Aquatic Parasitology Workshop: Detection and Diagnosis
James Cook University, Cairns, Sunday 10th July, 2011
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Although registration has officially closed and the workshop is full, we will still consider late expressions of interest. Please contact us with your expression of interest to attend and we will ensure you are included on the waiting list.
The First Australasian Scientific Conference on Aquatic Animal Health (5-8 July, 2011) and the Australian Society for Parasitology Conference (10-13 July, 2011) are both being held in Cairns this year. Consequently, a number of aquatic animal health experts will be in Cairns in July, providing a tremendous opportunity to hold an Aquatic Parasitology Workshop. This workshop will be a one day intensive held on Sunday 10th of July at James Cook University, Cairns.
The nature of the workshop
It is our intention to provide a program with broad appeal for marine parasitologists, veterinarians, aquaculture industry representatives, researchers and students. At this stage we hope that registration will be free. Alternatively, we may need to seek a nominal fee to cover bench fees, transfers, morning tea and lunch.
The aim of the workshop is to share knowledge of practical methods used to best determine parasitic infections in aquatic animals with approximately equivalent seminar and laboratory time.
Participants will:
Ten Australian and two international aquatic parasitologists will present a 15 minute presentation on a specific parasite group (with 5 mins available for question time). In the afternoon, participants will move to the laboratory and practise necropsy, identification and preservation methods using fresh fish specimens. Presenters from the morning will be available to demonstrate specific techniques in the laboratory and talk with you one on one. Please see the Workshop Schedule for further details.