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VIN CE Course EXOT322-1118: Advanced Avian Cases
The lectures for this course will be presented in an audio format using a webinar platform.

Enrollment is closed.

Presenters: Drury Reavill, DVM, ABVP, certified in Avian and Reptile & Amphibian Practice, ACVP
Kendal E. Harr, DVM, MS, DACVP
Anneliese Strunk, DVM, DABVP (Avian)

Course Open: November 1-December 9, 2018
Real Time Sessions (RTS): Thursdays, November 8, 15 and 29, 2018; 8:00-10:00 pm ET (USA)
Course RTS Times in Your Area: World Clock Converter

Level and Prerequisites: This advanced course is geared towards veterinarians interested in reviewing detailed avian cases.
VIN CE Course: Open to veterinarians. This course is approved by RACE for veterinarians. (RACE 22-34430)

Course Information:
This course will focus on avian clinical cases. We will discuss differential diagnoses with likely pathogenesis using evidence-based medicine, develop diagnostic plans, interpret data, correlate histopathologic findings, and discuss case management.

Week 1 (Real Time Session November 8, 2018): The Masses (or Lumps and Bumps)
Presenters: Dr. Anneliese Strunk, Dr. Kendal Harr, and Dr. Drury Reavill
Format: Audio
Objectives: Upon completion of this session, the participant should be able to Week 2 (Real Time Session November 15, 2018): The Clue is in the Presenting Clinical Signs; DDX vs Diagnosis
Presenters: Dr. Anneliese Strunk, Dr. Kendal Harr, and Dr. Drury Reavill
Format: Audio
Objectives: Upon completion of this session, the participant should be able to

**** BREAK - November 22, 2018 ****

Week 3 (Real Time Session November 29, 2018): The Most Common Infectious Diseases
Presenters: Dr. Anneliese Strunk, Dr. Kendal Harr, and Dr. Drury Reavill
Format: Audio
Objectives: Upon completion of this session, the participant should be able to 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.

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.

About the Presenters:
Drury Reavill is a VIN consultant (Aquatic Animal Medicine Folder) and has 30 years of experience in avian and exotic clinical practice, laboratory diagnostics and pathology. She graduated from Colorado State University's College of Veterinary Medicine in 1986 and practiced at the Avian Medical Center of Sacramento, as well as provided clinical consultation and laboratory services to practitioners through California Avian Laboratory (a national service exclusively devoted to avian and exotic animals) and California Veterinary Diagnostic Labs of West Sacramento. She completed her residency in anatomic pathology (including instruction in zoo pathology and course work at the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology) and gained board certification from American College of Veterinary Pathology (ACVP) in 2000. Drury is also a Diplomate of the American Board of Veterinary Practitioners, obtaining Avian Practice Certification in 1993 (recertified 2003 and 2013) and Reptile and Amphibian Certification in 2013.

Kendal Harr has had an interest in wildlife since she worked at the New York State Fisheries Diagnostic Laboratory and the Ornithology Lab at Cornell University in the early 1990s. She graduated from Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine in 1995 and, after completing an internship, practiced as a primary veterinarian for two years in a small animal and exotic species practice. In 1998, she moved to Gainesville to train as a resident in clinical pathology at the University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine, winning the first place in toxicology research at the ACVP for her residency research, and attaining ACVP board certification. In 2001, she began working as a consulting pathologist for Florida Vet Path, Inc. Dr. Harr then concurrently completed a M.S. in comparative immunology and diagnostic assay development in 2004 (Master of Science, thesis: Diagnostic Development of Acute Phase Proteins in Manatees. For this work, she won the Excellence in Clinical Research Award from the University of Florida. She has worked at UF as the Associate Director of Aquatic Animal Health, worked for the "big labs", and now owns her own pathology company, URIKA, LLC. She is on an associate editor for the Journal of Avian Medicine and Surgery and reviews for numerous other journals.

Anneliese Strunk graduated from Texas A&M University College of Veterinary Medicine in 2000. Dr. Strunk went on to complete an internship in Exotic Animal, Wildlife and Zoo Medicine at the University of Georgia in 2002, followed by a three-year residency in the Companion Avian and Exotic Pet Medicine Service at the University of California at Davis Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital in 2005. After completing her residency, Dr. Strunk moved across the country to help start the Avian and Exotics Department at Red Bank Veterinary Hospital in Tinton Falls, NJ. She saw primary care and referral avian and exotics cases as both an associate and department head until moving back home to Texas in August 2009. She spent 5 years in Austin at Research Boulevard Pet and Bird Hospital as an associate and Medical Director for Exotics. In 2010, she achieved board certification in Avian Practice through the American Board of Veterinary Practitioners (ABVP). Dr. Strunk is the author and co-author of a number of articles in both professional journals and national conference proceedings. She is on the advisory board for the Association of Reptilian and Amphibian Veterinarians (ARAV) and Association of Avian Veterinarians (AAV). She is an international speaker, presenting research, clinical case reports, and continuing education lectures at national meetings of the AAV and the ARAV, as well as other national and local meetings in the US and Asia. She has a special interest in surgery, endoscopic techniques, small mammal dentistry, ophthalmology, and teaching.

Total CE Credit: 6

Tuition: Member $138 ($124 early bird special if enrolled by October 18, 2018)
Non-Member $231 ($208 early bird special if enrolled by October 18, 2018)
Prices are listed in US dollars.

*To ensure participants are ready and prepared for classes, enrollment will close on November 8, 2018 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.
  1. Enrollment qualifications: VIN CE courses are open to VIN member and non-member veterinarians. Veterinarians enrolling in a VSPN CE course must be a VIN member. Veterinary support staff must be a VSPN member to enroll in a VSPN CE or a VIN CE course open to VSPN member enrollment.
  2. Each enrollee must be able to receive emails from @vspn.org and @vin.com addresses. Email is our major form of communication with participants; personal emails are highly recommended rather than clinic/hospital email addresses.
  3. Each person is individually responsible for his/her own registration. To ensure that all information received is secure and correct, please do not enroll for a course on behalf of another individual.
  4. For further assistance call 800-846-0028 ext. 797 or email CEonVIN@vin.com. Please include the course title, your full name, and contact information in your correspondence.
"This program (22-34430) is approved by the AAVSB RACE to offer a total of 6 CE Credits, with a maximum of 6 CE Credits being available to any individual veterinarian. This RACE approval is for the subject matter categories of: Scientific, using the delivery method of Interactive-Distance: (Web-based, Teleconference or Audio-Conference). This approval is valid in jurisdictions which recognize AAVSB RACE; however, participants are responsible for ascertaining each board's CE requirements."

Course withdrawal and refund policy: A complete refund of the paid course price will be issued when your withdrawal request is received prior to the listed start date of the course. If you wish to withdraw after the start date please contact the VIN office 800-846-0028 ext. 797 to discuss eligibility for a pro-rated refund.

*For more information on VIN's upcoming CE courses, check the VIN Course Catalog.

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

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