatment contraindications
  • Veterinary oversight, scope of practice, and licensure
  • Concurrent procedures, sedation, and medications
  • Antidoping considerations and treatment during active competition

This course has been approved by the IVCA.

This course has been approved by the AVCA for Category I credits.