WVMA Convention Meet the Coaches

Bartges – Thursday, Oct. 7

Joe Bartges, DVM, PhD, DACVIM, DACVN attended the University of Georgia, graduating in 1987. He completed an internship, dual residency in internal medicine and nutrition and a PhD from the University of Minnesota in 1993. He is currently a professor of medicine and nutrition and holds the Acree Endowed Chair of Small Animal Research at the University of Tennessee.

Rusty Plumbing – Chronic Renal Failure
The session will offer a review of the pathophsiology and management of dogs and cats with chronic renal failure including nutritional and pharmacological management.  

Protein in P – Glomerular Disease
This session features a review on ACVIM Consensus on Proteinuria. Attendees will review the pathophysiology, diagnosis, and management of glomerular proteinuria in dogs and cats based on the ACVIM Consensus on Proteinuria.

Pebbles in the Stream – Urolithaisis
Attend this session to review the management of struvite and calcium oxalate urolithiasis including nephroureterolithiasis in dogs and cats highlighting medical and minimally invasive methods of management.

Leaky Plumbing – Micturition Disorders
Learn about the management of pathophysiology and management of mictruition disorders including urine retention and urinary incontinence with emphasis on pharmacological management and minimally invasive techniques of management.

Bad Bugs and Badder Drugs – Urinary Tract Infections
Stop in for an update of management of simple and complicated urinary tract infections including complicated infections and prophylactic measures.

Uro-Logic – Case Discussions in Urological Diesease
Join in on this interactive discussion of management of presented nephrological and urological cases.

Small Animal Lunch Bunch – Thursday, Oct. 7

Dr. Heidi Kellihan – Common Problems Encountered When performing Thoracocentesis
Dr. Katrina Vivano – A Practical Solution to Immunosuppressive Thearapies
Dr. Jason Soukup – Current Recommendations for the Use of Systemic Antimicrobials in the Management of Periodontal Disease

Bowman – Saturday Oct. 9

Dwight D. Bowman received his MS in 1974 and PhD in 1976 in parasitology from Tulane University in New Orleans. He completed his post doctorate in immunoparasitology at UW-Madison from 1983-1987.

Heartworm Year-round
This session will focus on the importance of year-round heartworm control in the “frigid north” including Wisconsin.

Year-round Internal Parasite Transmission
Join this session if you are interested in parasite transmission, even in winter! Hookworms, roundworms, whipworms and tapeworms, parasites of cats and dogs, are designed for efficient winter transmission. \

Giardia
Recent work has shown the Giardia found in most domestic animals is not zoonotic.  

Cryptosporidium
This session will discuss where Wisconsin stands with cryptosporidium including where the outbreak occurred, what caused the outbreak and what we have learned.

More coaches

Small Animal Track

Dr. Mike Willard – GI Issues
Dr. Rick Wall – Pain
Dr. Deb Zoran – Feline
Imaging – Led by a team from University of Wisconsin School of Veterinary Medicine
Dentistry Lab – DVM/CVT teams will engage in a hands-on dentistry lab led by Chris Synder, DVM; Jill Jecevicus, CVT; Jason Soukup, DVM, DAVDC; Brenda Mulherin, DVM; and Chanda Miles, DVM all from University of Wisconsin School of Veterinary Medicine

Large Animal Track
Lunch Bunch – Practice Tips for Large Animal Veterinarians
Pat Hoffman – Raising Heifers – Weaning to First Calving
Dr. Eric Moore – Bovine Respiratory Disease – The Feedlot Perspective
Dr. Shelia McGuirk and Dr. Simon Peek – Respiratory Disease in Adult Cattle
Dr. Paul Fricke – Reproduction in Dairy Cattle
Dr. Michael Overton – Economics of Dairy Cattle Reproduction
Dr. Kathy Kurth – BVD Testing
Panel Discussion – Dairy producers from the Professional Dairy Producers of Wisconsin (PDPW).
Saturday Wet Labs- Lameness and Transition Cow

Meet these coaches and learn about other opportunities in the next issue of WVMA News and online at www.wvma.org