Small Animal Lecture Series Fall 2000 The Oncology Patient Answers to Commonly Asked Questions
Saturday, October 7, 2000
Sponsored by:
College of Veterinary Medicine
Kansas State University
Date and Time
Saturday, October 7, 2000
8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Practice Management Center
Trotter Hall, College of Veterinary Medicine
1700 Denison, Manhattan, KS
The 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.
Continuing Education Contact Hours for Veterinarians
8 Clock Hours
Objectives
This conference will give the practitioner a better understanding of the approach to the
oncology patient and also provide an update on the management of common canine and feline tumors.
Schedule
7:30 am - Registration
8:00 am - Welcome - Ralph Richardson, Dean, College of Vet Med and Ruthanne Chun, Program Coordinator
8:05 am - Approach to the Oncology Patient - Heather Heeb
9:05 am - Basic Principles of Surgical Oncology - Dennis Olsen
10:05 am - Refreshment Break
10:15 am - Mast Cell Tumors in Cats and Dogs - Laura Garrett
11:15 pm - Osteosarcoma in Dogs - Ruthanne Chun
12:15 pm - Build Your Own Sandwich Lunch (included)
12:45 pm - Lymphoma in Dogs - Laura Garrett
1:45 pm - A Potpourri of Canine and Feline Tumors:
- Oral Neoplasia
- Soft Tissue Sarcomas
- Mammary Gland Tumors
- MaryAnn Radlinsky
2:45 pm - Refreshment Break
2:55 pm - A Potpourri of Canine and Feline Tumors: (continued) - MaryAnn Radlinsky
3:55 pm - Ear and Skin Tumors - Dennis Olsen
5:00 pm - Evaluation and Adjourn
Speakers
Ruthanne Chun, DVM, Diplomate ACVIM
Assistant Professor, Clinical Oncology
Dr. Chun received her DVM degree from the Univ. of Wisconsin-Madison School of Veterinary
Medicine. She did a 1-year rotating internship in small animal medicine and surgery at
Cornell Univ. She completed a three year residency in comparative oncology at Purdue Univ.
and then worked as a clinical instructor in oncology at the Univ. of Wisconsin-Madison
School of Veterinary Medicine before joining KSU faculty in 1997.
Laura Garrett, DVM, Diplomate ACVIM
Assistant Professor, Clinical Oncology
Dr. Garrett received her undergraduate and DVM degrees from the Univ. of Illinois. She did
a 1-year rotating internship at the Univ. of Minnesota and then worked in a private
referral practice in the twin cities for 2 years. She next completed a 2-year residency in
comparative oncology at the Univ. of Wisconsin-Madison, after which she spent 1-1/2 years
at a referral practice in New Zealand before coming to KSU.
Heather Heeb, DVM
Resident, Clinical Oncology
Dr. Heeb received her DVM from KSU. She completed a small animal internship at Texas
A&M before joining the KSU faculty as an oncology resident in the department of
Clinical Sciences.
Dennis Olsen, DVM, MS, Diplomate ACVS
Assistant Professor, Small Animal Surgery
Dr. Olsen received his DVM from Oregon State Univ. He completed a residency at Colorado
State Univ. He spent two years as a clinical instructor of surgery at the Univ. of Georgia
and Virginia Tech. Dr. Olsen's professional activity at KSU includes small animal general
surgery with interest in cardiovascular surgery.
MaryAnn Radlinsky, DVM, Diplomate ACVS
Assistant Professor, Small Animal Surgery
Dr. Radlinsky received her DVM from Cornell Univ. She completed a residency at Texas
A&M. Her research interest is surgical management of tracheal disease, pyothorax, and
intervertebral disc disease. Her previous work included intraluminal support of the canine
trachea and mainstem bronchi using the Palmaz stent.