Thanks to the generosity of the Symposium Benefactors all meals and social functions are complimentary
Friday, July 13, 2007
8:00AM-5:30PM
Session1 – Heartworms & Pharmacogenomics: Application Now and the Future
- Canine MDR1 (ABCB1) and Avermectins: Heartworm Prevention and Pharmacogenomics
Katrina Mealey, DVM Washington State University - Applying Comparative and Functional Genomics to Filariae and Their Control
James McCarter, MD, Ph.D. Divergence, Inc. St. Louis. MO - Heartworm and Genomics
Panel Discussion
Session2: Wolbachia / Dirofilaria immitis Interactions
- Association of Wolbachia with Heartworm Disease in Dogs and Cats
Julie Levy, DVM, University of Florida - Wolbachia, Its in-Vitro Effect on Endothelial Mammal Cells
Fernando Simon Ph.D. University of Salamanca, Spain - Wolbachia and Its Influence on the Pathology and Immunology of Dirofilaria Immitis Infections
Laura Kramer, DVM, University of Parma, Italy - Heartworm and Wolbachia: Therapeutic Implications
John McCall, Ph.D., University of Georgia
Session3: Developments with Heartworms in Dogs
- Incidence of Positive Heartworm Antibody and Antigen Tests at IDEXX Laboratories:Trends and Potential Impact on HARD Awareness and Prevention
Anthony Caola, Ph.D. - An Epidemiological Analysis of the Proheart6 Experience
Lawrence Glickman, VMD, DrPH, Purdue University - Heartworm Preventive Failures – Resistance or Client Compliance?
Byron Blagburn, Ph.D, Auburn University
Saturday, July 14, 2007
8:00AM-5:30PM
Session4: H.A.R.D. Pathophysiology and Preventive Research
- Acute Death in Heartworm Infected Cats: Unraveling the Puzzle
Annette Litster, BVSc, PhD, FACVS Queensland, Australia - Statistical Elaboration of Life Expectancy, Cause of Death and Duration of Infection in Cats Infected
D. immitis, Claudio Genchi, DVM, University of Parma, Italy - The Pathophysiology of Feline Heartworm – An Update
Ray Dillon, DVM, Auburn University - Safety of Advantage Multi™ (10 % Imidacloprid + 1% Moxidectin) Topical Solution Applied toCats Infected with Adult Heartworms (Dirofilaria immitis) Using a Natural Infection Model
Dr. Robert Arther, DVM, Shawnee Mission, Kansas
Session5: H.A.R.D. Diagnostics: State of the Feline Heartworm
- Echocardiographic Quantification of Heartworm Burdens in Cats
Clarke Atkins, DVM, North Carolina State University - Radiographic Findings in the Asymptomatic Cat
Luigi Venco, DVM, University of Milan, Italy - Diagnostic Challenges in Feline Heartworm Infections
Julia Levy, DVM, University of Florida
Sunday July 15, 2007
8:00AM-11:45PM
American Heartworm Society President’s Program – Held at the AVMA Convention Center
You must be registered for the AVMA meeting in order to attend this session
- Wolbachia and Its Influence on the Pathology and Immunology of Dirofilaria immitis Infections
Laura Kramer, DVM, University of Parma, Italy - The Pathophysiology of Feline Heartworm Disease, An Update
Ray Dillon, DVM, Auburn University - Diagnostic Challenges in Feline Heartworm Infections
Julia Levy, DVM, University of Florida - Heartworm Preventive Failures – Resistance or Client Compliance?
Byron Blagburn, Ph.D., Auburn, University
