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An invitation to
Veterinary Medical Practitioners, Sunday, March 11, 2007 |
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Sponsored by: Frank W. Jordan, DVM and the College of Veterinary Medicine Kansas State University |
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Conference Contact
Hours
6 Clock Hours
Date and Time
Sunday,
March 11, 2007
8:00 am – 4:00 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 Emergency Entrance. Signs will be posted
to direct you to registration.
Registration Information
- Register on-line
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Please use this PDF form.
(Requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)
- K-State CVM Faculty, Staff and Student Registration
Registrations are due March 2, 2007. Please complete and return registration form, even though there is no registration fee. Registrations after this date and at the conference will still be accepted, but not guaranteed lunch or a copy of the proceedings.
Conference Registration
Fee – none
The speakers’ expenses for the conference are paid
from an endowment by Dr. Frank W. Jordan, Abilene, Kansas. Dr.
Jordan established this fund in 1983 to enhance continuing education
for veterinary medical practitioners, faculty, and
students.
Conference Proceedings
Conference Handouts by
Dr. Lynn Guptill
Order your proceedings on the
registration form:
$10.00 (pick-up at conference)
$20.00
(mailed to you following the conference)
Optical Catered
Luncheon-$10.00
If
interested in lunch, please return the attached registration
form, with payment, by March 2, 2007. Call Linda or Marci at
785-532-5696 if you need a lunch ticket after March 2nd.
Refunds are not available.
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
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
Veterinarians have an important role in the education of pet
owners and the public about the benefits of pet ownership and
potential risks of transmission of zoonotic agents between pets
and people. Goals for this conference include 1) provide
veterinarians with information and tools to help them increase
awareness and understanding of real and potential risks of
zoonoses among pet owners, 2) provide information for health
maintenance plans for pets of immunocompromised persons.
| Seminar Schedule | |
| 7:30 am | Registration and Coffee |
| 8:00 am | Welcome
Ralph Richardson, Dean, K-State CVM Mike Dryden, Professor, K-State CVM |
| 8:05 am |
Updates on Zoonoses Associated with Dogs And
Cats. |
| 9:30 am | Refreshment Break |
| 9:45 am |
Updates on Zoonoses Associated with Dogs and Cats (continued) |
| 10:45 am | Refreshment Break |
| 11:00 am | Caring for Pets
of Immunocompromised Clients Common concerns about risk of transmission of infections from pets to immunocompromised individuals, and pet health maintenance recommendations |
| 12:00 n | Optional Catered Luncheon, Trotter Hall
2 Must be ordered by March 2 |
| 1:00 pm | What Do We
Really Know about Feline and Canine Bartonellosis? We know that many cats and dogs are infected with Bartonella… What do we really know about the consequences of Bartonella infections in cats and dogs? |
| 2:15 pm | Refreshment Break |
| 2:30 pm | The Re-emergence
of Canine Leptospirosis in the United
States The apparent changing epidemiology of leptospirosis in dogs and discussion of vaccination issues. |
| 3:45 pm | Questions & Answers |
| 4:00 pm | Evaluation and Adjourn |
Guest
Speaker
Lynn Guptill,
DVM, PhD, DACVIM (Internal Medicine)
Associate Professor, Veterinary
Clinical Sciences
Purdue University
Lynn Guptill is a graduate of Iowa State University and spent 7 years in general veterinary practice before completing residency and PhD programs at Purdue University. She is a diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine (small animal internal medicine) and is an associate professor in the Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences at Purdue University.
Frank W. Jordan Seminar
 l to r: Frank Jordan, Gwen Jordan, Ralph Richardson |
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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 both the Clarion and
Holiday Inn at the Campus. The block rates and cutoff dates are
listed below. Please refer to the “Frank W. Jordan Seminar” when
reserving your room.
Clarion (formerly
Holiday Inn), 530 Richards Drive, 785-539-5311
Rooms: $71 + tax • Cutoff date: February 16, 2007
Holiday Inn at the Campus (formerly Ramada Inn)
1641 Anderson Ave, 785-539-7531
Rooms: $79 + tax • Cutoff date: February 8, 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