From:
"Vickie"
Date: 2010-01-06 23:23:08 UTC
Subject: [ferrethealth] AFA's 2 Day Ferret Veterinary Symposium, Blacksburg, VA, May 22-23, 2010
To: ferrethealth@yahoogroups.com
The American Ferret Association, Inc. and the VA-MD Regional College of Vet=
erinary Medicine Present An Advanced Course in the Management of the Ferret=
for Veterinary Professionals on Saturday, May 22, 2010 and a Division of t=
he Management of the Ferret for Veterinary Professionals A Wet Laboratory -=
Surgery, Radiology, Ultrasound, and Practical Techniques of the Ferret for=
Veterinary Professionals on Sunday, May 23, 2010 at Virginia Tech in Black=
sburg, VA.
Curriculum Sessions for this symposium are set up to offer a selection of =
fundamental and in-depth instruction so that veterinarians entering at any =
level of experience will gain useful information.=20
This course has been approved for 14.5 hours of continuing education credit=
through the VA-MD Regional College of Veterinary Medicine at Virginia Tech=
. (Saturday Lecture only 6.5 hours).
Saturday, May 22, 2010
SESSION I: EXOTIC MAMMAL BOARD CERTIFICATION =E2=80" M. Dutton
SESSION II: CARDIOLOGY =E2=80" M. Dutton
SESSION III: RADIOLOGY AND ULTRASOUND =E2=80" R. Tyson
SESSION IV: CAVAL RESECTION =E2=80" O. Lanz
SESSION V: GnRH AGONISTS AND GnRH VACCINE STUDY =E2=80" R. Wagner
SESSION VI: DISTEMPER TITER STUDY =E2=80" R. Wagner=20=20
=20
Sunday, May 23, 2010
The wet laboratory will be set up into six stations, including:
1. Caval Resection and Adrenalectomy =E2=80" O. Lanz
2. Partial Pancreatectomy =E2=80" M. Dutton
3. Gastrointestinal Biopsies =E2=80" R. Gandolfi
4. Miscellaneous Procedures (Lymph Node Biopsies, Hepatic Biopsies, Splenic=
Biopsies, Bone Marrow Biopsies, etc.) =E2=80" R. Wagner
5. Radiology Reading and Ultrasound =E2=80" R. Tyson
6. Phlebotomy with Intravenous, Intraosseous, and Urinary Catheterization =
=E2=80" M. Finkler
Each registrant will have his or her own male ferret cadaver for the surgic=
al stations.
Each registrant and cadaver team will move from station to station to learn=
and perform all of the procedures.
The Station Master will demonstrate and discuss the procedure(s), and then =
assist the registrants as each performs the procedure(s).
Registrants will obtain blood from live volunteer and shelter ferrets at th=
e phlebotomy station. The AFA will use the blood acquired from each ferret=
for the AFA distemper study.=20
Registrants will practice intravenous catheterization on willing live volun=
teer and shelter ferrets.
Registrants will place an intraosseous catheter in his or her cadaver ferre=
t.
Registrants will attempt urinary catheterization on his or her male cadaver=
ferret.
The number of registrants for this wet laboratory will be limited to thirty=
veterinarians and/or veterinary students. You must register for Saturday =
in order to register for Sunday.
AFA Conference and Wet Laboratory Faculty
Anne K. G. Bazilwich, DVM =E2=80" Conference Chair
AFA Director of Health Affairs
Grand Isle Veterinary Hospital
40 Simms Point Road
Grand Isle, Vermont 05458
Michael A. Dutton, DVM, Diplomate ABVP
Weare Animal Hospital
91 North Stark Highway
Weare, New Hampshire 03281
Mark Finkler, DVM
Roanoke Animal Hospital
2814 Franklin Road, SW
Roanoke, Virginia 24014
Rene C. Gandolfi, DVM, Diplomate ABVP
Castro Valley Animal Hospital
2509 Lessley Avenue
Castro Valley, California 94546
Otto I. Lanz, DVM, Diplomate ACVS
Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine
Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences
Virginia Tech, Duck Pond Drive, Phase II (0442)
Blacksburg, Virginia 24061
Reid Tyson, DVM, Diplomate ACVR
Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine
Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences
Virginia Tech, Duck Pond Drive, Phase II (0442)
Blacksburg, Virginia 24061
Robert A. Wagner, VMD
Clinical Associate Professor of Veterinary Medicine, Division of Laboratory=
Animal Resources
Research Associate Professor of Medicine, School of Medicine, Department of=
Medicine
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15261
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