Discover how to effectively and safely use Psychopharmacology for your patients!
Welcome to Psychoactive - Practical Veterinary Psychopharmacology!
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Welcome to PSYCHOACTIVE, your Ultimate Guide to Practical Veterinary Psychopharmacology!
In this amazing multi-module online course, you will learn everything you need to know to effectively and safely use Psychopharmacology in your practice and for your patients.
You will learn…
- How Neurotransmitters and Neurotransmission are at the Heart of everything: Learn which neurotransmitters are important for your patients' behaviour and how to influence them.
- Understand which Patients Psychopharmacology may be useful for: Learn to identify the patients and clients that may be good candidates for psychopharmacological treatment.
- Which Medications to choose in which Situations: Understand the difference between baseline and event medications and when to use which.
- Side Effects and Contraindications: Understand how these factors will influence your choice of medication.
- Safe use of Psychopharmaceuticals before, during and after Procedures and Surgery: Understand how psychopharmaceuticals combine with anaesthetic and sedative drugs.
- How Psychopharmaceuticals can help with those "tricky" Patients: Understand how to manage extremely fearful or aggressive patients in the veterinary setting.
- Combining Medications safely for best Results: Learn which medications you can and cannot combine safely.
Here's what you get…
- Over 5 Hours of Content by a Double Board Certified Veterinary Behaviour Specialist: Get over 5 hours of content per course in easily digestible modules and lessons!!
- Live Group Zoom Q&A Calls to ask your burning questions: Get access to me in live group zoom calls to discuss patients and cases.
- Multiple Modules : Get multiple easy to digest modules and lessons that you can come back to as you need to.
- Lifetime Access: Get lifetime access to the course so you can keep going back to the modules and lessons to deepen your understanding. Receive emails and announcements when individual lessons have been updated due to emerging research and developments.
- Case Examples: Easy to follow case examples of some of the most common behavioural and in-practice presentations.
- Downloadable PDFs and Resources to keep at hand: Get a whole variety of PDFs to help you manage and improve your patients' behavioural health on a daily basis.
Less confusion. More understanding. Healthier pets.
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I'm Dr. Katrin Jahn.
I am one of only a few Double Board-Certified Specialists in Veterinary Behaviour Medicine. I am also a practicing veterinarian of over 25 years, and have owned and run my own small animal general practice for 16 of those years. This has provided me with a wealth of knowledge and experience in all areas of veterinary medicine and pet health.
I am extremely passionate about treating each patient as an individual and each patient-family dynamic as a unique entity.
I understand the complexity of Pet Behaviour Problems and am a keen advocate for the safe and effective use of psychopharmacology to support pet health, wellness and welfare, where appropriate.
I help and support my clients by combining science and evidence with kindness, compassion and empathy.
My aim is to enable the best welfare outcome for everyone and to support the patients, people and profits of all veterinary practices around the world.
Dr Katrin Jahn, DrMedVet, CertVA, MANZCVS (Veterinary Behaviour), DACVB, DipECAWBM (BM), MRCVS
Testimonials - Patients I have helped through Psychopharmacology
Lucy Daniels, BSc (Hons), Daniels Dogs
As a Clinical Animal Behaviourist, there are times when collaboration with a Veterinary Behaviourist is essential to provide the best possible care for a case. I had the pleasure of consulting with Dr. Jahn on a particularly challenging case involving a young dog who was very anxious and traumatised. The dog required psychopharmacological support alongside a carefully tailored behaviour modification plan to address his fear and anxiety effectively. Dr. Jahn's expertise and guidance were absolutely invaluable. Her approach was not only thorough but also exceptionally prompt, both during the initial consultation and in her follow-up support. Thanks to her knowledge, we were able to help this dog much more effectively. I greatly appreciated Dr. Jahn's collaborative and compassionate approach, and I very much hope to work with her again in the future.
Eileen Butler with Mutley
Finding out about Dr Katrin and her team has been the best thing that has happened for me and my canine companion! Mutley was very anxious and was developing aggressive traits towards some people. I was at my wit's end, upset and very worried about my beautiful boy. From many honest and open conversations and observations, Dr Katrin was able unpack his body language (and mine!) and guide me towards understanding his body language and triggers. She shared strategies for me to deal with any potential triggers and stress points and we added a medication regime to help reduce his anxiety. As a result of this, and with much patience and time, Mutley is becoming a more confident, happy and calm boy. The results so far have been amazing, and I know that I can always reach out to Dr. Katrin for advice and support.
Rona with Millie
Dr. Katrin gave a voice to my anxious, other-cat-hating, litter-box-avoiding cat and helped me to see, understand and change. I was in a state of despair before meeting Dr. Katrin and now I have an ally, who is incredibly generous with her time and attention, and who equips me – on many levels – to manage and handle what was once a very problematic pet!
Michelle Nicholson, DVM, MSc, MANZVCS (Vet Behaviour), East Coast Veterinary Behaviour Services
Just finished lesson 3 in module 1. I am blown away by the content and organisation of the material, including downloads. I will be spreading the word to anyone who is interested in a great psychopharm course.
Natasha with Spokie & Leila
Spokie (it means little ghost in Afrikaans) was a feral cat which I rescued from a basement parking garage. She was very aggressive and soon I realized that I was out of my depth with how to handle her. I would many times wonder if I made the right decision. I was referred to Dr Katrin and told that she would be able to evaluate Spokie and give some advice. It was life changing!! With Dr Katrin’s guidance, I started understanding Spokie’s cues of when to touch and when not to. I read her body language and now understand when she is in a good mood or when I should rather leave her alone. Dr Katrin made suggestions on how to rearrange the room so that Spokie could get to places where she could calm down and hide if she needed to. She’s receiving medication which is managing her extreme anxiety and I am even able to touch her, she sits on my lap and she loves playing, something I never thought I would see.