Conference Objectives
The Camelid Neonatal and Care Conferences for Owners and Breeders will provide instruction through lectures and hands-on labs for all levels of camelid management. New owners as well as seasoned veterans will benefit from this state-of-the-art continuing education course that includes herd health, medicine, surgery and reproduction topics.

Conference Schedule

K-State Conference Speakers

David Anderson, DVM, MS, DACVS
Professor and Section Head, Agricultural Practices
Dr. Anderson received his DVM from North Carolina State University. He then completed a 1-year internship in medicine and surgery at the University of Georgia and a 3-year residency at Kansas State University. Dr. Anderson became a board certified specialist in surgery in 1995. While at Kansas State University, he earned a MS degree in Clinical Sciences. After 11 years at Ohio State University as Head of Food Animal Medicine and Surgery, Dr. Anderson returned to K-State in 2006 as Professor and Section Head of Agricultural Practices.

Meredyth Jones, DVM, MS, DACVIM
Clinical Assistant Professor, Agricultural Practices
Dr. Jones received her DVM from Oklahoma State University in 2002. She entered private practice at the Midway Veterinary Clinic in Brandenburg, Kentucky for one year. She then completed a residency in Large Animal Internal Medicine-Emphasis Food Animal and received an MS degree in Veterinary Biomedical Sciences at Oklahoma State University in 2006. Dr. Jones joined the K-State faculty in July of 2006.

Matt Miesner, DVM, MS, DACVIM
Clinical Assistant Professor, Agricultural Practices
Dr. Miesner received his DVM from Washington State University in 1999. He then practiced as an associate veterinarian in general private practice in Pasco, Washington before beginning a residency in Food Animal Medicine and Surgery at Ohio State University. After his residency Dr. Miesner remained at OSU as a clinical instructor and a year later was appointed as an assistant professor and also received his MS degree. Dr. Miesner joined the K-State faculty in August of 2006.

Kara Schulz, DVM
Resident, Agricultural Practices
Dr. Schulz received her DVM from the University of Minnesota in 2005. She then did a large animal surgery and medicine internship at the Ontario Veterinary College in 2005-2006. Dr. Schulz is currently a resident in food animal surgery at K-State.

Thank You
Thank you to the Rocky Mountain Llama and Alpaca Association for their contribution to this conference!

Accommodations
A block of rooms has been reserved at the Holiday Inn at the Campus (formerly Ramada Inn) and the Clarion (formerly Holiday Inn Holidome). The block rates and cutoff dates are listed below. Please refer to the “Camelid Health Conference for Veterinarians” when reserving your room.

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.

Holiday Inn at the Campus (formerly Ramada Inn)
17th and Anderson, 785-539-7531
Rooms: $89 + tax • Cutoff date: July 13

Clarion (formerly Holiday Inn)
530 Richards Drive, 785-539-5311
Rooms: $85 + tax • Cutoff date: July 20

Other motels in Manhattan are listed below.
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

 
Questions
For more conference information contact the K-State Veterinary Continuing Education Office:
Linda M. Johnson, PhD, VMCE@vet.k-state.edu, 785-532-4024
Marci Ritter, VMCE@vet.k-state.edu, 785-532-4020
For registration information, contact Rebecca at 785-532-5569

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

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