John Gay, DVM PhD DACVPM
Associate Professor of Epidemiology
AAHP Field Disease Investigation Unit
Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences
College of Veterinary Medicine
Washington State University
PO Box 646610
Pullman, WA 99164-66102005 ADBF
(509) 335-0785 Office
(509) 335-0880 FAX
see directory for e-mail
Clinical Epidemiology and Evidence-based Medicine:
- Clinical Epidemiology & Evidence-Based Medicine Glossary
- Guidelines for Assessing Professional Information
- Veterinary Medicine and the Philosophy of Science
- WWWeb Epidemiology and Evidence-based Medicine Sources for Veterinarians
Epidemiology Modules:
Ag Animal Education Coordination
Course Materials:
VMS 361 Agricultural Animal Health
- Introduction to Herd Production Medicine
- Bovine Paratuberculosis (links)
- Bovine Herd Salmonellosis, Including DT104: Eleven Characteristics to Keep in Mind
- 2012 Class
- Veterinary Introduction (lectures 1 & 2)
- Animal Disease Epidemiology (lectures 3 & 4)
- Calf Scours (lectures 5 & 6)
- Bovine Respiratory Disease (lecture 6)
- Conditions for Producers' Use of Livestock Drugs
- Sanitation in the control of livestock infectious disease
- Epidemiology Concepts for Disease in Animal Groups
- Basic Concepts For Cow-Calf Herd Health Programs
- Previous Classes:
- Aside - AVS 101 Ag animal vet medicine orientation pdf
- Avian Influenza - information links
- AI Presentation (pdf)
- Supplemental Information and Assignments
VM 568P Animal Handling and Animal Agriculture Orientation
- VM 568 course website (internal)
- Basic Concepts For Cow-Calf Herd Health Programs
- Introduction to Herd Production Medicine
- Introduction to the Beef Cattle Industry and the Veterinarian's Role
VMS 576 Introduction to Clinical Research
- Links and Resources
- Current class materials and assignments
VM 577P Herd Production Medicine
- Introduction to Herd Production Medicine
- In-Print & On-line Production Medicine References
- Agricultural Veterinarian Business Information Resources
- Basic Concepts for Cow-Calf Herd Health Programs
- Epidemiology Concepts for Disease in Animal Groups
- Guide for Herd Problem Investigations
- Herd Monitoring and Information Analysis (pdf)
- Herd Problem Investigation Resources for Veterinarians
- On-Farm Studies: Methods for design, execution, and analysis
- Professional Service Fee Exercise
- Producer Enterprise Budget Exercise (incomplete draft - use handout pdf)
- Questions to ask practitioners
- 2012 Class
- Previous classes
- Syllabus - 1/11 pdf
- Professional Service Fee Exercise
- SharePoint (Microsoft Internet Explorer only - restricted to WSU class members)
- Links and Materials 2011
- Links and Materials 2010
- Vaccine Information Exercise
- Links and Materials 2009 tc
- Introduction to the Beef Cattle Industry and the Veterinarian's Role
- Getting Connected
- Problem Topic Sheets Project
VM 631P Senior FDIU Herd Investigation Block
- Guide for Herd Outbreak Investigations
- Herd Outbreak Investigation Resources
- On-Farm Studies: Methods for design, execution, and analysis
- Student Guidelines for Written Recommendations
Handout pdfs:
- General:
- The "Paramedic Method" - writing (pdf)
- Clinical Research:
- HPM:
- Basis of Marketplace Economics (pdf)
- Evidence (and Opinions) on the Future of Ag Animal Practice (pdf)
- Herd Monitoring and Information Analysis (pdf)
- Herd Problem Investigation – Tuesday Morning Seminar (pdf)
- Integrated Management Principles (pdf)
- My Business Book List (pdf)
- Ownership Costs and Capital Budgeting (pdf)
- Practitioner Competency Input (pdf)
- Small Animal Skills for the Ag Animal Focused Student (pdf)
- The Ag Animal Veterinarian's Information Environment (pdf)
- Veterinary Marketing and Salesmanship (pdf)
Research:
- Bovine Stillbirth / Weak Calf Syndrome Lesion Survey (terminated 7/1/07)
- Anaerobic Digestion & Composting Information
Links:
- Bovine Paratuberculosis
- Food Labeling
- Industry Questions
- International Veterinary Work
- Livestock Biosecurity
- Sustainable Agriculture Information Links & Resources
- Agricultural Veterinarian Business Information Resources
- Cognition
- leadership
- Statistical Programming (early draft)
- Teaching and Learning Materials
Presentations:
- Knowing what isn't so: Evidence-based medicine (presentation pdf handout pdf design tree pdf)
- Speaking with PowerPoint: Tips, traps and rules of thumb (pdf)
- Increasing Climate Variability and Livestock Production: The Perfect Storm? (2008 NMC, proceedings pdf)
Presentations and Proceedings:
- Basic Concepts for Cow-Calf Herd Health Programs
- Bovine Herd Salmonellosis, Including DT104: Eleven Characteristics to Keep in Mind
- Foodborne Disease and Listeria (BCVMA, 1/09 - proceedings pdf)
- Herd Problem Solving (WCABP 1/10 - proceedings pdf query template pdf )
- Salmonella DT104 and Dairy Farms: Lessons from an Emerging Pathogen
- Sanitation in the control of livestock infectious disease
- Theriogenology and developments in epidemiology: Future opportunities? (paper draft pdf)
- Veterinarians and the Internet: Surfing or Drowning?
AABP Seminar 25: Looking Forward to Practice
Site Purpose:
My objective is to provide an archive site for my written course-related materials, research-related materials and links to other web-based materials that may be relevant to students, practitioners and livestock producers for their convenience. With the caveat that neither I nor WSU reviews, controls or takes responsibility for non-WSU sites nor do these sites implicitly or explicitly represent official positions of WSU, the above are links to my webpages and to other sites.
Site URL: http://www.vetmed.wsu.edu/courses-jmgay/