An invitation to Veterinary Medical Practitioners, Veterinary Medical Technicians and Veterinary Medical Students to attend the...
Bovine Conference on Vaccination Decision Making
Saturday, April 13, 2002
Date and Time
Saturday, April 13, 2002
8:15 am– 5:00 pm
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.
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 required for weekend parking. Do not park
in the client parking or reserved stalls as you may get ticketed.
Continuing Education Contact Hours for Veterinarians
8 Clock Hours
Objectives
The objective of the Bovine Conference is to provide the food animal
practitioner with information that will aid in the decision making
process with regard to vaccinations and total herd health.
| Schedule | |
| 8:00 am |
Registration |
| 8:15 am | Welcome: Dr. Ralph Richardson, Dean Dr. Paul Walz, Assistant Professor |
| 8:30 am |
What’s in and on those bottles – Dr. Steve Henry |
| 9:30 am | Review of Trial
Data of Respiratory Vaccines – Dr. Paul Walz |
| 10:15 am | Refreshment Break |
| 10:30 am | Rationale for
Vaccination of Today’s Cattle - Dr. Dan Grooms |
| 12:00 noon |
Lunch (included with registration fee) Student/Practitioner information exchange |
| 1:00 pm | Hey Doc . . . The
Vaccine Didn’t Work. New Trends in Vaccinology – Dr. Chris Chase |
| 3:00 pm |
Refreshment Break |
| 3:15 pm | How Adjuvants
Impact Vaccine Response – Dr. Chris Chase |
| 4:30 pm |
Questions and Answers |
| 5:00 pm | Evaluation and
Adjourn |
Guest Speakers
Chris Chase, DVM, PhD, Diplomate ACVM
Associate Professor, College of
Agriculture and Biological Sciences
Veterinary Science Department, South Dakota State University
Dr. Chase received his DVM from Iowa State University in 1980. He
received his MS in 1987 and PhD in 1990 from the University of
Wisconsin-Madison. Chris’s professional emphasis is in virology
research, molecular virology, and immunology.
Dan Grooms, DVM,
PhD, Diplomate ACVM
Assistant Professor, College of
Veterinary Medicine
Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences, Michigan State University
Dr. Grooms received his BS from Cornell University in 1985. He then
completed his DVM in 1989 and PhD in 1997, both at The Ohio State
University. His professional specialty is bovine infectious diseases.
Dan’s research interests include control and prevention of bovine
infectious diseases and pre-harvest food safety.
Steve Henry,
DVM, Diplomate ABVP
Veterinary Practitioner, Abilene Animal
Hospital, P.A., Abilene, Kansas
Dr. Henry received his DVM from Kansas State University in 1972. Steve's
expertise is in diseases and health management of pigs. He and his
partners provide veterinary services to pork producers and consultation
services to the industry throughout North and South America. Steve’s
experience is primarily in disease prevention and therapy, including
procedures to limit excessive uses of medicines and vaccines in health
control programs.
Paul Walz, DVM, PhD,
Diplomate ACVIM
Assistant Professor, Food Animal
Medicine and Surgery
College of Veterinary Medicine, Kansas State University
Dr. Walz received his DVM in 1992 from Michigan State University. He
then completed a residency and MS in 1997 and his PhD in 2000 also at
MSU. Paul joined the faculty of Kansas State University in 2000 as an
assistant professor of Food Animal Medicine and Surgery. Paul’s
veterinary interests include medical and surgical conditions affecting
food animals, as well as infectious diseases of cattle. His research
interests focus on infectious diseases of cattle, specifically infection
of cattle with bovine viral diarrhea virus.
Sponsor
Thank you to Grand Laboratories for their contribution to this
conference.
Student Chapter of the
American Assoc. of Bovine Practitioners
Mission Statement
To provide students with a wide range of
exposure to the many different aspects of Bovine Medicine.
| Officers | |
| President | Jeff Fox |
| Vice President | Tara Fanning |
| Secretary | Aaron Stohs |
| Treasurer | Dustin Crist |
| Reporter | Todd Longfellow |
| Fundraising co-chairs | Lacey
Tiesmeyer Lance Kurz |
| Faculty Advisors | Paul Walz David Gnad |
| National AABP Liason | Mark Spire |