{"id":4740,"date":"2019-05-03T15:47:19","date_gmt":"2019-05-03T19:47:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/qa.vet.purdue.edu\/news\/?p=4740"},"modified":"2024-11-21T11:23:26","modified_gmt":"2024-11-21T16:23:26","slug":"60th-belize-150th","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vet.purdue.edu\/news\/60th-belize-150th.php","title":{"rendered":"PVM Takes CE Global as Part of the College\u2019s 60th Anniversary Celebration"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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The PVM Global CE participants had the opportunity to assist with wildlife treatments at the ARCAS Wild Animal Rescue and Rehabilitation Center in Pet\u00e9n, Guatemala, and spent time practicing proper avian restraint techniques while administering dewormer, vitamins, and a parasite spray to Scarlett Macaws.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Purdue Veterinary Medicine\u2019s Offices of Global Engagement<\/a> and Lifelong Learning teamed-up to host an inaugural eight-day continuing education (CE) course this spring in Belize and Guatemala with the Belize Rehabilitation Clinic\/Wildlife Institute.  Five veterinarians and four veterinary nurses from across the U.S. and Canada joined PVM\u2019s Director of Global Engagement William Smith and Director of Lifelong Learning Andrea Brown on the adventure.  The program focused on multiple aspects of wildlife medicine and rehabilitation, and provided participants extensive hands-on experiences with a variety of wildlife species.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The course, which gave attendees a unique opportunity to learn from some of the top wildlife veterinary and conservation professionals in Central America, was offered April 7-14 as part of the celebration of Purdue\u2019s 150th<\/sup> Anniversary and the College\u2019s 60th<\/sup> Anniversary.  The group kicked-off the trip with a private tour of the Belize Zoo where they learned about wildlife species important to Central America, like the Baird\u2019s Tapir, Margay, Jaguarondi, Kinkajou, Black Howler Monkey, Harpy Eagle, Toucan, and Scarlet Macaw.  There also was ample time to explore the quaint town of San Ignacio, Belize, which served as the home away from home for the duration of the visit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Dr. Isabelle Paquet-Durand (back row, far left), co-founder of the Belize Wildlife and Referral Clinic (BWRC), provided lectures and hands on labs at the clinic in San Ignacio, Belize.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Most of the time during the trip was spent at the Belize Wildlife and\nReferral Clinic (BWRC), with BWRC co-founder Dr. Isabelle Paquet-Durand and her\nteam, who provided engaging lectures and hands-on labs focused on wildlife medicine\nand conservation.  Topics included wildlife\ncase discussions, distance immobilization and restraint, osteology, x-ray\ndiagnostic case examples, parasitology, necropsy, reptile medicine, and avian\nmedicine and conservation.  Participants\nalso visited the beautiful San Ignacio Resort Hotel for a birding expedition\nand a reptile handling and restraint lab at the Green Iguana Conservation\nProject.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The reptile medicine and conservation lab was held at the Green Iguana Conservation Project, where attendees performed routine exams and blood draws.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

An overnight visit to Flores, Guatemala, provided the group with an\nopportunity to spend time at the ARCAS Wild Animal Rescue and Rehabilitation\nCenter in Pet\u00e9n, Guatemala.  Drs.\nFernando Martinez and Alejandro Morales shared their vast knowledge of wildlife\nrescue and rehabilitation, and provided an in-depth tour of the center.  The group was put to work, assisting with treatments\non a variety of wildlife, from Scarlet Macaws to Ocelots and a Tamandua, which\nwere being rehabilitated at the facility. \nWhile in Guatemala, participants also received a guided tour of the\nhistoric Yax-Ha Maya ruins.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The journey left participants hungry for more experiences abroad, so stay\ntuned for opportunities in the future for global CE courses.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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