Merial Rabies Symposium

Iowa State University Wins Fourth-Annual Rabies Symposium!

With great pleasure, the Alliance has awarded the 2011 Merial Rabies Symposium to Iowa State University, College of Veterinary Medicine.  A full-day rabies symposium, sponsored by Merial, with talks from local and international experts will be held at Iowa State University and we hope that students in their veterinary, biomedical, and public health sciences programs will all participate to help spread the One-Health message.  Iowa State University won by having the highest percentage of students participate in their 2010 World Rabies Day event. Congratulations!

Presentations from the 4th Annual Merial Rabies Symposium at Iowa State University (in order of appearance)

• Merial's Commitment to World Rabies Day and the Merial Rabies Symposium (Joanne Maki, MS, DVM, PhD, Rabies Program Manager, Veterinary Public Health, Merial)
•  ISU World Rabies Day Event (Chelsea Reinhard, DVM Candidate, MPH Candidate, Iowa State University CVM)
•  Challenges of Implementing a Rabies Control Program in Haiti (Kelly Crowdis, DVM, Christian Veterinary Mission, Long-tern Field Worker, Haiti)
•  Vignette Video
• A Global Public Health Perspective of Rabies (Charles Rupprecht, VMD, MS, PhD, Chief of Rabies Program, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
•  Wildlife Rabies: Reservoirs, Surveillance and Control (Dennis Slate, PhD, National Rabies Management Coordinator, USDA, APHIS Wildlife Services)
•  Vignette Video
• Impact of Rabies on Livestock and Horses - A Practice Management Approach (Heather Sutton, DVM, Field Veterinary Services, Merial)
•  The Bohol Project: A Sustainable Dog Rabies Elimination Success Part 1, Part 2 (Betsy Miranda, DVM and Jeanne Giese, Global Alliance for Rabies Control)
•  Vignette Video
• A Medial Perspective on Rabies (LCDR Brett Petersen, MD, MPH, United States Public Health Service, Medical Officer, Poxvirus and Rabies Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
•  One Hand at a Time: My Sierra Leone Experience (Trina Schey, DVM Candidate, MPH Candidate, Iowa State University CVM)
• One Hand at a Time: The Importance of Community Partnerships  (Robert Weedon, DVM, MPH, Global Alliance for Rabies Control)
•  Bringing the World Together One Hand at a Time (Deborah Briggs, MS, PhD, Executive Director, Global Alliance for Rabies Control)

Location: Gateway Hotel and Conference Center 2100 Green Hills Drive, Ames, Iowa 50014

Webcast: Closed. Those unable to attend in person can participate via Webcast. Click here to download the Webcast Registration Form.

Hotel Information:

• AmericInn and Suites http://www.americinn.com/hotels/ia/ames
• Microtel Inn & Suites http://www.microtelinn.com

Why: Each year, this Merial-sponsored Symposium is awarded to one Student Chapter of the American Veterinary Medical Association (SCAVMA) to recognize great achievement in raising awareness for rabies as part of World Rabies Day. Iowa State University won the 2011 Symposium by having the highest percentage of students participate in their 2010 World Rabies Day event!  

Symposium Flyer: Click here to download a flyer for the Symposium  

Agenda: Click here to view the Symposium agenda

Continuing Education: This event has been approved by the Iowa Board of Veterinary Medicine for 4 continuing education credits for veterinarians in the state of Iowa.

Registration: Closed. Please register in person on Sat., Sept 24. or you can watch the live Symposium via Webcast. Click here to register for the Webcast.