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SPECIAL EVENT
SUNDAY, June 11, 2023
Behind the Scenes at the Zoo
9:00 – 11:00 – Presentations by Curators at the Zoo
11:00 – 12:00 – Picnic Lunch
12:00 – 3:00 – Small Group Behind the Scene Tours
 

BEFORE “ONE HEALTH” WAS COOL: The past, present, and future role of zoological veterinarians in one health partnerships
Donald L. Neiffer, VMD, MHS (One Health), CVA, DACZM, Chief Veterinarian SNZCBI

Life Support Services at National Zoological Park. It’s not what you think.
Rick Quintero, Curator, Water Quality, Life Support Systems, Amazonia, Scientific Dive Safety Officer, SNZCBI

Mitigating zoonotic risks through Animal Escape. SNZCBI Code Green drills and procedures
Kenton Kerns, Curator Small Mammal House

Venomous Snake Bite Procedures and SNZCBI’s role in antivenin supply cohort
Alan Peters, Curator Herpetology

THERE IS THE PLAN AND THEN THERE IS WHAT HAPPENS: HPAI preparedness at the National Zoo and learnings from the 2022 outbreak
Donald L. Neiffer, VMD, MHS (One Health), CVA, DACZM, Chief Veterinarian SNZCBI

Zoonotic infectious Disease in Great Cats: When our collection caught COVID-19
Craig Saffoe, Curator, Large Carnivores