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andrewsadventures  > 2012 > Peruvian lecture tour in August
In August I was invited by Peruvian organisation UPA to deliver a lecture tour on humane teaching methods, animal experimentation, the animal welfare standards of veterinarians, and other animal protection topics. They worked me hard – I delivered 20 main presentations primarily at four conferences, participated in eight veterinary and medical school meetings with faculty members, four alternatives exhibitions, and five press conferences and media interviews. However, they also fed me well, and gave me a little time off to explore the Andes (see pics). Don't miss the published story of this adventure! I'm grateful to Swiss organization AG STG for sponsoring the tour, and to InterNICHE for supplying the alternatives.
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The second day after my 24 hour flights, they got me up at 4 AM for a four hour bus ride across the desert, to speak at the Universidad privada San Juan Bautista - a private university and veterinary school, in the town of Ica. We got back around midnight. However it went extremely well and it was amazing to see the arid deserts of coastal Peru. In the Australian desert there is usually some greenery, but these were like the surface of Mars, apparently devoid of all life.
All the alternatives came with us...
And the veterinary students were extremely interested in them. Here I'm demonstrating the 'Glass Horse' dissection simulation on my beloved Mac, ably assisted (as with my presentations) by my star translator Teresa. This was fairly essential, given that I couldn't speak Spanish and most of them couldn't speak English.
Here Dr. Alberto Delgado, who teaches as the Universidad Ricardo Palma veterinary school in Lima, using the Critical Care Jerry mannequin from Rescue Critters and other alternatives, demonstrates the use of Jerry. This mannequin produces normal and a range of pathological heart and breath sounds, and does several other things.
Here a student practices endotracheal intubation with Jerry. The tube must be correctly positioned in the airway to allow connection to an anaesthetic gas machine.
These students are exploring a human surgical mannequin from Limbs and Things. The simulated subcutaneous tissue above the artery is disgustingly fatty, and gloves are strongly advisable, just as in real life!
As the sun set, I met these two llamas that had wandered up to the door of the lecture theatre. They wandered around the veterinary school grounds. Here one is just about to spit at me! Note the flattened ears...
The next day it was off to the Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia vet school in Lima, for a presentation to about 40 interested students and faculty, followed by this meeting with the faculty. Most were supportive of the idea of humane alternatives, other than the physiology academic at the left (just like when I was a student!), who strongly believed in having her students perform invasive animal experiments. By the end though, eyes had been opened and bridges formed, and she assured me she allowed alternatives for students who requested them.
Next it was off to this major radio/TV station for what I'd been told would be a radio station. At the last minute though, it turned into a TV interview! Milagros had known all along, but neglected to tell the rest of us. That was fine though - I like surprises! It was just lucky we'd brought our 'Fluffy' cat mannequin from Rescue Critters.
The second day after my 24 hour flights, they got me up at 4 AM for a four hour bus ride across the desert, to speak at the Universidad privada San Juan Bautista - a private university and veterinary school, in the town of Ica. We got back around midnight. However it went extremely well and it was amazing to see the arid deserts of coastal Peru. In the Australian desert there is usually some greenery, but these were like the surface of Mars, apparently devoid of all life.
The second day after my 24 hour flights, they got me up at 4 AM for a four hour bus ride across the desert, to speak at the Universidad privada San Juan Bautista - a private university and veterinary school, in the town of Ica. We got back around midnight. However it went extremely well and it was amazing to see the arid deserts of coastal Peru. In the Australian desert there is usually some greenery, but these were like the surface of Mars, apparently devoid of all life.
The second day after my 24 hour flights, they got me up at 4 AM for a four hour bus ride across the desert, to speak at the Universidad privada San Juan Bautista - a private university and veterinary school, in the town of Ica. We got back around midnight. However it went extremely well and it was amazing to see the arid deserts of coastal Peru. In the Australian desert there is usually some greenery, but these were like the surface of Mars, apparently devoid of all life.
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