This presentation will provide an overview of invertebrate animals that comprise >95% of the animal kingdom’s species, and are vastly underrepresented in veterinary school curricula. The more prominent marine invertebrate groups (coelenterates, mollusks, crustaceans, (echinoderms) will be reviewed emphasizing taxonomy, anatomy, physiology, anesthesia, diagnostic techniques, and clinical management of typical marine invertebrate diseases.
Learning Objectives - Participants will understand:
1. The differences between the major marine invertebrate taxonomic groups;
2. How to work up marine invertebrate clinical cases;
3. Treatment and management options for the most common and important diseases and syndromes of captive marine invertebrates.
About the Speaker:
Dr. Greg Lewbart received a BA in biology from Gettysburg College in 1981, an MS in biology with a concentration in marine biology from Northeastern University in 1985, and a VMD from the University of Pennsylvania, School of Veterinary Medicine in 1988. He worked for a large wholesaler of ornamental fishes before joining the faculty at the North Carolina State University College of Veterinary Medicine in 1993, where he is Professor of Aquatic Animal Medicine. He is a Diplomate of the American College of Zoological Medicine, and was named "2007 Exotic DVM of the Year" by Exotic DVM Magazine. In 2012 he received the William Medway Award for Excellence in Teaching from the International Association for Aquatic Animal Medicine.
Greg speaks locally, nationally and internationally about invertebrates, fishes, amphibians and reptiles, and is an author or editor of numerous popular and scientific articles, >20 book chapters and veterinary textbooks, including: Self-Assessment Color Review of Ornamental Fish, Rapid Review of Exotic Animal Medicine and Husbandry, and Invertebrate Medicine.
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Want CEPD credit? (Registration is required)
Information on how to access the recorded webinar (at no cost), and a short knowledge & skills assessment (KSA or quiz) covering the webinar’s principle learning objectives, in order to earn veterinary Continuing Educational & Professional Development (CEPD) credit will be e-mailed to all registrants in 1-2 weeks after the webinar.
As CEPD credit can be used towards re-licensing or registration requirements to practice veterinary
medicine, and requirements for becoming a WAVMA Certified Aquatic Veterinarian. We provide WAVMA Members a discount off the US$25.00 fee for earning CEPD credit ($5 for student members, $15 for all others).
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