An invitation to Veterinary Medical Practitioners...

 

16th Annual Mid-Western Exotic Animal Medicine Conference

 

Saturday, October 10, 2009
Sunday, October 11, 2009

College of Veterinary Medicine Kansas State University

 

 

 

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Date and Time
Saturday, October 10, 2009, 8:00 am – 5:30 pm
Sunday, October 11, 2009, 8:00 am – 5:15 pm

Conference Contact Hours
9.5     Clock Hours for Saturday’s and Sunday’s Lectures
3.0     Clock Hours for Saturday’s Wet Lab: Small Mammal Dentistry
2.25   Clock Hours for Saturday’s Wet Lab: Capture Equipment and Chemical Restraint of Zoo and Wild Animals
2.25   Clock Hours for Sunday’s Master Class: Comparative Clinical Pathology
2.25   Clock Hours for Sunday’s Sunset Zoo Tour

Location
Frick Auditorium, Mosier Hall, College of Veterinary Medicine, 1800 Denison, Manhattan, KS

Conference Objectives

Conference
This conference will provide an update on the medicine, clinical and diagnostic techniques, anesthesia, and nutrition of companion birds, reptiles, and exotic companion mammals. Optional wet labs on small mammal dentistry and on the chemical restraint of zoo and wild animals, an interactive master class on the clinical pathology of small mammals, and a “behind the scenes” tour of the Sunset Zoo will be offered.

Master Class: Comparative Clinical Pathology
This interactive session will focus on the clinical pathology of exotic animals, with emphasis on rabbits, ferrets, and guinea pigs. Using PowerPoint, this class will address normal and abnormal clinical pathology findings, as well as discussing clinical implications and treatment options. (2.25 hrs)

Sunset Zoo Tour
Behind the scenes experience at Manhattan’s Sunset Zoo (detailing animal husbandry, holding, enrichment, nutrition, and education).  Tour led by zoo staff. (2.25 hrs)

 

 

Guest Speakers
Dr. Angela Lennox, Dipl. ABVP (Avian), has practiced exclusively exotic animal medicine since 1991, and is the owner of the Avian and Exotic Animal Clinic of Indianapolis. She was named the Exotic DVM of the Year in 2005. Dr. Lennox is an Adjunct Professor, Purdue University, where she teaches exotic animal medicine. She has written and lectured extensively throughout the US and internationally, and was voted Exotic Speaker of the Year at the 2007 NAVC. Dr. Lennox is Past-President of the Association of Exotic Mammal Veterinarians, editor of the Handbook of Rabbit and Rodent Dentistry, and co-author of Clinical Radiology of Exotic Companion Mammals.

Dr. Terry Campbell is an Associate Professor in the Department of Clinical Sciences, Colorado State University, and has 30 years of experience in exotic animal medicine. He is the author of Avian Hematology and Cytology as well as over 200 scientific papers and book chapters.

Dr. Micah Kohles is the Director of Technical Services, Oxbow Animal Health, and is an Adjunct Assistant Professor at the University of Nebraska College of Veterinary Medicine. Dr. Kohles has worked in private practice as well as with multiple zoos and has done conservation work in Africa and Mongolia.

Dr. Connie Ketz-Riley is a Clinical Assistant Professor and Head of the Zoo, Exotic, and Wild Animal Medicine Service at the Oklahoma State University College of Veterinary Medicine.

KSU Faculty Speakers
Dr. James W. Carpenter, Dipl. ACZM, is the editor of the Exotic Animal Formulary (2005) and co-editor of Ferrets, Rabbits, and Rodents: Clinical Medicine and Surgery (2004). He is a Past-President of both the American Association of Zoo Veterinarians and the Association of Avian Veterinarians, and was named Exotic DVM of the Year for 2000. Dr. Carpenter is currently the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Avian Medicine and Surgery and President of the American College of Zoological Medicine. He is a Professor of Zoological Medicine at Kansas State University.

Dr. Gary West, Dipl. ACZM, was the former Director of Veterinary Services for both the San Antonio Zoo, San Antonio, TX, and the Oklahoma City Zoo, Oklahoma City, OK. Dr. West is the editor of Zoo Animal  & Wildlife Immobilization and Anesthesia (2007). He is currently an Assistant Professor of Zoological Medicine at Kansas State University.

Dr. Kristin Phair received her DVM from Cornell University and recently completed a small animal internship at Oradell Animal Hospital, New Jersey. She is currently the Intern in the Zoological Medicine Service at Kansas State University.

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 contact Dr. James Carpenter at 785-532-5690 (e-mail CARPENTR@vet.k-state.edu) or the office of Veterinary Medical Continuing Education at 785-532-5696 or e-mail VMCE@vet.k-state.edu. 

If you have questions about registration, call Rebecca Frakes at 785-532-5569.

Accommodations
A block of rooms has been reserved at 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 Exotic 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 Hotel, 530 Richards Drive, 785-539-5311
Rooms: $90 + tax · Cutoff date: September 23, 2009

Holiday Inn at the Campus, 17th and Anderson, 785-539-7531
Rooms:  $99.95 + tax · Cutoff date:  September 9, 2009

Other motels in Manhattan are listed below. 
Best Western, 601 E Poyntz Ave., 785-537-8300
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

Thank You
Thank you to the following for their support of this workshop!

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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