An invitation to Veterinary Medical
Practitioners, Technicians and Students to
attend the...
Small Animal Medicine
Conference on
A Few of Our Favorite Things
Sunday, April 27,
2008
at the College of Veterinary Medicine
1700 Denison Avenue, Manhattan, KS
College of Veterinary Medicine
Kansas State
University
Date and Time
Sunday, April 27, 2008
8:30 am - 5:15 pm
Conference Contact Hours
7 Clock Hours
Location
Frick Auditorium, Mosier Hall
College of Veterinary Medicine,
1800 Denison Avenue, Manhattan, KS
Frick Auditorium is located on the second floor of Mosier Hall.
Enter at the Emergency Entrance.
Signs will be posted in the building 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.
Conference Objectives
This short-topic, multi-speaker format offers the
attendee the opportunity to learn about the most recent findings
and advances in endocrinology, urology, cardiology, and
oncology.
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Conference Schedule |
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Sunday, April 27, 2008 |
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| 8:00 am |
Registration and Coffee |
| 8:30 am |
Welcome – Ralph Richardson, Dean Ken Harkin, Small Animal Medicine Section Head |
| 8:40 am |
Update on Canine
Cushing's Disease –
Ken Harkin |
| 9:15 am |
Conceptualizing Therapy
for Feline Hyperthyroidism – Tom Schermerhorn |
| 9:45 am |
Insulin Therapy for Dogs
and Cats: Making the Right Choice – Amy Tamulevicus |
| 10:00 am |
Refreshment break |
| 10:15 am |
Staging and Management of
Chronic Kidney Disease – Greg Grauer |
| 11:00 am |
The Feline Chronic Kidney
Disease Study – Andrew
Hanzlicek |
| 11:15 am |
Deciphering Proteinuria – Shane Lyon |
| 11:30 am |
Feline Histoplasmosis – Tracey Jackson |
| 12:00 noon | Lunch |
| 1:10 pm |
Introduce Cardiology and
Oncology – Ken Harkin |
| 1:15 pm |
Diagnosis and Management
of Congenital Heart Disease – Marco Margiocco |
| 2:10 pm |
Prognosticating Canine
Mitral Valve Disease –
Serena Crosara |
| 2:25 pm |
Diagnosis and Treatment
of Heart Failure –
Michele Borgarelli |
| 3:15 pm |
Refreshment break |
| 3:30 pm |
The Oncology Service
Presents "16 Going on 17 New Things in Oncology" – Dudley McCaw, Mary Lynn Higginbotham and
Kimberly Reeds |
| 5:00 pm |
Questions and Answers |
| 5:15 pm | Evaluation and Adjourn |
K-State College of
Veterinary Medicine Speakers
Michele Borgarelli , DMV PhD, DECVIM-CA (Cardiology)
Associate Professor, Cardiology
Serena Crosara ,
DMV
Resident, Cardiology
Greg Grauer ,
DVM, MS, DACVIM
Professor and Jarvis Chair,
Small Animal Internal Medicine
Andrew Hanzlicek ,
DVM
Resident, Small Animal Internal
Medicine
Kenneth Harkin ,
DVM, DACVIM
Associate Professor and Section
Head, Small Animal Internal Medicine
Mary Lynn Higginbotham ,
DVM, MS, DACVIM
Assistant Professor, Oncology
Tracey Jackson ,
DVM, DACVIM
Clinical Assistant Professor,
Small Animal Medicine
Shane Lyon ,
DVM
Resident, Small Animal Medicine
Marco Margiocco ,
DMV, MS, DACVIM
Assistant Professor, Cardiology
Dudley McCaw ,
DVM, DACVIM
Professor, Oncology
Kimberly Reeds ,
DVM
Resident, Oncology
Thomas Schermerhorn ,
VMD, DACVIM
Assistant Professor, Small
Animal Internal Medicine
Amy Tamulevicus ,
DVM, MS
Resident, Small Animal Medicine
Thank You
Thank you to the following for their
contributions to this conference!
Questions
If you have any questions please contact
Linda Johnson or Marci Ritter by phone at 785-532-5696 or e-mail
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.
Accommodations
A block of rooms has been
reserved at both the Clarion and the Holiday Inn at the Campus.
The block rates and cutoff dates are listed below. Please refer
to the “Vet Med Small Animal Medicine Conference” when reserving
your room.
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.
Clarion ,
530 Richards Drive, 785-539-5311
Rooms: $85 + tax • Cutoff date: April 4, 2008
Holiday Inn at the Campus ,
1641 Anderson Ave, 785-539-7531
Rooms: $89.95 + tax • Cutoff date: March 26, 2008
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
Super 8 Motel , 200 Tuttle Creek Blvd., 785-537-8468
Manhattan area
information
http://www.vet.ksu.edu/index/local.htm
Visit our conference web site
at:
http://www.vet.ksu.edu/CE/index.htm