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Date and Time
Sunday, November 7, 1999
8:00 a.m. - 5:45 p.m.
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Location
Practice Management Center, Trotter Hall,
College of Veterinary Medicine, 1700 Denison Avenue,
Manhattan, KS
The Practice Management Center is located on
the fourth floor of Trotter Hall. Enter at the Dean’s Office Entrance. Signs will be
posted to direct you to registration.
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Continuing
Education Contact Hours for Veterinarians
8 Clock Hours
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Objectives
To provide insight on a controversial subject with emphasis on the physiology
behind the disease and vaccine efficacy.
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Schedule
7:30 am Registration
7:45 am Welcome
Ralph C. Richardson, Dean, College of Veterinary Medicine
Ruthanne Chun, Program Coordinator
8:00 am Duration of Immunity -- Carol Wetterman
9:00 am Update on Rabies In Kansas -- Debbie Briggs
9:30 am Break
9:45 am The K-State Vaccination Protocol -- William Fortney
10:15 am Old Diseases, Old Vaccines -- Lisa Moore
11:15 am Controversial Canine Vaccines: Leptospirosis and Lyme Disease
-- Dr. Ken Harkin
12:15 pm Lunch
1:15 pm Pitfalls of Vaccination -- Laura Garrett
2:15 pm Veterinary Vaccine Injury Act -- Dr. Ruthanne Chun
3:15 pm Break
3:30 pm Old Diseases, New Vaccines -- Lisa Moore
4:30 pm Vaccine ‘Wish List’: Diseases We Wish We Could
Prevent -- Dr. Ken Harkin
5:30 pm Adjourn
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Speakers
Deborah Briggs, BS, MS, PhD
Professor, Public Health
Dr. Briggs is the Director of the Rabies Laboratory in the Dept.
of Diagnostic Medicine / Pathobiology in the College of Veterinary Medicine at KSU. Her
research interests are in rabies pathogenesis in the domestic ferret and immunological
response of rabies vaccination in humans.
Ruthanne Chun, DVM, Diplomate ACVIM
Assistant Professor, Clinical Oncology
Dr. Chun received her DVM degree from the Univ. of
Wisconsin-Madison School of Veterinary Medicine. She did a one-year rotating internship in
small animal medicine and surgery at Cornell University. She completed a three-year
residency in comparative oncology at Purdue and then worked as a clinical instructor in
oncology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Veterinary Medicine before
joining the Kansas State University faculty in 1997.
Laura Garrett, DVM
Assistant Professor, Clinical Oncology
Dr. Garrett received her undergraduate and DVM degrees from the
University of Illinois. She did a one-year rotating internship at the University of
Minnesota and then worked in a private referral practice in the twin cities for 2 years.
She next completed a 2-year residency in comparative oncology at University of
Wisconsin-Madison, after which she spent 1-1/2 years at a referral practice in New Zealand
before coming to Kansas State University this fall.
Kenneth Harkin, DVM, Diplomate ACVIM
Assistant Professor, Internal Medicine
Dr. Harkin is an assistant professor of small animal internal
medicine in the department of Clinical Sciences at Kansas State University. He received
his DVM from Iowa State University and completed a residency in internal medicine at
Michigan State University. He was in a private referral practice for three years before
joining the faculty at Kansas State University in 1997.
Lisa Moore, DVM
Assistant Professor, Small Animal Internal Medicine
Graduated from University of Florida in 1991, internship
(1991-1992) and medical residency (1992-1994) at The Animal Medical Center in New York
City. Third year medical residency (1991-1995) at University of Florida, staff
gastroenterologist at the Animal Medical Center from 1995-1997. Private practice in Tampa,
FL 1997-1998, joined KSU in August 1998. Primary interests are gastroenterology, critical
care, endocrinology, infectious diseases.
Carol Wetterman
Resident, Oncology
Dr. Wetterman received her DVM from Louisiana State University
in 1997. She is a Small Animal Resident specializing in Oncology.
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