VDPAM/SMEC 7478B – Drug, Vaccination, and Treatment Management for Swine
Participants Will:
- Select and adjust dose regimens based on pharmacokinetic (PK) parameters, asses antimicrobial sensitivity test results, clinical trial data, and set treatment outcome expectations.
- Generate partial budgets for treatments using FDA and Food Animal Residue Avoidance Databases.
- Define swine-specific physiology, regulatory influences on drug selection, antibiotic-free (ABF) production systems, basic PK parameters, drug classes, antimicrobial susceptibility breakpoints, feed drug regulations, AMDUCA guidelines, judicious use concepts, compounding regulations, and the impact of concurrent diseases on PK parameters.
- Analyze and evaluate water medication administration, MIC data, and select pharmaceutical interventions for various treatment objectives using clinical trial data and on-farm scenarios.
- Describe client safety, food safety, and the influence of animal behavior on drug consumption and efficacy.
- Describe current vaccine technologies for swine, target “core” diseases, and evaluate the need for additional vaccines in a population.
- Explain how the animal’s role influences vaccine choices and administration, and address special considerations for oral, modified live vaccines.
“The most important thing I learned in the SMEC module was how to accurately calculate water medications. SMEC provided me the essential foundation of best practices to begin building upon for my future as a swine veterinarian.”