The UGA College of Veterinary Medicine

The University of Georgia College of Veterinary Medicine

Continuing Education

Avian, Reptile and Small Mammal Diagnostic Endoscopy

December 4-5, 2010

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Registration fees:
$775 for Veterinarians
$175 for Vet Techs

Course fee includes continental breakfasts, refreshment breaks, lunches, instructional materials, and wet lab.

All surgical equipment for the lab will be provided by corporate sponsors. Personally owned equipment will be prohibited in the lectures and the lab.

Please bring scrubs for the lab portion.

This course will provide 15 CE hours of credit for the lecture and laboratory. Full attendance is required to receive total CE credits.

Course Cancellation Policy

Full refunds are available for cancellations made by 5 p.m. ET, XXX. No refunds will be issued thereafter. If a course is cancelled for any reason, the College of Veterinary Medicine will not be responsible for any charges related to travel.

Summary

One of the internationally acclaimed endoscopy training programs from the University of Georgia, this 15-hour continuing education course is designed to teach the theory and practical applications of diagnostic endoscopy in birds, reptiles and small mammals. Whether you are a private practitioner, zoo/aquarium/wildlife veterinarian, or researcher this course will train you to perform minimally-invasive endoscopic procedures including biopsy techniques.

This is a basic- to intermediate-level course, and fundamental knowledge of avian and reptilian anatomy is assumed. You will be trained using PowerPoint lectures and video presentations in equipment choice and care; oral, aural, and upper respiratory endoscopy in small mammals; coelioscopy, gastro-intestinal and respiratory endoscopy of reptiles; coelioscopy, gastro-intestinal endoscopy and tracheoscopy of birds; biopsy and sampling techniques; and endoscopy fee structure and practice management.

In addition, there will be over eight hours of practical lab time in which you will be able to practice and develop your skills in anesthetized (non-recovery) research iguanas and pigeons scheduled for euthanasia. All procedures approved by the UGA Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee.

Continental breakfast, refreshments breaks, lunches, certificate of training, and full-color printed course notes containing all tutorial materials will be provided. Course is limited to 16 veterinarians.

Instructors

Dr. Stephen J. Divers, BVetMed, DZooMed, MRCVS, DZooMed(reptilian), Dipl. ACZM, RCVS Specialist in Zoo and Wildlife Medicine

Location

All sessions are held at the College of Veterinary Medicine. Please use the ramp entrance to the main Vet Med building. Follow the directions here or contact Melissa Kilpatrick at melissak@uga.edu.

Hotel Accommodations

A block of rooms has been reserved at the Holiday Inn
197 East Broad St., Athens, GA 30603
Phone: 706.549.4433
Located adjacent to campus, about 1 mile from the CVM. Free parking and shuttle service to the College of Veterinary Medicine (if requested at check-in).
Room block code: VEX.
Block of rooms will be held until November 12, 2010.
Rate: $93

In addition, hotel rooms have been blocked at the Georgia Center for Continuing Education
Phone: 888.295.8894
Located on the UGA Campus, at the corner of Lumpkin and Carlton Streets
Room block code: Vet Med

Tentative Schedule

Saturday, December 4, 2010

8:00-8:30 a.m. Registration & continental breakfast
8:30-9:00 a.m. Course overview
9:00-9:30 a.m. Endoscopy: equipment, care & use
9:30-10:00 a.m. Endoscopy fees & practice management
10:00-10:30 a.m. Small mammal endoscopy
10:30-10:45 a.m. Refreshment break
10:45-11:15 a.m. Reptile gastro-intestinal & respiratory endoscopy
11:15-Noon Reptile coelioscopy (laparoscopy)
Noon-12:45 p.m. Lunch
12:45-1:00 p.m. Review of practical endoscopy procedures
1:00-4:45 p.m. LAB - Practical reptile endoscopy session
4:45-5:00 p.m. Questions and answers — What Did I Learn?

Sunday, December 5, 2010

08:00-08:30 a.m. Continental breakfast
08:30-09:00 a.m. Day 1 review
09:00-09:45 a.m. Avian tracheoscopy & gastro-intestinal endoscopy
09:45-10:30 a.m. Avian coelioscopy
10:30-10.45 a.m. Refreshment break
10:45-11:30 a.m. Case reports
11:30-12:15 p.m. Lunch
12:15-12:30 p.m. Review of practical endoscopy procedures
12:15-4:45 p.m. Laboratory: practical avian endoscopy session
4:45-5:00 p.m. Questions and answers — What Did I Learn?

Contacts

For further information about this and other continuing education opportunities, please contact Melissa Kilpatrick, Continuing Education: 706.542.1451 or melissak@uga.edu

This page was last updated on January 15, 2010.