LAMS101-0315: Llamas and Alpacas - Medicine and Surgery
The lectures for this course will be presented in a predominantly text format.

Enrollment is closed.

Instructor(s): Ned Gentz, DVM, MS, DACZM and Ellen Wiedner, VMD, DACVIM (LAIM)
Course Open: March 4-April 11, 2015
Real Time Sessions (RTS): Wednesdays, March 11, 18, 25 and April 1, 2015; 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. For more information, please visit the CE Practice Area.

Level and Prerequisites: This basic course will be open to veterinarians actively interested in llama and alpaca medicine and surgery.
VIN CE Course: Open to veterinarians. This course has been submitted for RACE approval for veterinarians. The Veterinary Information Network (VIN) is RACE Provider #22.

Course Description:
Although not the cash cows they once were, llamas and alpacas remain popular companion animals. They are shown and are also used for packing. And although they tend to be lumped in with other small ruminants (which they are not), their biology and medicine are unique. This course is designed to make veterinarians confident in their dealings with llama and alpaca patients, and their owners. The instructors will also include a brief introduction to camel medicine

This course consists of four (4) 2-hour Real Time Session, supplemental library materials, interactive message board discussions, and a mandatory end-of-course test. Successful completion (scoring 80% or better) on the end-of-course test is required to earn a certificate of completion for the course.

To learn more about the requirements for earning a CE certificate, please refer to Receiving Your CE Credit and Course Completion Certificate.

Upon completion of this course, the participant should be able to

• discuss the infectious and non-infectious disease problems typically found in llamas and alpacas.
• recall the anesthetic protocols and common surgical problems encountered in llamas and alpacas.
• list the drugs commonly used in llamas and alpacas.
• recall the reproductive issues commonly encountered in llamas and alpacas and the assessment of neonates.

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):

• Fowler, ME. (2010). Medicine and Surgery of Camelids, 3rd ed. Wiley-Blackwell.
  ISBN-13: 978-0813806167
  Available in the VIN Store: http://bookstore.vin.com/9780813806167

• Cebra et al. (2014). Llama and Alpaca Care: Medicine, Surgery, Reproduction, Nutrition and the Herd Health, 1st ed. Elsevier.
  ISBN: 9781437723526
  Available in the VIN Store: http://bookstore.vin.com/9781437723526

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About the Instructors:
Ned Gentz received his veterinary degree from Colorado State University and completed an internship in zoo, wildlife, and exotic animal medicine at Kansas State University. Dr. Gentz serves as a Consultant in the Avian, Small/Exotic Mammals, Reptile/Amphibian and Ruminants folders on VIN. He was formerly Staff Veterinarian at Rio Grande Zoo in Albuquerque, Director of Veterinary Services at the Wildlife Center of Virginia, and Clinical Instructor of Exotic Animal Medicine and Wildlife Health at the Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine.

Ellen Wiedner received her veterinary degree from the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Wiedner completed an internship at Cornell University and a large animal internal medicine residency at Purdue University. She was the Director of Veterinary Care for Ringling Bros. and Barnum &amo; Bailey from 2004 to 2011. Recently, she was on the clinical faculty in Zoo and Wildlife Medicine at the University of Florida - College of Veterinary Medicine. She is a Consultant on the Equine and Ruminant folders on the VIN message boards.

Course Outline:
Week 1 (Real Time Session March 11, 2015)
Content:

• Basic Anatomy and Physiology
• Basic Clinical Techniques when working with Llamas and Alpacas

Week 2 (Real Time Session March 18, 2015)
Content:

• Common infectious and noninfectious diseases
• Parasitology

Week 3 (Real Time Session March 24, 2015)
Content:

• Nutrition
• GI Disease
• Dental Disease

Week 4 (Real Time Session April 1, 2015)
Content:

• Anesthesia
• Surgery
• Pharmacology
• Neonatology
• Reproduction

CE Credits: 8

Tuition: Member $160 ($144 early bird special if enrolled by February 18, 2015)
Non-Member $253 ($228 early bird special if enrolled by February 18, 2015)

*To ensure participants are ready and prepared for classes, enrollment will close on March 11, 2015 at 5 pm ET (USA) or when the maximum number of participants is reached.
*For more information on how online CE works, see the Participant Resource Center.

To Enroll:
Enrollment is closed.

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Katherine James, DVM, PhD, DACVIM (SAIM)
VIN Education Coordinator

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