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Kansas State University

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

Small Animal Medicine Lecture Series
Fall 2005

A Mixed Bag

Sunday, September 18, 2005
 

Sponsored by:
College of Veterinary Medicine
Kansas State University

Contact Hours
8 Clock Hours

Date and Time
Sunday, September 18, 2005
8:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.

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 Emergency Entrance. Signs will be posted to direct you to registration.

Questions
If you have any questions please contact Linda Johnson by phone at 785-532-5696 or e-mail at VMCE@vet.k-state.edu, Veterinary Medical Continuing Education at the K-State College of Veterinary Medicine. If you have questions regarding registration information, call Rebecca at 785-532-5569.

Conference Objectives
To provide the practitioner with up-to-date information on old and new tick borne diseases; cover the basics of surgical dental extractions; and deliver practical, case-based management data on cardiology and neurology and more.

Schedule
7:30 am Registration and Coffee
8:00 am Welcome:
- Ralph Richardson, Dean, K-State College of Veterinary Medicine
- Lisa Moore, Associate Clinical Professor, Small Animal Medicine
8:10 am Old Tick Borne Diseases – Lisa Moore
9:05 am New Tick Borne Diseases – Lisa Moore
10:00 am Refreshment Break
10:15 am Dealing with Dilated Cardiomyopathy in Dogs – Barret Bulmer
11:15 pm Tumors and Tamponade: Revisiting Pericardial Disease – Allison Heaney
12:15 noon Lunch (included with registration fee)
1:00 pm Granulomatous meningoencephalitis: huh? – Aimee Kidder
2:00 pm Surgical Dental Extractions – Matt Riegel
3:00 pm Refreshment Break
3:15 pm I’ve Fallen and I Can’t Get Up: Evaluating Neurologic Causes of Weakness in the Dog and Cat – Ken Harkin
4:15 pm Management of the Diabetic Cushingoid Dog – Tom Schermerhorn
5:15 pm Questions/Answers
5:30 pm Evaluation and Adjourn

KSU College of Veterinary Medicine Speakers

Barret J. Bulmer, DVM, MS, Diplomate ACVIM - Cardiology
Assistant Professor, Cardiology

Dr. Bulmer received his DVM from Louisiana State University. He completed an internship at Colorado State University and a cardiology residency at the University of Illinois. Barret joined the faculty at K-State in the summer of 2002.

Ken Harkin, DVM, Diplomate ACVIM-Internal Medicine
Associate Professor, Small Animal 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 Kansas State University in 1997. He is currently an assistant professor of small animal internal medicine in the department of Clinical Sciences.

Allison Heaney, DVM
Resident, Cardiology

Dr. Heaney received her DVM from Kansas State University. She was in private practice for several years before returning to KSU to undertake a residency in cardiology.

Aimee Kidder, DVM
Resident, Small Animal Medicine

Dr. Kidder received her DVM from Louisiana State University. She completed an internship in small animal medicine and surgery at Purdue University before becoming a resident in small animal medicine at KSU.

Lisa Moore, DVM, Diplomate ACVIM-Small Animal Internal Medicine
Associate Professor, Small Animal 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. Lisa went on to complete a third year of her medical residency at the University of Florida and then returned to the AMC as the staff gastroenterologist from 1995-1997. She was in private practice in Tampa, FL before joining the K-State faculty in August 1998.

Matt Riegel, DVM
Assistant Professor, Pet Health Center/Small Animal Surgery

Dr. Riegel received his DVM from Kansas State University in 2001. He was in private practice at two different AAHA clinics before joining the K-State faculty in the summer of 2003. Dr. Riegel's areas of clinical interest include small animal preventative health and generalized dentistry.

Thomas Schermerhorn, VMD, Diplomate ACVIM-Small Animal Internal Medicine
Assistant Professor, Small Animal Internal Medicine

Dr. Schermerhorn received his VMD from the University of Pennsylvania. He completed an internship at South Shore Veterinary Associates and went on to complete a residency in small animal medicine at Cornell University. He then completed research in pharmacology toward a PhD and joined the K-State faculty in 2001.

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www.vet.k-state.edu/CE/index.htm

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