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Echocardiography Day Course: Building Confidence Through Hands-On Practice
Developing echocardiography skills through practical experience The AUA recently hosted an Echocardiography Day Course, led by echocardiographer and AUA founder Catherine Stowell. The premise of the day was to give

Can AI save us from burnout?
As a profession, we are acutely aware of the prevalence of ‘burnout’. A 2021 report from the AVMA showed that 40% of veterinarians are considering leaving the profession, and the

What is the significance of turbulent flow in the right ventricular outflow tract in cats?
When I first began seriously scanning feline hearts (ten years ago now), I would occasionally come across patients with aliasing colour Doppler flow in the right ventricular outflow tract and
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