CCWR 2008 Interactive Workshop
Save The Date - February 9, 2008
2008 CCWR Interactive Workshop – a 1-day event to be held at the Mature Adult Center, Westminster, CO. An opportunity for active discussion and networking with fellow rehabbers throughout the state. More information to be provided shortly.
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2008 Workshop Registration Info
2008 Workshop AgendaCCWR Workshop Agenda
| 9:00 – 10:00 | Registration |
| 10:00 – 11:30 | Proactive Wildlife Rehabilitation |
| Jack Murphy, Urban Wildlife Rescue, Inc. | |
| 11:30 – 12:30 | Lunch and Annual General Membership Meeting |
| 12:30 - 1:45 | Roundtable, facilitated discussion including: |
| Setting Limits - Capacity and Euthanasia | |
| Q&A with Kathy Konishi, CDOW | |
| 1:45 - 2:45 | Emergency and Disaster Preparedness |
| Carol Wade | |
| 2:45 – 3:00 | Break |
| 3::00 – 4:00 | Wound Management/Splinting and Wrapping: |
| Birds Carin Avila, Rocky Mountain Raptor Program | |
| Mammals Colin Combs, DVM West Ridge Animal Hospital | |
| Libby Osnes-Erie, Greenwood Wildlife Rehabilitation Center | |
| 4:00 – 4:30 | Wrap-up |
Topics and speakers subject to change
CCWR Workshop – Speakers
Carin Avila
Carin Avila has been Director of Education at the Rocky Mountain Raptor Program since 2003. Prior to her work at the RMRP she spent time working as a Veterinary Assistant in the Colorado State University Veterinary Medical Center in Anesthesia and Cardiology. Carin received her degree in the field of Microbiology with a minor in Anatomy and Neurobiology from Colorado State University. In 2005, Carin also received certification for Wildlife Homeopathic Emergency Care. While at the RMRP Carin has aided in, and is an integral part of, the Medical and Rehabilitation Team. Carin strives to continue her education and has received certification from the National Association for Interpretation as a Certified Interpretive Guide and has had training as a Heritage Interpreter as well.
Colin Combs, DVM
Dr Colin Combs is a lifelong Colorado resident and has been involved in wildlife care and medicine for over 25 years. During his veterinary education at Colorado State he was active in the wildlife and zoological medicine department and the raptor rehabilitation program. Since his graduation from CSU in 1991 he has practiced small animal and exotic pet medicine in Golden and Greeley. In both practices wildlife rehabilitation licenses were held. He provides care for Colorado Reptile Humane Society, Greenwood Wildlife, CDOW, Weld County Animal Control, Colorado House Rabbit Society and a never ending tide of citizen presented wildlife cases.
Jack Murphy
Jack Murphy is Co-founder and Executive Director of Urban Wildlife Rescue, Inc., located in Denver CO and a licensed Wildlife Rehabilitator since 1989. Jack is also a Wildlife Control Operator who solves wildlife conflicts using only humane and non-lethal methods of exclusion and eviction. He is the author of "Humane Solutions to Wildlife Problems" which is a self help guide for those who wish to attempt to resolve wildlife conflicts on their own. He has written and lectured on numerous topics involving: Wildlife Rehabilitation--Living with Wildlife --Wildlife Conflict Resolution--Humane Capture and Handling Techniques, and more. Jack has been on the CCWR Board of Directors since 1999.
Libby Osnes-Erie
Libby Osnes-Erie is a California registered veterinary technician and has been involved with wildlife rehabilitation since 1993. She was the Wildlife Center Supervisor for the S.P.C.A. of Monterey County for three years where they received over 3300 animals a year and was a participant in the California Department of Fish and Game Oiled Wildlife Care Network from 1995-2004. Libby also worked at the Monterey Bay Aquarium and was involved in the husbandry of common murres, numerous species of shorebirds, and black-footed penguins, and rehabilitated orphaned and injured shorebirds and seabirds. She was a California Council for Wildlife Rehabilitators board member from 2000-2006, where she served as president and treasurer and is currently on the newsletter committee. Libby has a Master’s degree in Marine Science, specializing in marine mammals and birds. Recently she wrote a book chapter on shorebird rehabilitation for “Hand-Rearing Birds” published by Blackwell Publishing in 2007. Libby has been the Animal Care Manager at Greenwood Wildlife Rehabilitation Center since the end of July 2006.
Carol Wade
Carol Wade worked as a vet tech and is now in the process of earning her veterinary degree. Carol is the Planning Sections Chief for the Clear Creek County Community Emergency Response Team, sits on the Board of the Gilpin/Clear Creek County Animal Rescue Team, is a "deployable" member of the Colorado Veterinary Medical Reserve Corps (CVMRC), sits on the Regional Citizen Corps Council, and has created Power Point presentations for Animal & Personal Emergency/Disaster preparedness. These presentations combine the use of the Incident Command System, Ready Colorado, Citizen Corps, Homeland Security, FEMA and CVMRC information. Her most recent presentation was for the staff of Alameda East Veterinary Hospital. Carol has many hours of training through each of these agencies. She also assisted in two actual incidents, participated in several mass scale disaster exercises, and is on the committee to plan a mass scale, biohazard exercise for CVMRC. Carol is also being trained in Disaster Psychology, and will be training as a Wildland Fire Fighter and to become a Clear Creek County Victim's Advocate. She is assisting with a local County Wildfire Protection Plan and along with a couple of neighbors, is creating a wildfire evacuation plan for pets.
Presentations
Subject to change
Proactive Wildlife Rehabilitation – Jack Murphy
Urban Wildlife Rescue receives close to three thousand calls annually, asking them to trap or to teach someone how to trap wildlife of all kinds. From a biological standpoint, trapping nuisance animals can cause a problem as far as population growth is concerned. The effects of trapping apply not only to squirrels but also to most forms of wildlife. However, since squirrels can breed two times a year and are highly visible, the results of trapping them can be noticed relatively quickly. Low or moderate levels of trapping (or predation) can actually cause a wildlife population to increase. How quickly this occurs is dependent upon a wide variety of factors such as food availability, quality of habitat and weather. Jack will share with us stories, techniques and solutions to dealing with “problem people” to proactively prevent the need for wildlife rehabilitation.
Emergency/ Disaster Preparedness - Carol Wade
This presentation will cover the basics of Personal and Animal Emergency/ Disaster Preparedness. The simple actions you can take to prepare yourselves, and community for any type of natural, chemical, or man made emergencies that we face here in Colorado and as humans living in these changing, turbulent times. Ideas for creating your own rehabilitation facility contingency plans will be discussed. My objective is to have you walk away from this presentation feeling safer and with the knowledge to make you feel in control should an incident of any magnitude occur. The more prepared we are as individuals, the safer our families, communities, state and country will be.
Wound Management and Fracture Stabilization in Raptors – Carin Avila
As with all birds, raptors come to rehabilitators with a wide variety of injuries; however impact and trauma injuries are among the most common. This presentation will cover a brief review of avian anatomy, steps in wound care and basics on the healing process. Basic fracture stabilization based on location will be discussed and management concerns accompanying fractures will be addressed.
Wound Management Considerations for Wild Mammal Patients - Colin Combs, DVM
Traumatic injuries are a common presentation for wildlife patients and in many cases animals have received significant injuries to their integument (or skin). Prompt and effective management of these injuries can shorten rehabilitation times. Wound management principles have advanced dramatically in the last five years. Many of these theories and products can be used in wildlife patients. Learn what is new, what’s proven, and what’s quackery.