EXOT316-0516: Backyard Poultry Medicine
The lectures for this course will be presented in a text format.
Enrollment is closed.
Presenter: Lynne Luna, DVM, MAM
Course Open: May 20-June 22, 2016
Real Time Sessions (RTS): Sundays, May 29, June 5, and 12, 2016; 8:00-10:00 pm ET (USA)
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Practice Sessions: In order to prepare you for a successful experience
in your CE course, we request you attend a Practice Session prior to the first
Real Time Session. Please arrive promptly at the start time; each Practice Session
is up to 1 hour in length.
For more information, please visit the
CE Practice Area.
Level and Prerequisites:
This
basic course will be open to veterinarians and veterinary technicians/technologists
actively interested in small flock/backyard poultry medicine.
VIN CE Course: Open to veterinarians and veterinary technicians/technologists.
This course is approved by RACE for veterinarians and veterinary technicians/technologists. (RACE 22-25014)
Course Information:
In recent years, more people are starting to raise small flocks of poultry in backyard urban settings.
Because of the small numbers of birds involved, they are often viewed more as pets than as production
animals, even though they are being kept primarily for eggs or meat. When these birds become injured
or ill, the owners are turning to their local family veterinarian for assistance, even though many
small animal practitioners have very little to no experience with poultry or with how to treat animals
that are being used in food production. This course is intended to help those veterinarians and their
technicians become more familiar with diagnosing and treating conditions of poultry commonly encountered
in the backyard setting.
Week 1 (Real Time Session May 29, 2016):
Basic Anatomy and Husbandry
Presenter: Lynne Luna, DVM, MAM
Format: Text
Objectives: Upon completion of this session, the participant should be able to
- Recognize and understand poultry anatomic specific terminology.
- Implement proper handling techniques.
- Perform a basic physical exam.
- Implement effective biosecurity measures to prevent the spread of disease.
Week 2 (Real Time Session June 5, 2016):
Common Diseases
Presenter: Lynne Luna, DVM, MAM
Format: Text
Objectives: Upon completion of this session, the participant should be able to
- Recognize infectious disease presentations commonly found in a backyard flock.
- Recognize potentially reportable poultry diseases.
Week 3 (Real Time Session June 12, 2016):
Commonly Reported Problems and Treatments
Presenter: Lynne Luna, DVM, MAM
Format: Text
Objectives: Upon completion of this session, the participant should be able to
- Recognize non-infectious disease presentations commonly found in a backyard flock.
- Understand the treatments and treatment principles involved in care of backyard flock.
- Inform their clients on the proper handling of individual birds.
Successful completion (scoring 80% or better) on the end-of-course test is required
to earn a certificate of completion for the course.
To learn more about the requirements for earning a CE certificate, please refer to
Receiving Your CE Credit and Course Completion Certificate.
Course Materials: Course materials will be available
in the course library prior to each Real Time Session.
Required Textbook(s): There is no required textbook for this course.
About the Presenter:
Lynne Luna is a board certified poultry veterinarian through the
American College of Poultry Veterinarians. She graduated from Louisiana State
University School of Veterinary Medicine in 1998 and from the Master of Avian
Medicine program at the University of Georgia in 1999. She then worked as a poultry
veterinarian for the State of Mississippi, Mississippi State University and
then as poultry laboratory director for the State of Louisiana. She is currently
working in Oregon as a small animal practitioner, does poultry house calls and
is a poultry consultant for VIN.
Total CE Credit: 6
Tuition: Member $126 ($113 early bird special if enrolled by May 6, 2016)
Non-Member $211 ($190 early bird special if enrolled by May 6, 2016)
*To ensure participants are ready and prepared for classes,
enrollment will close on May 27, 2016 at 5 pm ET (USA)
or when the maximum number of participants is reached.
*For more information on how online CE works, see the
Participant Resource Center.
To Enroll:
Enrollment is closed.
- Enrollment qualifications: VIN CE courses are open to
VIN member and non-member veterinarians. Veterinarians enrolling in a VSPN CE course
must be a VIN member. Veterinary support staff must be a VSPN member to enroll in a
VSPN CE or a VIN CE course open to VSPN member enrollment.
- Each enrollee must be able to receive emails from @vspn.org
and @vin.com addresses. Email is our major form of communication with participants;
personal emails are highly recommended rather than clinic/hospital email addresses.
- Each person is individually responsible for his/her own registration.
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Please include the course title, your full name, and contact information in your correspondence.
"This program (22-25014) is approved by the AAVSB RACE to offer a
total of 6 CE Credits, with a maximum of 6 CE Credits being available to any individual
veterinarian or veterinary technician/technologist.
This RACE approval is for the subject matter categories of:
Scientific,
using the delivery method of Interactive-Distance: (Web-based, Teleconference or Audio-Conference).
This approval is valid in jurisdictions which recognize AAVSB RACE; however, participants are
responsible for ascertaining each board's CE requirements."
Course withdrawal and refund policy: A complete refund of the paid course price will be
issued when your withdrawal request is received prior to the listed start date of the course.
If you wish to withdraw after the start date please contact the VIN office 800-846-0028 ext. 797
to discuss eligibility for a pro-rated refund.
* Note: To ensure rapid handling of your request for withdrawal, we recommend that you
call the VIN office at 800-846-0028 ext. 797.
*For more information on VIN's upcoming CE courses, check the
VIN Course Catalog.
Katherine James, DVM, PhD, DACVIM (SAIM)
VIN Education Coordinator
VIN CE Services:
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