Veterinary Course
Primate Conservation Medice
Are you ready for the experience of a lifetime? Are you passionate about conservation medicine? This is the course for you.
One Health perspective
This training course is a great opportunity for young veterinarians or veterinary students, who desire to pursue their career in Primate Medicine and Conservation.
The course will give you a broad understanding of the conservation issues affecting primates and their medicine. With a mix of theoretical and practical lessons, together with lectures and training sessions on the most crucial topics. A transversal axis of research and One Health will run the length of the training.
Program content
The course is lead by Dr. Luis Flores, a recognized specialist in the field of Medicine and Conservation of Primates in Africa.
Our methodology is dynamic, with theoretical and practical sessions. Providing a comprehensive overview of wildlife conservation medicine and rehabilitation.
You will gain a broad understanding of wildlife veterinary medicine and the challenges faced by conservationists in developing countries.
Modules
1
PRIMATES, THREATS & CONSERVATION EFFORTS
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LPRC species and conservation status, goals - animal welfare and conservation efforts.
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African Great Apes distribution and threats.
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Conservation Action Plan for great Apes at the East of the DRC.
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CONSERVATION MEDICINE OF PRIMATES AND ONE HEALTH
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Anesthesia: drugs, combinations and monitoring.
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Vet department organization in a rehabilitation center.
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Preventive medicine.
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Tuberculosis - One Health perspective.
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Field parasitology on primates.
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Field hematology on primates.
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Management of respiratory diseases in primates.
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One Health and Primates Conservation.
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WILD EXPERIENCE
GRAUER GORILLAS'
VISIT
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The course includes a visit to an habituated group of Grauer Gorillas (Gorilla beringei graueri) family in Kahuzi-Biega NP, listed as World Heritage Site.
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During this visit you will be able to learn how to monitor wild animals' health through visual health checks, to identify signs which could indicate illness or injury.
