66th Annual Conference:  General Information

Linda Johnson
785-532-5696
VMCE@vet.k-state.edu

Conference Educational Contact Hours

3.5 Contact Hours for Sunday
6.5 Contact Hours for Monday
6.5 Contact Hours for Tuesday
4.0 Contact Hours for Wednesday
20.5 Total Contact Hours

Improved parking this year!!!!
The Campus Parking Department requires a parking permit. This permit will be sent to you upon receipt of your registration. Please make sure to hang the permit on your rearview mirror. This year the Campus Parking Department has expanded our conference parking options! You will be able to park in the far-south lot of K-State Student Union, half of the metered area, and at the West Stadium lot. Parking at the College of Veterinary Medicine is available on the west side (off Denison Ave) and on the east side (off Jardine Dr) of the Veterinary Medical Complex. We will have vans providing transportation from the Veterinary Medical Complex and West Stadium to and from the K-State Union. The van schedule will be mailed to you with your parking permit. Do not park in the client parking or in any reserved stalls as you could get ticketed.

Ride the Vet Jet: Van transportation to and from the K-State Student Union, West Stadium, and the College of Veterinary Medicine will be available continuously throughout the conference. Call 785-532-5696 for specific requests. A time schedule will be printed in the conference program.

Veterinary Medical Alumni Association
Cheri Ubel
785-532-4043
UBEL@vet.ksu.edu

• Five year class reunions will be held in Manhattan on Friday evening June 4 through Sunday, June 6. Confirmed classes planning a reunion in June include the Classes of 1944, 1954, 1959, 1964, 1974, 1979, 1984, 1989, 1994, and 1999.
   

• College and campus tours will be available at 9:00 am and at 10:00 am on Saturday, June 5. Tours will begin at Trotter Hall, first floor foyer.
   

• An additional tour of the Veterinary Medical Complex will be available Sunday, June 6, at 2:00 pm. There will be transportation from the K-State Student Union on Sunday at 1:30 pm. Tour will begin at 2:00 pm at Trotter Hall, first floor foyer
   

• VMAA Awards, see Heritage Evening Events

Scholarship Golf Tournament
Tim Dykes
785-532-4465
TDYKES@vet.ksu.edu
The 10th Annual K-State College of Veterinary Medicine Scholarship Golf Tournament will be held at Stagg Hill, Manhattan. The four person scramble tournament will be Monday, June 7, 2004, with registration at 8:00 am and a shotgun start at 9:00 am. If you are interested in forming a four-man team, sponsoring a hole-in-one, or doing both, please call Tim Dykes.

Board of Veterinary Examiners
Dirk Hanson
785-456-8781
HANSONDA@wamego.net
Dirk Hanson and representatives from the Board of Veterinary Examiners will be available to answer questions Monday, June 7 and Tuesday, June 8.

KVMA Auxiliary Events
Beverly Richardson
785-537-4565
BEVR@vet.ksu.edu
Schedule and Registration form.

KVMA Vendor Trade Show
Gary Reser
785-233-4141
KVMA@inlandnet.net
The KVMA Vendor Trade Show will be held at the K-State Student Union Ballroom Sunday, June 6 through Tuesday, June 8. The following is a list of companies who will have registered as of April 6, 2004:

Kansas Christian Veterinary Fellowship Breakfast
Walter Renberg
785-532-4131
RENBERG@vet.ksu.edu
Tuesday, June 3 at 7:30 am in the Bluemont Room. All conference participants are invited to attend. Get your coffee and donuts in the Ballroom and then join us in the Bluemont Room for a program and fellowship!

KVMA Vaccinations and Wellness
Jody Johnson
800-255-2403 X 5728
JODY_JOHNSON@hillspet.com

Vaccination Clinic
Rabies and Tetanus vaccine will be available for those desiring vaccination.

Concerning rabies vaccination, the current ACIP recommendations state that serological titers should be performed in lieu of routine boosters for persons previously immunized with a tissue culture (human diploid cell) rabies vaccine. A booster is recommended for persons with a rabies titer of less than 1:5.

Concerning tetanus vaccination, the current recommendation is to have a booster every 10 years.

A nurse from the Kansas State University Lafene Health Center will be available Monday, June 7 from 8:00 to 11:00 am; Tuesday, June 8 from 8:00 to 11:00 am; and Wednesday, June 9 from 8:00 to 11:00 am to administer rabies and tetanus vaccines.

The Rabies Laboratory will make every effort to have titer results available on Wednesday for persons having blood drawn by 11:00 am Monday, June 7.

Prices:

Checks can be made payable to Peterson Clinical Laboratory, PA, for all testing and/or vaccinations received.

Wellness Screening
Phlebotomists from Peterson Clinical Laboratory will be available on Monday, June 7 from 7:00 to 10:30 am and Tuesday, June 8 from 7:00 to 10:30 am to collect specimens for Comprehensive Panel, CBC with differential, Brucella Titer, Prostate Specific Antigen and/or other tests as listed. A blood sample for a rabies titer may also be collected for testing at the KSU Rabies Laboratory. Samples collected on Monday morning may have results available Wednesday morning.

For accurate results, conference participants who wish to have the chemistry profile done, should fast for 12 hours prior to the time of testing.

A Complete Blood Count (CBC) with differential can be ordered. An IgG Lyme’s Titer for past exposure titers will be available. CEA (Carcinoma Embryonic Antigen) as a monitor for someone who has had colon cancer will be available.

Each participant will receive the results of their Comprehensive Panel and brucella titer via a self-addressed envelope a few days following the completion of the conference. Results of the rabies titer collected after Monday morning will be mailed to the participants by the Diagnostic Laboratory after the conference.

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