Office of Continuing Education

 
Annual Fall Conference for Veterinarians: Program

 

Clinical Chemistry Profiling Workshop

Purdue University School of Veterinary Medicine and IDEXX Laboratories

Tuesday September 16, 2008, University Plaza Hotel

 

8:15 a.m. - 9:15 a.m. Hepatobiliary System Profiling

 

9:15 a.m. - 10:15 a.m. Renal System Profiling

 

10:15 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. Break

 

10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. Exocrine Pancreas (Pancreatitis) Profiling

 

11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Electrolyte and Acid-Base Profiling

 

12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. Lunch (Provided)

 

1:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. Case Presentations

 

3:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. Break

 

3:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Unknown cases – Interactive Discussions

 

The day begins with overview lectures highlighting key principles and diagnostic approaches to biochemical profiling. Clinical cases are then presented so participants can test their interpretive skills. Video microscopy and/or Power Point visuals for selected cases will demonstrate morphologic correlates from blood smears, cytology and histopathology specimens. Participants will earn 7 hours of continuing education units.

 

Faculty Speakers

 

Craig Thompson DVM, Diplomate, ACVP Clinical Assistant Professor of Clinical Pathology

Dennis DeNicola DVM, PhD, Diplomate, ACVP IDEXX Laboratories

Joanne Messick DVM, PhD, Diplomate, ACVP Associate Professor of Clinical Pathology

John Christian DVM, PhD Director, Clinical Pathology Service Laboratory Associate Professor, Clinical Pathology

 

Veterinarians’ Program

Wednesday, September 17, 2008

Small Animal Program

 

8:30 - 9:15       New Uncommon Emerging Therapies for Hip Dysplasia

                        Dr. James Roush

 

9:15 - 10:00     Surgical Management of Canine Hip Dysplasia

                        Dr. James Roush

 

10:00 - 10:30   Break in Atrium (Exhibit Hall)

 

10:30 - 12:00   Lilly Lecture:  Contemplation and Community:  The Role of

                          Animals and Nature in the Promotion of Health

                        Dr. Aaron Katcher

 

12:00 - 1:30     Lunch

 

12:15 - 1:15     Meet the Professor - Dr. John Christian

                        Clinical Chemistry - Interactive Cases

                        (Limited seating, separate line on registration)

 

1:30 -               Diagnosis and Treatment of Urinary Tract Infections

  3:00               Dr. Jeanne Barsanti

 

3:00 - 3:30       Break in Atrium (Exhibit Hall)

 

3:30 - 5:00       Problem-based Medicine - Is It for You?

                        Dr. Jeanne Barsanti

 

Veterinarians’ Program

Wednesday, September 17, 2008

Small Animal Program

 

8:30 - 10:00     Transfusion 101:  Practical Tips on Setting Up A Blood

                          Transfusion Program

                        Dr. Catharine Scott-Moncrieff and Danielle Buchanan

 

10:00 - 10:30   Break in Atrium (Exhibit Hall)

 

10:30 - 12:00   Lilly Lecture:  Contemplation and Community:  The Role of

                          Animals and Nature in the Promotion of Health

                        Dr. Aaron Katcher

 

12:15 - 1:15     Meet the Professor - Dr. John Christian

                        Clinical Chemistry - Interactive Cases

                        (Limited seating, separate line on registration)

 

12:00 - 1:30     Lunch

 

1:30 -               FIP:  Finding It Perplexing?

  2:15               Dr. Craig Greene

                        Sponsored by Merial

 

  2:15 -             What’s New:  FeLV - Clinical Considerations

    3:00             Dr. Craig Greene

                        Sponsored by Merial

 

3:00 - 3:30       Break in Atrium (Exhibit Hall)

 

3:30 - 4:15       K-9 Kennel Kough Konundrum

                        Dr. Craig Greene

                        Sponsored by Merial

 

4:15 - 5:00       Snuffing Out Sneezes and Sniffles

                        Dr. Craig Greene

                        Sponsored by Merial

 

Veterinarians’ Program

Thursday, September 18, 2008

Small Animal Program

 

8:00 - 9:00       Prostate Diseases in Dogs

                        Dr. Jeanne Barsanti

 

9:00 - 10:00     Neoplasia of the Urinary Tract

                        Dr. Jeanne Barsanti

 

10:00 - 10:30   Break in Atrium (Exhibit Hall)

 

10:30 - 11:30   Male Urogenital Cytology

                        Dr. Dennis DeNicola

                        Sponsorsed by IDEXX

 

11:30 - 1:00     Lunch

 

11:45 - 12:45   Meet the Professor - Dr. Hock Gan Heng

                        Small Animal Radiographic Case Interpretations

                        (Limited seating, separate line on registration)

 

1:00 -               Feline Urinary Lower Tract Diseases

  3:00               Dr. Jeanne Barsanti

 

3:00 - 3:30       Break in Atrium (Exhibit Hall)

 

3:30 - 4:30       Dr. Jack and Naomi Stockton/Class of 1971 Lecture

                        Misbehaved Microflora:  Zoonotic Implications

                        Dr. Craig Greene

                        Grand Ballroom

 

Veterinarians’ Program

Thursday, September 18, 2008

Small Animal Program

 

8:00 - 9:00       Feline Bartonellosis

                        Dr. Craig Greene

 

9:00 - 10:00     Ehrlichia, Anaplasma and Rickettsia Infections

                        Dr. Craig Greene

 

10:00 - 10:30   Break in Atrium (Exhibit Hall)

 

10:30 - 11:30   Dreaded Doggie Diarrhea (Canine Viral Enteritis)

                        Dr. Craig Greene

 

11:30 - 1:00     Lunch

 

11:45 - 12:45   Meet the Professor - Dr. Hock Gan Heng

                        Small Animal Radiographic Case Interpretations

                        (Limited seating, separate line on registration)

 

1:00 - 2:00       Evidence-based Therapy for Degenerative Joint Disease

                        Dr. James Roush

                       

2:00 - 3:00       Evidence-based Therapy for Cranial Cruciate Rupture

                        Dr. James Roush

 

3:00 - 3:30       Break in Atrium (Exhibit Hall)

 

3:30 - 4:30       Dr. Jack and Naomi Stockton/Class of 1971 Lecture

                        Misbehaved Microflora:  Zoonotic Implications

                        Dr. Craig Greene

                        Grand Ballroom

 

Veterinarians’ Program

Thursday, September 18, 2008

Food Animal Program

 

8:00 - 9:00       Lew Runnels Lecture - PRRSv, PCV-2: Epidemiology,

                          Diagnostics and Elimination in the Czech Republic

                        Dr. Vladimir Celer

 

9:00 - 10:00     Production Factors that Impact Reproductive Performance

                        and  May Not Always Be Recognized

                        Dr. Mark Wilson

 

10:00 - 10:30   Break in Atrium (Exhibit Hall)

 

10:30 - 11:30   Update from ADDL and BOAH

                        Dr. Leon Thacker and Dr. Bret Marsh

 

11:30 - 1:00     Lunch

 

11:45 - 12:45   Meet the Professor - Dr. Hock Gan Heng

                        Interactive Radiographic Case Interpretations

                        (Limited seating, separate line on registration)

 

1:00 -               Bovine Viral Diarrhea - Vaccination Principles

  2:00               Dr. Joseph Campbell

                        Sponsored by Boehringer-Ingelheim Vetmedica, Inc.

 

2:00 -               Parasitism and the Future of Small Ruminant Parasite

  3:00                 Control

                        Dr. Gil Myers

                        Sponsored by Intervet

 

3:00 - 3:30       Break in Atrium (Exhibit Hall)

 

3:30 - 4:30       Dr. Jack and Naomi Stockton/Class of 1971 Lecture

                        Misbehaved Microflora:  Zoonotic Implications

                        Dr. Craig Greene

                        Grand Ballroom

 

 

Veterinarians’ Program

Friday, September 19, 2008

Small Animal Program

 

8:30 - 9:15       Surgical Tooth Extraction

                        Dr. Mark Smith

 

9:15 - 10:00     Complications of Tooth Extraction

                        Dr. Mark Smith           

 

10:00 - 10:30   Break in Atrium (Exhibit Hall)

 

10:30 - 11:15   Emergency Management of Tooth Trauma

                        Dr. Mark Smith

 

11:15 - 12:00   Workup of Oral and Maxillofacial Neoplasms

                        Dr. Mark Smith

 

Veterinarians’ Program

Friday, September 19, 2008

Small Animal Program

 

8:30 - 9:15       Hanging Out the Welcome Sign for Disabled Clients

                        Dr. Ed and Toni Eames

                        Sponsored by Fort Dodge Animal Health

 

9:15 - 10:00     Veterinarians as Healers, Helpers and Humanitarians

                        Dr. Ed and Toni Eames

                        Sponsored by Fort Dodge Animal Health

 

10:00 - 10:30   Break in Atrium (Exhibit Hall)

 

10:30 - 12:00   Update on Radiation Therapy at Purdue

                        Dr. Wallace Morrison

 

Veterinarians’ Program

Friday, September 19, 2008

Equine Program

 

8:00 - 8:45       Endoscopy of the Upper Respiratory Tract in Health

                          and Disease

                        Dr. Jan Hawkins

 

8:45 - 9:30       Endoscopy of the Lower Respiratory Tract in Health

                          and Disease

                        Dr. Laurent Couetil

 

9:30 - 10:15     Break and transportation to School of Veterinary Medicine

 

10:15 - 12:30   Wet Lab - Endoscopy of the Upper/Lower Airways

                        (Group will be divided, half doing upper and half doing

                          lower and then rotating.  Registration required for this wet lab using

                          Fall Conference Registration Form)

 

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