AVA Annual Conference

AVA Annual Conference | 2018 Conference Handbook | #AVAConference 29 Plaza P1 Mezzanine M2 Plaza P2 Plaza 3 Cattle Public Health Education Unusual Pets 8.00-9.00 Cattle Medicine - The clinical exam A summary of the basic process of physical examination of cattle. The role of ancillary diagnostic tests in supporting clinical findings Tim Parkinson (a) The national security implications of biological warfare against animals Various actors have attempted or used biological weapons against animals Tim Naylor (b) Managing the risk of human exposures to ABLV Minimise risk for yourself, your staff, your clients and their pets Janine Barrett (a) The role of professional societies in the education of veterinary students and graduates: Australian Society for Parasitology ASP and teaching of veterinary parasitology Shokoofeh Shamsi (b) The demise of the didactic lecture? Staff and student perspectives The qualities of highly engaging lectures and future of lectures Tiffany Jooste (a) Guinea pig dermatology Dermatologic diseases are common presentations for guinea pigs Bob Doneley (b) Management of a Canine Distemper Virus outbreak in a ferret rescue facility A confirmed Canine Distemper Virus outbreak in a naïve population of rescued ferrets Lynda Bonning 9.00-10.00 A practical approach to treat lame cows in the farm Practical tips for the efficient treatment of lameness in the farm. Learn about restraining techniques and treatment principles for common problems Andres Ardila (a) Equine Arboviruses of Australia Mosquito-borne arboviruses that cause neurological disease in horses David Williams (b) African swine fever: a devastating disease of pigs A highly contagious and devastating disease of pigs David Williams (a) Adaptive eLearning for veterinary science – students as partner s The benefits of involving students in the creation, development and review of a suite of online adaptive eLearning tutorials Justine Gibson (b) Application of flip teaching principles to equine anaesthesia practical settings Flipped classroom application and feedback Jennifer Carter (a) Avian anaesthesia Unlocking the secrets to the successful anaesthesia of avian patients Melinda Cowan (b) Common avian consultations: What I need and what I need to know Are you sick of not knowing what to do when presented with a bird? Hamish Baron 10.00-10.45 10.45-11.45 Cattle medicine - Metabolic disorders Mineral and energy disorders are common problems, particularly in the peri-calving period. Their diagnosis and management will be discussed Tim Parkinson How collaborative is One Health in practice? One Health is simple in theory but devilishly difficult in practice. What can vets do to make it work? Simon Reid (a) Does audience response system use in lectures improve assessment performance? The impact was assessed on test item performance Jennifer Carter (b) Altruism in the next generation- a professional trait? Preference for earning compared to altruism is ‘revealed’ not ‘stated’ using a choice experiment Adele Feakes (a) Pesky parasites in mammals: The good, the bad and ugly A fun look at some external and internal parasites seen in small mammals. Brendan Carmel (b) Investigation and treatment of upper respiratory tract disease in rabbits Differential diagnoses of sneezing Gerry Skinner 12:00-1:15 1:15-2:30 Cattle Welfare Education Unusual Pets 2.30-3.30 Cattle Medicine - Neurological Disease Clinical signs of neurological disorders can require careful differentiation from each other Tim Parkinson Domestic violence, animal abuse/human behaviour The link between Interpersonal Violence and Animal Abuse is well documented. Mags Awad POSTERS (a) It ate what?... Reptilian foreign bodies! Shane Simpson (b) Once bitten: the delights and perils of treating venomous creatures Robert Johnson 3.30-4.00 Cattle/Sheep, Goats, Camelids Dentistry Education Unusual Pets/Conservation Biology/Welfare 4.00-5.00 Production animal emergency management A sound approach to production animal emergency management Brandon Fraser Feline tooth resorption Understanding the different stages and types of tooth resorption in feline patients and their clinical importance for our treatment options Williana Basuki (a) Veterinarians making ethical decisions – how do they do it? Where should education in veterinary ethics be heading? Leonie Richards (b) Perfect match! How employers select new graduate veterinarians for employment Key findings from semi-structured interviews Dan Schull (a) Wildlife rescue and rehabilitation - the conservation and ethical conundrum The rehabilitation of sick and injured wildlife provokes many ethical, welfare and ecological issues Andrew Tribe and Bronwyn Orr (b) The wild koala consult Triage, anaesthesia, clinical assessment and basic medication Amber Gillett 5.00-6.00 Trace minerals for cattle 101 - Diagnosis, treatment and monitoring The basics of trace mineral mineral nutrition in cattle Liz Pryor Feline gingivostomatitis- things that we all need to know! Diagnostic work up, prognosis, and treatment options along with other adjunct therapies for this frustrating disease will be discussed Williana Basuki (a) Attributes university students think veterinary employers value in their employees Attributes mid-program and final year vet students perceive employers value most in their employees Wendy Hamood (b) Excellence in teaching winner TBA (a) Understanding the factors influencing chlamydial blindness in koalas Adam Polkinghorne (b) Population genetics of Chlamydia pecorum infections in livestock and marsupials Adam Polkinghorne 6.00-7.00 Tuesday 15 May 2018 Afternoon Tea Happy Hour Morning Tea Gilruth Award and Plenary - Beyond Bias: Leveraging the Power of Difference Jennifer Whelan Lunch