Endocrinology expert provides insights on 2 disorders

Kelly Cairns, DVM, MS, DACVIM (SAIM), vice president, medical excellence and education for Thrive Pet Healthcare, delivered a series of lectures on endocrinology topics at the 2025 Fetch dvm360 Conference in Charlotte, North Carolina. Some of these presentations are available to continuing education (CE) learners through the Fetch On-Demand platform.

In this video, Cairns discusses 2 of her on-demand lectures: “Polyarthritis” and “Is This Cushing's and Do I Care?” She explains what CE learners can gain from attending these lectures that take in-depth looks at polyarthritis and Cushing syndrome.

The following is a transcript of the video:

Kelly Cairns, DVM, MS, DACVIM (SAIM): My session on polyarthritis is going to be a complete overview of this condition, which I feel like, in clinical practice as an internist, is kind of one of the great imposters. So we're going to unpack when you should be looking for it, when you think maybe you shouldn't even be looking for it. We're going to talk about how to test for it, all the different causes of it. We're also going to go through how anybody in clinical practice can easily perform great joint taps.

I love the session “Is this Cushings? And do I care?” So, here's the spoiler alert: you do care. You do care. But we're going to talk about why you should care, and what are the ways that you diagnose this condition and then determine if you should treat, because sometimes we don't, and what complications do we see with the condition that warrant monitoring and intervention if they exist.

Fetch On-Demand delivers expert-led veterinary continuing education on your schedule. With CE on your own terms, you can access top-tier sessions anytime, anywhere—whether at home, in the clinic, or on the go. Ready to earn CE credits? Watch this session and more on Fetch On-Demand, available now on dvm360 Flex.