UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine

School of Veterinary Medicine

Symposium

Symposium Schedule

NOTE: This was the schedule for last year's 24th Annual Avian and Exotics Medicine Symposium. The schedule for the upcoming 25th Annual symposium is being finalized. Please check back for more details later!

Saturday, March 7th, 2009

  Speaker Topic
8:00-8:45 Registration and Breakfast (Scrubs Cafe)  
8:45-9:00 Welcome  
9:00-9:50 Dr. Kevin Wright “Three Things You Should Know If You See Amphibians”
10:00-10:50 Dr. Kevin Wright “Diagnostic Tests in Chelonians”
11:00-11:50 Dr. Rene Gandolfi “Ferret Medicine Updates”
11:50-1:00 Lunch  
1:00-1:50 Dr. E. Scott Weber “Getting Hooked on Fish Medicine and Surgery”
2:00-2:50 Dr. Douglas Mader “Common Emergencies in Reptile Patients”
3:00-3:50 Dr. Douglas Mader “ER & ICU Care in Reptiles”


Sunday, March 8th, 2009

  Speaker Topic
8:00-8:45 Registration and Breakfast (Scrubs Cafe)  
8:45-9:00 Welcome  
9:00-9:50 Dr. Catherine Outerbridge “Small Mammal Dermatology: An Approach to Diagnosing and Treating the Small Mammal with Skin Disease”
10:00-10:50 Dr. H.L. Shivaprasad “Association Between Borna Virus and Proventricular Dilatation in Psittacines”
11:00-11:50 Dr. Leslie Woods “Avian Toxicology”
11:50-1:00 Lunch  
1:00-1:50 Dr. Micah Kohles “Small Herbivore Nutrition”
2:00-2:50 Dr. Joanne Paul-Murphy “Addressing Pain in the Avian Patient”
3:00-3:50 Dr. Joanne Paul-Murphy “Small Mammal Female Reproductive Disorders”