About this event
Join Prof. Vic Cortese or a practical webinar on applying the 2024 WSAVA Vaccination Guidelines to South African dogs.
Learn why the WSAVA Guidelines support later puppy boosters to help overcome maternally derived antibodies, how to tailor core and non-core vaccines to individual risk, and why leptospirosis vaccination should be considered ased on local disease exposure and lifestyle. The session will also cover serological testing, revaccination decisions, and practical strategies for developing evidence-based vaccination programmes that reflect South Africa's changing disease landscape.
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Vic graduated from Michigan State University with his bachelors and doctorate. He received his doctorate in veterinary medicine in 1980. He then entered a mixed animal/ dairy practice in Wisconsin where he also held a non-tenured adjunct professor position with the University of Wisconsin-Madison, College of Veterinary Medicine. In 1989 he joined Diamond Scientific in their technical services department where he was promoted to director of veterinary operations.
