Healthy Aging Webinar Series

Assessment & Management of the Top 5 Senior Dog Health Conditions

This webinar will provide a rapid review of the top five conditions associated with declining quality of life and mortality in senior dogs: neoplasia, musculoskeletal disease, cardiac disease, chronic kidney disease, and cognitive dysfunction.

  • For Veterinary Certification Members

  • RACE-Approved CE

    Non-interactive credit

  • Presented by Brennen McKenzie, MA, MSc, VMD

  • 1.0 Hours

    On-demand video course
    What You'll Learn

    A Rapid Review of the Top 5 Health Conditions in Senior Dogs

    Review the most common manifestations of each category and how to identify, assess, and manage them according to the latest expert guidelines. This course will provide you with the tools and resources you need to approach diagnosing and managing these important health problems in your patients.

    After this course, you will:

    • be familiar with the five most common categories of disease leading to euthanasia in senior dogs and how these often manifest as specific diseases.
    • understand the current clinical practice guidelines for early diagnosis, assessment, and treatment of the top diseases in each category.
    • leave the course with a toolkit for a systematic, evidence-based approach to the most prevalent disease in senior dogs.

    Dr. Brennen McKenzie
    MA, MSc, VMD

    Director of Veterinary Medicine at Loyal
    SDVS Expert Instructor
    Dr. McKenzie attended the School of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania and has 25 years of experience as a small animal general practice veterinarian. He has served as President of the Evidence-Based Veterinary Medicine Association and has lectured and published extensively on evidence-based medicine and small animal geroscience.

    In 2015, he completed his MSc in Epidemiology at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. Dr. McKenzie has managed the SkeptVet Blog since 2009, and in 2023, he received the VIN Veritas award for science communication and advocacy.

    Since 2021, he has split his time between his clinical duties and serving as Director of Veterinary Medicine for Loyal, a biotechnology company researching aging and therapies to improve lifespan and healthspan in dogs.