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LIVE LECTURE

Antibiotic Use in Diarrhoea

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About the webinar

Gastrointestinal disease is a common reason for veterinary consultation although the vast majority of cases present only mild clinical signs. Even where the aetiology remains unknown, the prognosis in most cases is excellent. However, diarrhoea remains one of the most commonly-cited reasons for antimicrobial use in dogs and cats. Various studies have reported antibiotic prescription rates of 50-65% in dogs with acute diarrhoea with metronidazole the most frequently selected option. This talk will focus on the key drivers behind antibiotic-decision making, outline alternative therapeutic approaches and provide resources to educate all relevant stakeholders (colleagues and pet owners).
You will be able to join the live webinar directly from this page.

When is it?

Note: This webinar is being recorded. If you are unable to attend the live lecture, a link to the recording will be shared with you a few days following the lecture.

Speaker

Dr Fergus Allerton

BSc BVSc CertSAM DipECVIM-CA MRCVS

Fergus graduated from the University of Bristol and completed a residency in Internal Medicine at the University of Liege, Belgium. He is a diplomate of the European College of Veterinary Medicine. Fergus is actively involved in veterinary antibiotic stewardship and contributed to the development of the PROTECT ME guidelines.

Within ENOVAT he is working on recommendations for antibiotic use for canine acute diarrhoea and surgical antimicrobial prophylaxis. He is the current editor of Companion and the BSAVA formulary and is also a member of the WSAVA Therapeutics Committee and a clinical medicine lead for RCVS Knowledge.

Live Webinars

This webinar starts at 19:30 AEST
on July 14, 2025.

1 Structured CE Credit

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Dr Philip Judge

BVSc MVS PG Cert Vet Clin Stud MACVSc (Vet. Emergency and Critical Care; Medicine of Dogs)
Philip graduated from Massey University in New Zealand in 1992, and spent 7 years in small animal practice before undertaking a 3-year residency in veterinary emergency and critical care at the University of Melbourne in 1998.

Following his residency, Philip worked for nearly 6 years at the Animal Emergency Centre in Melbourne, becoming the Senior Veterinarian at the centre in 2004. In 2006, Philip undertook a 1-year surgical externship before moving to Townsville to take up the position of Senior Lecturer in Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care at JCU.
Philip is also co-founder, and director of Vet Education Pty Ltd (www.veteducation.com) – one of Australia’s leading providers of online continuing education for veterinarians and veterinary nurses.

Philip has published numerous manuals and guides concerning emergency medicine, including a CRI manual, haematology and biochemistry interpretation guide, emergency anaesthesia guide, and a ventilation therapy manual for small animals, in addition to being published in peer reviewed literature.

Philip’s key interests in veterinary science include respiratory emergencies, ventilation therapy, envenomations and toxicology.