Released November 4, 2008
LEESBURG, Va. -- Virginia Tech's Marion duPont Scott Equine Medical Center has announced its 2008-09 Tuesday Talks schedule. This series of lectures is designed to provide veterinarians, horse owners, and horse professionals with valuable insight and practical advice related to a wide array of equine health care topics.
The 2008-09 Tuesday Talks schedule
- Dec. 2: “Emergency Care for Equine Wounds and Lacerations,” presented by Dr. Jennifer Brown who is a clinical assistant professor of emergency medicine and surgery, Marion duPont Scott Equine Medical Center.
- Jan. 13: “Emerging Issues in Equine Parasite Management,” presented by Dr. Harold C. McKenzie III, who is an assistant professor of equine medicine, Marion duPont Scott Equine Medical Center.
- Feb. 10: “Equine Colic: A Real Pain in the Gut,” presented by Dr. Nat White and and Jean Ellen Shehan, professor and Marion duPont Scott Equine Medical Center director.
- March 10: “Current Practices in Equine Reproduction,” presented by Dr. James Brown, resident in equine surgery, Marion duPont Scott Equine Medical Center.
All Tuesday Talk lectures will be held at 7 p.m. in the Equine Medical Center’s library. No fee is charged for attending but seating is limited and pre-registration is required. To register, e-mail Amy Troppmann at atroppmann@vt.edu or call (703) 771-6843. Additional information about the center and its services is available on the center’s website, http://www.vetmed.vt.edu/emc/.
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Contact: Kate Lee, (703) 771-6881, cleepr@vt.edu
