This week we welcome back Dr. Erin Phillips! Our guest this episode has been on several previous episodes of Vet Sessions. Dr. Phillips is a board-certified specialist in Small Animal Internal Medicine, and is working toward a PhD in the RCVM@OVC lab. This episode, she talks about managing diabetic patients. This episode is intended to be a guide for phase 4 students, interns, residents, and any other practitioner who needs help with managing diabetic cases. We hope you enjoy this week's episode!

Did you know disease surveillance is important in primary care veterinary practice as well? This week we welcome Dr. Lauren Grant who teaches us all about how general practitioners can help with disease surveillance. Dr. Grant is an Assistant Professor of Environmental and Public Health and Epidemiologist in the Department of Population Medicine at the Ontario Veterinary College. Veterinarians can significantly contribute to broader disease data sets, aiding in early detection and management of outbreaks that affect both pets and public health. Tune in to learn how general practitioners can get involved in this critical work! We hope you enjoy the conversation.

This week we welcome back Dr. Sarah Abood! As some of you may recall, Dr. Abood is the recipient of the Nestlé Purina Professorship in Companion Animal Nutrition and currently serves as the OVC Nutrition Service Section Chief. This episode, Dr. Abood talks all about her recent trip to Ireland for the 28th European Nutrition Congress which lasted for two and a half days. A lot of novel research was presented at the congress, including pet food sustainability and insect diets! We hope you enjoy listening to this unique experience!