Date: Thursday May 19, 2022 
Time: 6-6:30pm registration, 7:00 pm presentation

Grand Rapids Downtown Market (Banquet Room)

435 Ionia Ave. SW Grand Rapids, MI 49503

Please join us for another WMVMA webinar entitled “I Feel the Need...the Need for Speed When Killing Ticks”, sponsored by Merck Animal Health

 Here are the quick details:

• This meeting is limited to DVMs, Practice Managers, and lead LVTs
• 1 hour of CE credit will be provided

More information about the topic:

Learn why speed of kill is a critical component to effectively preventing tick-borne disease transmission, especially for dogs living or traveling in areas where the black-legged tick is endemic.  

About our speaker: 

Dr. Kathryn Reif is an assistant professor in the College of Veterinary Medicine at Kansas State University.  Dr. Reif's research interests broadly revolve around vectors and vector-borne diseases of veterinary, medical and agricultural importance, with a primary focus on ticks and tick-borne pathogens of public health and veterinary concern.  Some of Dr. Reif's on-going research projects include: i) developing new approaches for real-time monitoring of tick salivation behaviors; ii) evaluating antimicrobial efficacy to control tick-borne pathogens; iii) investigating the transmission dynamics of bovine anaplasmosis; iv) examining the prevalence of feline cytauxzoonosis; and v) tick-borne pathogen vaccine development.  Dr. Reif enjoys engaging veterinarians and clients/producers in research projects, and developing and delivering presentations on the importance of ticks and tick-borne pathogens to clinicians and the general public.