2. 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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    Mannequins can be used instead of live animals to teach clinical skills such as CPR. Here University of Queensland veterinary student Dr Bryony Dixon practices on a Jerry mannequin. In 2011 she became one of the first UQ students to graduate without participating in harmful animal use.
    However, the more sophisticated mannequins can be costly, so at the Universidad Ricardo Palma vet school the students make their own! These canine legs are used for venipuncture (blood draw) training.
    Here Dr Dixon uses a a haptic bovine rectal palpation simulator (for learning pregnancy diagnosis) at the Royal Veterinary College near London. Haptic simulators apply forces to students' fingertips that are anatomically appropriate depending on their position inside the simulation.