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

   

Small Animal Medicine Lecture Series
Fall 2003

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Sunday, September 21, 2003

 

Date and Time
Sunday, September 21, 2003
8:00 am – 5:15 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 Emergency 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.

Questions
If you have any questions please contact Linda Johnson by phone at 785-532-5696 or e-mail 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.

Conference Objectives
To provide clinically oriented, practical information on commonly requested topics.

Schedule
7:30 am Registration and Coffee

8:00 am Welcome: Ralph Richardson, Dean
Ruthanne Chun,
Associate Professor, Clinical Oncology
 
8:10 am Canine Mast Cell Tumors. Case management files. – Ruthanne Chun
 
9:05 am Managing the Inappetant/Anorexic Patient. Appetite stimulants and feeding tube options. – Deborah Hall-Fonte
 
10:00 am Refreshment Break
 
10:15 am Is There a Fungus Among Us? Antifungal therapies for dogs and cats. – Chad Johannes
 
11:15 am Interpretation of Endocrine Test Results in Small Animals – Thomas Schermerhorn
 
12:15 noon Lunch (included with registration fee)
 
1:00 pm Dietary Management of Diarrhea – It Works! – Lisa Moore
 
2:00 pm Tips and Techniques for the Radiographic Evaluation of Cardiac Disease. – Barret Bulmer
 
3:00 pm Refreshment Break
 
3:15 pm Clarifying Clinical Cases with Cytology. – Laura Garrett
 
4:15 pm Anemia, Anorexia, Electrolytes and More. Managing the complications of chronic renal failure in cats. – Greg Grauer
 
5:15 pm Questions/Answers, Evaluation and Adjourn

Conference Contact Hours
8 Clock Hours

KSU College of Veterinary Medicine Speakers
Barret J. Bulmer,
DVM, MS, Diplomate ACVIM-Cardiology
Assistant Professor, Cardiology

Dr. Bulmer received his DVM from Louisiana State University. He completed an internship at Colorado State University and a cardiology residency at the University of Illinois. Barret joined the faculty at KSU in the summer of 2002 as an assistant professor.

Ruthanne Chun, DVM, Diplomate ACVIM-Oncology
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 KSU faculty in 1997.

Laura Garrett, DVM, Diplomate ACVIM-Oncology
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.

Gregory Grauer, DVM, MS, Diplomate ACVIM-Internal Medicine
Department Head, Professor, Internal Medicine

Dr. Grauer received his DVM from Iowa State University in 1978. He completed an internship, residency and a master of science degree at Colorado State University. Subsequently, he served on the faculty at the University of Wisconsin-Madison for seven years. In 1989, he returned to Colorado State University faculty where he was Professor and Section Chief of small animal internal medicine. Greg has also served as President and Chairman of the Board of Regents of the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine. Currently, he is the KSU Clinical Sciences Department Head. His research and clinical interests involve the small animal urinary system.

Deborah Hall-Fonte, DVM
Resident, Small Animal Medicine

Dr. Hall is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She completed a small animal internship at the University of Michigan and is currently on the KSU faculty as a resident in small animal medicine.

Chad Johannes, DVM, Diplomate ACVIM-Internal Medicine
Assistant Professor, Internal Medicine

Dr. Johannes received his DVM in 1997 from Kansas State University. An internship at Colorado State University was followed by a year in private practice in Lincoln, Nebraska. He then completed a residency in 2002 at the University of Missouri. Chad joined the faculty at KSU in the summer of 2002 as an assistant clinical professor of small animal internal medicine.

Lisa Moore, DVM, Diplomate ACVIM-SAIM
Assistant Professor, Internal Medicine

Dr. Moore graduated from University of Florida in 1991. She completed an internship and medical residency at The Animal Medical Center in New York City. Lisa went on to complete a third year of her medical residency at the University of Florida and then returned to the AMC as the staff gastroenterologist from 1995-1997. She was in private practice in Tampa, FL before joining the Kansas State University faculty in August 1998. Her primary interests are gastroenterology, critical care, and respiratory diseases.

Thomas Schermerhorn, VMD, Diplomate ACVIM-SAIM
Assistant Professor, Internal Medicine

Dr. Schermerhorn received his VMD from the University of Pennsylvania. He completed an internship at South Shore Veterinary Associates and went on to complete a residency in small animal medicine at Cornell University. He then completed research in Pharmacology toward a PhD and joined the KSU faculty in 2001.

Sponsors
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