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An invitation to Veterinary Medical Practitioners, Technicians and Students to attend the...

   
11th Annual Emergency Medicine Conference on

Shock, Fluid Therapy and Emergency Care of the ICU Patient

Saturday, March 8, 2003


 

Date and Time
Saturday, March 8, 2003
8:00 am – 4:30 pm

Location
Frick Auditorium, Mosier Hall, College of Veterinary Medicine, 1800 Denison, Manhattan, KS
Frick Auditorium is located on the second floor of 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 is not required for weekend parking.  Do not park in the client parking or reserved stalls as you may get ticketed.

Continuing Education Contact Hours for Veterinarians
6 Clock Hours

Conference Objectives
Understand shock in the cat and dog.
Learn how to care for a critically ill patient.
Treatment of congestive heart failure.
Treatment of the difficult seizure patient.

Schedule
7:30 am Registration
 
8:00 am Welcome:
Dr. Ralph Richardson, Dean
Dr. Lisa Moore, SCVECCS Advisor
 
8:15 am Shock in the Canine and Feline
Basic understanding of the differences in shock in dogs and cats.
 
9:15 am Refreshment Break
 
9:30 am Rule of 20
Care of the ICU patient
 
10:30 am Refreshment Break
 
10:45 am Rule of 20 (continued)
Care of the ICU Patient
 
11:45 am Lunch (included with registration fee)
 
1:00 pm Rule of 20 (continued)
Care of the ICU Patient
 
2:00 pm Refreshment Break
 
2:15 pm Treatment of CHF – Not all patients are treated the same
CHF discussion and case studies of difficult cases
 
3:15 pm Refreshment Break
 
3:30 pm Treatment of Acute Seizures
Discussion about seizures and case studies of the difficult to control seizure patient
 
4:15 pm Questions and Answers
 
4:30 pm Evaluation and Adjourn
 

 

Guest Speaker
Marla Lichtenberger
, DVM, DACVECC
Dr. Lichtenberger graduated from the Punjab University in India and completed small animal internships in Connecticut and at the Animal Medical Center in New York. Dr. Lichtenberger completed three years of advanced training at the Animal Emergency Center and was awarded board certification in emergency and critical care medicine in 1999. Dr. Lichtenberger is currently a senior clinician at the Animal Medical Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Her research and special interests include cardiology, acute blood loss studies and seizure control.

KSU Student Chapter of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care Society
KSU SCVECCS was started in the Spring of 1995 by a group of interested students eager to enhance their education in the field of emergency medicine and critical care. The purpose of this organization is the advancement of knowledge and the promotion of the specialties of emergency medicine and critical care with the veterinary school and the community.

2002-2003 KSU-SCVECCS Officers
President Tanya Bork
Vice-President Christa Heilman
Secretary/Treasurer Stacey McReynolds
Wet Lab Coordinator Martha Worthington
Faculty Advisor Dr. Lisa Moore

Questions
If you have any questions please contact Linda Johnson at 785-532-5696 or email her at VMCE@vet.k-state.edu, Veterinary Medical Continuing Education, at the College of Veterinary Medicine, Kansas State University.  If you have questions regarding registration information, call Rebecca at 785-532-5569.

Sponsors
Thank you to the following sponsors for their contribution to this conference.

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Logo for Biopure

Logo for Schering-Plough Animal Health

 

Manhattan area information
www.vet.k-state.edu/index/local.htm

Visit our conference web site at:
www.vet.k-state.edu/CE/index.htm

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