Aquatic Veterinary Sessions (Oct 11th - 12th) & Aquatic Veterinary BioSecurity Program (Oct 13th - 14th)

Daily Aquatic Veterinary CEPD Schedule

To download the full WVC/WAVMA Sessions & Workshop Program At-a-Glance.  

Tuesday, October 11, 2011
Aquatic Veterinary Medicine (General) Session 
Cape Town Convention Centre, Room TBD

Time  Presentation Title/Speaker
07:30 - TBD
08:30   Fish Leukocytes: Rapid Staining Techniques in Clinical Practice 
           D. Palic
09:15   Function & Role of Neutrophilic Granulocytes in Fish 
           D. Palic
10:00 - Tea/Coffee Break
10:30   WVC Plenary Session
11:15   WVC Plenary Session
12:00 - LUNCH
13:30 - TBD
14:15   Epizootic Ulcerative Syndrome: Africa’s Aquatic Ecosystem Exotic Disease Threat
           K.D.A. Huchzermeyer
15:00 - Tea/Coffee Break
15:30   Immobilizing Agents for Marine Fish Relocation or Surgery
           M.R. Penning
16:15   Assessing Zoonotic Potential of Aquatic Animal Diseases
           C.I. Walster
17:00   Aquatic Veterinary Education & “Day-One” Competency
           A.D. Scarfe

Wednesday, October 12, 2011
Aquatic Veterinary Epidemiology & Biosecurity Session
Cape Town Convention Centre, Room TBD

Time   Speaker/Presentation Title
07:30 - TBD
08:30   Practical Epidemiology for the Practicing Aquatic Veterinarian
           C.I. Walster
09:15   Translating a Biosecurity Plan into Practice
           C.I. Walster
10:00 - Tea/Coffee Break
10:30   Koi Herpes Virus: Biosecurity & Surveillance for Disease Free Fish
           K.D.A. Huchzermeyer
11:15   Veterinary & Farm Record Keeping
           C.I. Walster
12:00 - LUNCH
13:30   Biosecurity Audits in NL Aquaculture: Compliance & Implementation
           D. Whelan, T. Rose, A. Snyder & N. O'Brien
14:15   Model Animal Movement & Biosecurity Certificates of Veterinary Inspection
           A.D. Scarfe
15:00 - Tea/Coffee Break
15:30 - 17:45
           Advanced Quantitative Epidemiology for Aquaculture Biosecurity 
           C.I. Walster, L. Gustafson & A. Cameron

Thursday, October 13, 2011
Practical & Applied Aquatic Veterinary Biosecurity for Vets & Producers (table-top scenario, group exercises) Session
Cape Town Convention Centre, Room TBD

Time  Didactic / InteractiveTopics     (Speakers/Facilitators - A.D. Scarfe, CI Walster, D. Palic & L. Gustafson)
07:30 - 09:55
   * Introductions
   * Standardized Approaches for Aquaculture
   * Defining Epidemiological Units
   * Identifying, Prioritizing, Disease Hazards
   * Risk-analysis and Disease Impacts
   * Identifying, Evaluating & Mitigating Critical Control Points
10:00 - Tea/Coffee Break
10:30 - 11:55
   * On-Farm Clinical Evaluation
   * Diagnostic Sampling, Tests, Interpretation & Records
   * Disease Monitoring, Surveillance & Freedom
   * Building Contingency Plans
   * Biosecurity Certification
12:00 - LUNCH
13:30 - 14:15
   * Facilitated Table-top Exercises: Breakout Teams Develop Biosecurity Plans for Aquaculture Operations
14:15 - 14:55
   * Breakout Team Reports
15:00 - Tea/Coffee Break
15:30 - 17:00 
     WVC Closing Session

Friday, October 14,2011
On-Farm Aquaculture Biosecurity Training Workshop & Wet Lab for Vets & Producers
Three Streams Trout Farm (Franschhoek) & Dept. of Agriculture (Elsenberg)

Participants will be transported from the Cape Town Convention Centre by bus to the Stellenbosch area for the On-Farm Workshop & Wet Lab.  The full day program requires participation in the Thursday "Practical & Applied Aquatic Veterinary Biosecurity for Vets & Producers" Session.  This workshop & wet lab involves facilitated biosecurity evaluation of a fully operational, integrated trout farm and processing facility, and clinical inspection, necropsy and diagnostic sampling of fish.
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See the Biosecurity Workshop page for details.