Description:
This talk will provide a practical regionally specific approach to vector-borne disease diagnosis and management. Topics include review of test methodology and interpretation, expanding distribution of various vector-borne diseases and the veterinarian’s role in One Health, enhancements in screening tests, as well as treatment and monitoring. The importance of routine laboratory results in determining the need for therapy and assessing response will be addressed. An update on vector-borne and retroviral disease in cats will be provided.
DATE:
Wednesday, October 7, 2026
6:30pm: Registration and Cocktails
7:00pm: Dinner and Presentation
Presenter:
Full Name
Nancy Sanders
Speaker Bio
Nancy received her DVM from The Ohio State College of Veterinary Medicine in 1991. She then returned to her native city of Philadelphia where she completed a general internship and small animal internal medicine residency at the University of Pennsylvania’s veterinary hospital. Nancy remained on staff at U. Penn for an additional 3 years as an attending clinician in the ICU, after which time she practiced in specialty hospitals in New Jersey and Maryland. While in private practice, Nancy concurrently completed a residency in emergency/critical care. Nancy’s positions while in practice included director of ER, ICU, and Internal Medicine departments; director of internal med. and ER/CC residency programs, and principal investigator of several clinical drug trials. After 22 years of clinical practice, Nancy joined the IDEXX medical consulting team, and recently she transitioned to the medical education specialty team, where she enjoys educating and forever learning from veterinary professionals.
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