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When Hormones Go Awry –
Update & Discussion on Small Animal Endocrinopathies

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PROGRAM SPEAKERS
Darren Wood DVM DVSc Diplomate ACVP
Kristiina Ruotsalo DVM DVSc Diplomate ACVP

Darren Wood DVM
Education
DVM, Atlantic Veterinary College, UPEI, 1994
DVSc, Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph, 2000
Diplomate ACVP (Clinical Pathology), 2002

Research
Hemostasis/Hematology: canine von Willebrand disease, canine platelet function in IMHA, acute phase response in canine IMHA, RBC antigens in canine IMHA, characterization of canine protein C, hemostasis of chickens with fatty liver hemorrhagic syndrome, applied hemostasis method validation, effect of bovine viral diarrhea virus on hematopoietic tissue.

Teaching
DVM Program: Principles of Disease in Veterinary Medicine (Measurement and Testing, Hematology and Cytology), Systems Pathology (Clinical Biochemistry), Special Topics in Veterinary Medicine (Hematology Elective using the Diagnostic Pathfinder)

Graduate Program: Applied Clinical Pathology courses, Graduate Hematology, Graduate Biochemistry, Mechanisms of Disease (Hemostasis and Thrombosis)

Kristiina Ruotsalo DVM
Kristiina graduated from the Ontario Veterinary College in 1990. Following one and a half years in mixed animal practice, she returned to the University of Guelph, Department of Pathobiology, to complete her Doctor of Veterinary Science in Clinical Pathology. Following the completion of this degree, she consulted for several privately owned veterinary laboratories as well as practised small animal medicine on a part-time basis. Kris became a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Pathologists (Clinical Pathology) in 2004. Currently she is a clinical pathologist with the Animal Health Laboratory at the University of Guelph. She resides on a small farm just outside of Guelph where, along with her husband and son, she raises purebred Scottish Highland Cattle.

Course Content
This session will focus on laboratory testing of adrenal and thyroid diseases of dogs and cats, with lesser emphasis on endocrine pancreatic and parathyroid diseases.

The presenters will review sample collection procedures and protocols for small animal thyroid and adrenal diseases, highlighting the advantages and limitations of the various tests that are available.

The recent literature with respect to the common diseases will be reviewed, and controversies with respect to testing will be highlighted.

After these didactic sessions, the presenters will use a case-based format to stimulate interactive discussion on evidence-based appropriate test selection and interpretive considerations. Participants are asked to come prepared with questions and issues regarding laboratory testing for these diseases so we can all learn from each other.