APCC: Backpack Hazards: Protecting Pets from Hidden Toxins
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What You'll Learn
The start of the school year is an exciting time for many families, but it can also pose unexpected dangers to their beloved cats and dogs. Backpacks are often filled with hidden hazards, such as ADHD medication, ibuprofen, toxic snacks, and even earbuds.
Join us for an informative and engaging session with Dr. Dzienisiewski as she highlights some of the most hazardous items lurking in children’s backpacks and discusses how to treat these toxicities in a clinical setting.
Takeaways
You’ll learn key information about:
- Art supplies and their toxicity
- Common medication ingestions, including albuterol inhalers, ADHD medications, and OTC medications, as well as how to treat them
- Food toxicities, including Xylitol-containing compounds, and how to manage them
- Technology hazards, including batteries, earbuds, and AirTags
Suited For
This session is suited for veterinarians and veterinary technicians, but all are welcome.
Credits
This webinar is RACE-approved and is eligible for 1 hour of free CE for veterinarians and veterinary technicians.
Catherine M. Dzienisiewski VMD, MLAS, DABT
Toxicologist and Team Leader
Catherine received her BS in Animal Science from The Pennsylvania State University (Penn State) and then pursued a Masters Degree in Laboratory Animal Science (MLAS) from Drexel University. After completion, Catherine worked for Merck and Co. for one year in the manufacturing division, ensuring safety of common vaccines like Varicella, MMR, and Pneumovax (pneumonia) as well as Black Widow Spider Antivenin. She then followed her passion and went to the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine. Catherine worked in Emergency and Critical Care for 11.5 years prior to starting at the APCC in December 2019. During her time at the APCC, she has become a Team Leader, one of the APCC’s Mentor Program Coordinators, and a Toxicologist. She actively sought out these roles to positively impact her own team as well as the whole of the APCC. She also loves to provide guidance, support, and mentorship to her colleagues at the APCC and in the veterinary community.
