Course URL:
http://research.amnh.org/swrs/conservation-medicine-and-diseases-amphibians-and-reptiles
WHERE AND WHEN: SWRS, Portal, Arizona, 22 – 28 June 2014. Driving directions to the station can be found at: http://research.amnh.org/swrs. For those that will be flying into the area, Tucson International Airport (TIA) is the closest airport to SWRS. Attendees are encouraged to arrive at TIA by early afternoon 22 June. It is a 2.5 hr drive from TIA to the SWRS. Dinner at SWRS is at 6 pm and an informal social begins at 7 pm. Please plan your departure for 28 June.
COURSE Organizer and Major instructor: Elliott Jacobson, DVM, PhD, DACZM
Additional INSTRUCTORS: The course will have the following additional instructors: Richard Funk, DVM, Walt Merker, DVM, John Roberts, DVM, DACVP, and Barney Tomberlin, MS (others to be announced).
PARTICIPANTS: The course is designed for undergraduates and graduate students in Conservation Ecology, Wildlife, Biological Sciences, and Veterinary Medicine who expect to study, breed, and manage populations of amphibians and/or reptiles in the field and in captivity. “What does Conservation Medicine†mean and “How Can it Functionally be Used to Manage Populations of Amphibians and Reptiles†will be explored. Concepts of infectious diseases, anesthesia, use of pain medications, sampling techniques, surgical techniques, and handling of venomous species will be covered. The course will include lectures and labs. There will be opportunities to go out locally in the field to observe native herps. Blood may be collected from some of these animals. No private collecting is allowed.
FEES: Tuition for the 6 night COURSE is $850 that should be paid by all participants on being informed of their acceptance. Tuition covers course fees for the course and room and board at the SWRS. Preferred payment to SWRS is certified check or money order. If you must pay with a credit card, please call the SWRS (520-558-2396) and speak with Tresa Glore. Transportation costs between home and Tucson (air) or SWRS (auto) are to be borne by participants.
HOW TO APPLY: The application form is available on the course URL: see above
For logistics about the course please contact:
Elliot Jacobson, [email protected]
For information about the SWRS please contact
Group Coordinator, [email protected] or 520-558-2396.
DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS: 10 May 2014. IF ACCEPTED INTO THE COURSE, FEES ARE DUE BY 25 May 2014. PLEASE SEE CANCELLATION POLICY ON THE COURSE WEBSITE.
http://research.amnh.org/swrs/conservation-medicine-and-diseases-amphibians-and-reptiles
WHERE AND WHEN: SWRS, Portal, Arizona, 22 – 28 June 2014. Driving directions to the station can be found at: http://research.amnh.org/swrs. For those that will be flying into the area, Tucson International Airport (TIA) is the closest airport to SWRS. Attendees are encouraged to arrive at TIA by early afternoon 22 June. It is a 2.5 hr drive from TIA to the SWRS. Dinner at SWRS is at 6 pm and an informal social begins at 7 pm. Please plan your departure for 28 June.
COURSE Organizer and Major instructor: Elliott Jacobson, DVM, PhD, DACZM
Additional INSTRUCTORS: The course will have the following additional instructors: Richard Funk, DVM, Walt Merker, DVM, John Roberts, DVM, DACVP, and Barney Tomberlin, MS (others to be announced).
PARTICIPANTS: The course is designed for undergraduates and graduate students in Conservation Ecology, Wildlife, Biological Sciences, and Veterinary Medicine who expect to study, breed, and manage populations of amphibians and/or reptiles in the field and in captivity. “What does Conservation Medicine†mean and “How Can it Functionally be Used to Manage Populations of Amphibians and Reptiles†will be explored. Concepts of infectious diseases, anesthesia, use of pain medications, sampling techniques, surgical techniques, and handling of venomous species will be covered. The course will include lectures and labs. There will be opportunities to go out locally in the field to observe native herps. Blood may be collected from some of these animals. No private collecting is allowed.
FEES: Tuition for the 6 night COURSE is $850 that should be paid by all participants on being informed of their acceptance. Tuition covers course fees for the course and room and board at the SWRS. Preferred payment to SWRS is certified check or money order. If you must pay with a credit card, please call the SWRS (520-558-2396) and speak with Tresa Glore. Transportation costs between home and Tucson (air) or SWRS (auto) are to be borne by participants.
HOW TO APPLY: The application form is available on the course URL: see above
For logistics about the course please contact:
Elliot Jacobson, [email protected]
For information about the SWRS please contact
Group Coordinator, [email protected] or 520-558-2396.
DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS: 10 May 2014. IF ACCEPTED INTO THE COURSE, FEES ARE DUE BY 25 May 2014. PLEASE SEE CANCELLATION POLICY ON THE COURSE WEBSITE.
