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Our Speaking Engagements
Drs. Wright and Johnson travel the country and internationally sharing their knowledge on the care of exotic pets and exotic pet medicine. This page lists their upcoming speaking engagements as well as their past lectures and seminars.
Upcoming Talks
July 2010. Dr. Kevin Wright. Pacific Veterinary Conference, San Francisco, California. Over 8 hr of talks on reptile medicine. See www.pacvet.net for details.
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PAST ENGAGEMENTS
(Note that this is not a comprehensive list. Additional past engagements will be added soon!)
***** 2010 *****
Dr. Kevin Wright
March 21, 2010. Exotic Companion Mammal Symposium sponsored by Oxbow Animal Health. "Nutrition of Sick Reptiles". Held at Arizona Exotic Animal Hospital.
January 2010, North American Veterinary Conference, Orlando, Florida. Several talks in the small mammal and reptile medicine sessions. Cutting Edge Talk: "Look Who's Thinking Now: Play & Sentience in Animals." Exotics Speaker of the Year Talk: "Jungle Love: The Sex Lives of Animals".
***** 2009 *****
Dr. Kevin Wright
December 13, 2009, Adrenal Disease in Ferrets, Arizona Exotic Animal Hospital. Open to the public.
September 24-25, 2009, Southwest Veterinary Symposium, San Antonio, TX. 6 talks in the reptile sessions.
September 20, 2009, Tucson Herp Show, Tucson, AZ. "Think Like a Dragon: Important Concepts in Lizard Husbandry".
July 25, 2009, American Tarantula Society Annual Conference, Rio Rico, AZ. "A Veterinarian's Musings on Tarantulas".
April 26, 2009, 2nd Annual Open House to Support Exotic Pet Rescue Groups, Arizona Exotic Animal Hospital, Mesa, AZ. "What's Wrong With My Rabbit?".
March 21, 2009, 6:30 pm, Rascally Rabbit Rescue Seminar, Arizona Exotic Animal Hospital, Mesa, Arizona. "What's Wrong With My Rabbit?"
March 14, 2009, Frog Day, Gilbert, Arizona, "Common Problems of Dart Frogs".
March 7-8, 2009, 24th Annual Avian and Exotic Animal Medicine Conference, University of California, Davis. "Three Things You Should Know About Amphibians", "Diagnostic Procedures of Turtles and Tortoises".
January 17-21, 2009, North American Veterinary Conference, Orlando, Florida. 8 talks in the Reptiles and Exotic Mammals sessions.
Dr. Jay Johnson
April 26, 2009, 2nd Annual Open House to Support Exotic Pet Rescue Groups, Arizona Exotic Animal Hospital, Mesa, AZ. "The Sonoran Desert Tortoise".
Dr. Kristy Ramella
September 26, 2009, Rascally Rabbit Rescue Anniversary Party, Arizona Exotic Animal Hospital, Mesa, AZ. "First Aid for Rabbits".
***** 2008 *****
Dr. Kevin Wright
September 20, 2008, Rascally Rabbit Rescue Anniversary Party, Arizona Exotic Animal Hospital, Mesa, Arizona. Rabbit Medicine -- On Beyond Snuffles!
September 14, 2008, Arizona Veterinary Medical Association Technician Meeting, Phoenix, Arizona. "Husbandry and Nutrition of Common Pet Lizards".
January 2008, North American Veterinary Conference, Orlando, Florida. "How I Treat Herpesvirus in Tortoises", "Constipation and Nutritional Secondary Hyperparathyroidism in Bearded Dragons", "Euthanizing a Snake", "From Tiny and Delicate to Large and Cantankerous: The joy of examining lizards", "Clinical Management of Bladder Stones in Tortoises", "Basic Husbandry and Nutrition of Lizards", "Diagnostic Sampling and Other Procedures in Turtles and Tortoises", "Chelonian Techniques Wetlab"
Dr. Jay Johnson
September 19, 2008. Turtle Survival Alliance, Tucson, Arizona. Desert Tortoise Mycoplasma.
April 26, 2008. Arizona Exotic Animal Hospital Open House, Mesa, Arizona. "Desert Tortoise Care".
Additional past speaking engagements will be listed soon!
Speaking Engagments (2003 and earlier)
***** 2003 *****
Dr. Kevin Wright
Clinica y Patologia de Reptiles en cautiverio (Medicine and Pathology of Reptiles in Captivity), Zoologica Guadalajara and the Universidad Autonoma de Guadalajara, Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico. “Reptile Husbandry and Applied Biology”, “Enclosure Design”, “Captive Management of Snakes”, “Captive Management of Lizards”, “Captive Management of Tortoises”, “Captive Management of Crocodilians”, “Reproduction of Reptiles in Captivity”, “Handling and Restraint”.
Southwest Veterinary Symposium, Fort Worth, TX. “Husbandry and Nutrition of Common Pet Tortoises”, “Medical Management of Common Pet Tortoises”, “Infectious Diseases of Common Pet Snakes”, “Management of Dystocia in Reptiles”, “Spaying and Neutering Green Iguanas”, “Common Problems of Green Iguanas”, “Reptile Pediatrics”, “Amphibian Medicine—on beyond redleg!”
Cornell Special Species Symposium, Ithaca NY. “Kinkajou Husbandry and Medicine”, “Introduction to Amphibian Medicine”
Lizard TAG Midyear Meeting, Chattanooga, TN. “A Better Enclosure for Maintaining Small Phelsuma sp.”
***** 2002 *****
Dr. Kevin Wright
Arizona Herpetological Society, Phoenix, AZ. “Solomon Island Prehensile-tailed Skink, Endangered Giant of the Pacific”.
Kiwanis Club of Paradise Hills, Paradise Hills, AZ. “Social Life of Amphibians and Reptiles”
***** 2001 *****
Dr. Kevin Wright
Association of Zoo and Wildlife Veterinarians Annual Conference, Orlando, FL. “Nutritional Secondary Hyperparathyroidism in Ramsey Canyon Leopard Frogs”.
Association of Reptilian and Amphibian Veterinarians Annual Conference, Orlando, FL. “Galapagos Tortoise Breeding Programs at Philadelphia Zoo and Phoenix Zoo”.
Wetlab Instructor, Association of Reptilian and Amphibian Veterinarians Annual Conference
Arizona Herpetological Society, Phoenix, AZ. “Zoo, Reptiles and Research”
Tucson Herpetological Society, Tucson, AZ. “Evolution of a Zoo Herpetologist”
***** 2000 *****
Dr. Kevin Wright
Reptilian and Amphibian Medicine Sessions and American Association of Zoo Veterinarians’ Session, North American Veterinary Conference, Orlando, FL. “Metazoan Parasites of Snakes”, “Bacterial Infection of Snakes”, “Management of Venomous Reptiles”.
“Nutrition and Husbandry of Commonly Kept Tortoises”, National Turtle and Tortoise Society, Phoenix, AZ.
***** 1999 *****
Dr. Kevin Wright
Reptile Medicine Sessions, Western States Veterinary Conference, Las Vegas, NV. “Reptile Hematology for Veterinary Technicians”, “Interpreting the Reptile Hemogram”, “Viral Diseases of Snakes”, “Bacterial and Fungal Diseases of Snakes”, “Parasitic Diseases of Snakes”, “Obesity, Constipation and Starvation in Snakes”, “An Easy Way to Bleed Tortoises” .
Reptilian and Amphibian Medicine Sessions, North American Veterinary Conference, Orlando, FL. “Reptilian Cryptosporidiosis”, “Ompahlectomy of Reptilian Neonates”, “Bacterial and Fungal Diseases of Amphibians”, “Fluid Therapy of Amphibians”, “Fluid Therapy of Reptiles”.
***** 1998 *****
Dr. Kevin Wright
University of Florida Exotics Club, Gainesville, Florida; "Amphibian Medicine".
Lecturer, University of Pennsylvania College of Veterinary Medicine, Philadelphia, PA; "Amphibian Medicine".
Lecturer, Hahnemann University Master’s Program in Laboratory Animal Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, “Common Problems of Amphibians and Reptiles”. (Formerly Allegheny University.)
Association of Reptilian and Amphibian Veterinarians, Kansas City, MO, September 1998. “Omphalectomy in a Galapagos Tortoise.” “Chelonian Conservation Roundtable”. Roundtable included N. Alison Haskell (USFWS) and Michael Klemmens, PhD (NYWCS).
Wetlab Instructor (Amphibian Medicine), Association of Reptilian and Amphibian Veterinarians, Kansas City, MO, September 1998
International Herp Exposition, Orlando, FL, August 1998. “Conservation of Dermatemys mawii in Belize.”
Special Species Symposium, Philadelphia, PA April 1998. “Common Problems of Captive Amphibians.”
Reptilian and Amphibian Medicine Sessions, North American Veterinary Conference, Orlando, FL, Jan 1998. "Treating the Septic Amphibian”, "Anesthesia of Amphibians”, “Obtaining the Medical History of a Reptile". Moderated roundtable discussion on herpetological medicine. Panel included Scott Stahl DVM, Paul Raiti DVM,. Mark Stetter DVM Dip. ACZM, John Rossi DVM.
Indiana Veterinary Medical Association Annual Conference, Indianapolis, IN, Feb 1998. “Common Infectious Problems of Reptiles”, “Taking a Reptile’s Medical History”, "Husbandry and Nutrition of Common Pet Tortoises", "Medical Problems of Tortoises".
***** 1997 *****
Dr. Kevin Wright
American Association of Zoo Veterinarians Annual Conference, October 1997, Houston, Texas. “To Form the More Perfect Stool: Dietary trials with Aldabra and Galapagos tortoise at the Philadelphia Zoo”.
Association of Reptilian and Amphibian Veterinarians Annual Conference, October 1997, Houston, Texas. “A Practical Approach to Cryptosporidiosis”.
American Association of Zoological Parks and Aquariums Annual Conference, September 1997, Albuquerque, New Mexico.. Moderated the session “Who Cries When a Frog Dies?” which included the presentation, "A Modest Proposal – One Veterinarian for Every Curator”.
Lecturer, University of Pennsylvania College of Veterinary Medicine, Philadelphia, PA; "Amphibian Medicine".
Lecturer, Allegheny University Master’s Program in Laboratory Animal Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, “Common Problems of Amphibians and Reptiles”.
Reptilian and Amphibianian Medicine Sessions, North American Veterinary Conference, Orlando, FL, Jan 1997. "Husbandry and Nutrition of Common Pet Tortoises", "Medical Problems of Tortoises", and "Treating Parasites in Amphibians". Member of panel for a roundtable discussion on herpetological medicine. Panel included Fredric Frye DVM, Elliot Jacobson DVM PhD, John Cooper RCVS, Doug Mader DVM.
***** 1996 *****
Dr. Kevin Wright
New York Turtle and Tortoise Society Meeting, 22 December 1996. "The Central American river turtle Dermatemys mawii program at the Philadelphia Zoo".
Lecturer, University of Pennsylvania College of Veterinary Medicine, Philadelphia, PA; "Amphibian Medicine".
Lecturer, Allegheny University Master’s Program in Laboratory Animal Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, “Common Problems of Amphibians and Reptiles”.
American Association of Zoological Parks and Aquariums Annual Conference, September 1996, Honolulu, Hawaii. "Cover Your Asp: Developing a Keeper Training Program for Venomous Reptile Handling".
Substitute Speaker, Association of Reptilian and Amphibian Veterinarians Annual Conference, August 1996, Tampa, Florida. Presented two papers for an absent speaker, "Nutrition of the Green Iguana" and "Nutrition of Tortoises".
1996 Tri Branch Symposium of the American Assocation of Laboratory Animal Scientists, 5 June 1996, Philadelphia, PA. "Dragons, Mice and Marmosets: Challenging Paradigms in Nutrition".
Southern Poconos Veterinary Medical Association, 15 May 1996, Mahoning Valley, PA. "Evaluating Reptile Husbandry".
***** 1995 *****
Dr. Kevin Wright
Association of Reptile and Amphibian Veterinarians Annual Conference, October 1995, Davis, CA. "Amphibian Medicine and Therapeutics".
Presenter, Annual report of the AZA Chelonian Taxon Advisory Group, American Association of Zoological Parks and Aquariums Annual Conference, September 1995, Seattle, WA.
Lecturer, University of Pennsylvania College of Veterinary Medicine, Philadelphia, PA; "Amphibian Medicine".
Joint Meeting of the American Association of Zoo Veterinarians and the American Association of Wildlife Veterinarians, August 1995, East Lansing, MI. "Ultrasonographic Sexing of Helodermatid Lizards".
International Herpetological Symposium, June 1995, Denver, CO. "Noninfectious Diseases of Captive Amphibians".
All Florida Herpetological Conference, April 1995, Gainesville, FL. "Common Medical Problems of Captive Amphibians".
Third Biannual Special Species Symposium at the Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine, April 1995, Ithaca, NY. "Amphibian Infectious Diseases", "Care and Management of the Prehensile-tailed Skink".
North American Veterinary Conference, Jan 1995, Orlando, FL. "Medical Management of the Prehensile-tailed Skink", "Medical Management of the Debilitated Tortoise", "Amphibian Medicine I", "Amphibian Medicine II", "The Right Way to Feed the Green Iguana", "Force-Feeding Amphibians", "Amphibian Medicine Wetlab".
Lehigh Valley Herpetological Society, Jan 1995, Allentown, PA. "Captive Husbandry of the Prehensile-tailed Skink".
***** 1994 *****
Dr. Kevin Wright
Continuing Education Speaker, Germantown Hospital and Medical Center, Dec 1994, Philadelphia, PA. "Tumors of Exotic Animals".
Lecturer, University of Pennsylvania College of Veterinary Medicine, Philadelphia, PA; "Amphibian Medicine".
International Herpetological Symposium, June 1994, New Orleans, LA. "Infectious Diseases of Amphibians".
National Wildife Rehabilitators Association Annual Conference, Feb 1994, Wilmington, DE. "Identification and Husbandry of North American Chelonians", "Common Medical Problems of North American Chelonians".
***** 1993 *****
Dr. Kevin Wright
Lecturer, University of Pennsylvania College of Veterinary Medicine, Philadelphia, PA; "Amphibian Medicine", "Venomous Snakebite", "Infectious and Noninfectious Diseases of Reptiles".
University of Pennsylvania Exotic Animal Medicine Club, Philadelphia, PA; "Introduction to Amphibian and Reptile Medicine".
***** 1992 *****
Dr. Kevin Wright
Roxborough Hospital Doctors Association, Dec 1992, Manayunk, PA. "Veterinary Medicine in a Zoological Park".
Lecturer, University of Pennsylvania College of Veterinary Medicine, Philadelphia, PA; "Amphibian Medicine", "Venomous Snakebite", "Infectious and Noninfectious Diseases of Reptiles".
***** 1991 *****
Dr. Kevin Wright
Lecturer, University of Pennsylvania College of Veterinary Medicine, Philadelphia, PA; "Amphibian Medicine", "Venomous Snakebite", "Infectious and Noninfectious Diseases of Reptiles", "Avian Gastrointestinal and Respiratory Diseases", "Medicine and Husbandry of Elephants and Small Mammals".
Symposium on Exotic Animal Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Exotic Animal Medicine Club, Philadelphia, PA; "Bacterial and Fungal Diseases of Reptiles"; Feb 1992.
University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine's Grand Rounds, Philadelphia, PA; "Biliary Adenocarcinoma in an Adult Female Sloth Bear Melursus urisinus"; Jan 1992.
Philadelphia Herpetological Society, Philadelphia, PA; "Natural History and Captive Management of the Solomon Island Prehensile-tailed Skink"; 1991.
University of Pennsylvania Exotic Animal Medicine Club, Philadelphia, PA; "Topics in Reptile Medicine"; 1991.
***** 1990 *****
Dr. Kevin Wright
Fifth Annual Pennsylvania Wildlife Rehabilitation Symposium, Harrisburg, PA; "Fracture Stabilization in Birds and Small Mammals", "Medical Care of Native Chelonians"; November 1990.
Everglades Herpetological Society, Miami, Florida; "Recognition of Disease in Reptiles".
***** 1989 *****
Dr. Kevin Wright
Third International Colloquium on Reptile Pathology, Orlando, Florida; "Mesocercaria Infections in a Texas Indigo Snake and Red-sided Garter Snakes", held at Eastern States Veterinary Conference, January 1989.
Everglades Herpetological Society, Miami, Florida; "Preventive Medicine in Herpetoculture".
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