An invitation to Veterinary Medical Practitioners,
Technicians and Students to attend the . . .

Enhancing Patient Care with Nutrition

Saturday, September 13, 2008

College of Veterinary Medicine
Kansas State University

 

 

 

 

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Date and Time
Saturday, September 13, 2008
8:00 am – 5:15 pm

Conference Contact Hours
8 Clock Hours

Location
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.

Conference Objectives

1. Are you tired of being asked questions about nutrition that you're not sure how to answer?
   - Is this a good food for my pet?
   - What ingredients are healthy and safe (what are "byproducts")?
   - Should older pets be fed senior diets?
   - What should I feed my large breed puppy?
   - Which dietary supplements are beneficial?
   - Should I be feeding a raw diet?

2. Are you having trouble deciding which therapeutic diet to use in different conditions and how to read through the marketing for the various therapeutic diet options? And, do these diets actually make a difference for my patients' health?

3. Do you have questions about the best, most current and most practical ways to provide nutritional support to your hospitalized patients?
   
   If you answered yes to any of these questions, then this conference is for you!
   
   This conference will provide up-to-date information on how to incorporate nutrition into the optimal care of small animal patients. Included will be practical issues of pet nutrition that will help veterinarians and veterinary technicians answer common questions from owners, learn the latest information on optimizing nutrition healthy animals, and enhance the management of patients with acute and chronic illnesses by using nutrition as an integral part of medical care.

Registration Information

• Register On-Line
• Printable Registration Form (PDF) (Requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)
  
• K-State CVM Student, Faculty and Staff Conference Registration
• Pre-registration is due by August 29, 2008.
• Registration fee includes lectures, proceedings, lunches, and refreshment breaks.
• Refunds, less a $20.00 handling charge, will be made if notification is received by September 10, 2008.
• Check for lunch availability if registering after September 8 by calling Linda or Marci at 785-532-5696.

 

 

Guest Speaker

Lisa M. Freeman , DVM, PhD, DACVN
Professor, Clinical Sciences, Tufts Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine
Dr. Freeman grew up in Florida but has completed most of her training in the Northeast. She received her BS from Tufts University, her DVM from Tufts Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine, and a PhD in Nutrition from Tufts School of Nutrition. She completed a rotating small animal internship at North Carolina State University before doing a residency in Clinical Nutrition at Tufts. She is board-certified by the American College of Veterinary Nutrition and has been on faculty at Tufts Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine since 1996, where she is currently a Professor in the Department of Clinical Sciences. Her research focus is nutritional modulation of cardiac disease and critical care nutrition.

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.

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.

This conference is organized with the KSU Student Chapter of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care Society
KSU SCVECCS was started in the spring of 1995 by a group of interested students eager to enhance their education in the field of emergency medicine and critical care. The purpose of this organization is the advancement of knowledge and the promotion of the specialties of emergency medicine and critical care with the veterinary school and the community.

Thank You
Thank you to the following for their contributions to this conference!

Accommodations
A block of rooms has been reserved at the Holiday Inn at the Campus and the Clarion. The block rates and cutoff dates are listed below. Please refer to the “College of Veterinary Medicine Emergency 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: $90 + tax • Cutoff date: August 22, 2008

Holiday Inn at the Campus
17th and Anderson, 785-539-7531
Rooms: $99.95 + tax • Cutoff date: September 1, 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

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