Current Respiratory Topics for the Small Animal Practitioner

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Co-presented by the Veterinary Comparative Respiratory Society (VCRS) and the Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University (TCSVM).

The Current Respiratory Topics for the Small Animal Practitioner course is scheduled for Sunday, September 26, 2010 in Raleigh, North Carolina. This conference is 8 hours of Continuing Education credit.

Registration

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Schedule

Course Schedule

Time	Event	Speaker
8:30am–9:00am	Registration and Check-In
9:00am–9:45am	Using the Chest Radiograph in Practice	Erica Fields, DVM
9:55am–10:40am	Thoracic Trauma	Claire Sharp, DVM, BVMS, DACVECC
10:40am–10:55am	Break
10:55am–11:40am	Feline Respiratory Distress	Elizabeth Rozanski, DVM, DACVIM, DACVECC
11:45am–12:35pm	Diagnostic Tips, Techniques and Tricks for Respiratory Cases	Steven L. Marks, BVSc, MS, MRCVS, DACVIM
12:35am–1:15pm	Lunch
1:15pm–2:00pm	Laryngeal Paralysis in Dogs and Cats: Diagnostic and Surgical Approaches	Claire Sharp, DVM, BVMS, DACVECC
2:05pm–2:50pm	Tracheal Collapse: Medical Management and Stenting	Elizabeth Rozanski, DVM, DACVIM, DACVECC
2:50pm–3:00pm	Break
3:00pm–3:45pm	Canine Infectious Respiratory Disease (CIRD) with Canine Influenza Virus - Part I	Leah Cohn, DVM, PhD, DACVIM
4:00pm–4:45pm	Canine Infectious Respiratory Disease (CIRD) with Canine Influenza Virus - Part II	Leah Cohn, DVM, PhD, DACVIM

Location Information

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A reduced guest room rate of $109, plus tax, for symposium registrants is available until September 18 or until the group block is sold out.

About the VCRS

The Veterinary Comparative Respiratory Society is a not-for-profit organization whose purpose is to provide a forum for the discussion of the anatomy, physiology, and pathophysiology of the respiratory system, and the diagnosis and treatment of respiratory disease in all animals. The VCRS sponsors lectures at major veterinary meetings, an annual scientific symposium, an internet web page, and a research award. The Joan O’Brien Research Award is a monetary and plaque award given in recognition of Dr. O’Brien’s work and presented at the VCRS symposium to the outstanding resident/graduate student research presentations.