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

10th Annual Mid-Western Exotic Animal Medicine Conference

Saturday, November 3 - Sunday, November 4, 2001
(with an optional wet lab on Friday pm, November 2)

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 Small Animal Entrance.  Signs will be posted to direct you to registration.

Continuing Education Contact Hours for Veterinarians
9.5 Clock Hours for Saturday's and Sunday's Lectures
3.5 Clock Hours for Friday's Wet Lab: Laser Surgery
3.5 Clock Hours for Sunday's Master Class: Diagnostic and Surgical Procedures in Small Exotic Mammals
2.5 Clock Hours for Sunday's Workshop: Chemical Immobilization and Capture Equipment

Conference Objectives
This conference will provide an update on medicine and diagnostic techniques and surgical procedures used in companion birds, reptiles, rabbits, and other small exotic mammals. An optional master class on diagnostic and surgical procedures in small exotic mammals, a wet lab on laser surgery, and a workshop on chemical immobilization and capture equipment will be offered.

Wet Lab Objectives
CO₂ Laser Surgery: An Introduction
This laboratory will introduce you to the mechanics, instrumentation, and operation of the CO₂ laser in veterinary medicine. Using a variety of inanimate objects, participants will get "hands-on" experience in using the CO₂ laser.

Master Class on Diagnostic and Surgical Procedures in Small Exotic Mammals
Using CD-ROM, radiographs, and interactive discussions, this class will review common diagnostic and surgical procedures performed in rabbits, ferrets, guinea pigs, prairie dogs, sugar gliders, and hedgehogs.

Chemical Immobilization and Capture Equipment
This workshop will familiarize the participant with various ways of immobilizing animals in a zoological, wildlife, and, in some cases, a private practice setting. Using targets, participants will also get a "hands-on" experience in using capture equipment.

Guest Speakers
Dr. Teresa Lightfoot, Diplomate ABVP (Avian), is an exotic animal practitioner from Largo, Florida, and the staff veterinarian for the Suncoast Seabird Sanctuary. She is the owner/presenter of Exotic Veterinary Seminars, a Regent on the ABVP (Avian), co-author of Exotic Companion Animal Surgeries (multimedia CD-ROM), and was named the "Exotic DVM for 2001" at the International Conference on Exotic Animal Medicine.

Dr. Teresa Bradley is an exotic animal practitioner from Belton Missouri. She is a 1990 graduate of KSU, completed an internship at the Riverbanks Zoo in South Carolina, and is the Secretary/Treasurer of the Association of Reptile and Amphibian Veterinarians.

KSU Faculty Speakers
Dr. Nancy Boedeker is an Intern in Exotic Animal, Wildlife, and Zoo Animal Medicine. She is a graduate of the University of Tennessee and recently completed an internship in Emergency and Small Animal Medicine in San Diego, CA.

Dr. James W. Carpenter, Diplomate ACZM, is Professor and Head of the Exotic Animal, Wildlife, and Zoo Animal Medicine Service, Past-President of the American Association of Zoo Veterinarians, Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Avian Medicine and Surgery, co-author of the Exotic Animal Formulary, and co-editor of the upcoming Ferrets, Rabbits, and Rodents: Clinical Medicine and Surgery (2^nd ed.). Dr. Carpenter is the conference coordinator.

Dr. Adrian Mutlow received his veterinary degree from the University of Cambridge and his MS in Wildlife Medicine from the Royal Veterinary College, London. He has a broad experience in both nondomestic and domestic animals, as well as wildlife experience in Cameroon.

Dr. Dennis Olsen, Diplomate ACVS, is an Assistant Professor in Small Animal Surgery.

Dr. Christal Pollock, Diplomate ABVP (Avian), was formerly a faculty member at the College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Tennessee, in companion bird and small exotic animal medicine. She is currently an Assistant Professor with the Exotic Animal, Wildlife, and Zoo Animal Medicine Service.

Dr. MaryAnn Radlinsky, Diplomate ACVS, is an Assistant Professor in Small Animal Surgery. Dr. Radlinsky received her DVM from Cornell and completed a residency at Texas A&M. She was in private practice in Pittsburgh, PA, before joining the KSU faculty in 1998.

Sponsors
Thank you to the following companies for their donations to this conference.

Corporate Sponsor

Sponsors

Exceptional Diets
For Extraordinary Animals

 

 

 Supporters

Karl Storz Veterinary
E n d o s c o p y

 

 

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