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An invitation to
Veterinary Medical Practitioners, Saturday, February 3, 2007 |
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College of Veterinary Medicine Kansas State University KSU-Student Chapter of Veterinary Emergency & Critical Care Society |
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Date and Time
Saturday, February 3, 2007
8:00 am – 5:45 pm
Conference Contact
Hours
8 Clock Hours
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
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 not required for weekend parking. Do not
park in the client parking or reserved stalls as you may get
ticketed
Conference
Objectives
Emergency and Critical Care is an
exciting and rewarding area of veterinary medicine. Topics
that will be discussed include Emergency Approach to Triage
and Trauma, Emergency Management of Hypoadrenocorticism,
Hyperthermia and Heat-induced illness, Approach to Feline
Lower Airway Disease, Management of the Diabetic
Ketoacidotic Patient, Management of Gastric Dilatation/Volvulus,
and Emergency Approach to Toxicities.
| Conference Schedule | |
| 7:30 am | Registration and Coffee |
| 8:00 am | Welcome
Dr. Ralph Richardson, Dean Dr. Rose McMurphy, Professor, Anesthesiology, Section Head, SCVECCS Advisor |
| 8:10 am |
Triage Stat! Emergency
Approach to the Traumatized Patient |
| 9:15 am | Refreshment Break |
| 9:30 am |
Hypoadrenocorticism:
Insidious and Deadly |
| 10:30 am | Refreshment Break |
| 10:45 am | Doc, What Did He Get Into? Emergency Approach to Old and Newer Toxins - Unless a specific toxin is known, many substances can cause similar clinical signs. A generalized approach to the intoxicated patient, diagnosis, and management of specific newer and older toxins, including grape and raisins, bromethalin, ethylene glycol, xylitol, and tricyclic antidepressant medications will be discussed. |
| 12:00 n | Lunch (included with registration fee) |
| 12:45 pm | That Gasping Cat: Diagnosis and Management of Feline Lower Airway Disease - Feline bronchitis (asthma) is often a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge for the general practitioner. Emergency and long-term management is critical for successful alleviation of clinical signs. Owner and patient compliance is often difficult. Newer inhalational therapies will be discussed in addition to standard therapeutic options. |
| 2:00 pm | Refreshment Break |
| 2:15 pm | Pathophysiology, Diagnosis, and Emergency Management of Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA) - The patient with diabetic ketoacidosis is usually a metabolic puzzle. Aggressive and appropriate fluid therapy, in addition to insulin, is necessary to normalize acid-base, electrolyte, and glycemic status. Case management often requires many fluid bags, pumps, mental arithmetic, and multiple IV catheters. The approach to diagnosis, fluid therapy, CRI insulin, monitoring, and nursing will be discussed |
| 3:30 pm | Refreshment Break |
| 3:45 pm | Emergency Management of Gastric Dilatation Volvulus (GDV)- Rapid assessment and stabilization is essential in the management of the patient with GDV. Diagnosis, monitoring, prognostic indicators, intravenous fluids therapy, anesthesia, treatment of dysrhythmias, and post-operative management will be discussed |
| 5:30 pm | Questions and Answers |
| 5:45 pm | Evaluation and Adjourn |
Guest
Speaker
Elisa Mazzaferro, DVM, PhD, DACVECC Director of
Emergency Services at Wheat Ridge Veterinary Specialists
Dr. Mazzaferro received her Bachelor's and Master's degrees in
Animal and Veterinary Science from the University of Rhode
Island, in 1991 and 1993, respectively. She then received her
DVM from Michigan State University in 1997. In Milwaukee,
Wisconsin she completed a one year specialty internship in
Emergency and Critical Care. From there, she moved to Colorado
State University. She received her board certification into the
American College of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care in
November of 2002. Elisa’s areas of interest include: nutritional
support of the critically ill veterinary patient, pain
management, and acute care of the metabolically unstable
diabetic patient. In addition, she lectures throughout the
country at national and international conferences and is on the
Proceedings and Scientific Program communities for the
Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care Society. Elisa joined
Wheat Ridge Animal Hospital in October 2002.
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 College of
Veterinary Medicine, Kansas State University.
If you have questions regarding registration information, call Rebecca at 785-532-5569.
KSU Student Chapter of Veterinary
Emergency and Critical Care Society
KSU SCVECCS was started in the spring
of 1995 by a group of interested students eager to enhance their
education in the field of emergency medicine and critical care.
The purpose of this organization is the advancement of knowledge
and the promotion of the specialties of emergency medicine and
critical care with the veterinary school and the community.
2006-2007 KSU-SCVECCS Officers
President • Nora Spinger, Class
of 2008
Vice-President • Nicole Poulin, Class of 2008
Secretary/Treasurer • Kellie Triplett, Class of 2008
Wet Lab Coordinator • Brianna Abel, Class of 2008
Faculty Advisor • Dr. Rose McMurphy
Thank you
Thank you to the following for their contribution to
this conference
Accommodations
We advise you to make your room
reservations as soon as possible as rooms are limited in
Manhattan and blocks are reserved on room availability,
first-come first-served basis.
A block of rooms has been reserved at the Clarion and the
Holiday Inn at the Campus. The block rates and cutoff dates are
listed below. Please refer to the “College of Veterinary
Medicine Emergency Medicine Conference” when reserving your
room.
Clarion (formerly Holiday Inn)
530 Richards Drive, 785-539-5311
Rooms: $71 + tax • Cutoff date: January 5, 2007
Holiday Inn at the Campus (formerly Ramada Inn)
1641 Anderson Ave, 785-539-7531
Rooms: $79 + tax • Cutoff date: January 3, 2007
Other motels in Manhattan are listed below.
Best Western, 601 E Poyntz Ave., 785-537-8300
Comfort Inn, 150 E. Poyntz Ave., 785-770-8000
Econo Lodge, 1501 Tuttle Creek Blvd., 785-539-5391
Fairfield Inn, 300 Colorado St., 785-539-2400
Hampton Inn, 501 E. Poyntz Ave., 785-539-5000
Motel 6, 510 Tuttle Creek Blvd., 785-537-1022
Regency Inn, 419 Holiday Drive, 785-537-0630
Super 8 Motel, 200 Tuttle Creek Blvd., 785-537-8468
Manhattan area
information
http://www.vet.ksu.edu/index/local.htm
Visit our conference web site
at:
http://www.vet.ksu.edu/CE/index.htm