Teaching Modules
Herptile Handling Teaching Module
LafeberVet’s Herptile Handling Teaching Module is RACE-approved for both veterinarians and veterinary technicians. Upon completion of this learning aid, the participant will have a basic clinical understanding of handling and restraint for amphibians, lizards, snakes, and chelonians. This content can serve as a clinical refresher or a teaching aid. Complete the four components of this syllabus, then take the brief quiz to earn one half hour of continuing education credit.
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- Tariq Abou-Zahr BVSc CertAVP (ZooMed) DECZM (Avian) MRCVS EBVS® European Veterinary Specialist in Zoological Medicine (Avian Medicine & Surgery)
- Barbara Ambros, DrMedVet, MVetSc, DECVAA
- Natalie Antinoff, DVM, DABVP (Avian Practice)
- Jeffrey Applegate, DVM
- Nichole Parand née Arbona
- Lori Arent, MS
- Louisa Asseo DVM DABVP (Canine/Feline Practice)
- Kay Backues, DVM, DACZM
- Heather Barron, DVM, DABVP (Avian Practice)
- John Bauer, DVM, PhD, DACVN
- Jovanna Berls, CVA, LVT
- Ilze Berzins, DVM, PhD
- Jose Biascoechea, DVM, DABVP (Avian Practice)
- Teresa Bousquet, DVM
- Thomas H. Boyer, DVM, DABVP (Reptile and Amphibian Practice)
- Teresa Bradley Bays, DVM, CVA, DABVP (Exotic Companion Mammal Practice)
- Catherine Brown DVM, MSc, MPH
- Cyndi Brown, DVM, DABVP (Avian Practice)
- David Brust, DVM
- Greg Burkett, DVM, DABVP (Avian Practice)
- Kara Burns, MS, MEd, LVT, VTS (Nutrition), VTS-H (Internal Medicine, Dentistry)
- Terry Campbell, MS, DVM, PhD
- Michelle Campbell-Ward BSc BVSc (Hons I) PGCertIAWEL MANZCVS (Zoo Medicine) DZooMed (Mammalian) MRCVS
- Brendan Carmel, BVSc, MVS MANZCVS (Unusual Pets) GDipComp
- James Carpenter, MS, DVM, DACZM
- Sue Carstairs, DVM
- Lucile Chassang, DVM, IPSAV
- Sue Chen, DVM, DABVP (Avian Practice)
- John Chitty BVetMed CertZooMed MRCVS
- Carla Christman, DVM
- Leigh Ann Clayton, DVM, DABVP (Avian), DABVP (Reptilian/Amphibian)
- Gretchen Cole, DVM, DACZM
- Michael E. Comella
- Jessica Comolli , DVM
- Melinda Cowan, BVSc (hons) FANZCVS (Avian Medicine)
- Carolyn Cray, PhD
- Jason Crean, MS, EdD
- Nicholas Crossland, DVM, DACVP
- David Crossley, BVetMed, MRCVS, Fellow AVD, DEVDC
- Lorenzo Crosta med vet, PhD, GP Cert (Exotic Animal), DECZM, EBVS
- Zalmir Silvino Cubas, DVM
- Charles Cummings, DVM, CertAqV
- Robert Dahlhausen, DVM
- Heather Darbo
- Elizabeth Daut, DVM, PhD
- Lorelei D’Avolio, LVT, VTS (Exotic Companion Animal-Clinical Practice), CVPM
- Julie DeCubellis, DVM, MS
- Byron de la Navarre, DVM
- Santiago Díaz DVM
- Marco Di Giuseppe, DVM, PhD, GPCert (ExAP)
- Stephen Divers, BVetMed, DZooMed, DECZM (Herp, ZHM), DACZM, FRCVS
- Thomas M. Donnelly, DVM, MS, DACLAM, DABVP (Exotic Companion Mammal Practice), DECZM
- Susan Donoghue, MS, VMD
- Gerry Dorrestein, DVM, PhD, DECZM, Dipl Vet Pathol
- Dario d’Ovidio, DVM, MS, SpecPACS, DECZM (Small Mammals)
- Todd Driggers, DVM
- Kenneth Drobatz, DVM, MSCE, DACVIM, DACVECC
- Rebecca Duerr, DVM, MPVM, PhD
- Kathy Duncan
- Michael Dutton, DVM, MS, DABVP (Canine & Feline Practice), DABVP (Avian Practice), DABVP (Exotic Companion Mammal Practice), CVPP
- M. Scott Echols, DVM, DABVP (Avian Practice)
- Jessica Elbert, DVM
- Dylan Farr
- Ariana Finkelstein, DVM
- Amanda Fisher, DVM, MSc
- Peter Fisher, DVM
- Brenna Fitzgerald, DVM, DABVP (Avian Practice)
- Keven Flammer, DVM, DABVP (Avian Practice)
- Paul Flecknell, VetMB, PhD
- Gwen Flinchum, MAg, DVM, DABVP (Avian Practice)
- Neil Forbes, BVetMed DECZM FRCVS
- Scott Ford, DVM, DABVP (Avian Practice)
- James G. Fox, DVM
- Keri Franco, DVM
- Richard S. Funk, MA, DVM
- Valerie Garuccio, CVT, VTS (ECC)
- Paul Gibbons, MS, DVM, DABVP (Avian Practice), DABVP (Reptile & Amphibian Practice)
- Molly Gleeson, DVM, DACZM
- Jennifer Graham, DVM, DABVP (Avian Practice), DABVP (Exotic Companion Mammal Practice), DACZM
- Elinor Granzow, DVM
- Cheryl Greenacre, DVM, DABVP (Avian Practice), DABVP (Exotic Companion Mammal Practice)
- James Haberfield, BSc, BVMS, PGCBM, MANZCVS (Unusual Pets, Avian Health)
- Chris Hanley, DVM, DACZM
- Ken Harkewicz VMD
- Roger Harlin, DVM
- Craig Harms, DVM, Dipl. ACZM
- Don Harris, DVM
- Michelle Hawkins, VMD, DABVP (Avian Practice)
- J. Jill Heatley, MS, DVM, DABVP (Avian Practice, Reptile & Amphibian Practice), DACZM
- Joanna Hedley, BVM&S DZooMed (Reptilian) DECZM (Herpetology) MRCVS
- Laurie Hess, DVM, DABVP (Avian Practice)
- Christine Higbie, DVM
- Heidi Hoefer, DVM, DABVP (Avian Practice)
- Erik Hofmeister, DVM, MA, MS, DACVAA, DECVAA
- Natasha S. Holden, MSc
- Sharman Hoppes, DVM, DABVP (Avian Practice)
- Susan Horton, DVM
- Andrea Hubbard, DVM, DACLAM
- Minh Huynh, DVM, MRCVS, DECZM (Avian), DACZM
- Nancy Irlbeck, MS, PhD
- Evelyn Ivey, DVM, DABVP (Avian Practice)
- Jeffrey Jenkins, DVM, DABVP (Avian Practice)
- Dan Johnson, DABVP (Exotic Companion Mammal Practice)
- Cathy Johnson-Delaney, DVM
- Jay Johnson, DVM
- Amanda Jones, DVM
- LoraKim Joyner, DVM, MPVM, M.Div
- Stephen Kania, PhD
- Cindy Kanis
- Kevin R. Kazacos, DVM, PhD, DACVM
- Susan Kelleher, DVM
- Krista Keller, DVM, DACZM
- Michael Kent, DVM, DACVIM, DACVR
- Marie Kerl, DVM, MPH, DACVIM, DACVECC
- Cornelia Ketz-Riley, Dr.med.vet., DVM, DACZM
- Connie Kirk, DVM
- Eric Klaphake, DVM, DACZM, DABVP (Avian Practice), DABVP (Reptile & Amphibian Practice)
- Kirk Klasing, PhD
- Stefanie Kotschwar BScH (Zoology, Nutrition), MSc (Zoo Conservation), RVT
- Janina A. Krumbeck, PhD
- Katrina Lafferty, RLAT, VTS (Anesthesia/Analgesia)
- Isabelle Langlois, DVM, DABVP (Avian Practice)
- Kenneth Latimer, DVM, PhD, DACVP
- La’Toya Latney, DVM, DECZM (Zoo Health Management), DABVP (Reptile & Amphibian Practice), CertAqV
- Angela M. Lennox, DVM, DABVP (Avian Practice), DABVP (Exotic Companion Mammal Practice), DECZM (Small Mammal Medicine)
- Katie Lennox-Phillibeck
- Gregory Lewbart, MS, VMD, DACZM, DECZM (ZHM)
- Marla Lichtenberger, DVM, DACVECC
- Adolf Maas, DVM, DABVP (Reptile & Amphibian Practice)
- Patricia Macwhirter BVSc (Hons), PhD, FANZCVS
- Jessica Magnotti, DVM
- Aneesa Malik MSc, BSc (Hons), RVN, Cert VNES, Cert VNECC
- Shachar Malka, DVM, DABVP (Avian Practice)
- Elisabetta Mancinelli, DVM, DECZM (Small Mammals) MRCVS
- Amanda Marino
- Shannon Martinson, DVM, MVSc, DACVP
- Jörg Mayer, MS, DVM, DABVP (Exotic Companion Mammal Practice), DECZM, DACZM
- Sean McCormack BSc (Hons), MVB, MRCVS
- Colin McDermott, VMD, DABVP (Reptile & Amphibian Practice), CertAqV
- Alicia McLaughlin, DVM
- Chloe McMenamin RVN, BSc VN, CH
- Anna McRee, DVM
- Dave McRuer, DVM
- Bret Meckel, DVM
- Erica Mede, CVT
- Anna Meredith, MA VetMB CertLAS DZooMed MRCVS. RCVS Recognised Specialist in Zoo and Wildlife Medicine
- Kimberly Mickley, DVM, DABVP (Avian Practice)
- Jeannine Miesle, MA
- Christina Miller, RVT
- Mark Mitchell, MS, DVM, PhD
- Sandra Mitchell, DVM, DABVP (Exotic Companion Mammal Practice), DABVP (Feline Practice)
- Joanne Moeller, LVT
- Fawzi Mohamed, BVSC, MS, PhD
- Deborah Monks, BVSc (Hons) CertZooMed, FACVSc (Avian Health) DECZM
- Alejandro Morales, DVM, MS
- Teresa Morishita, DVM, PhD, DACPV
- James Morrisey, DVM, DABVP (Avian Practice)
- Kristie Mozzachio, DVM, DACVP, CVA
- Christopher Murphy, DVM, PhD, DACVO
- Jill Murray, RVT, RLATG, VTS (Exotic Companion Animals-AVTCP)
- Maureen Murray, DVM, DABVP (Avian Practice)
- Natalie Mylniczenko, MS, DVM, DACZM
- Larry Nemetz, MS, DVM
- Javier G. Nevarez, DVM, PhD, DACZM, DECZM (Herpetology)
- Terry M. Norton, DVM, DACZM
- Jody Nugent-Deal, RVT, VTS (Anesthesia/Analgesia), VTS (Exotic Companion Animal)
- Barbara Oglesbee, DVM, DABVP (Avian Practice)
- Natasha Omar
- Susan Orosz, PhD, DVM, DABVP (Avian Practice), DECZM
- Dorcas O’Rourke, DVM, MS, DACLAM
- Ryan O’Shea, CVT
- Aoife O’Sullivan MVB Cert AVP(ECC) MRCVS
- Mariana Pardo, MV, BVSc, DACVECC
- Sylvia Parmentier, DVM, Certified Specialist in Poultry & Avian Medicine
- Timothy Partridge BVSc, MRCVS
- Joanne Paul-Murphy, DVM, DACZM
- Irene Pepperberg, PhD
- Sean Perry, DVM
- Olivia Petritz, DVM, DACZM
- Christina Petzinger
- Charly Pignon DVM, DECZM (Small Mammal)
- Anthony Pilny, DVM, DABVP (Avian Practice)
- Christal Pollock, DVM, DABVP (Avian Practice)
- Julia Ponder, DVM
- Tony Poutous, VMD
- Lauren Powers, DVM, DABVP (Avian Practice)
- Madeline Rae, DVM, MS, DABVP (Avian Practice)
- Paul Raiti, DVM, DABVP (Reptile & Amphibian Practice)
- Edward Ramsay, DVM, DACZM
- Beverly Rayman
- Patrick Redig, DVM, PhD
- Sharon Redrobe, BSc (Hons), BVetMed CertLAS, DZooMed MRCVS RCVS Specialist in Zoo and Wildlife Medicine
- Tim Reichard, DVM
- Kitty Remington, DVM
- Jeffrey Rhody, DVM, DABVP (Exotic Companion Mammal Practice)
- Gregory A. Rich, DVM
- Tracey Ritzman, DVM, DABVP (Avian Practice), DABVP (Exotic Companion Mammal Practice)
- Samuel Rivera, DVM, DABVP (Avian Practice)
- Abraham Robinson, DVM, PhD
- Jessica Rosen