Date: Thursday, May 13, 2010

Duration: 1 day(s)

Location: Marriott Vancouver Pinnacle Downtown

Program Director: Judy St. Leger, DVM, DACVP
SeaWorld, San Diego
500 Sea World Drive
San Diego, CA 92109
This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
 619 225-4259  619 225-4259 (W)

Description:

KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Stephen Raverty, DVM, DACVP
An Overview of Pathology Findings of Marine Mammals within the Pacific Northwest 1998-2008

Dr Stephen Raverty is a board certified veterinary pathologist and is head of the of the pathology section of the provincial veterinary diagnostic laboratory in Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada. For the last 10 years, Stephen has been actively involved in the investigation of infectious and noninfectious disease processes in dead stranded and live captured marine mammals. He is adjunct professor with the University of British Columbia, research associate with the Vancouver Public Aquarium, and consulting pathologist with the Calgary Zoo. Stephen has been involved with the diagnostic evaluation of sonar related stranded porpoises in the pacific northwest, health status of hunter harvested beluga in the western arctic, tissue response to tag implants in Hawaiian odontocetes, and evaluation of factors that may have contributed to the decline of the Irrawaddy river dolphins in Cambodia. He will present an overview of work undertaken on the health status of marine mammals within the Pacific Northwest.

The workshop will run from 8:00am until 4:30 pm and will consist of the Keynote presentation followed by 10-15 marine species case presentations. Fish, birds, and marine mammals are welcome. These presentations will focus on audience interaction to promote case discussion. All participants submitting a case will receive a DVD set of digital slides and case histories prior to the workshop.

Special Instructions:
Glass Slides, Case Histories, and Separate Case Summaries (the case histories need to be SEPARATE from the case summaries) should be sent by NO LATER THAN FEBRUARY 29, 2010 to:

Dr. Judy St. Leger
SeaWorld
500 SeaWorld Dr.
San Diego, CA 92109

Continuing Education Credits: 8

Tuition:
Registration is $75 for both presenters and attendees through April 30th 2009. May 1st through the day of the workshop, late registration will be $100. This price includes case slide DVDs and morning and afternoon snacks.