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EXOT700-0523: Nonhuman Primate Care and Management for Clinical Veterinarians

The lectures for this course will be presented via the Zoom webinar platform.

Presenter: Gwendalyn Maginnis, DVM
Course Open: May 29-August 10, 2023
Real Time Sessions (RTS): Mondays, June 5, 12, 19, 26, July 10,17, 24, and 31, 2023; 8:00-9:00 pm ET (USA) World Clock Converter
Total CE Credit: 8
RACE Category: 8 hours Medical


Enrollment is closed.  

Tuition: Member $184 ($166 early bird special if enrolled by May 8, 2023)
Non-Member $292 ($263 early bird special if enrolled by May 8, 2023)
VSPN Member $92
Prices are listed in US dollars.


Course Information:
This course will provide an understanding of nonhuman primates, address the most common issues that primate owners bring to their veterinarian, discuss additional infectious and non-infectious illnesses they may encounter with primates, and cover zoonotic considerations, preventive medicine, and neonatal care.


Learning Objectives:
Upon completion of the course, the participant should be able to
  • explain the basic organization of primate species.
  • identify primate species that are commonly held as pets and discuss the relevant characteristics of those species.
  • explain the nutritional management of nonhuman primates.
  • discuss the management of obesity and diabetes.
  • recognize and manage nutritional deficiencies (scurvy, rickets).
  • take care of diarrheal disease.
  • understand zoonotic concerns.
  • conduct tuberculosis testing and interpreting results.
  • create an outline for health screening and vaccinations.
  • discuss common parasitic infections.
  • discuss non-infectious clinical concerns.
  • understand hand-rearing of infants.
  • understand behavior and treat behavior problems.
  • discuss the technical aspects of working with nonhuman primates in a clinical setting.


Level and Prerequisites: This basic VIN CE course is open for enrollment to veterinarians and veterinary support personnel interested in the basics of nonhuman primates and nonhuman primate medicine.
Credit Approval: This course is approved for 8 hours of continuing education credit by RACE for veterinarians and veterinary technicians/technologists. (RACE 20-934819)


Course Agenda:

Week 1 (Real Time Session June 5, 2023): Overview of Nonhuman Primates
This session will offer a broad understanding of primates in general that will serve as an important foundation for the following lectures in the course. Primate taxonomy will be used to explore the different species of nonhuman primates. We will rely on the framework of organizing species into 4 main groups (prosimians, new world monkeys, old world monkeys, and apes) to generalize different common traits in those groups but the focus will be on the most common species of nonhuman primates held as pets in the US with greater detail being covered on those species.

Week 2 (Real Time Session June 12, 2023): Nonhuman Primate Nutrition
Inadequate or inappropriate nutrition is one of the most common veterinary issues encountered with pet primates. The session will focus on the basics of general primate nutrition and will cover different feeding challenges and strategies and will also cover the management of obesity and diabetes in nonhuman primates.

Week 3 (Real Time Session July 19, 2023): Common NHP Clinical Issues, Part 1
This session will focus on viral and bacterial infectious diseases in nonhuman primates. Key topics will include diarrheal disease, zoonotic concerns, routine health screening (including TB testing), and vaccinations.

Week 4 (Real Time Session July 26, 2023): Common NHP Clinical Issues, Part 2
This session will focus on parasitic infections and non-infectious illnesses in nonhuman primates. Key non-infectious topics will include trauma, geriatric clinical issues and considerations, obstetric clinical challenges, and heart disease.

**** BREAK July 3, 2023 ****

Week 5 (Real Time Session July 10, 2023): NHP Species Typical Behaviors
Behavior problems are another very common challenge that primate pet owners bring to their veterinarian. To effectively understand problem behaviors, it is important to first have a good understanding of normal primate behaviors. This session will go over normative behavior in primates in general and will also explore common species-typical behaviors in species typically held as pets.

Week 6 (Real Time Session July 17, 2023): NHP Abnormal Behavior & Behavioral Management
This session will describe and go over the typical underlying causes for common abnormal behaviors seen in nonhuman primates. Potential medical and environmental interventions will also be covered.

Week 7 (Real Time Session July 24, 2023): NHP Neonatal Care
This session will cover the details of hand-rearing infant nonhuman primates. Topics will include nutritional support, weaning, and asocial/behavioral support.

Week 8 (Real Time Session July 31, 2023): Handling & Clinical Techniques
This session will cover the technical aspects of working with nonhuman primates including handling, sedation, vascular access sites, and bandaging techniques. And will be followed by a discussion of topics of interest identified by the participants during the course and/or time for final questions.


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.


Enrollment is closed.  

Tuition: Member $184 ($166 early bird special if enrolled by May 8, 2023)
Non-Member $292 ($263 early bird special if enrolled by May 8, 2023)
VSPN Member $92
Prices are listed in US dollars.


*To ensure participants are ready and prepared for classes, enrollment will close on June 5, 2023 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.


Enrollment qualifications:
  1. VIN CE Courses:
    1. VIN CE courses are open to VIN member, VIN student member, and non-member veterinarians.
    2. Veterinary support staff must be VSPN members in order to enroll in a VIN CE course open to VSPN member enrollment.
  2. VSPN CE Courses:
    1. VSPN CE courses are open to veterinary support staff and veterinarians.
    2. Only VIN and VSPN members can enroll in a VSPN CE course.
    3. Veterinarians will only receive credit for those VSPN CE courses that specify in the Accreditation statement that the course is accredited for veterinarians.
  3. Please check the course Level and Prerequisites, Accreditation, and Tuition before enrolling.
  4. Each enrollee must be able to receive emails from @vspn.org and @vin.com addresses.
    1. Email is our major form of communication with participants; personal emails are highly recommended rather than clinic/hospital email addresses.
  5. 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.


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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