Winter 2008 - University of Minnesota College of Veterinary Medicine

faculty and staff newsfaculty and staff newsConferences and PresentationsPat Redig, professorand cofounderof The RaptorCenter, was aninvited speakerat the internationalmeetingof the EagleC o n s e r v a t i o nA l l i a n c e i nPat RedigPuebla, Mexico, inSeptember 2007.He presented a paper on the infectiousdiseases of captive and free-rangingeagles and participated on a panel discussingresearch needs for eagles.Post-doctoral fellow Barbara Knustpresented “Drug Residue Avoidance inCattle: Practioner and Producer SurveyResponses” at the annual conventionof the American Association of BovinePractitioners in Vancouver, BritishColumbia, in September 2007.Four CVM radiologistswereinvolved in theAmerican Collegeo f Ve t e r i n a r yR a d i o l o g i s t sAnnual ScientificM e e t i n g i nC h i c a g o i nNovember 2007.Kari AndersonKari Andersonw a s p r o g r a mchair, and Dan Feeney was the coordinatorof the ACVR resident reviewsession, where he presented a lectureon acute abdomen and collapse.Laura Crews presented the abstract,“Ultrasonographic Evaluation of GallBladder Disease,” and Travis Saveraidpresented “Magnetic ResonanceImaging of the Stifle in AnesthetizedHorses.”Mark your calendarOpen HouseSunday, April 6, 200811 a.m.-4 p.m.College of Veterinary MedicineUniversity of Minnesota St. PaulCampus■ Visit the Veterinary MedicalCenter, where thousands of dogs,cats, llamas, and other animals aretreated each year.■ Learn about educational opportunitiesoffered by the College ofVeterinary Medicine.■ Visit The Raptor Center to seeand learn about eagles, hawks, owls,and falcons.■ Visit the Leatherdale EquineCenter, a new state-of-the-artfacility dedicated to the health,well-being, and performance ofhorses.Continuing educationopportunitiesFor more information about any of thefollowing continuing education opportunities,visit www.cvm.umn.edu/outreach,call 612-624-3434 or 800-380-8636, ore-mail vop@umn.edu.DairyCOMP305 OnlineTrainingApril 14, 2008Mather Lecture Series■ April 3, 2008: Film InterpretationSession: Watch the Experts atWork, presented by Dr. KariAnderson and Dr. Laura Ziegler■ May 1, 2008: Cytology, presentedby Dr. Leslie SharkeyUniversity of Minnesota St. PaulCampusEcosystem HealthPresented by Dr. David EversApril 24-25, 2008University of Minnesota St. PaulCampusMinnesota Dairy HealthConferenceMay 20-22, 2008University of Minnesota St. PaulCampusInternationalSymposium onRehabilitation andPhysical Therapy inVeterinary MedicineAugust 13-16, 2008Hyatt Regency Hotel, MinneapolisAllen D. Leman SwineConferenceSeptember 20-23, 2008RiverCentre, St. Paul21