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Intensive Toxicology Short Course:
Common Small Animal Toxicoses

Thursday, May 15
ASPCA Midwest Office
1717 S. Philo Rd., Ste. 36, Urbana, Ill.

  1:00 p.m. Course Check-In
  2:00 p.m. Species Differences in Toxicology:
A Horse is a Horse of Course But a Cat is Not a Small Dog

Tina Wismer, DVM, DABT, DABVT
  3:00 p.m. Hyoglycemics:
The Horse has Preserved the Sweetness of Paradise in its Blood But Counter-surfing Dogs May Be Entering Paradise Prematurely
Charlotte Means, DVM, MLIS, DABVT
  4:00 p.m. Veterinary CSI:
Get a Leg Up on Identifying and Diagnosing the Posioned Patient

Sharon Gwaltney-Brant, DVM, PhD, DABT, DABVT
  5:00 p.m. Reception
ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center Tours
  6:00 p.m. Keynote Lecture
Dr. Guy Weinberg, MD
  7:00 p.m. Adjourn

Friday, May 16
University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine
2001 S. Lincoln Ave., Urbana, Ill.

  7:00 a.m. Course Check-In
Continental Breakfast
  8:00 a.m. Triple Crown Session I
  10:30 a.m. Break
  11:00 a.m. Triple Crown Session II
  1:30 p.m. Lunch
  2:30 p.m. Triple Crown Session III
  5:30 p.m. Adjourn

Triple Crown Challenges

Participants will compete in three Triple Crown challenges and will work in teams to solve cases. Participants can form teams of five members or, if preferred, teams will be randomly assigned.

The winning team will be selected based on scores from all three of the events. All members of the winning team will win book prizes.

The Kentucky Derby: Decontamination and Antidotes
Chair: Camille DeClementi, Valentina Merola, Cristine Hayes, Kirsten Waratuke

The Belmont Stakes: Toxicology—Cardiac and Nervous Systems
Chair: Donna Mensching, Karla Smith, Mary Schell, Joahnna Keigwin

The Preakness: Diagnostics
Chair: Sharon Gwaltney-Brant, Michael Knight, Judy Holding, Paul Eubig, Collette Wegenast