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Alaskan Mushing CE Experience

VetPD - Veterinary Professional Development

4 years ago
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Date: Sunday 24th January, 2021 - Wednesday 27th January, 2021
Start time: 12:00 AM - 12:00 AM
Duration: 4 hour(s)
Cost: £1200

The upregulated physiology of an elite athlete dictates what a veterinarian should consider normal during a physical exam and what sort of diagnostic and therapeutic measures are most appropriate to address clinical problems. This event provides veterinarians with a comprehensive overview of how dogs develop into elite athletes and covers the implications of those morphological and physiological adaptations on the veterinary care of working dogs through 18 hours of lectures and case-discussion. This event will be held at Happy Trails Kennels, run by four-time Iditarod Champion Martin Buser in Big Lake, Alaska, 1 ? hrs north of Anchorage International Airport. Attendees will be provided with the unique opportunity to get hands-on experience with some legendary canine athletes that compete each year in the famous Iditarod Sled Dog Race. During the afternoon of the first day, all attendees will learn how to handle sled dogs, including harnessing and other preparations, before taking a 1 ? - 2 hour wilderness ride to get familiar with the experience of travelling by dogsled. This will be the preamble for a longer half-day sled dog trip on the second day, during which the attendees will be able to drive their own sled and team of dogs through the Susitna Valley of Alaska. And for the very adventurous attendees, there is the incredible opportunity to take an amazing all-day trip driving their own team on the 4th day of the event. Nothing compares to the experience of leaving civilization behind and traveling through the snow-covered Alaskan countryside on a sled pulled by some of the most elite athletes in the world the racing Alaskan sled dog. Alternative optional whole day outdoor activities will be on offer for the 4th day, such as flightseeing around Denali or guided glacier hiking/climbing tours etc.. Regardless of whether you choose to mush, fly, climb, or hike, you will see parts of Alaska that very few ever get to see!This event fee includes two wilderness sled dog rides (1?-2hrs & 4hrs), a wine & cheese reception, a course dinner, refreshments, lunches on each day, extensive lecture notes and a RACE-approved certificate of attendance. The event fee does not include flights, travel to and from Happy Trails Kennels (event location), accommodation and any of the outdoor activities on Day 4, including the all-day wilderness sled dog ride. Attendees can book the all-day wilderness sled dog ride as an optional extra through VetPD. All other outdoor activities on Day 4 need to be booked directly with each provider listed under the Travel Information tab.

Who is it for?

Veterinarians

The Speakers

Mike Davis - DVM, PhD, Dipl.ACVIM, Dipl.ACVSMRMichael graduated from the Texas AM University College of Veterinary Medicine in 1988. Following 4 years in private veterinary practice, he completed an equine internal medicine residency at the Marion DuPont Scott Equine Medical Center in Leesburg, VA while also earning a Masters of Science in Veterinary Science from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in 1995. Michael then earned a PhD at Johns Hopkins University in Respiratory Physiology in 1999. He moved to Oklahoma State University in 1998, where he has progressed to his current rank as Professor and John Oxley Endowed Chair in Equine Sports Medicine. Michael is board-certified in the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine and the American College of Veterinary Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation in the latter, he is currently slated to serve as President of the ACVSMR from 2019-2020. He has been awarded the Regents Distinguished Research Award, twice been awarded the PfizerZoetis Award for Research Excellence, and was the inaugural ACVIM Hero in Medicine for his research in the pathophysiology of exercise-related illnesses. Dr. Daviss current area of research involves how athletic conditioning improves skeletal muscle function from uptake of oxidizable substrates to the mitochondrial mechanisms for maximizing ATP production from those substrates.

The Venue

Happy Trails Kennels19391 West Lakes Blvd, Big Lake, Alaska USA 99652http://buserdog.com/

Number of CPD hours this event can be recorded as

18 hours

Registration and Booking

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