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Small Animal Medicine Lecture Series
Spring 2003

Endocrine Disease: More and Less
 

Sunday Afternoon, March 9, 2003

 

Date and Time
Sunday Afternoon, March 9, 2003
1:00 – 5:20 pm

Location
Practice Management Center, Trotter Hall, College of Veterinary Medicine, 1700 Denison, Manhattan, Kansas
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.

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.

Conference Contact Hours
4 Clock Hours

Conference Objectives
To review four frequently seen endocrine disorders of dogs and cats with an emphasis on diagnosis, treatment and monitoring.

Schedule
12:45 pm Registration
 
1:00 pm Welcome:
Dr. Ralph Richardson, Dean
Ruthanne Chun, Associate Professor, Clinical Oncology
 
1:05 pm Canine Hypothyroidism: Clinical signs, diagnostic testing and management.
Chad Johannes
 
2:05 pm Feline Hyperthyroidism: Trials with tapazole.
Ruthanne Chun
 
3:05 pm Refreshment Break
 
3:20 pm Hypoadrenocorticism in Dogs: Another differential for collapse.
Ken Harkin
 
4:20 pm Hyperadrenocorticism: Who’s afraid of Lysodren therapy?
Lisa Moore
 
5:20 pm Evaluation and Adjourn
 

Kansas State University College of Veterinary Medicine Speakers
Ruthanne Chun
, DVM, Diplomate ACVIM
Associate Professor, Clinical Oncology
Dr. Chun received her DVM degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Veterinary Medicine. She completed an internship at Cornell University and a residency at Purdue University. She was a clinical instructor in oncology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison before joining the KSU faculty in 1997.

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.

Chad Johannes, DVM, Diplomate ACVIM
Assistant Professor, Internal Medicine
Dr. Johannes joined the faculty at Kansas State University in the summer of 2002 as an assistant clinical professor of small animal internal medicine. His areas of special interest include immunology, infectious diseases, endocrinology, and oncology. Dr. Johannes's research efforts have focused on apoptosis (programmed cell death) and its role in infectious disease mechanisms.

Lisa Moore, DVM, Diplomate ACVIM
Assistant Professor, Internal Medicine
Dr. Moore graduated from University of Florida in 1991. She completed an internship (1991-1992) and medical residency (1992-1994) at The Animal Medical Center in New York City. Lisa went on to complete a third year of her medical residency (1994-1995) at University of Florida and then returned to the AMC as a staff gastroenterologist from 1995-1997. She was in private practice in Tampa, FL 1997-1998. She joined the Kansas State University faculty in August 1998. Her primary interests are gastroenterology, critical care, endocrinology, and infectious diseases.

Questions
If you have any please contact Linda Johnson by phone 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.

 

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