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An invitation to Veterinary Medical Practitioners,
Technicians and Students to attend the . . .
Saturday
September 30, 2006 |
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Kansas State University Student Chapter of
American Association of Equine Practitioners
and the
College of Veterinary Medicine
Kansas State University |
7 Clock Hours
Saturday, September 30, 2006
8:15 am – 5:00 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.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.
The 16th Annual Equine Fall Conference will focus on lameness
evaluation in the western performance horse, concentrating on the
most common conditions. Participants will be presented some of
the newer treatment options available to equine practitioners,
including stem cell, IRAD, and shock wave. Real equine lameness
cases will be presented. K-State equine faculty speakers will
include Drs. Michelle Delco and Maria Ferrer. The guest speaker
will be Dr. William Rhoads from Performance Equine Associates,
Whitesboro, TX.
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7:45am |
Registration |
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8:15 am |
Welcome and Introductions
– Ralph Richardson, Dean, K-State CVM
– Elizabeth Davis,
Assistant Professor and Section Head, Equine Medicine |
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8:30 am |
Evaluation of Forelimb Lameness in the Western Performance Horse.
Common forelimb lamenesses in the western performance horse will be presented.
– William Rhoads |
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9:30 am |
Evaluation of Hindlimb Lameness in the Western Performance Horse.
Common hindlimb lamenesses in the western performance horse will be presented.
– William Rhoads |
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10:30 am |
Refreshment break |
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10:45 am |
New Techniques and Therapies in the Treatment of Equine Lameness.
New lameness treatment therapies, including stem cell, IRAP, and shock wave will be presented.
– William Rhoads |
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11:45 pm |
Catered Luncheon (Included with
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12:30 pm |
Equine Lameness Case Presentations.
Interesting equine lameness cases will be presented including diagnoses, treatments, and results.
– William Rhoads |
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1:30 pm |
Refreshment break |
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1:45 pm |
Lameness in the English Performance Horse.
This presentation will cover problems more common in the English sport horse.
– Michelle Delco |
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2:45 pm |
Refreshment break |
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3:00 pm |
Acute Management of Equine Orthopedic Emergencies.
This presentation will discuss initial evaluation, stabilization, treatment and transport of orthopedic injuries including fractures, severe tendon and ligament injuries, and septic synovial structures.
– Michelle Delco |
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4:00 pm |
Applications and Expectations from Low Dose Insemination in the Mare
We will discuss the indications for low dose insemination and insemination doses used. We will also discuss how to perform low dose insemination and what results can be expected.
– Maria Ferrer |
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5:00 pm |
Questions & Answers, Evaluation and Adjourn |
William Rhoads, DVM, DACVS, DABVP
Associate Surgeon, Performance Equine Associates
Dr. Rhoads received his DVM from Oklahoma State University in
1995. He then completed an internship in equine medicine and
surgery at Kansas State University followed by a residency in large
animal surgery at the University of Georgia. He remained at the
University of Georgia as a large animal surgery lecturer until 2000
when he took a position as associate surgeon at Equine Services in
Simpsonville, KY. In 2003 Dr. Rhoads joined Performance Equine
Associates where he is currently an associate surgeon.
Michelle Delco,
DVM
Assistant Professor, Equine Surgery
Dr. Delco received her DVM degree from Cornell University. She
worked in private practice in Lexington, Kentucky for a year then
moved to California to complete an equine surgery residency at
UC-Davis. Michelle will join Kansas State University in 2006.
Maria Ferrer,
MV, MS, DACT
Assistant Professor, Equine
Theriogenology
Dr. Ferrer received her Veterinary Degree from the University of
Buenos Aires in 2000. In 2005, Maria completed her MS from
Louisiana State. The title of her thesis is, "Post-breeding
Endometritis After Low Dose Insemination in the Mare". Dr. Ferrer
became a Diplomate of the American Academy of Theriogenology
in 2005. Maria will join the K-State faculty in August of 2006.
Thank you to the K-State Student Chapter of the AVMA, Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica and Bayer Animal
Health 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
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