An
invitation to Veterinary Medical Practitioners,
Technicians and Students to attend the . . .
2nd Equine Reproduction
Conference For Practitioners
Lectures And Wet
Labs
Saturday And Sunday,
March 1 & 2, 2008
College Of Veterinary Medicine, Kansas State
Date and Time
Saturday, March 1, 2008
8:00 am – 5:00 pm
Sunday, March 2, 2008
8:00 am - 12:00 n
Conference Contact Hours
Saturday
-
7.5 Clock Hours
Sunday - 4 Clock Hours
Location
Practice Management Center, Trotter Hall, College
of Veterinary Medicine, 1700 Denison, Manhattan, KS.
Practice Management Center is located on the fourth floor of
Trotter Hall. Enter at the Dean’s Office Entrance. Signs will be
posted to direct you to registration .
***LIMITED
REGISTRATION***
Registration is limited to 30 participants with
practitioners having priority registration.
Attendee spaces will be assigned
on a first-come, first-served basis.
Conference Objectives
The 2nd Equine Reproduction Conference for Practitioners
is designed to help private practitioners update and increase
their knowledge and skills on equine reproduction and
neonatology. This conference will focus on assessment and
management of normal and complicated foalings, and surgical and
orthopedic conditions in mares and foals. Extensive hands-on
experience will be provided on fetotomy, joint lavage and
correction of limb deformities in foals. Supervised instruction
will be provided by board certified theriogenologists and
surgeons from the Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital, Kansas
State University.
Conference Schedule
Saturday, March 1, 2008
|
7:30 am |
Registration And Coffee |
|
8:00 am |
Welcome and Introductions
|
|
8:15 am |
Premature Lactation in Mares |
|
8:45 am |
Colic in the
Pregnant and Post-partum Mare |
|
9:30 am |
Refreshment Break |
|
9:45 am |
Monitoring
Foaling and Detecting Problems |
|
10:30 am |
Reproductive Surgery in Mares |
|
11:15 am |
Orthopedic
Conditions in Foals |
|
12:00 n |
Lunch (provided with registration) |
|
1:00 pm |
Surgical and
Medical Treatment of Post-partum Tears |
|
1:45 pm |
Refreshment Break |
|
2:00 pm |
Wet Labs |
|
5:00 pm |
Questions and Answers |
Sunday, March 2, 2008
|
8:00 am |
Assessment and
Management of Dystocias |
|
8:45 am |
Colic in Foals |
|
9:15 am |
Induction of Foaling |
|
9:45 am |
Septic Arthritis in Foals |
|
10:15 am |
Refreshment Break |
|
10:30 am |
Wet Labs |
|
12:00 n |
Questions and Answers |
Conference Wet Labs
Conference participants will have the opportunity to gain hands-on experience in each of the following wet labs:
-
Fetotomy
-
Joint lavage
-
Splinting and hoof heel extensions in foals
K-State Speakers and Lab
Facilitators
Warren Beard ,
DVM, MS, DACVS
Professor, Equine Surgery
Dr. Beard received his BS and DVM degrees from Texas A & M
University in 1981 and 1983 respectively. He entered private
practice in Dickinson, TX for two years before beginning a
residency at Ohio State University. He completed his surgical
residency and received an MS degree in Surgical Sciences in
1988. Following the residency he began a clinical instructorship
as the emergency surgeon at Ohio State University for one year.
Dr. Beard remained on faculty as an equine surgeon for 14 years
first as an assistant and then as an associate professor before
joining the K-State faculty in 2004.
Michelle Delco , DVM, DACVS
Assistant Professor, Equine Surgery
Dr. Delco received her DVM degree from Cornell University. She
completed an internship at Rood and Riddle in Lexington,
Kentucky then moved to California to complete an equine surgery
residency at UC-Davis. Michelle joined the K-State faculty in
2006 as a clinical assistant professor of equine surgery.
Maria Ferrer ,
DVM, MS, DACT
Assistant Professor, Equine Theriogenology
Dr. Ferrer received her Veterinary Degree from the University of
Buenos Aires in 2000. In 2005, she completed her MS from
Louisiana State and became a Diplomate of the American College
of Theriogenology. Dr. Ferrer joined the K-State faculty in
August of 2006 as a clinical assistant professor of
theriogenology .
Thank You
Thank you to Elsevier for their
contributions to this conference!
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.
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.
A block of rooms has been reserved at both the Clarion Hotel and
the Holiday Inn at the Campus. The block rates are listed below.
Please refer to the “Equine Conference for DVMs” when reserving
your room.
Clarion Hotel
530 Richards Drive, 785-539-5311
Rooms: $85 + tax • Cutoff date: February 8, 2008
Holiday Inn at the Campus
1641 Anderson Ave, 785-539-7531
Rooms: $89.95 + tax • Cutoff date: February 7, 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
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.
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