Lecture Schedule
(Lab schedule below or click here)

Saturday, January 17, 2009

7 AM
BREAKFAST

8 AM
Exotic Hoofstock Anesthesia with Dr. Ww. Kirk Suedmeyer

Conducting the Avian Necropsy with Dr. Alex Bermudez

9 AM
Pain Management in Birds, Reptiles, and Small Mammals with Dr. J. Schumacher

The Basics of Marine Mammal Medicine with Dr. Lydia Staggs

10 AM
Elephant Artificial Insemination and Reproduction with Dr. Dennis Schmitt

Wildlife Health Programs in Madagascar with Dr. Randy Junge

11 AM
Avian Anesthesia with Dr. Gary West

Conservation Medicine with Dr. Randy Junge

NOON - LUNCH

1 PM
How to get into Zoo Medicine with Dr. Ww. Kirk Suedmeyer

Topics of Fish Health and Disease with Dr. Devona Weirich

2 PM
Thinking Outside the Box: Treating the Marine Mammal with Dr. Lydia Staggs

Primate Medicine with Dr. Randy Junge

3 PM
Critical Care of the Injured, Ill or Convalescing Raptor with Dr. Mike Jones

Elephant Medical Care with Dr. Dennis Schmitt

8 PM
SOCIAL NIGHT at Cody’s Bar (more details upon arrival to conference)

Sunday, January 18, 2009

7 AM
BREAKFAST

8 AM
Exotic Small Mammal Medicine with Dr. Cynthia Besch-Williford

General Zoo Animal Anesthesia and Immobilization with Dr. Gary West

9 AM
Considerations in Establishing an Exotic Animal Practice with Dr. D. Pernikoff

Iron Overload in Zoo Animals with Dr. Ginger Takle

10 AM
Carnivore Medicine and Surgery with Juergen Schumacher

Avian Ophthalmology with Dr. Jacqueline Pearce

11 AM
Alpaca Practice with Dr. Douglas Pernikoff

Avian Orthopedic Surgery: The Thoracic Limb with Dr. Mike Jones

NOON - LUNCH

1 PM
Advances in Pachyderm Nutrition with Dr. Ellen Dierenfeld

Macropod Medicine: They’re Not Your Average Mammals with Dr. Ginger Takle

2 PM
Common Nutritional Imbalances in Zoo and Exotic Species with Dr. Ellen Dierenfeld

Medical Problems of Uncommon Herps with Dr. Juergen Schumacher

WETLABS and SIDE TRIPS:
*Please note that all wet labs will be reserved for veterinarians and veterinary students.*

**If you are still interested in wet labs that are filled, you can elect to be placed on a waiting list, and will be notified via email if spots become available. Payment will be due upon registration at the conference.

Saturday, January 17, 2009:

Immobilization Techniques and Darting with Drs. Schumacher, Suedmeyer, or West - 10 AM
$15 (FULL)

Performing the Avian Necropsy with Dr. Alex Bermudez - 10 AM
$35 (Limit 15 people)

Immobilization Techniques and Darting with Drs. Schumacher, Suedmeyer, or West - 2 PM
$15 (FULL)

Fish Diagnostic Techniques with Dr. Devona Weirich - 2 PM
$25 (Limit 20 people)

Sunday, January 18, 2009:

Common Procedures in Small Mammal Medicine with Dr. Cynthia Besch-Williford - 10 AM
$20 (FULL)

Side Trip to Runge Nature Center in Jefferson City – depart at 1 PM
$10 (Limit 24 people)

Avian Orthopedic Surgery: The Thoracic Limb with Dr. Mike Jones – 1 PM
*Due to the content of this lab, it will be restricted to vets and 3rd or 4th year vet students. Participants are expected to attend Dr. Jones’s avian orthopedic surgery lecture preceding this lab.*
$40 (Limit 15 people)