Assistant Professor

Dr. Jennifer Reinhart received her DVM from the University of Illinois in 2010. Following a rotating internship at Cornell University, she completed her residency in small animal internal medicine at Kansas State University and was boarded in 2014. She received her PhD in comparative biomedical sciences from the University of Wisconsin in 2017 and obtained board-certification in the American College of Veterinary Clinical Pharmacology in 2019. Since 2017, Dr. Reinhart has served as an assistant professor of small animal internal medicine at her alma mater, the University of Illinois.

Antimicrobial Stewardship in Small Animal Practice: a Summary of Current Guidelines for Urinary, Respiratory, and Gastrointestinal Diseases

Given the rise in antimicrobial resistance among important human and veterinary pathogens, judicious and evidence-based selection of antibiotics is a critical skill for the small animal practitioner. However, the rapidly growing body of veterinary research in antimicrobial stewardship makes it difficult to keep current in this area. This presentation will summarize the current recommendations for antimicrobial use in urinary, respiratory, and gastrointestinal diseases of the dog and cat based on consensus guidelines from the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine and the International Society for Companion Animal Infectious Diseases. Online resources for use in clinical practice will be highlighted.