Echuca, Vic. October 7-10, 2000

What do I do when someone brings in a bird? - Sandy Hume
Basic nutrition for pet birds - Sandy Hume
Diagnosis, differential diagnosis and treatment of vomiting/regurgitation - Mike Cannon
Diagnosis, differential diagnosis and treatment of abdominal swelling - Mike Cannon
Diagnosis, differential diagnosis and treatment of swellings ......- Mike Cannon
Approaching feather loss, feather picking and self mutilation - Sandy Hume
Fracture management in birds - Neil Forbes
Antibiotic-impregnated polymethylmethacrylate beads............ - Neil Forbes
Waterfowl husbandry and management - Neil Forbes
Issues concerning antibiotic resistance in cage and aviary birds - Pat Macwhirter
Method for risk assessment- Dave Buckley
Raptor husbandry, common medical and parasitic conditions of ........ - Neil Forbes
Use of 360 degree conjunctival flaps in a peregrine falcon - Fiona Park
Avian behaviour - Mike Cannon
Psittacine beak and feather disease virus (BFDV) genotypes in Australia - MR Bassami
Raptor nutrition - Neil Forbes
Alimentary adaptations to nectarivory in swift parrots and musk lorikeets - Brett Gartrell
Acute pancreatitis in psittacine birds - Bob Doneley
Medical aspects of captive care and husbandry of native and exotic....- Danny Brown
Avian respiratory diseases- Neil Forbes
The role of oxygen toxicity in peri-anaesthetic mortality - Sue Jaensch
Pericardial Effusion in a Gang Gang Cockatoo - Jim Gill
Dyspnoea in an Indian ringneck parrot - John Yeats
Common surgical (non orthopaedic/respiratory/bumblefoot) conditions... - Neil Forbes
Cryptosporidiosis in finches - Stacey Gelis
Airsac administration of isoflurane anaesthesia in SCC.. - Sue Jaensch
Basic avian medical techniques- Deb Monks
How to write a scientific paper - Shane Raidal

Hobart, Tas.  September 5-9, 2001

The companion bird - Bob Doneley
Approaching flock problems in cage and aviary birds - Stacey Gelis
Anaesthesia - Mike Cannon
Surgery of the avian gastrointestinal tract - R. Avery Bennett
Orlando, the lumpy, bumpy goose - Sue Jaensch
A possible inflammatory polyp in a sulphur crested cockatoo - Deb Monks
Prevalence of selected avian conditions - Bob Schmidt
Current issues in quarantine risk assessment - Dave Buckley
Mycobacteriosis in pet psittacines - Angela Lennox
Cockatiel disorders seen in the USA - Alan Fudge
Diagnosis, treatment and prevention of megabacteriosis in the budgerigar - Robert Moore
Avian respiratory tract surgery - R. Avery Bennett
Liver disease in birds - Bob Doneley
Diagnostic tests - user error in individual bird medicine - Alex Rosenwax
Vascular access ports - Sue Jaensch
Investigation of a case of mortality in ostrich chicks - Doug Black
Small scale poultry keeping - Garry Cross
Surgery of the avian reproductive tract - R. Avery Bennett
Avian practice: facility design and equipment - James Harris
Conservation endocrinology - applying scientific knowledge to a practical problem - Susan Jones
A brief overview of psittacine behaviour - Sandy Hume
Avian orthopaedics - R. Avery Bennett
Miscellaneous surgery in birds - skin, eye, etc - R. Avery Bennett
Mortality in parrot finches caused by a novel intracytoplasmic microorganism - Stacey Gelis
Collision mortality in an endangered parrot Lathamus discolor - Brett Gartrell
Avian emergency and critical care lab - R. Avery Bennett
Avian soft tissue surgery wet lab - R. Avery Bennett

Student Essays

Nutritional secondary hyperparathyroidism in non-production birds - Beth Reinders
Exocrine pancreatic insufficiency in a sulphur crested cockatoo - Anthony Chamings
Feather picking in pet birds: a review - Audrey Loi
An approach to the avian emergency - Ben Milne

Surfers Paradise, Qld. July 31-August 3, 2002

Manly, Sydney, NSW.  September 25-27, 2003

Evolution of Australian birds - Pat Macwhirter
Avascular bone necrosis secondary to periosteal damage in a wedge-tailed eagle - Doug Black
Psittacine poxvirus outbreak in New Zealand - Brett Gartrell
A screening protocol to select breeding birds - Lorenzo Crosta
Endoscopic testicular biopsy in birds: technique and histopathological results - Lorenzo Crosta
Medical and non-medical management of a mixed species penguin collection in a closed environment - Linda Timossi
Suspected hypervitaminosis A in lorikeets maintained on commercially formulated nectars - Debra McDonald
Calcium and vitamin D status of wild psittacines - Debra McDonald
Veterinary management of seabirds - Larry Vogelnest
The galah - Bob Doneley
Avian neonatology and paediatrics - Lorenzo Crosta
Breeding behaviour in the wild budgerigar - Rob Marshall
Experiences in avian clinical pathology - Sue Jaensch
Parasomnia in a cockatiel - Tim Oldfield
An introduction to the Australian Wildlife Health Network - Rupert Woods
Hand rearing birds - Lorenzo Crosta
Australian raptors - identification and species behaviour for the veterinarian - Fiona Park
Raptor myopathy - Peter McKinney
The gouldian finch in health and disease - Stacey Gelis
Cloacal adenocarcinomas and mycobacteriosis in an imported Amazon: a case study - Sandy Hume
Diseases of kiwis (Family: Apterygidae) - Brett Gartrell
Proventricular nematode infection in captive finches caused by Synhimantus sp - Danny Brown
All bird and exotic veterinary clinic - Alex Rosenwax
Haemoproteus in a small pigeon flock - Adrian Gallagher

Kakadu, NT.  September 14-16, 2004

Avian conservation in Latin America: a clinician's perspective - Roberto Aguilar
Management protocols for species survival plans...... - Roberto Aguilar
Nutritional implications for the endangered status of the wild Gouldian finch - Debra McDonald
Coccidiosis in the North Island Brown Kiwi - Kerri Morgan
Translocation of animals and health screeningto prevent disease - Brett Gartrell
Analgesia in avian medicine - a review - Clare Green
Can poor nutrition influence psittacine feather pigmentation? - Debra McDonald
The nutritional benefits of Spirulina for birds - Debra McDonald
Strigiformes (Owls) - Roberto Aguila
A review of the nutritional status of wild Australian psittacines - Debra McDonald
Dietary Vitamin A requirements of lorikeets - Debra McDonald
Serum calcium and vitamin D3 concentrations in the MMC - Debra McDonald
Mycobacterial infection of waterfowl: the white-winged wood duck story - Gary Riggs
Kakapo mortalities caused by Erysipelothrix infection - Brett Gartrell
Oropharyngeal polyps in a sulphur crested cockatoo - Kim Fryer
Avian ophthalmology Part 1 - A. Michelle Willis - Roberto Aguilar
Avian ophthalmology Part 2- A. Michelle Willis - Roberto Aguilar
Mineral and protein composition of seeds important to the OB parrot in the wild - Debra McDonald
The use of occlusive hydrocolloid wound bandages in raptor wound management - Roberto Aguilar
The biological, ethical and human health aspects of wildlife conservation and rehabilitation - James Harris
Outcome of injuries in wild birds - Phillipa Mason

Merimbula, NSW. September 27-29, 2005

Avian Behaviour Classes - Ken Welle
Toxic neuropathy in Australasian Harriers (Circus approximans) in New Zealand - Jennifer Youl
Therapeutic Endoscopy - Ken Welle
Pigeon Training - Colin Walker
A Veterinarian's Perspective of the Saddleback (Tieke) Reintroduction - Stephanie Shaw
Diagnosis of Behavior Problems in Pet Birds - Ken Welle
Hospital Biosecurity - Fiona Park
Clinical Approach to Feather Picking Disorders in Pet Birds - Ken Welle
Case Reports - Mike Cannon
Avian Case Studies - Bob Doneley
Therapy of Behavioural Disorders - Ken Welle
The Delicate Arrangements of Off-label Use of Medication - Mark Simpson
Off-label Drug Use Options in Exotic Species - Lee Cook
Computer Tomography - Alex Rosenwax
Coccidiosis in Kiwi - Kerri Morgan 

Wellington, New Zealand.  September 4-6, 2006

Avian specialist in a fully-equipped mobile veterinary clinic - Alan Fudge
Conjunctival biopsy of non-infectious conjunctivitis in three psittacine birds - Alex Rosenwax
Use of the Vetscan® Classic in falcons - Barbara Arca Ruibal
Chlamydophila psittaci diagnostics - David Phalen
Specificity and sensitivity of HA, HI and PCR testing for BFDV - Shane Raidal
Amazon medicine and surgery - Alan Fudge
Avian clinical pathology - Karen Rosenthal
Avian abdominal fluid cytology - Sue Jaensch
Yolk sac retention and removal in the North Island Brown Kiwi (Apteryx mantelli) - Trevor Kelly
Salmonellosis in birds in New Zealand - Maurice Alley
Strategies in a breeding colony of Orange-bellied Parrots (Neophema chrysogaster) - James Harris
Diagnosis of pelvic injuries using computed tomography in a Rowi - Brett Gartrell
Testing for psittacine herpesviruses - David Phalen
Cystadenocarcinomas of airsac origin in four cockatoos - Shane Raidal
Two cases of micromelia in little penguins - Shane Raidal
Well stone the crows - PBFD in a raven? - Shane Raidal
Proventricular dilatation disease in Australia - Bob Doneley
Microbiology: revisiting the Gram stain and culture - Karen Rosenthal
Baculovirus expression of BFDV capsid protein for ELISA and vaccine development - Patrick Shearer
Treating thermal burns in birds - Anne Fowler
Sydney University Wildlife Health and Conservation Centre - David Phalen
Developing an on-line case study - Brett Gartrell
Cosmetic surgery in a Kakapo - Jenny Youl
Disease investigation in Yellow-eyed Penguins - Andrew Hill
Lead toxicoses in New Zealand wildlife - Jenny Youl
Avian gamma interferon as an adjunctive therapy in managing PBFD - work in progress - Phil Sacks
The health of the Helmeted Honeyeater (Lichenostomus melanops cassidix) - Kelly O'Sullivan

Melbourne Vic.  October 3-6, 2007

From dinosaurs to modern birds - what is the connection? - Scott Echols
Peafowl, Chickens and parrots: evolution and disease patterns - Pat Macwhirter
Approaches to avian anaesthesia - Scott Echols
Rehabilitation of Indonesian parrots from the illegal wild bird trade - Stewart Metz
Basic avian surgery - Scott Echols
Avian radiology - Jim GIll
Ten top tips for veterinary practice - from UK, USA and Australia - Panel - Echols, Gallagher, Monks, Rosenwax
Further investigation into the biology of Macrorhabdus ornithogaster - David Phalen
Wound treatment in birds - Anne Fowler
The advantages and disadvantages of excreting uric acid - Shane Raidal, Scott Echols
Avian kidney disease - Part I: types of renal disease - Scott Echols
Avian kidney disease - Part II: diagnosis of renal disease - Scott Echols
Avian kidney disease - Part III: treatment of renal disease - Scott Echols
Songbird - avian medicine in Singapore - Kenneth Tong
Foraging as a behaviour modification tool - Scott Echols
Antioxidant indices: do they reflect animal health? - Brian Rich
Incidence of foreign bodies in adult cockatiels and lorikeets - Alex Rosenwax
The use of gabapentin to treat presumed neuralgia in a little corella - Bob Doneley
Left atrioventricular valve insufficiency in a juvenile scarlet macaw - Tim Oldfield
Right atrioventricular valve dysplasia in a scarlet macaw - Adrian Gallagher
Cloacal papillomatosis in an Indian ringneck parrot - Colin Walker
Multifocal nodular cutaneous xanthogranulomatosis in a goose - Doug Black
Hypercholesterolaemia in some recent clinical cases - Colin Walker
Diarrhoea and death in a cockatiel associated with a C. difficile-like organism - Phil Sacks
Cockatiels have their own Beak and Feather Disease virus - Patrick Shearer
BFDV vaccination trial; - an update - Nicolai Bonne
Case reports - what would you do? - David Phalen
Anatomy and physiology of the avian gastrointestinal tract - Stacey Gelis
Avian coelomic surgery - Scott Echols
Nusa Penida bird sanctuary project - Gede Nyoman Bayu Wirayudha
Nusa Penida photographs - Gede Nyoman Bayu Wirayudha
Avian reproductive tract surgery - Scott Echols
Treatment of and pathological findings of Leucocytozoonosis in a penguin - Kevin Turner
The avian practitioner's role in conservation - James Harris
Poster presentation - aflatoxicosis in a Kakapo - Kerri Morgan

Brisbane, Qld. September 1-3, 2008

How I Work up the ADR (ain't doin' right) bird - Angela Lennox
Avian haematology - David Phalen
Avian haematology powerpoint presentation - David Phalen
Chlamydophila psittaci: notes on some aspects of infection, diagnosis and treatment - Deb Monks
Avian aspergillosis - Doug Black
Surveillance for H5N1 highly pathogenic avian influenza in wild birds in Thailand - Jarunee Siengsanan
Post mortem findings in pigeons from Australian lofts with pigeon circovirus - David Phalen
Oviductal adenocarcinoma in a pet chicken (Gallus domesticus) - Alex Rosenwax
A review of avian mycobacteriosis - Kevin Turner
Molecular identification of malarial parasites in Australian birds - Jan Slapeta
The "one person" bird - Angela Lennox
Pre-surgical evaluation of the avian patient - Anne Fowler
Syringeal aspergillosis in a grey parrot (Psittacus erithacus erithacus) - Bob Doneley
Salvage surgery of the propatagium (propatagioplasty) in an Australian pelican - Stacey Gelis
Practical avian anaesthesia - Kim Fryer
New equipment and diagnostic aids in pet avian medicine and surgery - Alex Rosenwax
Supporting the avian surgical patient - the why and how of methods to keep them alive - Fiona Park
A review of the methods used and outcomes in some cases following ventriculotomy - Corrie Pinkster, Colin Walker
Applying the wealth dynamics model to avian practice and social entrepreneurship: work in progress - Pat Macwhirter
Diagnosis and clinical management of a Little Spotted Kiwi with Karaka Berry toxicity - Lisa Argilla
How I diagnose and manage disease of the female reproductive tract - Angela Lennox
Emergency and critical care of birds - Angela Lennox
Avian critical care case study - Sasha Herbert
Avian analgesia: which opioid works best? - Kathryn Loughlin
Uricotely - Shane Raidal