2008 MVMA Fall Staff Seminar

Seminar Day
8:00 - 9:00 - Registration & Coffee
9:00 - 12:00 - Seminar
12:00 - 1:00 - Lunch
1:00 - 5:00 - Seminar

Pre-registration fees (before August 29, 2008)		On-Site Registration fees (after August 29, 2008)
MVMA Veterinarian	$160	MVMA Veterinarian	$185
Technician/Staff/Other	$90	Technician/Staff/Other	$105
Student	$60	Student	$75
MN Non Member Veterinarians Add $50

Coffee breaks are scheduled midmorning and midafternoon--breaks, proceedings and lunch are included in the price of registration.

6 CE credits are given for this seminar

Cancellation must be done 48 hours prior to the seminar for a refund - a fee of 10% is nonrefundable

Veterinary students will be given the opportunity to register for a $20 fee, if space is available, 5 days prior to the seminar. Students will be informed by broadcast e-mail.

The MVMA Academy Seminar

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The syndrome of feline cholangitis / cholangiohepatitis (CCHS) encompasses several histologic classifications that have become more diversified with immunohistochemical staining and clinical syndrome characterization. This seminar will define the subclassifications of CCHS including the confusion with the feline polycystic liver disease, and illustrate useful treatment strategies.

This seminar will dissect the current status of the syndromes of chronic hepatitis in the dog, key histopathologic features that guide interventional immunomodulatory therapies, the role of neutraceutical antioxidants, hepatoprotectants, and antifibrotics. Current understanding of hepatocellular copper retention and its role in chronic hepatitis will be addressed.

Feline Hepatic Lipidosis is the most common acquired potentially lethal hepatic abnormality afflicting pet cats. This lecture will concisely relay best management strategies for improved patient survival. Identification of the underlying cause of inappetance is essential.

Providing appropriate nutritional support is a management cornerstone in the patient with liver disease. A major obstacle is in deciding when to restrict protein intake, considering that a positive protein balance assists tissue healing and hepatocellular regeneration. This seminar will succinctly present guidelines for formulating nutritional recommendations for different types and severities of liver disease.

Dr. Center received her undergraduate (BS) in Biological Sciences at California State University in San Luis Obispo, California, and her veterinary training at the University of California at Davis. She completed a rotating Internship in Small Animals and Residency in Internal Medicine at the New York State College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, and worked in private practice for 3 years. She joined the veterinary faculty at Cornell in 1983 and is currently a Professor of Internal Medicine. Currently she co-manages the Internal Medicine referral service, provides didactic lectures in the areas of hepatobiliary and hematologic disease to 3^rd and 4^th year veterinary students, trains medical residents in the area of Veterinary Internal Medicine, and conducts focused research in the area of canine and feline hepatobiliary disorders, including disease characterization, diagnostic evaluations, and therapeutic interventions. She has authored many research manuscripts, clinical papers, and book chapters in these areas.