Denver Venom Conference

2001 Colorado Boulevard,Denver CO 80205

06 October, 2021

Description

This is a one day conference discussing appropriate snakebite management from some of the top experts in the field. For more detailed information, go to: https://www.snakebitefoundation.org/denver-venom-conference. Continuing Education for physicians, nurses, and paramedics is available. The Lecture Line Up Includes: Venom Conference Schedule is as follows (Lecture Titles Subject to Change): 8:00 - 8:10 - Introduction - Nicklaus Brandehoff, MD 8:10 - 8:40 - Evolution of Venom Delivery Systems in Snakes - Kate Jackson, PhD 8:40 - 9:10 - Venomics and Clinical Presentations - Stephen Mackessy, PhD 9:10 - 9:40 - Venoms of Colorado snakes - Cara Smith, MS 9:40 - 9:55 - Break 9:55 - 10:25 - Developing Antivenoms - Richard Dart, MD PhD 10:25 - 10:55 - Prehospital Treatment - Spencer Greene, MD 10:55 - 11:25 - In Hospital Treatment - Eric Lavonas, MD, MS 11:25 - 12:15 - Lunch 12:15 - 12:45 - Novel treatments in the pipeline - Sean Bush, MD 12:45 - 1:15 - International snakebites - Jordan Benjamin 1:15 - 1:45 - Exotics in the US - Kristen Wiley 1:45 - 2:00 - Break 2:00 - 2:30 - Building an Antivenom Bank - Jeff Fobb 2:30 - 3:00 - Conservation of snakes - Thomas Nicolon 3:0 0- 3:30 - Expert Q&A 4:00-8:00 pm - Reception at the Tropical Discovery Building of the Denver Zoo