An invitation to Veterinary Medical Practitioners, Technicians and Students to attend the . . .
17th Annual Small Animal
Conference on
Endocrinology
Sunday, February 22, 2009
College of Veterinary Medicine
Kansas State University
K-State Student Chapter of the
American Animal Hospital Association
Date and Time
Sunday, February 22, 2009
8:00 am – 4:30 pm
Conference Contact Hours
6 clock hours
Conference Objectives
This conference will provide information on current controversies
and the most recent developments in thyroid and adrenal diseases
and diabetes. Clinical cases will be presented to illustrate the
approach to complex endocrine problems.
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.
Registration Information
- Register Online
-
Printable Registration Form(PDF)
(Requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)
- Pre-registration is due by February 6, 2009.
- Registration fee includes lecture, proceedings, lunch, and refreshment breaks.
- Refunds, less a $20.00 handling charge, will be made if notification is received by February 18, 2009.
- Check for lunch availability if registering after February 16 by calling Marci at 785-532-5696.
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Conference
Schedule |
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| 7:30 am | Registration |
| 8:00 am | Welcome and Introductions Dr. Ralph Richardson, Dean, K-State CVM Dr. Ken Harkin, Associate Professor/Section Head, Small Animal Internal Medicine, and SCAAHA Advisor |
| 8:15 am | Cushing’s Controversies |
| 9:15 am | Refreshment break |
| 9:30 am | Hypothyroidism Reality Check |
| 10:30 am | Refreshment Break |
| 10:45 am | Feline Insulin Therapy |
| 11:45 am | Lunch (included with registration) |
| 12:45 am | Feline Hyperthyroidism 2009 |
| 1:45 am | Refreshment Break |
| 2:00 pm | Endocrine Nightmare Case Number 1 |
| 3:00 pm | Refreshment break |
| 3:15 pm | Endocrine Nightmare Case Number 2 |
| 4:15 pm | Questions and Answers |
| 4:30 pm | Evaluation and Adjourn |
Guest Speaker
Thomas K. Graves, DVM, PhD, DACVIM
Associate Professor, Section Head of Small Animal Medicine, and
Assistant Department Head for Curriculum and Instruction
University of Illinois, College of Veterinary Medicine.
Dr.Graves received the DVM degree from Cornell University in
1991, and completed an internship at The Ohio State University
followed by a small animal internal medicine residency at Michigan
State University. A diplomate of ACVIM (small animal internal
medicine), he also holds MS and PhD degrees in pharmacology
from the University of Rochester School of Medicine. Dr. Graves
has worked as a feline practitioner in Rochester, New York, and is
now Associate Professor and Section Head of Small Animal
Medicine at the University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine.
He also serves as Assistant Department Head for Curriculum and
Instruction. He is the recipient of the Carl J. Norden- Pfizer
Distinguished Teacher Award, and the Kruger Award for Teaching
Excellence at the University of Illinois. He has published extensively in the area of small animal endocrinology, and has
lectured extensively throughout North America, South America,
Asia, and Europe. His research focuses on geriatric medicine and
diabetes.
SCAAHA Officers
Student Chapter of the American Animal Hospital Association
(SCAAHA) is dedicated to providing students with current
information on small animal medicine and surgery and practice
management topics. In addition to monthly meetings and lectures,
multiple wet labs are scheduled during the year to provide handson
activities aimed at improving clinical skills. Weekly rounds on
internal medicine topics are held in a problem-based learning
format, which helps integrate theoretical knowledge from class with
practical applications from real hospital cases.
2008/2009 K-State SCAAHA Officers
President: Lindsey Smith
Vice President: Amy Auch
Secretary: Chelsie Burden
Treasurer: Charles Coats
Pets and People: Julia Paul
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Ken Harkin
Thank You
Thank you to the following for their support of this conference.
Questions
If you have any questions please contact Marci
Ritter by phone at 785-532-5696 or e-mail at VMCE@vet.kstate.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.
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
A block of rooms has been reserved at both the Clarion Hotel and
the Holiday Inn at the Campus. The block rates and cutoff dates
are listed below. Please refer to the “Vet Med Small Animal
Conference on Endocrinology” 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: February 4, 2009
Holiday Inn at the Campus, 1641 Anderson Ave, 785-539-7531
Rooms: $109.95 + tax • Cutoff date: January 22, 2009
Other motels in Manhattan are listed below.
Best Western, 601 E Poyntz Ave., 785-537-8300
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
Quality Inn, 150 E. Poyntz Ave., 785-770-8000
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