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About the Conference

The Koi Health Management conference is designed for veterinarians, hobbyists, retailers, and producers involved with ornamental fish. Conference topics cover all aspects of fish husbandry, and the laboratories range from beginner to advanced levels. Ample staff will be available for individual instruction. Each day concludes with a roundtable question-and-answer session.

Continuing Education Credits

This conference will provide 20.5 contact hours of Continuing Education (CE) credit through the University of Georgia Center for Continuing Education. Full attendance is required to receive total CE credits.

Registration Fees

The fee for this conference is $550.00 for veterinarians for early registration and $500.00 for non-vets for early registration.

This conference is limited to 40 participants. Registration is on a first-come, first-served basis; preregistration is required. Only the receipt of a paid registration guarantees a place in the conference. The fee includes Friday sessions and an evening reception at the Athens Holiday Inn, as well as Saturday and Sunday continental breakfasts, lunches, and refreshment breaks at the College of Veterinary Medicine. The fee also includes all lab supplies and instructional materials.

General Information

The Georgia Center for Continuing Education, a unit of the University of Georgia's Office of the Vice President for Public Service and Outreach, provides innovative lifelong learning opportunities that develop intellectual and human potential. For more information, visit www.georgiacenter.uga.edu/.

Special Needs:
If you require special services, facilities, or dietary considerations (vegetarian or otherwise), contact your meeting planner, Sandi Kilgo at 706-542-1451 or email skilgo@vet.uga.edu.

Lodging:
A block of rooms is being held at the Athens Holiday Inn located at 197 East Broad Street in Downtown Athens at a rate of $83 (Central Tower) until 5:00 p.m. ET, January 27, 2006. This full-service hotel features the Ginkgo Tree Restaurant & Lounge, a state-of-the-art exercise facility, a business center, an indoor pool, a Whirl Pool, interior-corridor-entry guest rooms, free parking, free local phone calls, and free shuttle service to the College of Veterinary Medicine (if requested at check-in).

To make reservations, please call 800-862-8436 and ask for the "Koi Health Management" (KOI) room block.

Transportation:
All flights into Athens connect through Charlotte, NC. Regular ground transportation is available from Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport to the Athens Holiday Inn.

Directions to the Athens Holiday Inn & the College of Veterinary Medicine:
For directions to the Athens Holiday Inn, please visit www.hi-athens.com. For directions to the University of Georgia College of Veterinary Medicine, please visit www.vet.uga.edu/directions.cvm.php.

Conference Cancellation Policies:
(1) We will gladly issue full refunds for cancellations made by 5:00 p.m. ET, January 20, 2006. No refunds will be issued thereafter. Substitutions are will be allowed. (2) If a conference is cancelled for any reason, neither the Georgia Center nor the College of Veterinary Medicine will be responsible for any cancellation changes/charges assessed by airlines or travel agencies.

For More Information, Contact:

Dr. Bruce Hollett or Sandi Kilgo
706-542-1451
bhollett@vet.uga.edu
skilgo@vet.uga.edu

Speakers

  • Branson Ritchie, DVM, PhD
    The University of Georgia
    College of Veterinary Medicine
     
  • Stephen Hernandez-Divers, BVetMed
    The University of Georgia
    College of Veterinary Medicine
     
  • Victoria Vaughan
    The University of Georgia
    College of Veterinary Medicine
     
  • Erik Johnson, DVM
    Johnson Veterinary Services
    Marietta, Georgia
     
  • Helen Roberts, DVM
    5 Corners Animal Hospital
    Orchard Park, NY
     
  • Jo Anne Maki, DVM, Ph.D.
    Merial
    Athens, Georgia
     
  • Tim Miller-Morgan, DVM
    Hatfield Marine Science Center
    Oregon State University
    Newport, OR

Agenda

Friday, February 17
Sessions to be held at the Athens Holiday Inn, Georgian West.
1:00-1:30 p.m. Registration, Georgian West Hallway
1:30-2:15 Conference Overview and Laboratory Instructions
2:15-2:30 Refreshment Break, Georgian West
2:30-5:30 Biology of Fishes
7:00-9:00 Standing Dinner Reception, Georgian West
Saturday, February 18
Sessions to be held at the College of Veterinary Medicine.
7:30-8:00 a.m. Continental Breakfast
8:00-10:30 Parasites, Bacteria, & Fungi
10:30-10:45 Refreshment Break
10:45-Noon Preparation for Laboratory
Noon-12:45 p.m. Lunch
12:45-3:00 Triage Diagnostic Procedures, Sampling Procedures
3:00-3:15 Refreshment Break
3:15-4:30 Laboratory Session Anesthesia, Wet Mount, Necropsy, & Bacteria
4:30-5:00 Participant Roundtable Questions and Answers
Sunday, February 19
Sessions to be held at the College of Veterinary Medicine.
7:30-8:00 a.m. Continental Breakfast
8:00-10:00 KHV & Viruses: Managing Disease Outbreak
10:00-10:15 Refreshment Break
10:15-Noon Treatment Regimes What's New in the Industry & Case Interaction
Noon-12:45 p.m. Lunch
12:45-3:00 Fish Endoscopy
3:00-3:15 Refreshment Break
3:15-4:30 Laboratory Session Endoscopy and Surgery
4:30-5:00 Participant Roundtable Questions and Answers

 

For courtesy and liability reasons, we prohibit children and domestic animals (except for working animals, e.g., guide dogs) at College conferences.

Each conference participant may receive mail from companies or individuals who have obtained names and addresses from this program's registration as permitted by the Georgia Open Records Act.


Registration

You have several registration options:

1. Register for this event online.

A major credit card is required for on-line registration.


2. Call either 1-800-884-1381 or (706) 542-2134 to register by telephone. Please mention you saw this web page.


3. Download a registration form and FAX it to the number on the form or mail it to the address below. You need a copy of the free Adobe Acrobat Reader to view and print this application form.


4. Mail the form to:
Koi Health Management — (#58279)
Attn: Conference Registration, Room 129
Georgia Center for Continuing Education
The University of Georgia
Athens, GA 30602-3603


Payment of Fees
The Georgia Center for Continuing Education accepts payments for registration by cash (on-site), check (payable to the University of Georgia), and credit card (Visa, Mastercard, American Express, and Discover).

 

Koi Health Management

 

Seminar Presentations

Photos courtesy of Michael Anderson.

 

 

 

 

Below are four very suspicious persons:  Vicki, Eric, Helen, Tommy (seated). 

Watch for their photos in your local post office! 

 


Fish Folks & Food

Photos courtesy of Carolyn Weise,  Ecological Laboratories, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Endoscopy of Smaller Fish

Photos courtesy of Michael Anderson

   

   

 

 

 

 


Necropsy

This koi was provided by Vicki Vaughan to the Atlanta Koi Club's booth at the Southeast Flower Show.  The koi jumped out of a tank at the show and died a few days later.  The necropsy determined the koi died from a large internal hemorrhage.  Photos courtesy of Gloria Jones IPPCA.

 


Endoscopy and Surgery to Remove Large Tumor

Photos courtesy of Michael Anderson

 

   

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

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