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Hope Animal Hospital
300 Biltmore, Suite 130
Fenton, Missouri 63026
(636) 349-0049
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Continuing Education Our staff and veterinarian constantly review and update their skills and technology so that we can make sure that we can offer you the highest level of care at all times. We take great pride in our high standards of pet and client care. November 2, 2008 Dr. Linda Beisswenger attended an all day lecture by Dr. Elisa Mazzaferro an emergency and critical care veterinary specialist. The lecture covered Fluid Therapy and Related Critical Care Issues. This lecture was hosted by the Greater St. Louis Veterinary Medical Association. A fantastic lecture. It is always great to learn the latest in emergency medicine. August 23 – August 26, 2008 Dr. Linda Beisswenger, Lea Canada, and Rennie Bodien traveled to Columbia, Missouri to attend the annual Central Veterinary Conference. There are hundreds of lectures to choose from and we are always disappointed that we have to miss some to attend others. June 5, 2008 Dr. Linda Beisswenger and Rennie Bodien participated in an innovative continuing education seminar on osteoarthritis management hosted by Novartis Animal Health. The speaker was Steven M. Fox MS, DVM, MBA, PhD. This lecture covered all options for osteoarthritis control from medication to supplements to exercise. Dr. Beisswenger and Rennie both learned a lot. April 20, 2008 Dr. Linda Beisswenger attended an all day seminar on Hematology sponsored by Dr. Guillermo Couto. This lecture was sponsored by the Greater St. Louis Veterinary Medical Association. What a great update on evaluating blood values. March 2, 2008 Dr. Linda Beisswenger attended an all day lecture sponsored by the Greater St. Louis Veterinary Medical Association and given by Dr. Michael Rieger on Practice Management. It is always good to find out if we are doing everything we can to provide the best medicine available to each pet that comes here. February 10, 2008 Dr. Linda Beisswenger attended an all day lecture given by Dr. John August on Feline Medicine. This lecture was sponsored by the Greater St. Louis Veterinary Medical Association. What a treat it was to attend this lecture and learn the latest on feline medicine. November 18, 2008 Dr. Linda Beisswenger attended an all day lecture given by Dr. Deborah Greco covering Diabetes Mellitus, Obesity, and Appetite Suppressants. Greater St. Louis Veterinary Medical Association sponsored this lecture. It was great to hear the new connections on diet and diabetes mellitus in cats. October 18, 2007 Dr. Linda Beisswenger attended a lecture by James L. Becht DVM, MS Diplomate: American college of Veterinary Radiology and American College of Internal Medicine. The lecture was sponsored by Butler Animal Health and gave information on ultrasound medicine. October 5, 2007 Dr. Linda Beisswenger attended an educational summit on New Technologies for Wound Closure. This summit was hosted by the Greater St. Louis Veterinary Medical Association and Novartis Animal Health. The lecture was given by Greg Brown, BS, MBA, Director, New Technologies Development, Ethicon. A very educational talk that focused on surgical closures and suture choice. September 15 -18, 2007 Dr. Linda Beisswenger, Lea Canada, and Rennie Bodien attended the Central Veterinary Conference in Columbia, Missouri. With hundreds of lectures and additional dinner meetings we are always exhausted after attending but learn a lot. August 28, 2007 Dr. Linda Beisswenger, Lea Canada, Rennie Bodien, and Micki Adelsberger attended a lecture by Kevin R. Kazacos, DVM, PhD on New Guidelines for the Diagnosis, Treatment, and Control of Zoonotic Helminths. This lecture was sponsored by Bayer and the Greater St. Louis Veterinary Medical Association. This lecture was full of new information and made us recommit to providing appropriate parasite to protect our pet patients and their owners from deadly parasites. July 24, 2007 Dr. Linda Beisswenger, Lea Canada, Rennie Bodien, and Micki Adelsberger attended a seminar on Leptospirosis. This lecture was sponsored by Fort Dodge Animal Health. The seminar was presented by George E. Moore, DVM, PhD. Dr. Moore is an Associate Professor of Clinical Epidemiology at Purdue University’s School of Veterinary Medicine. He also serves as the Director for Clinical Trials at Purdue’s Veterinary Teaching Hospital. June 12, 2007 Dr. Linda Beisswenger, Lea Canada, and Rennie Bodien attended a presentation by Keith Hnilica, DVM, MS, Diplomate ACVD on controlling canine atopy (inhaled allergies). Dr. Hnilica is an Associate Professor of Dermatology at the University of Tennessee. The lecture was hosted by Novartis Animal Health. Dr. Linda Beisswenger, Lea Canada, and Rennie Bodien attended a lecture by LeMac Morris, DVM, MS Field Veterinary Consultant, Fort Dodge Animal Health covering the newly recognized Virulent Systemic Feline Calicivirus. An interesting presentation that reveled that this is more of a shelter problem than an individual pet problem. April 14, 2007 Dr. Linda Beisswenger, Lea Canada, and Rennie Bodien went to the Open House at Veterinary Specialty Services to see the new facility, visit with the specialists we have know for awhile and meet new specialist. What a great facility this is and what a great group of Specialists and staff. We have all the confidence that our patients we refer will get the very best. April 11, 2007 Dr. Linda Beisswenger, Lea Canada, and Rennie Bodien attended a lecture on Advantage Multi for dogs and cats. Clarke Atkins, DVM, DACVIM discussed this new product for Bayer Animal Health. Hope Animal Hospital strives to stay updated on all new products to help make the best health decision for your pet. February 28, 2007 Dr. Linda Beisswenger attended a lecture by Julie Ebert, DVM hosted by Bayer to give technical information about Advantage Multi. October 17, 2006 Dr. Linda Beisswenger attended an educational summit to Evaluate Multimodal Approaches to the Treatment of Osteoarthritis. This summit was hosted by Veterinary Specialty Services and the Greater St. Louis Veterinary Medical Association. The lecture was given by Darryl L. Millis, MS, DVM, DACVS who is the Professor or Orthopedic Surgery at the University of Tennessee, College of Veterinary Medicine. August 26-29, 2006 Dr. Linda Beisswenger, Lea Canada, Rennie Bodien, and Micki Adelsbergers attended the Central Veterinary Conference. A yearly event this is the greatest opportunity for us to get intensive continuing education on multiple subjects. August 8, 2006 Dr. Linda Beisswenger and Rennie Bodien attended a lecture sponsored by IDEXX Laboratories entitled A Practical Approach to Feline Retroviruses. The lecture was given by Erin Evans, DVM. May 11, 2006 Dr. Linda Beisswenger, Lea Canada, and Rennie Bodien plan to participate in a teleconference entitled 'The Itchy Dog'. Presented by Dr. Jerry Wilson, this teleconference discusses one of the most common and often misdiagnosed skin diseases - atopic dermatitis ( allergies ). Dr. Linda Beisswenger, Lea Canada, Rennie Bodien, and Micki Adelsberger are scheduled to participate in a dinner course entitled 'Diagnostic and preventive strategies for vector-borne disease: a clinical perspective'. The speaker will be Richard Ford, DVM, MS, DACVIM who is a professor at North Carolina State University. Topics to be discussed include: tick biology, new prevalence studies, diagnosis of tick diseases, testing, prevention, and treatment options. Since tick-borne diseases have been found in every U.S. state, Hope Animal Hospital routinely tests for ehrlichia and Lyme disease with heartworm testing. We want to receive the most current information in this important area. April 11, 2006 Dr. Linda Beisswenger, Lea Canada, and Rennie Bodien participated in a teleconference given by IDEXX Laboratories entitled 'Ehrlichiosis and anaplasmosis: common questions and concerns'. Ehrlichiosis is the most common tick borne disease in Missouri so we always interested in the newest treatments. We are proud that at Hope Animal Hospital we test for Ehrlichia and Lyme at the same time any dog receives a heartworm test. March 26, 2006 Dr. Linda Beisswenger, Lea Canada, Rennie Bodien, and Micki Adelsberger attended the Veterinary Professional Development Day at the Humane Society of Missouri given by the House Rabbit Society of Missouri and sponsored by the Greater St. Louis Veterinary Medical Association. The conference was entitled "Raising the Bar on Rabbit Health". Dr. Linda Beisswenger and Rennie Bodien attended Section 2 for previous attendees. Lea Canada and Micki Adelsberger attended Section 1 for new attendees. March 22, 2006 Dr. Linda Beisswenger, Lea Canada, and Rennie Bodien participated in a teleconference entitled 'Diagnosing Canine Pancreatitis'. Pancreatitis is difficult to diagnose and faster, more accurate tests are now available. Treatment was also discussed. March 15, 2006 Dr. Linda Beisswenger, Lea Canada, and Rennie Bodien participated in a lunch and learn seminar with Nick Huff from Bayer HealthCare. We learned about new information researchers are finding out about fleas, ticks, and mosquitoes and how to protect our pets. March 11-12, 2006 Dr. Linda Beisswenger and Rennie Bodien traveled to Columbia, Missouri to participate in a dental seminar at the University of Missouri - College of Veterinary Medicine. It included two half days of lecture and two half days of hands on practice. Dr. Beisswenger and Rennie had a weekend full of practical education and experience focusing on performing dental x-rays, evaluating when a tooth can be saved, and dental extractions causing the least pain and complications. The second day was originally for veterinarians only, but due to low attendance Rennie was able to attend the whole seminar. Dr. Beisswenger and Rennie where able to learn directly from Curt Coffman, DVM a fellow of the Academy of Veterinary Dentistry; Richard Meadows, DVM Diplomate American Board of Veterinary Practitioners from the University of Missouri - Columbia; and Steven Holmstrom, DVM Diplomate, American Veterinary Dental College. Dr. Holmstrom is the author of veterinary books on dentistry and has instruments named after him. What a treat to learn among these teachers. We were given individual attention to answer all our questions. March 8, 2006 Dr. Linda Beisswenger, Lea Canada, and Rennie Bodien participated in a lunch and learn seminar with Kenny Marbury from Novartis. We discussed roundworms, hookworms, whipworms, and fleas. It is always good to renew your learning on these old enemies. March 7, 2006 Dr. Linda Beisswenger, Lea Canada, and Rennie Bodien participated in an American Animal Hospital Association Staff Meeting Audio Conference. The conference topic was 'Implementation of the 2006 AAHA Canine Vaccine Guidelines'. During this event we discussed why the guidelines have been updated as well as what the major differences are between the 2003 and 2006 versions. March 3,4, and 5, 2006 Noah's Wish is a not-for-profit animal welfare organization that only responds to disasters. Lea Canada attended Noah's Wish Volunteer In-Field Training in St. Louis. She camped for the weekend and learned disaster response skills. Lea had a great time at the Noah's Wish training weekend. She made great contacts in the rescue world, learned disaster response techniques, and was certified by Noah's Wish in animal CPR. The whole weekend was spent in a simulated disaster environment. Lea appeared on Channel 4 news demonstrating her CPR technique. Click here for more information about Noah's Wish. February 28, 2006 Dr. Linda Beisswenger, Lea Canada, and Rennie Bodien participated in a Web Conference entitled ‘Integrate Urine Protein/Creatinine Ratios into Your Practice and Uncover Early Renal Disease’. This seminar taught us how to diagnose kidney disease in stage 1 and 2. Up until now we could only diagnose kidney disease when it was in stage 3 or 4 and less than 25% of the kidney function was left. Early diagnosis and treatment will lead to longer lives for our beloved pets. February 22, 2006 Dr. Linda Beisswenger, Lea Canada, and Rennie Bodien participated in a lunch and learn seminar with Mike Gruendler from Schering-Plough Animal Health Corporation. We learned more about the importance of pet identification and were reminded how easy it is in a disaster to become separated from your pet. February 13, 2006 Dr. Linda Beisswenger, Lea Canada, Rennie Bodien, and Micki Adelsberger trained with Linda Hoff, an Imaging Specialist from Radiologic Resources Inc. Training covered how to take the best x-ray image, automatic processor care, and radiographic safety. Getting the best x-ray for our patients is important for proper diagnostic evaluations. January 12, 2006 Dr. Linda Beisswenger attended a round table discussion in Wentzville, MO led by Richard Meadows, DVM, Diplomate, ABVP from the University of Missouri - College of Veterinary Medicine. Topics included Managing Microbes, Update on Standards of Protocol for Parasiticides, Immunization, and Pain Management. |
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