Sponsored in part by an educational grant of Waltham
This
year’s WSAVA Animal Wellness and Welfare Committee veterinary outreach
clinic will be in Latin America in conjunction with our 2016 congress in
Cartagena, Columbia.
Dates: Tuesday September 20th through Friday September 23rd
Location; University Positivo, Curitiba, Brazil
Curitiba
is the capital and largest city of the Brazilian state of Paraná. The
city's population numbered approximately 1,879,355 people as of 2015,
making it the eighth most populous city in the country, and the largest
in Brazil's South Region.
The city sits on a plateau at 932 metres
(3,058 ft) above sea level. It is located 105 kilometres (65 mi) west of
the seaport of Paranaguá and is served by the Afonso Pena International
airport.
The clinic will be held at the Universidade Positivo
which currently offers 27 undergraduate programs, a doctoral program,
three master's degree programs, dozens of certificate of graduate study
programs and hundreds of extension courses. All this makes Universidade
Positivo one of the foremost institutions of higher learning in Brazil. A
new veterinary college will be opened in 2016 and the freshman class
will be able to assist with our clinic.
Volunteer Veterinarians will be responsible for their flights to and from Curitiba as well as accommodations and most meals.
This
will be our third outreach ( Johannesburg and Taclaban, Philippines ).
These outreach experiences have been amazing and hundreds of companion
animals have been sterilized and treated for parasites as well as
vaccinations during the first two clinics. People who could not afford
or have access to veterinary services owned all of these animals and the
result is that we made definite improvements in reducing
overpopulations of pets in the areas we worked in……. Veterinarians
contributing to improving animal welfare!
Now is your opportunity to
get involved in an extremely worthy cause and at the same time to
immerse yourself in a new and great cultural exchange.
REGISTRATION
Please click here to download the registration form.
Kindly send all the required information to:
Mr. Rod Jouppi at: rjouppi@laurentian.ca
