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 Upcoming American College of Zoological Medicine Ultra- Short Courses

 

2013 International Conference on Diseases of Zoo and Wild Animals

May 8, 2013
 
2013 Wildife Disease Association Conference
July 28, 2013

 

Details Below:

 

 

American College of Zoological Medicine Ultra-short Course at the 2013 International Conference on Diseases of Zoo and Wild Animals

 

Tiergarten Schonbrunn, Vienna, Austria

 

 

Detailed Schedule and Registration

 

 

 

The American College of Zoological Medicine's Education Committee will sponsor a 1-day ultra-short course in conjunction with the International Conference on Diseases of Zoo and Wild Animals.  An important part of this ultra-short coruse is an introduction and comparison to the European College of Zoological Medicine.  The ACZM utlra-short course will be held on Wednesday, 8 May 2013, from 8 am to 5 pm.

 

Who Should Take this Course?

Anyone interested in learning more about the American College of Zoological Medicine or the European College of Zoological Medicine, those that are interested in seeking Diplomate status or are in the process of preparing for examination or any individual who is interested in and can benefit from in-depth, up-to-date, literature-based review lectures on zoological medicine.              

 

The Ultra-short course is administered and instructed by ACZM Diplomates. The Ultra-short course is divided into two main sections:

 

First Section: Introduces the attendee to the history and mission of the ACZM and ECZM, reasons for becoming a Diplomate of the American or European College of Zoological Medicine, how to become eligible to take the ACZM/ECZM examination, ECZM de-facto status, and provide study and test-taking strategy, including a short mock exam. Anyone with a remote interest in becoming eligible or taking the ACZM examination is expected to benefit from this section. This section is particularly useful for people who are not familiar with ACZM/ECZM and the Diplomate exam.

 

Second Section: Consists of lectures intended to cover specific zoological medicine topics in-depth. These lectures are meant to be a thorough review of the literature and help the attendee prepare his/her study strategy and organization of the topics. This course is specifically designed not to overlap with the content covered at the ACZM Short Courses. Anyone interested in in-depth reviews of zoological medicine, including most up-to-date published information would be expected to benefit from this section. This year’s in-depth topics will be presented by:

 

Mads Bertelsen
Cornelia Ketz-Riley
Sonia Hernandez
Maya Kummrow
Hanspeter Steinmetz
 
 
The cost of this course is: 
 
Normal Fee:  120 € 
EAZWV member fee:  100 €
Student fee:  80 €
 
The cost includes an electronic version of ACZM information handouts, in-depth lecture materials and refreshments.

 

For more information on registration, you can also contact Anke Schumann (2013@zoovet-conference.org) or Dr. Hanspeter W. Steinmetz (hp.steinmetz@knieskinderzoo.ch).  If not enough participants have registered up to 6 weeks prior to the course, the course will be canceled and payments returned.  No refunds will be offered after this time, if the course is held as scheduled

 

The Ultra short-course is held approximately once per year in conjunction with AAZV, WDA, IAAAM or related organizations. For information on other ACZM/ECZM training opportunities, please visit www.aczm.org or www.eczm.eu 

  

For further information, contact: 
Dr. Hanspeter W. Steinmetz, Workshop Leader
Knies Kinderzoo, Switzerland          

Questions may be directed to: hp.steinmetz@knieskinderzoo.ch

 
American College of Zoological Medicine Ultra-short Course in Conjunction with the 2013 Wildlife Disease Association Annual Conference
 
Knoxville, Tennessee
 

Detailed Schedule and Registration

 

As in previous years, the American College of Zoological Medicine’s Education Committee will sponsor a 1-day ultra-short course in conjunction with the Wildlife Disease Association Annual Conference. The annual conference will take place in Knoxville, Tennessee from 27 of July-2nd of August. The ACZM Ultra-short Course will be held on Sunday, July 28.
 
Who Should Take this Course?

Anyone interested in learning more about the American College of Zoological Medicine, those that are interested in seeking Diplomate status or are in the process of preparing for examination or any individual who is interested in and can benefit from in-depth, up-to-date, literature-based review lectures on zoological medicine.
The Ultra-short course is administered and instructed by ACZM Diplomates and other specialists. The Ultra-short course is divided into two main sections:
 
First Section: (limited to ~1.5 hrs in the am) Introduces the attendee to the history and mission of the ACZM, reasons for becoming a Diplomate of the American College of Zoological Medicine, how to become eligible to take the ACZM examination, and provide study and test-taking strategy, including a short mock exam. Anyone with a remote interest in becoming eligible or taking the ACZM
examination is expected to benefit from this section. This section is particularly useful for people who are not familiar with ACZM and the Diplomate exam.
 
Second Section: (rest of the day) Consists of lectures intended to cover specific zoological medicine topics in-depth. These lectures are meant to be a thorough review of the literature and help the attendee prepare his/her study strategy and organization of the topics. This course is specifically designed not to overlap with the content covered at the ACZM Short Courses. Anyone interested in in-depth reviews of zoological medicine, including most up-to-date published information would be expected to benefit from this section.  This year's schedule is at the end of this announcment.
 
The cost of this course is $135/person if registering before June 15th, $150/person if after June 15th or if registering at the meeting.
 
The cost includes an electronic version of ACZM information handouts, in-depth lecture materials and refreshments.
 
To register and pay online please visit the ACZM website and click on Short Courses, or follow this link:  Register

For more information on registration, you can also contact Drs. Sonia Hernandez at(706) 296-3909 (USA) or Chris Hanley at (419)385-5721 (USA).  If not planning on attending the WDA conference, but still interested in attending the Ultra-short Course, please contact the above directly.
 
If there are not enough registrants by June 20th, the course will be canceled and payments returned.

The Ultra short-course is held approximately once per year in conjunction with AAZV, WDA, IAAAM or related organizations. For information on other ACZM training opportunities, please visit www.aczm.org.

 

ACZM ULTRASHORT COURSE DETAILED SCHEDULE

July 28th, 2013

Knoxville, TN

In conjunction with the Wildlife Disease Association Annual Conference
 

8:00 – 9:30:  Welcome, introduction to the history of the American College of Zoological Medicine; why become board-certified? (Hernandez and all)

Getting Board Certified (Hernandez and all)

Eligibility-

The credentialing and application process

How to prepare for the exam

Exam structure; taking the exam

NOTE-Recent Exam Changes
 

9:30-10:00: Break
 
10:00-11:30: Free-ranging Reptile Diseases (Sykes)
 
11:30-1:00: Lunch
 
1:00-2:30 Amphibian Diseases (DeVoe)
 
2:30-4:00 Free-ranging Carnivores (Sykes) 
 
4:00-4:15: Break
 
4:15-4:45 Mock Slide Exam (Hernandez)
 

4:45-5:00: Wrap-up and Evaluations- (Hernandez)

 
For further information, contact:
ACZM Education Committee
c/o Chris Hanley
Phone:  419-385-5721   ext 2105

Questions may be directed to:  chris.hanley@toledozoo.org

 

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