The Executive Committee of the American Association of Swine Veterinarians (AASV) is organizing a listening session to update members on the current status of Postweaning Multisystemic Wasting Syndrome (PMWS) in North America. The session, open only to AASV members, will be held from 1:00 – 3:00pm on Tuesday March 7th following the association’s annual meeting in Kansas City, MO and will be chaired by Dr. Tom Gillespie. The session will provide an opportunity to update practitioners regarding the current status of PMWS in the U.S., Canada and Europe and serve as a forum for veterinarians to discuss their experiences with the syndrome in their practices.
Century A
Westin Crown Center
March 7, 2006
1:00 – 3:00 pm
AGENDA
1:00pm Lunch, Courtesy Pfizer Animal Health Welcome and Introduction - Tom Gillespie
1:00 - 1:15pm Canadian Experience - Francois Cardinal
1:15 - 1:30pm European Experience - Robert Desrosiers
1:30 - 1:45pm U.S. Perspective - Butch Baker
1:45 - 3:00pm Open discussion - Tom Gillespie
What are practitioners seeing in their practices?
Should we work to change the name of the syndrome?
Can we/should we adopt or amend a case definition?
How can we focus research/surveillance attention?
Research direction - NPB $200,000 projects
What is AASV's role?