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Alianna Munakata CVN, BVT, RVT, APVN (Exotics), AVNAT, CertAqVNT

Education

  • Licensed Veterinary Technician, Massey University, 2016
  • Certified Veterinary Nurse, Otago Polytechnic, 2013

Additional Qualifications

  • Registered Veterinary Technologist (RVT)
  • Certificate in Reptile and Venomous Snake Control (22262VIC)
  • Advanced Programme of Veterinary Nursing (Herps and Small Mammals)
  • Australian Veterinary Nurse and Technician (AVNAT)
  • Certified Aquatic Veterinary Nurse/Technician (CertAqVNT)

Current Professional Activities

  • Senior vet tech at an exotic animal clinical practice
  • WAVMA student support committee member

Past Professional Activities

  • Presented at Veterinary Nurse Council Australia Conference 2018
    • "Reptiles Need TLC Too!"
  • Presented at Association of Zoological Veterinary Technicians Conference 2019
    • "Obesity of Reptiles in Managed Care"
  • Presented at Unusual Pet and Avian Veterinarians Conference 2019
    • "Emergency Post-mortem Coeliotomy on Female Wildlife Eastern Long Neck Turtles (Chelodina longicollis)"
    • "Water Chemistry of Australian Freshwater Turtles"
  • Presented at NZ Avian & Exotic Veterinary Conference 2020
    • "Hospital Care of Reptiles"
    • "Metabolic Bone Disease"
  • Presented at Unusual Pet and Avian Veterinarians Conference 2022
    • "Snakebite First-aid in Clinical Settings"
  • Presented for Exotic Veterinary Nurse Training 2023
    • "Sexing of Exotic Animals"

Clinical Interests

  • Aquatic animal welfare and medicine
  • Elapidae toxins, physiology and behaviour
  • Clinical pathology
  • Invertebrate welfare and medicine
  • Exotic animal endoscopy

Hobbies

  • Skateboarding
  • Surfing
  • Snorkeling
  • Hiking/Insect-watching
  • Reading
  • Crossword

Non-human Children

  • 2 cats
  • 2 lorikeets
  • 1 dog
  • 1 snake
  • 2 lizards
  • 1 giant burrowing cockroach
  • 5 spiders

What I like most about VIN

  • A vast selection of learning resources covering interesting topics available to both veterinarians and veterinary technicians/nurses.
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