As veterinarians, we often wish we had more to offer our patients with cancer, especially when their owners for whatever reason are not able to
take advantage of available referral services.
The answer... come join us in Waco, June 7 & 8, 2014, for a weekend of "Practical Oncology." Learn "practical" knowledge you can put to use in your clinic
starting on Monday.
Don't miss our last planned Oncology Seminar for 2014
We will cover the following important subjects: :
- cancers most commonly seen in small animal practice
- diagnosis and treatment in the trenches
- what we hope to gain for our patients and their owners by referring to a specialist
- the many "how to" applications of chemotherapy
- adjustments to the chemo plan, when things do not go as planned
- rescue therapy
Your registration fee includes: a proceedings including copies of all PowerPoint slides, client handouts, in
clinic forms (chemo dose calculators, chemo estimate form, etc.), and handy reference charts for fluid analysis, chemo protocols,
cytology algorithm, diagnosis and treatment of hypercalcemia, special laboratory submission forms, etc. There
is also online access to download of the proceedings in .pdf format.
Keynote Speaker: Wendy Blount, DVM
Dr. Blount is a companion animal veterinarian based in Nacogdoches, Texas. She treats dogs and cats only and
is Texas A&M Residency trained in Small Animal Internal Medicine. She conducts Continuing Education Seminars for small animal
veterinarians, veterinary technicians and animal control officers. As well, Dr. Blount teaches an undergraduate college
course on "Medicine and Behavior in the Animal Sheltering Environment" for Duquesne University, and serves as Medical Director for
O'Malley PET (Preventing Euthanasia Together). Dr. Blount has been the recipient of several prestigious awards including 2012 TVMA
Companion Animal Practitioner of the
Year, the 2011 Bilderback Award for support of the animal sheltering community and the 2004 TAVP Clinical Referral and Consultation
Award.
Guest Speaker: Brian Huber, DVM, Dipl ABVP
Dr. Huber, President of Oncura Partners, will speak about Oncura's Oncology Case Management System (OCMS) platform and demonstrate the Sonix
Telemed system on Sunday. As a graduate of Kansas State University College of Veterinary Medicine (1986), he is a Founder/Partner of the Animal Hospital of
Rowlett & Diagnostic Center, and of the Animal Hospital of Heath. His practice has been AAHA certified since 1990, and by ABVP in Canine and Feline Specialty, since 1996. He founded Veterinary Diagnostic Imaging in 1991, has held the position of Chief Medical Officer
for Stason Animal Health since 2008, and has been a Consultant and Medical Officer for BioPharma Products since 2009. He assisted with the research and launch
of a bioscaffold regenerative product called "OsteoBioScaff" for small animals and horses.
The following are comments from participants of this Seminar:
- I learned a lot from the recent seminar. Dr. Blount has a wealth of knowledge and experience
and passes it on very well to the Attendees.
Thillai Koothan, DVM - Houston, TX
Just wanted to let you know that I got to use your seminar the first day back at work.
I can't wait to see what your next seminar will be. Thanks!
Carolyn Fauber, DVM - Granbury, TX
It was really great. Very well organized and very professional.
Bobby Cox, DVM - Leonard, TX
Very informative and an excellent presenter.
Great presentation kept my interest. Very knowledgeable and experienced.
Wonderful lecture series. Good materials and current. Thanks for the resources.
Questions??? Contact Russ at the von Allmen Agency
phone: (936) 564-7792 - e-mail:
russ@vonallmen.net
