Date and Time
Saturday, January 27, 2007
9:00 am—5:00 pm

Conference Contact Hours
6.5 Clock Hours 

Location
College of Veterinary Medicine, Frick Auditorium Mosier Hall, 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.


Workshop Objectives
For the Pet Breeder: This workshop is designed to assist and educate pet breeders in expanding their knowledge of raising, breeding and maintaining top quality pets.

For the Veterinarian: This session will provide guidance and information for attending veterinarians regarding common kennel issues and Animal Welfare Act requirements for the provision of adequate veterinary care.
 

Speaker
Dr. Susanne Brunkhorst, Veterinary Medical Officer.
Dr. Brunkhorst received her DVM from Texas A&M University. Following graduation, she practiced small animal medicine for thirteen years in Houston, Texas. She joined the Animal Care team in December 2004 and is presently a Veterinary Medical Officer (VMO) based in Nashville, Tennessee.

Dr. Brad DeBey, Associate Professor, Pathology, K-State.
Dr. DeBey received his DVM degree in 1988 from Kansas State University followed by a PhD in 1993 at Iowa State University.

Dr. William Fortney, Assistant Professor, Microbiology, K-State.
Dr. Fortney received his DVM degree from the University of Missouri in 1974. He completed an internship in 1975 followed by a residency in internal medicine in 1977, both at Purdue University.

Dr. Robert Gentry, Practitioner, Beloit, KS.
Dr. Gentry received his DVM degree from Kansas State University in 1981. He owns and operates a mixed animal practice in Beloit, KS.

Dr. Robert Gibbens, Regional Director.
Dr. Gibbens graduated from Oklahoma State University College of Veterinary Medicine in 1984. Upon graduating, he worked in Oklahoma City as a small animal private practitioner for 6 1/2 years before moving into a position with the United States Department of Agriculture. Dr. Gibbens worked briefly as a Veterinary Medical Officer (VMO) under the Food Safety Inspection Service and found his way to the Animal Care program in 1991. After 3 1/2 years as a field inspector, Dr. Gibbens was promoted to a Supervisory Animal Care Specialist (SACS) position in Sacramento, CA. Dr. Gibbens assumed his current position, Regional Director, in 1997 for the Western Region of the Animal Care program.

Dr. Tami Howard, Veterinary Medical Officer.
Dr. Howard joined USDA as a VMO in 2003. Her territory covers Mississippi and Southwest Tennessee. She is a graduate of Tuskegee University School of Veterinary Medicine. Prior to joining USDA she was a small animal clinician in private practice. She also had her own housecall and veterinary relief business as well as being a shareholder in an emergency clinic.

Katy Vernon, Animal Care Inspector.
Ms. Vernon has been an Animal Care Inspector since November of 2003. She has been a licensed veterinary technician since 1995. Before joining the USDA, she worked in a research facility and at the University of MO Veterinary Teaching Hospital in the Intensive Care Unit. She works in the south-central area of MO.

Dr. Tracy Thompson, Veterinary Medical Officer.
Dr. Thompson received her DVM degree from Washington State University in 1997. She practiced in Centerville, UT in a small animal/ exotic practice for 1 year, was the veterinarian for a zoo in Salt Lake City, UT for 3 years, and had her own house-call practice for 2 years. She joined the Animal Care team in March 2004 and is presently the Veterinary Medical Officer (VMO) for Colorado and parts of Wyoming and New Mexico.

Accommodations
We advise you to make your room reservations as soon as possible as rooms are limited in Manhattan and blocks are reserved on room availability, first-come first-served basis.

Blocks of rooms have been reserved at the Clarion and the Holiday Inn at the Campus. The block rate and cutoff dates are listed below. Please refer to the “Vet Med Canine Care Workshop” when reserving your room.

Clarion (formerly Holiday Inn), 530 Richards Drive, 785-539-5311 Rooms: $71 + tax · Cutoff date: December 26, 2006

Holiday Inn at the Campus (formerly Ramada Inn) 1641 Anderson Ave, 785-539-7531 Rooms: $79 + tax · Cutoff date: December 27, 2006

Other motels in Manhattan are listed below.
Best Western, 601 E Poyntz Ave., 785-537-8300
Comfort Inn, 150 E. Poyntz Ave., 785-770-8000
Econo Lodge, 1501 Tuttle Creek Blvd., 785-539-5391
Fairfield Inn, 300 Colorado St., 785-539-2400
Hampton Inn, 501 E. Poyntz Ave., 785-539-5000
Motel 6, 510 Tuttle Creek Blvd., 785-537-1022
Regency Inn, 419 Holiday Drive, 785-537-0630
Super 8 Motel, 200 Tuttle Creek Blvd., 785-537-8468