April 2018 ZOHU Call
Topics: Update on antibiotic resistance and companion animal stewardship; Chagas Disease – ongoing canine, human, wildlife, and vector studies; animal and public health in agritourism.
Date: Wednesday, April 4, 2018
Continuing Education availability has expired for this webinar.
Schedule and Speakers:
One Health News from CDC
Casey Barton Behravesh, MS, DVM, DrPH, DACVPM
Captain, U.S. Public Health Service
Director, One Health Office
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
CBartonBehravesh@cdc.gov
Update on AVMA Activities on Antimicrobial Stewardship
Virginia Fajt, DVM, PhD, DACVCP
Clinical Associate Professor
Texas A&M University
vfajt@cvm.tamu.edu
Chagas disease ecology in the southern US- vector distributions, infected wildlife, and domestic dog sentinels.
Sarah Hamer MS PhD DVM DACVPM
Associate Professor of Epidemiology
Dept. of Veterinary Integrative Biosciences
Texas A&M University
shamer@cvm.tamu.edu
Animal and Public Health in Agritourism: Collaboration and Education Initiative to Mitigate Risk
Valerie A. Koenig, DVM
Veterinary Medical Officer
USDA APHIS Veterinary Services
District 1 – New England
Valerie.A.Koenig@aphis.usda.gov
Update on AVMA Activities on Antimicrobial Stewardship
- AVMA defines stewardship, judicious useexternal icon
- Antimicrobial Stewardship Definition and Core Principlesexternal icon
- WHO Antimicrobial Guidelines Fall Short Of Protecting Human And Animal Healthexternal icon
Chagas disease ecology in the southern US- vector distributions, infected wildlife, and domestic dog sentinels.
Animal and Public Health in Agritourism: Collaboration and Education Initiative to Mitigate Risk