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An invitation to
Veterinary Medical Practitioners,
Technicians and Students to attend the . . .
February 26, 2006
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Sponsored by:
College of Veterinary
Medicine
Kansas State University
KSU-Student Chapter of the American Animal Hospital Association
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6 Clock Hours
Sunday, February 26, 2006
8:00 am – 4:30 pm
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.
If you have any questions please contact Linda
Johnson by phone at 785-532-5696 or e-mail at
Johnson@vet.ksu.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
If you have questions regarding registration information, call Rebecca at 785-532-5569.
To provide participants a realistic and optimistic approach to the diagnosis and treatment of the veterinary cancer patient. Discussion will include commonly seen problems in oncology.
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7:30 am |
Registration
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8:00 am |
Welcome:
Dr. Ralph
Richardson, Dean
Dr. Ken Harkin, SCAAHA Advisor |
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8:15 am |
Hematologic Malignancies I
Covers typical presentation, diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis of lymphoma, leukemias, and myeloma. |
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9:15 am |
Refreshment Break |
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9:30 am |
Hematologic Malignancies II
Continuation of presentation |
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10:30 am |
Refreshment break |
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10:45 am |
Mast Cell Tumors: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly
Covers typical presentation, diagnosis, treatment and prognosis for canine and feline mast cell tumors |
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11:45 am |
Catered Luncheon (Included with registration) |
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12:45 pm |
Oncologic Emergencies
Covers common emergency situations associated with veterinary oncology patients – both treatment and disease related |
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1:45 pm |
Refreshment Break |
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2:00 pm |
Vaccine Associated Sarcomas – Where are we now?
Covers typical presentation, diagnosis, treatment and prognosis for Vaccination Associated Sarcoma patients |
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3:00 pm |
Refreshment break |
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3:15 pm |
Clinical Value of Molecular Diagnostics in Lymphoma Patients
Explanation and clinical use of PCR for antigen receptor rearrangement in canine lymphoma patients |
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4:15 pm |
Questions and Answers |
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4:30 pm |
Evaluation and Adjourn |
Susan E. Lana ,
DVM, MS, DACVIM-Oncology
Dr. Lana received her DVM from Colorado State University in 1993. She completed a small animal internship at Texas A&M University in 1994. Susan completed a residency in oncology and an MS in 1997 from Colorado State University as well as received her board certification. Dr. Lana is currently an Assistant Professor of Oncology at the College of Veterinary Medicine (American Cancer Center), Colorado State University. Susan has authored numerous publications, book chapters, posters, abstracts and proceedings; plus, presented at state, national and international continuing education programs. Her clinical interests include lymphoma and paraneoplastic syndromes. Dr. Lana's research interests include sub-typing lymphoma to better predict outcome and tailor treatment regimes and the effect of fatty acid supplementation on chemotherapy drug resistance in canine lymphoma.
Student Chapter of the American Animal Hospital (SCAAHA) is dedicated to providing students with current information on small animal medicine and surgery and practice management topics. In addition to monthly meetings and lectures, multiple wet labs are scheduled during the year to provide hands on activities aimed at improving clinical skills. Weekly rounds on internal medicine topics are held in a problem based learning format, which helps integrate theoretical knowledge from class with practical applications from real hospital cases. All students are welcome to be members.
2005/2006 K-State SCAAHA Officers
President: Diane Schrempp Treasurer: Megan
Mohney
Vice President: Emily Olson Open
House Chair: Nicki Poulin
Secretary: Melissa Haase
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Ken Harkin
Thank you to the following companies for their
contributions to this conference.
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
Special Assistance
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