FREE WEBINAR

Australia’s Heartworm Risk Landscape – Re-emergence of an Old Issue?

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About the Webinar

In the past 2 years, there has been some advancements in our accessibility of up to date information to help manage heartworm infections in both dogs and cats. This lecture will remind you of relevant background information about heartworm biology, accounting for its behaviour in both dogs and cats, as well as its mosquito vector. We will then update you on the current risk landscape of heartworm in Australia, and provide a few tools to help you prevent and diagnose this disease in practice.

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SPEAKERs

Dr Peter Atkinson

BSc. DVM MANZCVS (Epidemiology)

Peter Atkinson completed his veterinary training at the University of Adelaide and shortly after starting a career in clinical practice, decided to pursue his interests in population health.

He commenced a PhD at the University of Adelaide in 2022, focusing on the ecology of vector borne diseases in Australia, using canine heartworm as a proxy to develop his epidemiological skills. Specifically, he focuses on i) applying the principles of the ecology of the canine heartworm parasite to study its spatial distribution across Australia, and ii) the diagnosis of canine heartworm infection through traditional and Bayesian diagnostic test evaluation.

He completed his membership qualification In the epidemiology chapter of the Australian and New Zealand College of Veterinary Sciences in 2023, and is now an associate lecturer in Veterinary Epidemiology and Evidence Based Medicine at the University of Adelaide. He aims to provide an approachable evidence basis for in-clinic and patient-side decision making, and hopes to complete his PhD in 2025.

Dr Ryan O’Handley

BSc, PhD (Parasitology)

Ryan O’Handley is Associate Professor of Parasitology at the University of Adelaide School of Animal and Veterinary Sciences. He has more than 20 years of experience in research and teaching on the biology and control of parasitic diseases of companion animals and livestock in Australia, Canada and the United States. He has a keen interest in parasite diagnostics and evidence-based control of parasitic diseases.

Note: This webinar is being recorded. If you are unable to attend the live lecture, a link to the recording will be shared with you a few days following the lecture.

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