Conference Announcement Wildlife and Exotics UC Davis
Date: February 25 - 26, 2023
Time: 8:00 - 5:30pm (PDT)
Location: Onsite - Gladys Valley Hall, Virtual Option Available
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Please join us on-site or virtually. The symposium will feature some amazing guest speakers and UC Davis SVM faculty. This year your registration fee will include access to all 3 tracks.
All lectures will be recorded and available for on-demand viewing after the event to all registered attendees.
Wildlife and Exotic Animal Symposium Highlights
Speaker highlights:
Our keynote address on Saturday will be presented by Douglas Mader, MS, DVM, DAVBP. Dr. Mader is a world-renowned veterinary specialist (canine/feline/reptiles/amphibians) and internationally acclaimed lecturer. He has published numerous scientific manuscripts and is the author/editor and co-editor of three textbooks on Reptile Medicine and Surgery. Dr. Mader is the recipient of the U.S Fish & Wildlife Service Award, the UC Davis SVM Alumni Achievement Award, and the Fred L. Frye Lifetime Achievement Award for Veterinary Medicine.
Austin Viall, DVM, MS, Dipl ACVP is a new Associate Professor at UC Davis SVM. He obtained his veterinary degree at Washington State University and his MS and residency at Oregon State University. Dr. Viall joined the UC Davis faculty in 2022, after 8 years on the faculty at Iowa State University, where he was Director of the Clinical Pathology Laboratory and the Blood Bank. Dr. Viall will provide the latest insights on immune mediated disorders as well as practical information to get the most out of your in-house analyzers during the keynote address on Sunday.
For the 38th Annual Wildlife sessions, our speakers will provide cutting edge information on:
- Current research in immobilization of African ungulates
- Safe rescue and rehabilitation in marine wildlife
- White nose syndrome in bats
- Practical medicine of aquarium systems
For the 38th Annual Exotics sessions, the lectures will include:
- Reportable exotic animal diseases in CA Triage of exotic emergencies
- Avian orthopedics Rodent ophthalmology
- Reportable exotic animal diseases in CA Triage of exotic emergencies
- Avian orthopedics Rodent ophthalmology
Join us on-site or online for up to 17 CE credits!