Backyard Poultry – The Basics and Beyond (EXOT332-1124)Brian Speer, DVM, Dip ABVP (Avian Practice), Dip ECZM (Avian)
Course Dates: November 22, 2024-January 8, 2025
Enrollment Ends: 5:00 pm ET (USA), November 29, 2024
Real Time Sessions (RTS): Sundays, December 1, 8, 15, 22, and 29, 2024; 8:00-10:00 pm ET (USA) World Clock Converter
Total CE Credit: 10
RACE Category: 10 hours Medical
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Tuition: Member $230 ($207 early bird special if enrolled by November 8, 2024) |
Course Information:
Keeping a few chickens in the backyard has enjoyed a resurgence in popularity over the last two decades, with the backyard chicken becoming one of the most common birds presenting for veterinary care. This course aims to give you more confidence in approaching your backyard poultry cases by firstly introducing pet chicken husbandry and nutrition, the clinical exam, diagnostic testing, and common diseases. It will then conclude with a discussion on analgesia, anesthesia, and surgery.
Learning Objectives: Upon completion of the course, the participant should be able to
- discuss the husbandry and nutrition of backyard poultry.
- apply the principles of clinical reasoning to companion poultry, including:
- Obtaining a relevant history of the patient and the problem.
- Conducting a thorough physical examination.
- Selecting and interpreting appropriate diagnostic testing.
- Developing a problem list, differential diagnoses, and finally a diagnosis.
- understand the use (and restrictions) of common medications.
- understand common diseases of backyard poultry.
- understand how avian anatomy and physiology affect the use of analgesia and anesthesia in poultry.
- discuss common surgical problems in poultry.
Level and Prerequisites: This intermediate VIN CE course is open for enrollment to veterinarians and veterinary technicians/technologists interested in backyard poultry.
Credit Approval: This course is approved for 10 hours of continuing education credit by RACE for veterinarians and veterinary technicians/technologists. (RACE 20-1220816)
Course Agenda: Week 1 (Real Time Session December 1, 2024): An Introduction to Backyard Poultry
Presenters: Bob Doneley, BVSc, FANZCVS (Avian Health)
Brian Speer, DVM, Dip ABVP (Avian Practice), Dip ECZM (Avian)
This session will cover:
- Origins of poultry
- Husbandry of chickens, ducks, and turkeys
- Nutrition
- Incubation and chick rearing
- Legal implications of keeping and treating backyard poultry
Presenters: Bob Doneley, BVSc, FANZCVS (Avian Health)
Brian Speer, DVM, Dip ABVP (Avian Practice), Dip ECZM (Avian)
This session will cover:
- The physical examination
- Collecting diagnostic samples
- Clinical pathology
- Diagnostic imaging
Presenters: Bob Doneley, BVSc, FANZCVS (Avian Health)
Brian Speer, DVM, Dip ABVP (Avian Practice), Dip ECZM (Avian)
This session will cover:
- Parasites
- Marek’s disease and Lymphoid Leucosis
- Respiratory infections
- Fowl Pox
- Fungal infections
- Exotic diseases
Presenters: Bob Doneley, BVSc, FANZCVS (Avian Health)
Brian Speer, DVM, Dip ABVP (Avian Practice), Dip ECZM (Avian)
This session will cover:
- Reproductive disease
- Pododermatitis
Presenters: Bob Doneley, BVSc, FANZCVS (Avian Health)
Brian Speer, DVM, Dip ABVP (Avian Practice), Dip ECZM (Avian)
This session will cover:
- Principles of analgesia and anesthesia
- Common surgical procedures
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.
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Tuition: Member $230 ($207 early bird special if enrolled by November 8, 2024) |
*To ensure participants are ready and prepared for classes, enrollment will close on November 29, 2024 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:
- VIN CE Courses:
- VIN CE courses are open to VIN member, VIN student member, and non-member veterinarians.
- Veterinary support staff must be VSPN members in order to enroll in a VIN CE course open to VSPN member enrollment.
- VSPN CE Courses:
- VSPN CE courses are open to veterinary support staff and veterinarians.
- Only VIN and VSPN members can enroll in a VSPN CE course.
- Veterinarians will only receive credit for those VSPN CE courses that specify in the Accreditation statement that the course is accredited for veterinarians.
- Please check the course Level and Prerequisites, Accreditation, and Tuition before enrolling.
- 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.
- 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. VIN CE Services: CEonVIN@vin.com
800-846-0028 or 530-756-4881; ext. 797
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