An invitation to Veterinary Medical Practitioners, Veterinary Medical Technicians and Medical Students to attend the...
Small Animal Internal Medicine Lecture Series Fall 2001
Will My Pet Make Me Sick? Public Health and Zoonotic Concerns
Sunday Afternoon, December 2, 2001
Date and Time
Sunday Afternoon, December 2, 2001
1:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m.
Location
Practice Management Center, Trotter Hall, College of Veterinary
Medicine, 1700 Denison Ave., Manhattan, KS
The Practice Management Center is located on the fourth
floor of Trotter Hall. Enter at the Dean's Office Entrance and follow the signs
directing you to conference registration.
Continuing Education Contact Hours for Veterinarians
4.5 Clock Hours
Objectives
To promote up-to-date information on biowarfare and zoonoses, with an emphasis on risks to
immuno-compromised clients.
Schedule |
|
12:45 pm |
Registration |
1:00 pm |
Welcome |
1:05 pm |
Biowarfare: What the
practitioner should know - Dr. Jerry Jaax |
2:05 pm |
Immunosuppressed Clients: What to
worry about - Dr. Lisa Moore |
2:35 pm |
Baylis ascaris: Risks
to you and your clients - Dr. Mike Dryden |
3:05 pm |
Refreshment Break |
3:15 pm |
Zoonoses from dogs - Dr. Kenneth Harkin |
4:15 pm |
Zoonoses from cats - Dr. Kenneth Harkin |
5:30 pm |
Questions, Evaluation and Adjourn |
Guest Speakers
Ruthanne Chun, DVM, Diplomate
ACVIM
Assistant Professor, Clinical Oncology
Dr. Chun received her DVM from the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Veterinary
Medicine. She completed an internship at Cornell University and a residency at Purdue
University. She was a clinical instructor in oncology at the University of
Wisconsin-Madison before joining KSU faculty in 1997.
Michael Dryden, DVM, PhD
Professor, Parasitology
Dr. Dryden received his DVM in 1984 from Kansas State University. Mike was in private
practice for 2.5 years. He received his MS and his PhD from Purdue University. He joined
the KSU faculty in 1990 and his primary research focus is on the biology and control of
fleas infesting dogs and cats.
Kenneth Harkin, DVM,
Diplomate ACVIM
Assistant Professor, Internal Medicine
Dr. Harkin received his DVM from Iowa State University and completed a residency in
internal medicine at Michigan State University. He was in a private referral practice for
three years before joining the faculty at KSU in 1997. His research interests include
infectious disease, canine dysautonomia, perianal fistula of dogs and chronic canine liver
disease.
Jerry Jaax, DVM, DACLAM
Associate Vice Provost for Research Compliance and University Veterinarian
Dr. Jaax received his DVM from KSU in 1972. He is board certified in Laboratory Animal
Medicine (ACLAM). He had been selected and appointed as Consultant to the Surgeon General
for his veterinary specialties in the Department of Defense. During the outbreak of the
Ebola virus in the Reston, VA monkey facility in December 1989, Col. Jerry Jaax was the
leader of the team of soldiers and scientists who worked around the clock to manage and
contain the outbreak. Dr. Jerry Jaax has retired from the US Army. He joined the KSU
faculty in 1999.
Lisa Moore, DVM,
Diplomate ACVIM
Assistant Professor, Internal Medicine
Dr. Moore received her DVM from the University of Florida in 1991. She completed an
internship and medical residency at The Animal Medical Center in New York City, and worked
on staff there for two years. She was in private practice in Tampa, FL before joining the
Kansas State University faculty in 1998. Her primary interests are gastroenterology,
critical care, and respiratory diseases.