An invitation to veterinary technicians and veterinary technician students to attend the...
	Veterinary Technicians Conference Saturday, March 9, 2002

Date and Time
Saturday, March 9, 2002
8:00 am – 4:30 pm

Location
Frick Auditorium, Mosier Hall, College of Veterinary Medicine, 1800 Denison, Manhattan, KS
Frick Auditorium is located in Mosier Hall.  Enter at the Small Animal Entrance.  Signs will be posted to direct you to registration.

Parking
Parking is available on the west side (off Denison Avenue) and on the east side (off Jardine Drive) of the Veterinary Medical Complex.  A parking permit will not be necessary for Saturday, March 9.  Do not park in the client parking or reserved stalls as you may get ticketed.

Continuing Education Contact Hours for Veterinarians
6 Clock Hours

Objectives
The KSU faculty’s interest is to generate professional pride and interest in the veterinary technician profession. This continuing education meeting will highlight many different species and help technicians expand their horizons in animal health care.

Guest Speakers
Peter Chenoweth, BVSc, PhD
Professor, Veterinary Medicine
Dr. Chenoweth obtained his veterinary and PhD degrees from the University of Queensland, Australia. He has been on faculty at K-State since 1997, having previously been at the University of Florida for eight years. He has also taught in veterinary colleges in Australia and at Colorado State and Texas A&M Universities. His research interests are mainly in the area of male reproduction. He currently holds the Coleman Chair in Food Animal Production Medicine within the Department of Clinical Sciences at K-State.

Ruthanne Chun, DVM, ACVIM
Assistant Professor, Clinical Oncology
Dr. Chun received her DVM degree from the University 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 University and then worked as a clinical instructor in oncology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Veterinary Medicine before joining Kansas State University faculty in 1997.

Judy Cox, DVM, ACVIM
Associate Professor, Equine Internal Medicine
Dr. Cox received her DVM and MS from Kansas State University. She is a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine, Specialty of Large Animal Medicine. Dr. Cox is a graduate of the Basic Certification Course in Veterinary Acupuncture, International Veterinary Acupuncture Society. She is an associate professor in the Department of Clinical Sciences.

Laura Garrett, DVM, ACVIM
Assistant Professor, Clinical Oncology
Dr. Garrett received her undergraduate and DVM degrees from the University of Illinois.  She did a 1-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 the 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.

Kenneth Harkin, DVM, 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.

Jerry Jaax, DVM, ACLAM
Associate Vice Provost for Research Compliance and University Veterinarian
Dr. Jaax received his DVM from KSU in 1972. He is board certified in Laboratory Animal Medicine. He had been selected and appointed as Consultant to the Surgeon General for his veterinary specialties in the Department of Defense. During the outbreak of the Ebola virus in the Reston, VA monkey facility in December 1989, Col. Jerry Jaax was the leader of the team of soldiers and scientists who worked around the clock to manage and contain the outbreak. Dr. Jerry Jaax has retired from the US Army. He joined the KSU faculty in 1999.

Nancy Jaax, DVM, ACVP
Adjunct Faculty, Diagnostic Medicine Pathobiology
Dr. Jaax (KSU ’73) is board certified in Veterinary Pathology. Nancy and Jerry are central characters in the best seller, The Hot Zone (Richard Preston, Random House, September 1994). During the outbreak of the Ebola virus in the Reston, VA monkey facility, Col.  Jerry Jaax was the leader of the team of soldiers and scientists who worked around the clock to manage and contain the outbreak. Col. Nancy Jaax was a key player in the diagnosis, study and management of the overall outbreak.

Connie Ketz, DVM
Intern, Exotic Animal, Wildlife, and Zoo Animal Medicine
Dr. Ketz was an intern in Exotic Animal, Wildlife, and Zoo Animal Medicine at KSU in 1998. She completed a residency and then was named Associate veterinarian at the Oklahoma City Zoo. Dr. Ketz has returned to KSU as an Assistant Professor and head veterinarian at the Topeka Zoo.

Adrian Mutlow, DVM
Resident, Exotic Animal, Wildlife, and Zoo Animal Medicine
Dr. Mutlow received his veterinary degree from the University of Cambridge and his MS in Wildlife Medicine from the Royal Veterinary College, London. He has a broad experience in both non-domestic and domestic animals, as well as wildlife experience in Cameroon.

Jerome Nietfeld, DVM, PhD
Assistant Professor, Diagnostic Medicine and Pathobiology
Dr. Nietfeld graduated with a DVM from KSU College of Veterinary Medicine in 1979. He received an MS in 1987 and a PhD in 1989 from the University of Georgia. Dr. Nietfeld is a Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Pathologists. He joined the faculty at KSU College of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Diagnostic Medicine and Pathobiology in 1993.  His research specialty is infectious diseases of swine, especially enteric disease. He teaches veterinary virology and veterinary necropsy diagnosis to veterinary students.

Jerome Vestweber, DVM, PhD
Professor and Section Head, Food Animal Medicine and Surgery
Dr. Vestweber joined the faculty of Kansas State University in 1967 as an instructor of Food Animal Medicine. A PhD was obtained in 1973. Dr. Vestweber then served in Food Animal Section at Kansas State University as an Assistant Professor. From 1975 to1977, he was on the Large Animal Medicine faculty at the University of Minnesota, as an Associate Professor. Dr. Vestweber became a Professor of Agricultural Practices in 1983 and presently serves as Section Head. His research interests have focused on respiratory and mammary disease of cattle and general disease problems of bison.

Sponsor
Thank you to PetTrust for sponsoring the lectures by Drs. Jerry and Nancy Jaax.

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