The MU Veterinary Health Center Equine Hospital will hold its Fall 2019 Client Open House and Seminar Series from 8:15 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Nov. 16. There will be a series of educational talks covering a range of current and topical subjects. There will also be tours of the Equine Hospital.
The Missouri Veterinary Medical Board has approved six hours of continuing education credit for veterinary technicians who attend the seminars. The cost is $20 for attendees who do not need CEUs, or $50 for technicians interested in CEUs.
For questions, contact Teresa Egbert, client services manager, at egbertt@missouri.edu, or by calling (573) 882-4733. Registration and check made payable to the University of Missouri or cash payment should be submitted by Nov. 8 to:
Attn: Teresa Egbert
900 E. Campus Drive
Columbia, MO 65211
Agenda, Presenters and Topics
8:15-8:45 a.m. — Registration
8:45 a.m. — Welcome from CVM Dean Carolyn J. Henry, DVM, MS, DACVIM (Oncology)
9 a.m. — Megan McCracken, DVM, MS, DACVS-Large Animal: Equine athletic joint health topic (arthritis in athletes and intra-articular treatments)
9:30 a.m. — Madalin Ebel, DVM: Pregnancy and parturition for horse owners
10 a.m. — Lynn Martin, DVM, MPH, DACVIM-Large Animal Internal Medicine: Update on strangles and what you should do on the farm
10:30 a.m. — Coffee and snacks
10:45 a.m. — Amy Brandon, DVM: Taking colicked horses from the exam room into surgery
11:15 a.m. — Alison LaCarrubba, DVM, DABVP-Equine: Gastric ulcers in the horse
11:45 a.m. —Amanda Trimble, BVMS, MS, DACVIM-Large Animal Internal Medicine: What’s the skinny on obesity? An owner’s guide to managing the overweight horse
12:15 p.m. — Lunch
1:15 p.m. — Anand Chockalingam, MD: Connecting with Heart and Health: Meaningful living despite the increasing noise
1:45 p.m. — Kelly Sandelin, DVM: Putting together an equine first aid kit
2:15 p.m. — Coffee and snacks
2:30 p.m. — Kile Townsend, DVM: We’re all getting older: Problems and solutions for old horses and ponies
3 p.m. — Martha Scharf, DVM, DABVP: Modern approaches to deworming and fecal egg counts
3:30 p.m. — Cathy Vogelweid, DVM, PhD: Horse barn fires – elimination of risk factors
4 p.m. — Hospital tours
