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The Welfare of Pigs in Canada - Working Toward Solutions
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Animal Welfare Club |
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Tina Widowski is a Professor of Animal and Poultry Science and Director of the Campbell Centre for the Study of Animal Welfare at the University of Guelph. After completing a BSc in zoology, Widowski earned her MS and PhD degrees in Animal Science at the University of Illinois-Urbana specializing in the behaviour of pigs. She spent several years in a postdoctoral position at the University of Wisconsin-Madison studying behavioural endocrinology in endangered primates before moving to Guelph to work in the area of poultry welfare. Widowski's current research and teaching focuses on how housing and management of food animals affects their behaviour and welfare.
Sows stalls, castration without pain relief, transport to slaughter … What are the top issues concerning animal welfare in the pork industry and how close are we to finding solutions? How can small changes make a big difference and how can veterinarians help? Widowski will address where the science and the industry is at with regard to pig welfare in Canada
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Animal Welfare: What every vet should know |
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Animal Welfare Club |
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Dr. Ian Duncan |
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Ian Duncan was born and educated in Edinburgh, Scotland. He graduated B.Sc. in Agriculture with Honours in Animal Husbandry from Edinburgh University and went on to study for his Ph.D. at the Poultry Research Centre (PRC), Edinburgh (now the Roslin Institute, home of Dolly the sheep) with a topic of frustration and conflict in the domestic fowl. He was thus one of the first people to bring a scientific approach to solving animal welfare problems. He continued to work at the PRC on welfare topics in poultry for 20 years until he immigrated to Canada in 1989. He is Professor of Applied Ethology in the Department of Animal and Poultry Science at the University of Guelph and also holds the oldest University Chair in Animal Welfare in North America. In his research, he is developing methods of “asking” farm animals what they feel about the conditions in which they are kept and the procedures to which they are subjected. He has published more than 150 scientific papers most of which are connected to animal welfare. Ian is also heavily involved in teaching, and his third-year undergraduate course on farm animal welfare currently has more than 180 students enrolled.
The thorny question will be explored of what animal welfare actually is. It will be concluded that animal welfare is all to do with what animals feel - with the absence of negative emotional states that we often lump together as suffering and with the presence of positive emotional states that we call pleasure. The problem is that these states are not directly available for scientific investigation. However it is possible to investigate feelings by indirect methods and these will be described. The importance of vets being able to recognize states of suffering and states of pleasure will be emphasized. It is also important that vets develop a robust animal welfare philosophy so that they can justify their actions in a rational and consistent way. The main animal welfare philosophies available will be described and their strengths and weaknesses discussed.
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Current issues in Food Animal Euthanasia |
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Dr. Terry Whiting |
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Dr. Whiting graduated from the Ontario Veterinary College in 1984. He has spent 15 of the last 20 years working for Governments in Food safety and Animal health, 8 years with the Canadian Food Inspection Agency in Saskatchewan and Manitoba and 6 years with Manitoba Agriculture across the road at the Veterinary laboratory .In the other 5 years he completed a MSc in Equine exercise physiology at U. of Guelph and was in practice. He has published in peer-reviewed journals mostly in the Canadian Vet Journal on the humane transportation of animals, food safety, and emergency preparedness. Terry was on the development committee for the Canadian Agri-Food Research Council horse code of practice (1998), the Transport code of practice (2001) and the Swine Segregated Early Weaning amendment (2003). Currently is the Chair of the Canadian Veterinary Medical Association Animal Welfare Committee. Terry lives in St. Boniface with his wife and 4 children
Terry has been an active volunteer with the Manitoba Veterinary Medical Association, serving on the board 1998-2003 and was President in 2002.
Join Dr. Whiting, Manitoba’s provincial veterinarian and chair of the CVMA’s Animal Welfare Committee, as he discusses the ethical issues of euthanasia in food producing animals.
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“One World, One Health, One Medicine: A Coordinated Approach to Zoonotic Disease Emergency Management and Disaster Response” |
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Dr. Brian Evans |
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Executive Vice President, Chief Veterinary Officer of Canada, Canadian Food Inspection Agency, Ottawa, Canada |
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Dr. Evans received his Bachelor of Science in Agriculture with a major in animal science and minor in genetics from the Ontario Agriculture College at the University of Guelph. He subsequently obtained his Doctor of Veterinary Medicine from the Ontario Veterinary College of the University in Guelph.
Following several years in private practice focussing on reproductive herd health Dr. Evans was recruited by Agriculture and Agri-food Canada to establish regulatory standards for international trade in animal embryos. Following a brief period as Chief of Export Coordination in the Animal Health Division, he was appointed Chief, Artificial Insemination and Embryo Transfer programs in 1990.
In 1995 he became Director of the Animal Health and Production Division followed by his appointment as Executive Director, Animal Products Directorate and Chief Veterinary Officer of Canada with the establishment of the Canadian Food Inspection Agency in 1997.
In 2004, in response to the challenging and emerging international threat environment and in recognition of the extended social, economic, animal and human health impacts associated with animal disease occurrences, the responsibilities of the Executive Director, Animal Products Directorate and the Chief Veterinary Officer were separated and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency established a stand alone Office of the Chief Veterinary Officer reporting to the President of the Agency and serving on the Agency’s Executive Management Committee. The Office of the Chief Veterinary Officer also serves as the Government of Canada=s delegate to the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE).
In May 2007, the Prime Minister announced the appointment of Dr. Evans as Executive Vice President of the CFIA effective June 28, 2007.
Critical to the determination of the state of preparedness for emerging zoonoses is the recognition of the commonality of the source and the convergence of factors that contribute to their evolution. Nevertheless, it is evident that while challenges do exist, progress is being made in developing a culture of shared commitment and a community of competencies among animal and public health officials in the area of emergency management and disaster response.
The presentation undertakes to identify the investments being made in Canada, hemispherically and internationally to create the appropriate environments for detection, reporting, response and communication necessary for the protection of animal and human health and to maintain public confidence.
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Veterinary Public Health at the Forefront |
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Dr. Jan Sargeant |
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OVC is pleased to welcome Dr Sargeant from the Micheal G. DeGroot School of Medicine at McMaster University. Dr. Sargeant has had a broad based career in veterinary public health and regulatory medicine working in both the human and animal sector. As the acting Director for the newly formed Center for Public Health & Zoonoses, Dr. Sargeant examines zoonotic disease prevention and control, food and water safety, the role of veterinary medicine in public health and the input of research to public health decision making. She has a particular interest in reviewing agri-food public health and policy as it relates to microbial food safety.
A discussion of current issues in veterinary public health as it relates to both public and private practice.
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Hot Topics in Large & Small Animal Parasitology |
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Pathology Club |
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Dr. Peregrine is a favorite professor among students and has been awarded numerous times for his teaching excellence. He will be discussing Giant Kidney Worm infections in dogs, tick-borne diseases in dogs in Canada, and drug resistance in parasites of horses and sheep.
Dr. Peregrine graduated in 1984 from the University of Glasgow Veterinary School, Scotland. In 1987 he was awarded a PhD by the University of Glasgow for work on a parasitic disease of cattle in Africa. From 1987 to 1997 he worked at the International Laboratory for Research on Animal Diseases, Kenya, carrying out research on drug resistance in blood parasites of cattle. In 1997 he received a higher-doctoral degree for this work from the University of Glasgow. Since 1997 he has worked as an Associate Professor in the Department of Pathobiology at the Ontario Veterinary College. In addition to teaching clinical parasitology, he is currently carrying out research to determine the zoonotic importance of parasites in dogs and cats. He is also conducting work to improve control of parasitic infections in horses, pigs and sheep.
Sit back and be entertained by Dr. Andrew Peregrine, as he discusses current issues in both large and small animals. Of particular interest, Dr. Peregrine will be discussing the Giant Kidney Worm infections found most commonly in dogs, tick-borne diseases in dogs in Canada, as well as drug resistance in parasites of horses and sheep
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Life of an Olympic Veterinarian & FEI Accreditation |
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Equine Club |
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Dr. Alan Young |
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Having graduated in 1973 from OVC Dr. Young has practiced in southern Ontario his entire career. While owning a one-person equine practice for most of his career, he has found a way to continue riding and competing (with a great deal of will power!). His practice consists mostly of lameness diagnosis and treatment including acupuncture and chiropractic care as well as a great deal of dentistry in performance horses.
Learn the glamorous side of Equine Veterinary Medicine; the show world, at it’s finest, from the view of a doctor who has been to multiple Olympics working for the Canadian equestrian teams. Learn the steps to take to become FEI accredited and imagine yourself working for the finest sport horses in Canada.
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Equine Electrocardioversion |
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Student Chapter of the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine (SCACVIM) |
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Dr. Kim McGurrin |
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Having graduated from OVC in 1998, she continued on to complete her internship and residency at OVC in large animal medicine. She has also practiced small animal emergency medicine and in equine private practice. At present Dr. McGurrin is a staff vet and clinician in the large animal hospital at OVC. Her main interests are large animal cardiology and equine performance medicine. Her current research focuses on atrial fibrillation; it's mechanisms, therapy and prognosis.
Atrial fibrillation is the most common clinically significant dysrhythmia in the horse. This lecture will detail the arrhythmia with specific reference to the development and use of transvenous electrical cardioversion as developed at the Ontario Veterinary College.
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Sled Dog Medicine with a Twist |
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Small Animal Club |
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Dr. Kirsten Graham |
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Dr. Graham skipped class throughout vet school to attend the Can-Am Crown International Sled Dog Race as a veterinary assistant. She graduated from in 2005 and attended the race as a Trail Veterinarian in 2006 and 2007 ( and plans to return in 2008). She currently works at Wingrove Veterinary Services and is a member of the International Sled Dog Veterinary Medical Association (ISDVMA).
Dr. Kirsten Graham, International Sled Dog Veterinary Medical Association (ISDVMA) member, shares her experiences at the Can-Am Crown International Sled Dog Race, as well as some of the more technical aspects of sled dog physiology and medicine.
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Managing the Diabetic Patient |
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Dr. Julie Armstrong |
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Sponsored by Medical Royal Canin |
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Dr. Armstrong graduated from WCVM in 1996 and went on to complete a one-year surgical/medical internship in a specialty practice in West Hartford Connecticut. She returned to WCVM to complete a Masters in Veterinary Science and a Small Animal Medicine Residency. Dr. Armstrong became board certified in small animal internal medicine in 2000. She spent the next four years as a Staff Vet in small animal medicine department at OVC. In August 2004 she joined Medi-cal Royal Canin Veterinary Diets. Within Medi-cal Royal Canin, she provides internal medicine and nutrition advice for veterinarians across Canada and assists with product research and development.. Dr. Armstrong has recently returned to work part time after sharing the past year with her husband and new daughter Alegria. |
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Life of the Veterinary Neurologist in the Referral Centre |
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Sponsored by the Veterinary Emergency Clinic |
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Dr. Greg Kilburn |
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Dr. Kilburn graduated from the Ontario Veterinary College in 2003. He then completed a one-year rotating small animal internship at the Atlantic Veterinary College. Following an interest in neurology, Dr. Kilburn traveled to Las Vegas to complete a three-year residency in clinical neurology and neurosurgery at a private neurological center.
Dr. Kilburn has published several textbook chapters and is a diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine (Neurology).
Dr. Kilburn’s talk will give you a feel for what it is like to work in a state-of-the-art referral centre as well as share some interesting neurology cases with you. If you are thinking about specializing and working in a full-scale hospital this is a lecture you wouldn’t want to miss. |
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Veterinary Medicine on the Edge: Looking at Health Problems across places, issues and species |
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International Veterinary Medicine Club (IVMC) |
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He obtained both his DVM and PhD (Epidemiology) from the University of Saskatchewan. His research interests involve health issues that arise at the interface of human, animal and environmental health. He is a faculty member at the University of Calgary in the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine (Ecosystem and Public Health) and Faculty of Medicine (Community Health Science). He holds several other academic and professional posts including: founding director and president of the Centre for Coastal Health; founding board member for Veterinarians Without Borders/Vétérinaires sans Frontières - Canada; associate member UBC Centre for Disease Control; Clinical Associate Professor in the Department of Health Care and Epidemiology in the Faculty of Medicine (UBC); chair of the Board of the BC Environmental and Occupational Health Research Network and director of the Animal Determinants of Emerging Disease Research Unit. Dr Stephen works internationally to develop and assess veterinary public health capacity and to create interprofessional research and training focused on the detection and management of environmental health risks, with an emphasis on emerging infectious diseases. He has also worked internationally on aquatic health issues. Dr. Stephen is interested in adapting concepts of population health and health promotion to aquaculture and wildlife as well as a means to achieve true prevention of new zoonotic diseases.
A discussion of Dr. Stephan’s work integrating human, animal and ecosystem health – a hot topic in veterinary medicine.
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Enhancing the Livelihood of Kenyan Pig Farmers and the COB Project |
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International Veterinary Medicine Club (IVMC) |
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Dr. Cate Dewey |
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Dr. Dewey is a DVM from the class of 1979. She spent 6 years in private practice and then earned a MSc in clinical studies (1988) and a PhD in epidemiology (1992). She is a professor of Swine Health Management and Epidemiology and is the Chair of the Department of Population Medicine at OVC. Dr. Dewey is conducting swine research in Kenya investigating the links between pigs, Taenia solium tapeworm and human epilepsy.
If you are interested in ecosystem health, this is a talk you wouldn’t want to miss. Dr. Dewey will discuss her experiences, both personal and professional, regarding her time spent in Kenya working with small-scale swine operations and the COB (Children of Bukati) project. While initially traveling there to study a certain parasite, the village in which she was working in had a large proportion of AIDS orphans who she couldn’t ignore. Come learn how a veterinarian helped develop a school for these children while concurrently enhancing swine management practices in rural Kenya.
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Panel Discussion: Balancing a Professional Career & Life |
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Health & Balance Club |
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Dr. Dawn Crandell
Dr. Julie Armstrong
Dr. Melissa Sinclair
Dr. Scott Weese
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Dr. Dawn Crandell
Dr. Crandell graduated from OVC 1990. Completed a small animal medicine and surgery internship at AVC. Practiced in a small animal clinic in Ontario for 3 years followed by 6 years in an emergency clinic where she developed a special interest. Decided to pursue a residency in emergency medicine and critical care at OVC. Diplomate of American College of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care in 2004. Currently in charge of the ICU at VEC and Referral Center in Toronto.
Dr. Julie Armstrong
Dr. Armstrong graduated from WCVM in 1996 and went on to complete a one-year surgical/medical internship in a specialty practice in West Hartford Connecticut. She returned to WCVM to complete a Masters in Veterinary Science and a Small Animal Medicine Residency. Dr. Armstrong became board certified in small animal internal medicine in 2000. She spent the next four years as a Staff Vet in small animal medicine department at OVC. In August 2004 she joined Medi-cal Royal Canin Veterinary Diets. Within Medi-cal Royal Canin, she provides internal medicine and nutrition advice for veterinarians across Canada and assists with product research and development. Dr. Armstrong has recently returned to work part time after sharing the past year with her husband and new daughter Alegria.
Dr. Melissa Sinclair
Dr. Sinclair graduated from AVC in 1995, and then completed a large animal internship at OVC in 1996. She was in mixed animal practice in southern Ontario and Alberta until 1998, completed an anaesthesiology residency at OVC and became board certified in anaesthesiology in 2001. Married to a large animal veterinarian, Dr. Rob Swackhammer with two wonderful children, Anna (3 years old) and Alexander (2 years old).
Dr. Scott Weese
Having graduated from OVC in 1996, Dr. Weese spent a year in mixed animal practice in Orangeville, Ontario. Completing a Large animal medicine DVSc in 2000 and becoming Board certified in internal medicine (ACVIM) in 2000 he became assistant then associate professor in Dept of Clinical Studies at OVC. Currently Dr. Weese is an associate professor in the Dept of Pathobiology at OVC. His main academic interests include: infectious diseases, particularly multi-drug resistant pathogens and enteric pathogens, infection control and emerging diseases. Outside of school Dr. Weese’s family includes 3 children (5, 3 and brand new!) and a collection of animals.
Do you think that your school life is already taking over your personal life? Are you worried that once you graduate you won’t know how to maintain some balance? Come out and hear what successful veterinarians from a broad range of backgrounds (large and small animal, private practice, industry, and specialists) have to say about how they manage a successful career and personal lives. |
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Where is the business of veterinary medicine going and how should you best prepare |
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Dr. John Tait |
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Formerly director of the Veterinary Teaching Hospital, he now teaches business, finance and practice-management courses part time in OVC. He completed his DVM at Guelph and has practised and taught in Canada and the United States. As a certified financial planner, he consults with small-business medical professionals and is managing partner of a group of Toronto-area veterinary practices.
A member of the board of directors of the National Commission on Veterinary Economic Issues and the American Animal Hospital Association (AAHA), Tait will become the AAHA's second Canadian president in 2009. Dr. Tait has written the book The First Bite: A Comprehensive Guide to Establishing and Growing Your Career in Veterinary Medicine Tait describes the book as a “one-stop resource for all entry-level and early career issues,” including establishing and running a veterinary practice; addressing financial, legal and ethical issues; finding alternative career paths; and achieving a work-life balance.
Learn from the guru of business in veterinary medicine himself, Dr. John Tait as he will reveal the current and future trends in the profession, offer valuable business skills and reveal what to look for when you’re choosing a practice after graduation.
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A veterinarian’s role in the link between animal and domestic violence |
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Dr. Debbie Stoewen
Dr. Stoewen is a 1983 graduate of the Ontario Veterinary College (OVC). She expanded her education to include a Master of Social Work from Wilfred Laurier University in 2005, with special interest in family violence and ‘the link’ between child abuse, domestic violence and animal abuse. Although she is a practicing veterinarian, Dr. Stoewen is also pursuing a PhD, studying such subjects as the relationships between veterinary medicine and social work, the human-animal bond and the inherent social responsibilities of veterinary professionals, starting in 2008.
Angela Cerovic
Angela Cerovic joined the Ontario Veterinary Medical Association (OVMA) in 2005. She is the Association’s first Manager of Government Relations and oversees its government relations and advocacy strategies to ensure Ontario veterinarians are a key working partner with the different levels and departments of government, allowing the profession of veterinary medicine to advance in Ontario. One of Angela’s first official partnership programs that she struck with the provincial government was the expansion of the SafePet program which assists women at risk of abuse by temporarily taking care of their
pets through the veterinary and pet-loving community.
After completing an Honours degree at the University of Toronto in Criminology and French, Angela became a political aid to several Ministers in the Mike Harris Conservative government. Her roles included issues management, communications, policy development, and caucus relations in the ministries of Municipal Affairs and Housing, Finance, and Health and Long-Term Care. She headed the organization of the Ontario Budget in 2000 and 2001. After leaving government and prior to arriving at the OVMA, Angela led the government relations activities at the Ontario Pharmacists’ Association.
Angela is the proud owner of 3 adorable dogs and 2 gorgeous cats and lives in Toronto. |
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Client Education and Compliance in Veterinary Practice
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Dr. Robert Van Delst |
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Since graduation from the Ontario Veterinary College in 1995, Bob has experienced a broad base of practical veterinary medicine. He has been an associate veterinarian in practice as well as a managing owner. He has worked in rural mixed practice (dairy, beef, equine and small animal), and exclusively small animal practices in both rural and urban settings.
Bob has had the good fortune to visit hundreds of veterinary hospitals and work with veterinarians and veterinary teams in Ontario and across the country. At different times in his career, he has been responsible for managing veterinary sales teams in Western Canada, Central Canada, and Eastern Canada; all the while, growing in his understanding of the Canadian veterinary industry. With over seven years of providing service, educational seminars, and management tools to veterinary hospitals nationwide, Bob is very comfortable within the framework of our veterinary profession.
Robert Van Delst has recently begun a new position as the Veterinary Partnership Manager for Hill’s Pet Nutrition in Central Canada. He now has the pleasure of working directly with many veterinary hospitals, referral/specialty practices, and veterinary technician programs within Ontario and also with the Ontario Veterinary College.
This lecture is a discussion of the initial steps that can be implemented in a veterinary hospital to raise the level of care for pets. Successful client education requires effort, education, teamwork & planning before the patient visit begins. Any veterinary team member can make a difference to the health of pets with an idea that they believe in. Key message: Plan Ahead to Impact Client Compliance Through Education |
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Etre un future praticien bovin francophone en Amerique du Nord, que doit savoir? |
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Club Bovin |
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Le Dr Dubuc est diplômé de la Faculté de médecine vétérinaire de l’Université de Montréal en 2005. Il a participé au Summer Dairy Institute (Cornell University) durant l'été 2005. De 2005 à 2007, il a complété un programme de maîtrise en sciences cliniques et il a travaillé à la clinique ambulatoire bovine de la Faculté de médecine vétérinaire de l'Université de Montréal. Il a entrepris un programme de doctorat clinique en médecine de population en juillet 2007 au Ontario Veterinary College (University of Guelph). Le Dr Dubuc a présenté plusieurs conférences dans des congrès internationaux et sessions de formation continue pour les vétérinaires praticiens bovins depuis 2005. Ses intérêts principaux sont l’alimentation, la santé utérine et la médecine de population des bovins laitiers.
Cette conference portera sur la situation des futures veterinaries bovines francophones qui travailleront eventuellement dans un Amerique due Nord majoritairement Anglophone. Plusieurs sujets seront abordes tesl que les opportunities d’emplois et de stages, les resources disponsibles, les associations et la formation continue. La majorite des futures veterinaries bovines desirant travailler en pratique privee a la fin de leur DMV, unebreve description des differents types de pratiques bovines canadiennes et americaines sera presentee. Finalement, puisque les opportunites de recherve chez les bovines sont trop souvent mal connues par beaucoup d’etudiants, une courte sensibilisation sure le sujet sera faite.
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Les piqûres d'abeilles |
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Dr. Henry Staempfli |
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Dr. Stampfli a reçu son diplôme DMV à l’université de Bern, en Suisse en 1976 et a ainsi reçu son “Diplomat of the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine in Large animals” en 1990. Il est maintenant un professeur en médicine des grands animaux avec une concentration dans les maladies gastrointestinales des chevaux ainsi un intérêt dans l’équilibre acid base et electrolyte chez les animaux et humains.
Sa recherche a comme but l’étiologie de la diarrhée grave indifférencié chez les poulains et les chevaux. Ainsi, sa recherche inclue C. difficile chez différentes espèces, et le mécanisme pathophysiologique acid-base. Hors de la médecine vétérinaire, Dr. Stampfli aime la lecture et une varieté de sports (ski de fond, canoe, promenade et le soccer).
Un des professeurs à OVC le plus drôle et engageant discutera de l’importance et du contrôle des piqûres d’abeilles dans la médecine vétérinaire.
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Internship Experiences |
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Dr. Melanie Ammersbach |
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Après deux ans de son BSc. en biologie moléculaire et génétique, Dr. Melanie Ammersbach a été acceptée au programme DVM à l’Ontario Veterinary College. Elle a complété son degré DVM en 2007, et elle travaille maintenant comme interne dans le clinique des petits animaux à l’Ontario Veterinary College.
Dr. Melanie Ammersbach, qui est une interne dans le domaine de medicine interne des petits animaux, discutera ce que vous devez savoir pour le « veterinary match program » et vous donnera plusieurs indices utiles.
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Role of Viruses in equine allergic airway disease |
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Dr. Laurent Viel |
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Dr. Viel est un professeur universitaire à l’Ontario Veterinary College et travaille comme clinicien dans l’hôpital. De plus, il gère le Firestone Equine Respiratory Research Laboratory à l’Université de Guelph. Ce laboratoire spécialisé est dédié à la recherche des maladies respiratoires d’athlètes équins. En 1979, Dr. Viel a développé une nouvelle technologie pour prendre des échantillons de cellules inflammatoires des poumons des chevaux, ce qui est aujourd’hui une technique utilisée partout au monde. |