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The Senior Dog Veterinary Society is proud to present

Senior Dog Veterinary Certification Program:
Student Membership

Level 1: The Fundamentals of Senior and Geriatric Canine Veterinary Care and the unique needs of Elderly Canine Patients. 

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Level 2: The Foundations and Basics for Senior and Geriatric Canine Medicine within Specialized Areas.

14.5 hours of Race-Approved CE for Students -- Including those in Veterinary School and Technician School.

Access to Race-Approved CE for Veterinary Students who want to learn how to advance care for senior and geriatric canines patients.

Ready to take your knowledge of Senior and Geriatric Canine Veterinary Medicine to the next level?

Only
$99!

Now Available for Vet Students! 

Become a Member to get access to the Certification CE and more!​​

 

Click the button below to

complete your application!

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- Special Offer - 

Students can apply for discounted Membership & get access to our Race-Approved Senior Dog CE for more than 70% off.

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Get access to advanced Race-approved training based on the latest developments in Canine Geroscience and best practices when caring for elderly canines. 

Senior Dog Veterinary Certification

Senior Dog CE Topics:

Level 1 focuses on the fundamentals of Senior and Geriatric Canine Care to prepare Veterinary Practitioners for the unique needs of their elderly canine patients and includes the following modules:

Introduction to Canine Geroscience

Monica Tarantino, DVM, MBA, Founder

Defining the Senior and Geriatric Canine

Monica Tarantino, DVM, MBA, Founder

Evaluating the Healthy Senior Dog

Lauren Adelman, DVM, DACVIM (SAIM), Founder

Diagnostic Recommendations: When and What

Lauren Adelman, DVM, DACVIM (SAIM), Founder

Prepping for a Senior Dog Visit

​Lisa Lippman, DVM, Founder

Introduction to Senior Dog Care Programs

Monica Tarantino, DVM, MBA, Founder

Introduction to Senior Dog Parent Communication

Monica Tarantino, DVM, MBA, Founder

Level 1

Level 2 focuses on the foundations and basics for Senior and Geriatric Canine Veterinary Medicine within specialized areas of care and includes the following modules: 

Anesthetic and Surgical Considerations for Senior Dogs

Katie Bennett, DVM, DACVAA

Nutritional Considerations for Healthy Senior Dogs

Nikki Giovanelli, RVT, BS, Dip. Companion Animal Nutrition

Managing the CCD Patient

Monica Tarantino, DVM, MBA, Founder

Intro to Chronic Pain Management in Senior Dogs

Fred Wininger, VMD, DACVIM (Neuro)

Introduction to Senior Dog Dentistry

Amy Thomson, DVM, DAVDC

Common Eye Abnormalities in Senior Dogs

Alex Sigmund, DVM, DACVO

Introduction to End of Life Care

Lisa Lippman, DVM, Founder

Level 2

New Member Benefits

Veterinary

Certification

Access to the Senior Dog Veterinary Certification Courses.

Webinar

Series

Access to the New Senior Dog Vets Webinar Series.

Launched in March.

Office Hours with Specialist

Invitation to virtual Office Hours with our Specialists. Launched in February.

*New*

Community

Private Online Community  for Veterinary Certification Members.

*New*

Senior Dog CE

New Certification CE

in development!

Coming Fall 2025!

And more coming!

With the growing number of senior and geriatric dog patients, it's important that every practitioner understands and is familiar with the foundational considerations for Senior Dog Care.

Are you ready to be on the forefront of setting a new standard of care for all those senior dog patients? 

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