This course has been postponed until further notice.
For more information, please contact Andrea Pomposo:
andrea@vin.com
1.800.846.0028 x126
INSTRUCTOR(S): Thomas Donnelly, BVSc, MS, DACLAM
and David Vella, BSc, BVSc(Hons), DABVP(ECM)
COURSE OPEN: July 17-August 17, 2012
REAL TIME SESSIONS (RTS): Tuesdays, July 24, 31, August 7; 9:30-11:30 PM ET (USA)
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Practice Sessions: In order to prepare you for a successful experience
in your CE course, we request you attend a Practice Session prior to the first
Real Time Session. Please arrive promptly at the start time; each Practice Session
is up to 1 hour in length.
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Level and Prerequisites:
This
basic course will be open to veterinarians and veterinary technicians actively
interested in rabbit physiology, husbandry and normal behavior
VIN CE Course: Open to veterinarians and veterinary technicians.
This course has been submitted for RACE approval for for veterinarians and veterinary technicians.
Course Description:
Rabbits are now the most popular herbivorous mammalian pet. Their anatomy & physiology
is quite different to that of popular carnivorous mammalian pets such as dogs, cats and ferrets.
The aim of the course is to review the unique anatomy and physiology of rabbits, especially
when compared to dogs and cats. We will emphasize clinically important aspects of rabbit anatomy
and physiology to help the course participant understand the pathophysiology of rabbit diseases
and the pharmacological basis of their treatment. Part of the course will focus on rabbit behavior,
how it is different to dogs and cats, and some common behavioral abnormalities seen in pet rabbits.
This course consists of three (3) two (2) hour Real Time Sessions, supplemental library materials,
interactive message board discussions, a mandatory end-of-course test, and may include online multiple
choice quizzes (after each Real Time Session).
Successful completion (scoring 80% or better) on the end-of-course test is required
to earn a certificate of completion for the course.
Upon completion of this course, the participant should be able to
- Appreciate the clinical anatomy and physiology of rabbits for better
understanding of diagnosis and treatment of their diseases.
- Integrate normal rabbit anatomy and physiology principles into sound
nutritional advice and performing a physical examination.
- Recognize pain in rabbits.
- Know what is normal behavior in rabbits and recognize normal behaviors
of rabbits, e.g. social, eating, drinking and sexual behaviors.
- Recognize how we can implement normal behavior in scenarios such as bonding,
toilet training, housing, feeding and environmental enrichment.
- Recognize abnormal behavior problems in rabbits, e.g. aggression,
inappropriate elimination and destructive patterns of abnormal behavior.
Course Materials: Course materials will be available
in the course library prior to each Real Time Session.
Required Textbook(s): There is no required textbook for this course.
Recommended Textbook(s):
- Quesenberry, K. E., & Carpenter, J. W. (Eds.). (2012).
Ferrets, rabbits, and rodents: clinical medicine and surgery (3rd ed.). St Louis: Elsevier.
Available in both Kindle (Amazon.com) and Nook (Barnes & Noble) versions.
ISBN-13: 978-0721693774
About the Instructors:
Thomas M. Donnelly is a New York based veterinarian.
He is a Founding Member of The Kenneth S. Warren Institute and provides biomedical research
services to biotechnology groups and research institutes primarily in the New York area.
Tom received his degrees in veterinary medicine and veterinary pathology from the
University of Sydney. He moved to New York in 1981 to study comparative medicine and
pathology at The Rockefeller University and became a Diplomate of the American College
of Laboratory Animal Medicine in 1987. He is the author or co-author of over 200 scientific
and clinical publications, including four chapters in the book Ferrets, Rabbits and Rodents:
Clinical Medicine and Surgery. Tom also enjoys seeing exotic pets. He was a part-time member
of the Avian & Exotic Pet Services at AMC from 1997-2000 and in 2007 became Adjunct Faculty
at Tufts Veterinary School where he sees patients in the Exotic Pet service.
In 2005, Tom was the recipient of the Mike Hutchinson Rat Veterinarian Award.
To encourage the development of Exotic Pet Medicine as an evidence-based medicine specialty,
Tom is a consultant to Veterinary Information Network (VIN) on the Mammals Small and Exotic Board
and was a founding member of the American Board of Veterinary Practitioners (ABVP)
Certification Committee for the new veterinary specialty of Exotic Companion Mammals (ECM).
Tom is allergic to most mammals. Although his veterinary medicine career and allergies collide,
he is fortunate in finding the challenges and diversity of working with researchers,
laboratory animal science professionals, exotic pets and their often equally unusual owners
constantly gratifying.
David Vella is a primary accession and second opinion exotics veterinarian
in Sydney, Australia. He graduated with a Bachelor of Veterinary Science (Honors) in
1996 from the University of Sydney and spent the first four years of clinical practice
in the UK, where he saw numerous exotic pet cases. Upon returning to Sydney, he established
his exotics veterinary service, which now provides work for five veterinarians.
In 2009, David became a Diplomate of American Board of Veterinary Practitioners in
Exotic Companion Mammals. His practice is a University of Sydney Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
Intern Mentoring Program for final year internship practical rotations.
David is involved actively with WIRES (Wildlife Information Rescue & Emergency Service)
where he participates in casework and training for wildlife rescue, handling, rehabilitation,
and foster care. David is a frequent speaker at veterinary and continuing education
conferences in Australia where he also often runs popular workshops on surgery in
small mammals and reptiles. Internationally he has spoken at NAVC and given lectures
and workshops in SE Asia. David is a contributor and editor for the UK based Vetstream Lapis
online rabbit veterinary information, a frequent contributor and editorial board member
of the Australian journal "The Veterinarian" and editor of the Rabbit Section in the forthcoming
Clinical Veterinary Advisor: Birds and Exotic Pets (Elsevier).
Course Outline:
Week 1 (Real Time Session July 24):
Content:
- Anatomy and physiology relevant to clinical practice
Week 2 (Real Time Session July 31):
Content:
- How to conduct a rabbit clinical examination
- Recognition of pain and its clinical significance
Week 3 (Real Time Session August 7):
Content:
- Normal rabbit behavior, e.g. social, eating, drinking, eliminative, sexual and maternal behavior
- How we can use these behaviors to develop good husbandry practices
CE CREDITS: 6
Tuition: Member $120
Non-Member $201
*To ensure participants are ready and prepared for classes, enrollment will close when
the maximum number of participants is reached or at 5pm ET the day of the first
Real Time Session unless otherwise noted. If the first Real Time Session is on a
weekend, course enrollment will close on the Friday before the first Real Time Session.
*For more information on how online CE works, see the
Participant Resource Center.
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"This course is submitted for approval for 6 continuing education credits in jurisdictions
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Katherine James, DVM, PhD, DACVIM (SAIM)
VIN Education Coordinator
VIN CE Services: CEonVIN@vin.com
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