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2018 VETERINARY FORENSICS WORKSHOP
Program
Nov. 22-24, 2018
Doubletree by Hilton Hotel16615-109 AveEdmonton, AB780-484-0821
2018 VETERINARYFORENSICS WORKSHOP
PROGRAM
Nov. 22-24, 2018
Doubletree by Hilton Hotel16615-109 AveEdmonton, AB780-484-0821
Visit http://www.cvent.com/d/3gqwbl to register, or
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GENERAL INFORMATION
TABLE OF CONTENTS
EVENT INFORMATION............................................................................................2-3 SCHEDULE AT A GLANCE.......................................................................................4-5SESSION DESCRIPTIONS......................................................................................6-9SPEAKER BIOGRAPHIES.....................................................................................10-13
EVENT INFORMATION
Doubletree by Hilton Hotel
Logan Ballroom
16615-109 Ave
Edmonton, AB
780-484-0821
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EVENT INFORMATION
TRAVEL/ACCOMMODATIONS
A guest room block is available at the Doubletree by Hilton Hotel West Edmonton until Oct. 13, 2018. Room block rates are available for three days before and after the workshop:
Deluxe Standard: $155/night | King Suite: $175/night | Prices do not include applicable taxes (12%).
To book, please call 780-484-0821 or 1-800-661-9804 with the group discount code: Veterinary Forensics Workshop.
Edmonton Sky Shuttle Airport Service has a station near the Doubletree by Hilton Hotel West Edmonton. Please visit:
http://edmontonskyshuttle.com/airport-transportation/ or http://flyeia.com/coming-and-going/bus-and-shuttle/skyshuttle-0 for
more information on pick-up and drop-off times as well as locations.
REGISTRATION INFORMATION
Registration opens Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2018 | Registration closes Friday, Nov. 16, 2018
Regular registration: $600 | Student registration: $450
Registration includes:• 18.5 hours of ABVMA approved continuing education
• Thursday night dinner
• Friday breakfast, refreshment breaks, lunch and dinner
• Saturday breakfast, refreshment breaks and lunch
CANCELLATION & REFUND POLICYFull refunds will be issued (minus the $8.00 non-refundable registration fee) on cancellations received prior to Thursday,
Nov. 1, 2018. No refunds will be issued on cancellations received after Thursday, Nov. 1, 2018, or for no-shows.
PAYMENT INFORMATIONThe ABVMA accepts payment via credit card (Mastercard or Visa) or by cheque (mail to: Bldg #3, Elm Bus. Park,
Suite 104, 9452-51 Ave NW, Edmonton, AB, T6E 5A6) only. On-site payment is also available, cash is not accepted.
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TIME TOPIC SPEAKER
Thursday, Nov. 22, 2018 Moderator: Dr. Phil Buote
Dinner and Session Location: Logan Ballroom 3 & 44:30-5:30 p.m. Registration Open
5:30-6:15 p.m. Buffet Dinner
6:15-8:15 p.m. Veterinary Forensics 101 (topics covered in 2016)• General information for animal crime scene investigations• Evidence Collection• Recognition and analysis of evidence• Forensic Report Creation• Toxicology• Pathology
Dr. Margaret Doyle,Mr. Brad Nichols
8:15-8:30 p.m. Networking Break8:30-9:30 p.m. Veterinary Forensics 101 (continued)
• Session continued from aboveDr. Margaret Doyle,Mr. Brad Nichols
Friday, Nov. 23, 2018Moderator: Dr. Nick Nation
Session Location: Logan Ballroom 3 & 47:30-8 a.m. Continental Breakfast: Rundle Ballroom 1 & 2
8-9:30 a.m. Issues with Recognition and Reporting: Six Stages of Veterinary Response to Animal Cruelty, Abuse and Neglect
Dr. Phil Arkow
9:30-10 a.m. Networking Break: Rundle Ballroom 1 & 210-11 a.m. The Animal Abuse/Family Violence Link and Its Implications for
Veterinary Social WorkDr. Phil Arkow
11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Emotional Suffering of Animals or People in Animal Abuse Cases
Dr. Rebecca Ledger
12:30-1:30 p.m. Buffet Lunch: Rundle Ballroom 1 & 2
1:30-3:30 p.m. The Animal Protection Act (APA) in Alberta. Perspectives from various organizations will be presented.
• 1:30-1:55 p.m.: Alberta Veterinary Medical Association (ABVMA)• 1:55-2:20 p.m.: Edmonton Animal Care and Control (ACC)• 2:20-2:50 p.m.: Alberta Agriculture and Forestry (AAF)• 2:50-3:10 p.m.: Calgary Humane Society (CHS)• 3:10-3:30 p.m.: ABSPCA
Dr. Phil Buote (ABVMA),Dr. Karen Lange (ACC),Dr. Hussein Keshwani (AAF),Mr. Brad Nichols (CHS),Mr. Ken Dean (ABSPCA)
3:30-4 p.m. Networking Break: Rundle Ballroom 1 & 2
4-5 p.m. Panel Discussion: APA
5 p.m. Summary and Wrap-up Moderator: Dr. Nick Nation
SCHEDULE AT A GLANCE
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SCHEDULE AT A GLANCE
TIME TOPIC SPEAKER
Friday, Nov. 23, 2018 (continued)Moderator: Dr. Jocelyn Forseille
Dinner and Session Location: Logan Ballroom 3 & 46-7:30 p.m. Networking Social Evening Event (Cash bar)
Cocktails: 6-6:30 p.m.Plated dinner: 6:30-7:30 p.m.
7:30-9 p.m. Slide presentation “Solve the Case”.
Participants are encouraged to bring their own slides for an interactive discussion as a group. Presentations will be 15-20 minutes each.
Interest in presenting slides should be submitted to the ABVMA office no later than Nov. 1, 2018, to [email protected].
Moderator: Dr. Jocelyn Forseille
9-10 p.m. Networking Social
Saturday, Nov. 24, 2018Moderator: Dr. Darrell Dalton
Session Location: Logan Ballroom 3 & 47:30-8 a.m. Continental Breakfast: Rundle Ballroom 1 & 28-9 a.m. Preparing Yourself for Court - Tips and Tricks and What to
ExpectMs. Rose Greenwood
9-10 a.m. Necropsy - Approaches to Handling the Post-Mortem Dr. Nick Nation
10-10:30 a.m. Networking Break: Rundle Ballroom 1 & 210:30 a.m.-12 p.m. Compiling the case for Trial
• Crime Scene Photography• Role of vet and tech teams in the field
Constable Stuart Saunders,Mr. Ken Dean
12-1 p.m. Buffet Lunch with small group assignments: Rundle Ballroom 1 & 2
Moderator provides instructions on what to expect after lunch
1-1:15 p.m. Putting the Pieces Together - An Overview of the Case Ahead and What Components to Include in the Investigations
(Photos, necropsy report, forensics report, etc.)
Dr. Margaret Doyle,Ms. Rose Greenwood
1:15-2:45 p.m. Small group work Moderators: Dr. Margaret Doyle,Ms. Rose Greenwood
2:45-3:15 p.m. Networking Break: Logan Ballroom 3 & 4
3:15-4:30 p.m. Mock Presentation of Evidence Dr. Margaret Doyle,Ms. Rose Greenwood
4:30-5 p.m. Summary and Wrap-up Moderator: Dr. Darrell Dalton
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SESSION DESCRIPTIONS
Thursday, Nov. 22, 2018
6:15-9:30 p.m. Veterinary Forensics 101 (topics covered in 2016)
An Introduction to Veterinary Forensics, Willful Cruelty vs. APA Cases
Speaker: Dr. Margaret Doyle and Mr. Brad Nichols
Friday, Nov. 23, 2018
8-9:30 a.m. Issues with Recognition and Reporting: Six Stages of Veterinary Response to Animal Cruelty, Abuse and Neglect
There has been a six-stage process in helping veterinarians to become more comfortable with their responsibilities of recognizing and reporting suspected animal abuse, similar to the experiences of physicians vis-a-vis child abuse. This program will describe efforts in Canada, the U.S., New Zealand and elsewhere to raise awareness, gain peer support, enact laws, develop diagnostic tools, produce practice management guidelines, and identify agencies to which such allegations should be reported.
Speaker: Dr. Phil Arkow
10-11 a.m. The Animal Abuse/Family Violence Link and Its Implications for Veterinary Social Work
Veterinarians have traditionally received relatively little training on dealing with client issues, and social workers have historically received little training on animal concerns. The emerging specialty of Veterinary Social Work is bridging these gaps to address the human side of veterinary medicine and the animal side of social work. This program will describe these efforts with particular focus on animal abuse as a human and social welfare concern closely linked with interpersonal and family violence.
Speaker: Dr. Phil Arkow
11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Emotional Suffering of Animals or People in Animal Abuse Cases
This talk will explain how the definition of suffering under Canadian animal cruelty laws has recently been expanded to include various forms of psychological suffering. Case studies will be presented, whereby charges of animal cruelty have been successfully laid, in the absence of any physical evidence of pain, injury or disease. A framework for achieving successful outcomes in these cases will be discussed.
Speaker: Dr. Rebecca Ledger
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SESSION DESCRIPTIONS
Friday, Nov. 23, 2018 (continued)
1:30-3:30 p.m. The Animal Protection Act (APA) in Alberta
1:30-1:55 p.m.
Veterinarians practicing in Alberta from time to time encounter cases where an animal or group of animals could reasonably be determined to be in distress as defined in the Animal Protection Act (APA). Veterinary professionals in Alberta have a legislated and professional obligation to take action in cases of animals in distress which may include reporting. This presentation will summarize ethical considerations for veterinary professionals to take action including reporting to a peace officer, protection from action provided in legislation, disclosure of private information and medical records, and establishing good working relationships with peace officers enforcing the APA.Speaker: Dr. Phil Buote
1:55-2:20 p.m.
The Animal Care and Control Centre interacts with the APA through our association with Edmonton Police Services and the Edmonton Humane Society. We often hold animals for their required time under the Animal Protection Act and our officers are sometimes involved in investigations.
Speaker: Dr. Karen Lange
2:20-2:50 p.m.
Dr. Hussein Keshwani will provide perspectives from Alberta Agriculture and Forestry’s animal welfare section about the province’s animal protection system. This will include: the strengths and challenges with Alberta’s legislation and enforcement framework; the function of codes of practice and other standards documents; and, the roles of veterinarians, livestock industry organizations, humane organizations/SPCAs, and municipalities in the animal protection system and with respect to animal welfare more broadly.
Speaker: Dr. Hussein Keshwani
2:50-3:10 p.m.
This presentation will review the application of the APA in a shelter setting from both an enforcement and operator’s perspective.
Speaker: Mr. Brad Nichols
3:10-3:30 p.m.
Speaker: Mr. Ken Dean
4-5 p.m. Panel Discussion
Examples, open discussions and a question and answer period will take place with all speakers.
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SESSION DESCRIPTIONS
Friday, Nov. 23, 2018 (continued)
6-7:30 p.m. Cocktails and Dinner (Cash bar)
Cocktails: 6-6:30 p.m.
Plated dinner: 6:30-7:30 p.m.
7:30-9 p.m. Solve the Case Presentation
Participants are encouraged to bring their own slides for an interactive discussion as a group. Presentations will be 15-20 minutes each. Interest in presenting slides should be submitted to the ABVMA office no later than Nov. 1, 2018, to [email protected].
9-10 p.m. Networking Social (Cash bar)
Saturday, Nov. 24, 2018
8-9 a.m. Preparing Yourself For Court - Tips and Tricks and What to Expect
Speaker: Ms. Rose Greenwood
9-10 a.m. Necropsy - Approaches to Handling the Post-Mortem
The presentation will highlight certain points of particular importance in veterinary forensic postmortems and point out potential sources of error.
Speaker: Dr. Nick Nation
10:30 a.m.-12 p.m. Compiling the Case for Trial
Crime Scene Photography
- Capturing the scene by way of overall, midrange and closeup photography.- The importance of linkage.
Speaker: Constable Stuart Saunders
The Role of Veterinarians and Technologists Working With Peace Officers in the Field
Speaker: Mr. Ken Dean
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SESSION DESCRIPTIONS
Saturday, Nov. 24, 2018 (continued)
1-1:15 p.m. Putting the Pieces Together - An Overview of the Case Ahead and What Components to Include in the Investigation
Part 1 – Introduction to the case – participants will be assigned groups with diverse skill set. Ideally one vet, one law enforcement (animal welfare and police).
Speakers: Dr. Margaret Doyle and Ms. Rose Greenwood
1:15-2:45 p.m. Small groups will work through a case scenario to prepare for mock presentation of evidence.
Part 2 – Arrival on scene – do you need a warrant? Can you gain access with permission, what security measures should you consider. Participants are provided some history of previous interactions with the home owner that raise level of concern for security risk.
Part 3 – Plan your evacuation.
Part 4 – You have provided a statement – participants will be provided with an example statement.
Speakers: Dr. Margaret Doyle and Ms. Rose Greenwood
3:15-4:30 p.m. Mock Presentation of Evidence
Part 5 – Now go to court!
Speakers: Dr. Margaret Doyle and Ms. Rose Greenwood
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Dr. Phil ArkowThe National Link Coalition
Dr. Phil Arkow is coordinator of the National LINK Coalition - the National Resource Center on The LINK between Animal Abuse and Human Violence, and edits the monthly LINK-Letter. He chairs the Latham Foundation’s Animal Abuse and Family Violence Prevention Project. He teaches at the University of Florida, Harcum College and Camden County College. He has presented over 250 times in 17 countries, 38 states and 9 Canadian provinces, and has authored over 75 key reference works on human-animal interactions and violence prevention.
He co-founded the National Link Coalition, the National Animal Control Association and the Colorado and New Jersey humane federations. He has served with the AVMA, the ASPCA, American Humane, the Delta Society, the Animals & Society Institute, the National Coalition on Violence Against Animals, and the American Association of Human-Animal Bond Veterinarians.
Dr. Phil BuoteAlberta Veterinary Medical Association
Dr. Phil Buote is the ABVMA Deputy Registrar and Complaints Director. He grew up in rural Prince Edward Island, completed his undergraduate Bachelor degree at the University of Prince Edward Island and graduated from the Atlantic Veterinary College in 1995. Phil completed a rotating internship in large animal medicine and surgery at Washington State University in 1996.
Dr. Buote began clinical practice in Alberta as a mixed animal practitioner in the Peace River region. He did two years of mainly beef cow-calf practice before moving to Sherwood Park where he joined a practice limited to horses. Three years into equine practice he wanted to return to
mixed practice and explore practice ownership. He moved to Cochrane where he eventually purchased the Cochrane Animal Clinic.
Dr. Buote was a member of the ABVMA Food Animal Committee and was a member of Council from 2004 through 2007. He was then appointed to the Complaint Review Committee, and took on the role of Chair in 2010. Looking for a change of careers, and given his satisfaction with his volunteer work with the ABVMA, he applied for the position of Complaints Director and joined the ABVMA staff in July of 2010.
Dr. Buote lives with his wife Carmen and their two sons on an acreage near Devon. In his spare time he enjoys coaching his son’s minor hockey and lacrosse teams, canoeing, camping and hunting.
SPEAKER BIOGRAPHIES
Dr. Margaret DoyleRiverbend Animal Clinic
Dr. Doyle finished her Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine (MVB) in Dublin in 2009 and a masters in veterinary forensics from the University of Florida in 2015. She became involved with the Calgary Humane Society Animal Protection Officers in 2010 when she began consulting on abuse and neglect cases.
Since then she has been involved in hundreds of cases from crime scene investigation to providing expert witness testimony. She is passionate about increasing the awareness of the connection
between animal abuse and domestic and interpersonal violence to benefit human and animal victims.
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Mr. Ken DeanPeace Officer, Director of Animal Protection Services, Alberta SPCA
Bio not available.
SPEAKER BIOGRAPHIES
Ms. Rose GreenwoodCrown Prosecutor, Justice and Solicitor General
Rosalind is a Crown Prosecutor with Alberta Justice. She has a Bachelor of Arts (major in criminology) from Simon Fraser University, a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Alberta, and she articled with the Court of Queen’s Bench in Calgary. Rosalind’s practice specializes in the areas of animal abuse, child abuse and child sexual assault. As an animal abuse prosecutor, Rosalind is fortunate to work closely with veterinarians and peace officers from the Calgary Humane Society – from the pre-charge stage all the way through to trial.
Rosalind and her husband are the proud parents of two Labrador Retrievers and a Maine Coon who thinks he’s a dog.
Dr. Hussein KeshwaniAlberta Agriculture and Forestry
Dr. Hussein Keshwani is the Health and Welfare Policy Veterinarian for Alberta Agriculture and Forestry. His role includes advising on matters of animal welfare and health, administering the Animal Protection Act, and establishing policy for and responding to provincially reportable diseases.
Hussein grew up near Westlock, Alberta where his family is still active in the poultry industry. After graduating from the Western College of Veterinary Medicine in Saskatoon in 2009, he worked in a mixed practice in Wetaskiwin. He later returned to the University of Alberta and completed a
Master in Public Health focusing on epidemiology before taking on his current role in 2014. Hussein lives in Edmonton with his wife and two young children.
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Dr. Rebecca LedgerAnimal Behaviour & Welfare Consulting
Dr. Rebecca Ledger is a British Columbia-based animal behaviour and animal welfare scientist. She teaches animal behaviour, welfare and law at Langara College, runs a consultancy that provides expertise to local governments, humane organizations, veterinarians and pet owners, and writes an animal welfare column for the Vancouver Sun.
In recent years, Rebecca has pioneered the use of behavioural evidence in cases where animals have suffered psychologically. Having been retained on 30 cases to date involving more than 40 individual animals, the process she has developed has allowed humane organizations to
successfully gain warrants, lay charges and prosecute cruelty cases involving dogs and cats, often in the absence of any physical evidence.
SPEAKER BIOGRAPHIES
Dr. Karen LangeShelter Veterinarian, Edmonton Animal Care & Control
Dr. Lange grew up on a farm, primarily a small beef cow-calf operation of approximately 30 head. They had dogs and cats as long as she can remember and she got her first pony at nine years of age. Growing up surrounded by animals and reading James Herriot and every other animal book around, she naturally migrated to the veterinary profession. Dr. Lange moved to Edmonton after graduating from veterinary school and started working at a private small animal practice. After two years of private practice, she moved over to the Edmonton SPCA and found her niche. Although she had some private locum work as well in the first few years, shelter medicine became her life choice.
After 24 years at the Edmonton SPCA/Edmonton Humane Society, Dr. Lange switched over to a part-time contract position with the Edmonton Animal Care & Control Centre and has been there approximately four years. This allows considerably more time for other projects while still keeping her in the sheltering field.
Dr. Lange has been married for 29 years to Frank, a market gardener, and they have three grown children. They live on our farm north of Edmonton, along with one dog and two cats.
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Dr. Nick Nation
Dr. Nick Nation is a 1974 graduate of the Western College of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Saskatchewan. Following graduation, he remained at the U of S as a graduate student in veterinary pathology, obtaining an MVSc in 1976. Dr. Nation then went to work as a veterinary diagnostic pathologist for Alberta Agriculture for 17 years, working in the Peace River Country, South Central Alberta and Edmonton over that time.
While with Alberta Agriculture, Dr. Nation wrote the specialty examination of the American College of Veterinary Pathologists, and also took a leave of absence to complete a PhD degree in neuro-toxicology in the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Calgary. Dr. Nation joined the University
of Alberta in 1991 as veterinary pathologist for Health Sciences Lab Animal Services, and became Director in 2000. He left the employ of the U of A in 2005 to set up a private consulting practice in veterinary pathology, and continues his association with the U of A as an adjunct professor in the Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry.
Dr. Nation is a general diagnostic pathologist and has been presented with a number of forensic cases in the course of his practice. These include so called cattle mutilations, mutilations of cats, and criminal investigations of small animal cruelty cases involving the Edmonton City Police and the RCMP.
Mr. Brad NicholsCalgary Humane Society
Peace Officer Nichols attended Mount Royal University, obtaining a degree in Justice Studies. Following graduation Brad worked in municipal enforcement for a rural county before joining the Calgary Humane Society (CHS) team in 2005 as a Special Constable. Over the last decade, Peace Officer Nichols has been promoted to field supervisor, Department Head of Protection and Investigations and most recently, Senior Manager, Animal Cruelty Investigations. During his decade with CHS, he has investigated thousands of animal cruelty files and seized hundreds of animals, prosecuting and obtaining convictions in many cases.
In the last several years, Peace Officer Nichols’ department has obtained a high public profile and is internationally recognized as a leader in animal cruelty investigations. In his time at CHS, Brad has added several animals to his household, most recently, his German Shepherd, “Munchie”, who was seized from a grow-op and a snake named “Steve” who was seized after being abandoned.
SPEAKER BIOGRAPHIES
Constable Stuart SaundersEdmonton Police Service
Bio not available.
