Pinniped Reproductive ULTRASONOGRAPHY WORKSHOP 

Two Workshops on Pinniped Reproductive Ultrasonography are being sponsored in tandem by the University of Saskatchewan’s Western College of Veterinary Medicine, University of British Columbia, and the Vancouver Aquarium with the intention of providing background knowledge and hands-on experience for veterinarians, research scientists, and students. Workshop I will be held May 5-7 at the University of Saskatchewan and will review the principles of ultrasound, equipment and operation, new techniques, and will provide demonstrations and hands-on training with mid-size domestic species. Workshop II will convene at the Vancouver Aquarium June 12-14 to extend that training to applications in pinniped reproductive biology using captive Steller sea lions. As principal instructors for the Ultrasonography Workshops, Drs. Gregg Adams and Don Bergfelt, will review the principles of ultrasonography, equipment and operation, and new techniques, and will provide demonstrations and hands-on training. Company sponsors will make the latest ultrasound equipment available to participants for use in lab sessions. New information on reproductive physiology will be presented with discussions of ultrasonographic imaging of nonpregnant and pregnant pinnipeds.

The registration fee of $800 (Can$) includes enrollment in one or both Workshops. The registration fee after April 30, 2008 will increase to $1000. Note: Registration for Workshop II will be limited.

For registration and more information, contact Don Bergfelt, (e-mail: Bergfelt.Don@epamail.epa.gov; tel: 202-564-8472;  fax: 202-564-8483).