Post by trinitydobes on Aug 15, 2011 18:20:35 GMT -5
A forward from "Maddie's Fund" regarding saving lives of shelter pets. This
information can be used by anyone with kennels, not only shelter kennels.
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Maddie's Institute"
Sent: Monday, August 15, 2011 8:03 AM
Subject: Saving Lives With Antibody Titer Tests
Join us on Thursday, September 8 for this information-packed webcast. Saving Lives With Antibody Titer TestsLeading vaccine researcher Dr. Ronald Schultz doesn't want to see any more
shelter pets die just because they've been exposed to a deadly infectious
disease. That's why he offered a shelter a chance to makea different choice
during their next outbreak, allowing them to save the lives of 17 dogs.
How did they do it? With the use of a simple in-house antibody titer
test that revealed which pets had an immunity to the disease. Please
join Maddie's Fund® and Maddie's® Institute for a free webcast with
Ronald Schultz, MS, PhD, ACVM, on "Saving Lives With Antibody Titer
Tests" on Thursday, Sept. 8, 2011, at 9 PM Eastern/8 PM Central/7 PM
Mountain/6 PM Pacific.
The session will include an opportunity to ask a limited number ofquestions.
Registration is now open:
cts.vresp.com/c/?MaddiesFund/0230ce6dc2/0200cc0de6/a7952ff319/e=345700&s=1& k=BDB434E0615BDF3C72CDABAFCE8462DD
Attendees will learn:
- What an antibody titer test measures
- What "immunity" to common canine and feline illnesses means
- What antibody titers are dependent on
- How to read/interpret an antibody titer
- The different kinds of immunity, and what they mean
- How we know titer tests work
- For which diseases titer tests are useful - and for which they aren't
- The research behind the TiterCHEK and VacciCheck on-site tests
- Recommended core canine and feline vaccines
- How to use antibody titer testing to prevent or reduce an outbreak of disease in a shelter
- Antibody titer testing for companion animals
"Saving Lives With Antibody Titer Tests" is the first in a series of
educational programs from Maddie's®Institute, a program of Maddie's
Fund®, the nation's leading funder of shelter medicine education.
Maddie's® Institute brings cutting edge shelter medicine information from
universities and animal welfare leaders to shelter veterinarians, managers
and staff as well as private practice veterinarians, rescue groups and
community members to increase lifesaving of homeless dogs and cats
community-wide.
If you have questions, please contact Dr. Laurie Peek, Maddie's Fund
Director of Veterinary Programs, at mailto:peek%40maddiesfund.org.
This program was reviewed and approved by the AAVSB RACE program for
1 hour of continuing education in jurisdictions which recognize AAVSB
RACE approval. Please contact the AAVSB RACE program if you have any
comments/concerns regarding this program's validity or relevancy to
the veterinary profession.
This course has been pre-approved for Certified Animal Welfare Administrator continuing education credits.
Dr. Ronald Schultz
Dr. Ronald Schultz, chair of the Department of Pathobiological
Sciences at School of Veterinary Medicine, University of
Wisconsin-Madison, is one of the world's leading experts onveterinary
vaccines, virology and immunology.
In addition to his work with the Maddie's® Laboratory for Diagnosis
and Prevention of Shelter Diseases at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Dr. Schultz was the first president of the
American Association of Veterinary Immunologists and received the first
Distinguished Veterinary Immunologist Award and is a member of the AVMA Feline Vaccine Associated Sarcoma Task Force.
Currently, he is a member of the American Animal Hospital Associations'
Canine Vaccine Task Force, the American Association of Feline Practitioners' Feline Vaccine Task Force, and the Veterinary
Vaccine Group of the World Small Animal Veterinary Association.
information can be used by anyone with kennels, not only shelter kennels.
******************************
----- Original Message -----
From: "Maddie's Institute"
Sent: Monday, August 15, 2011 8:03 AM
Subject: Saving Lives With Antibody Titer Tests
Join us on Thursday, September 8 for this information-packed webcast. Saving Lives With Antibody Titer TestsLeading vaccine researcher Dr. Ronald Schultz doesn't want to see any more
shelter pets die just because they've been exposed to a deadly infectious
disease. That's why he offered a shelter a chance to makea different choice
during their next outbreak, allowing them to save the lives of 17 dogs.
How did they do it? With the use of a simple in-house antibody titer
test that revealed which pets had an immunity to the disease. Please
join Maddie's Fund® and Maddie's® Institute for a free webcast with
Ronald Schultz, MS, PhD, ACVM, on "Saving Lives With Antibody Titer
Tests" on Thursday, Sept. 8, 2011, at 9 PM Eastern/8 PM Central/7 PM
Mountain/6 PM Pacific.
The session will include an opportunity to ask a limited number ofquestions.
Registration is now open:
cts.vresp.com/c/?MaddiesFund/0230ce6dc2/0200cc0de6/a7952ff319/e=345700&s=1& k=BDB434E0615BDF3C72CDABAFCE8462DD
Attendees will learn:
- What an antibody titer test measures
- What "immunity" to common canine and feline illnesses means
- What antibody titers are dependent on
- How to read/interpret an antibody titer
- The different kinds of immunity, and what they mean
- How we know titer tests work
- For which diseases titer tests are useful - and for which they aren't
- The research behind the TiterCHEK and VacciCheck on-site tests
- Recommended core canine and feline vaccines
- How to use antibody titer testing to prevent or reduce an outbreak of disease in a shelter
- Antibody titer testing for companion animals
"Saving Lives With Antibody Titer Tests" is the first in a series of
educational programs from Maddie's®Institute, a program of Maddie's
Fund®, the nation's leading funder of shelter medicine education.
Maddie's® Institute brings cutting edge shelter medicine information from
universities and animal welfare leaders to shelter veterinarians, managers
and staff as well as private practice veterinarians, rescue groups and
community members to increase lifesaving of homeless dogs and cats
community-wide.
If you have questions, please contact Dr. Laurie Peek, Maddie's Fund
Director of Veterinary Programs, at mailto:peek%40maddiesfund.org.
This program was reviewed and approved by the AAVSB RACE program for
1 hour of continuing education in jurisdictions which recognize AAVSB
RACE approval. Please contact the AAVSB RACE program if you have any
comments/concerns regarding this program's validity or relevancy to
the veterinary profession.
This course has been pre-approved for Certified Animal Welfare Administrator continuing education credits.
Dr. Ronald Schultz
Dr. Ronald Schultz, chair of the Department of Pathobiological
Sciences at School of Veterinary Medicine, University of
Wisconsin-Madison, is one of the world's leading experts onveterinary
vaccines, virology and immunology.
In addition to his work with the Maddie's® Laboratory for Diagnosis
and Prevention of Shelter Diseases at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Dr. Schultz was the first president of the
American Association of Veterinary Immunologists and received the first
Distinguished Veterinary Immunologist Award and is a member of the AVMA Feline Vaccine Associated Sarcoma Task Force.
Currently, he is a member of the American Animal Hospital Associations'
Canine Vaccine Task Force, the American Association of Feline Practitioners' Feline Vaccine Task Force, and the Veterinary
Vaccine Group of the World Small Animal Veterinary Association.