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Schedule

Friday, September 21

12:00 p.m. Registration Check In
1:00 p.m. Opening/Welcome
Global Efforts to Eliminate Canine-Rabies Mediated Human Death
Dr. Susan Moore - Clinical Assistant Professor - Rabies Laboratory Director
Kansas State Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory
2:00 p.m. Rabies Control and Prevention in Wildlife
Dr. Amy Gilbert - National Wildlife Research Center, USDA
2:30 p.m. Rabies from the State Public Health Perspective
Dr. Ingrid Garrison - Kansas Department of Health and Environment
3:30 p.m. Panel Discussion - Rabies Awareness Issues in Public Health and Regulatory Efforts
Shane Hesting - Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism
Tiffany Wallin - Johnson County Department of Health and Environment
Chelsea Raybern - Kansas Department of Health and Environment
Dr. Ingrid Garrison - Kansas Department of Health and Environment

5:00 p.m. -
7:00 p.m.
Networking Reception

Saturday, September 22

8:00 a.m. Registration
9:00 a.m. Dog Bite Prevention and Information for Pet Owners for Rabies Awareness
Dr. Susan Nelson - Clinical Professor - Pet Health Center
Kansas State University
10:00 a.m. Rabies in Horses
Dr. Laurie Beard - Clinical Professor and Section Head - Equine Medicine & Surgery
Kansas State University
11:00 a.m. Rabies Pathogenesis and Diagnostics
Dr. James Ellison - US Centers for Disease Control
12:00 p.m. Lunch
1:30 p.m. Wet Lab Session
Rabies Diagnostic Sample and Testing
Rolan Davis - Rabies Lab
Kansas State University
2:30 p.m. State and Local Response to Rabies Positive Results
Chelsea Raybern - Kansas Department of Health and Environment
3:30 p.m. Adjourn