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Biosecurity and One Health Veterinarians Prioritize Convenience When Prescribing Cat Parasiticides

Prescription decisions still neglect environmental risks and resistance.

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Professional training in animal care

Decide better when the case is in front of you.

Real cases, critical appraisal of evidence and reasoned decisions. The training that practice demands, in Portuguese, Spanish and English.

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  • Real cases in eight steps
  • Open sources and a verification table
  • Credentials verifiable by code
  • Three languages, one content
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Learn to decide, not to memorise.

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Tracks organised by case, with objective, level, prerequisites and completion criteria. One account for the whole ecosystem.

  • Seven entry points. By species, by situation, by level or by available time.
  • Levels 100 to 500. From fundamentals to complex decisions, with clear prerequisites.
  • Verifiable record. A credential with a public code and the scope of what was assessed.
  • Three languages. The same content in Portuguese, Spanish and English.
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Practise and follow

Tools and ACE News

Instruments for everyday practice and analyses with open sources, following the same decision logic as the courses.

  • Critical appraisal of articles. A guide to assess a study in twenty minutes.
  • Case structure and evidence grid. To print or download.
  • Practice record and study protocol. Ready-made templates.
  • ACE News with a verification table. Sources, dates and single-source notice.
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Situations in practice

Nine decisions every professional faces.

They are not about theory. They are about what happens when the case is in front of you and the answer is not in the book.

Deciding with an incomplete work-up

The owner cannot afford the full panel. What to confirm first?

Explaining risk to the decision-maker

How to present alternatives, costs and limits without promising what the evidence does not support.

Pain that cannot be seen

Validated scales for cats and dogs, and what changes when the animal hides the sign.

Zoonosis in the consultation

When a sign in the animal is a warning for the family, and what to notify.

Biosecurity on the farm

Routine decisions that prevent the next crisis in the herd.

Spectrum of care

Clinically acceptable options for different realities, decided together.

Reading a paper in twenty minutes

Separating what the study shows from what the abstract promises.

Welfare in transport

What the accident severity scale teaches about restraining dogs in vehicles.

A career outside the city

Predictors of rural practice and what weighs on the choice of new graduates.

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What is changing in the field.

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The questions everyone asks.

Straight answers, based on what ACE actually offers. No promise the credential cannot keep.

Does this count as a postgraduate degree or professional registration?

No. ACE issues completion and practice credentials that can be verified by code, stating what was assessed and how. They do not replace a degree, registration with a professional board or a licence. What we say is exactly what the credential proves.

Do I need to pay or create an account to explore?

The website, the tools and ACE News are open. An account is used to save progress in the Learning Center and to request completion records.

Are the cases real?

Cases are built from published literature and practice situations, with no identifiable patient data. Each track states where the case comes from.

In which languages?

Brazilian Portuguese, Spanish and English, with the same content in all three versions and review per language.

How do I know the sources are reliable?

Every story and every track carries a verification table: sources, access date, what each source supports and a notice when a figure rests on a single source.

Who is accountable for the content?

The editorial policy names responsibilities, the technical review flow and the corrections channel, with a public record of changes.

Getting started

Starting is simpler than it looks.

  1. Choose an entry point

    By species, situation, level or available time. Seven paths lead to the same method.

  2. Work through a case

    Eight steps, from context to reflection on practice, with the evidence critically appraised.

  3. Record what you learned

    A credential verifiable by code, with an explicit scope. No promise of a degree or licence.

One account for the whole ecosystem.

Website, learning environment and tools with the same access. Explore without signing up; create the account when you want to save your progress.

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