Elevate your exotic animal practice and zoological skills to the next level with the acclaimed endoscopy training programs from the University of Georgia. These courses have been specifically designed to teach the practical applications of endoscopy and endosurgery in reptiles, birds, & exotic mammals.  Whether you are a private practitioner, zoo or wildlife vet, intern, resident, specialist, or academician, this course will train you to perform minimally-invasive endoscopic procedures including internal examination, biopsy, and basic endosurgical procedures.

A 2-day practical, hands-on practical lab to develop and practice endoscopy skills (prior completion of the 16-hr online course required before lab). This course offers 16 hours of CE credit. Focused on reptiles, birds & small mammal diagnostic procedures using the 2.7mm telescope system This is a practical course with very limited classroom time. Species vary and are dependent upon concurrent research projects but usually include turtles, iguanas, pigeons, chickens, rabbits and rodents.

This course is open to anyone that also registers for the on-line course (to be completed before in-person weekend) or who has completed the online course previously. Everyone registered for the in-person weekend course gets access to the online course materials (even if they did it previously).

This course is led by Stephen J. Divers – BVetMed, DZooMed, DECZM(Herp), DECZM(ZHM), DACZM, FRCVS; Board Certified Specialist in Zoological Medicine ^TM; Professor of Zoological Medicine, University of Georgia.

Registration is limited to 24 registrants. A waitlist will be activated once the course registration has filled to capacity. If a registration is cancelled and space opens, those on the waitlist will be notified based on the date/time added to the list. Once contacted, they will have 24 hours to register for the course. At that point, the next person on the list will be notified.

Veterinarian: $1699

Resident/Intern/Student: $999

Vet Tech/Nurse (attend with DVM): $199 (This registration can only be added with a DVM registration)

Course Date: December 7-8, 2024

Breakfast and lunch is provided for attendees for both days of the course. Registrants are responsible for providing their own scrubs for the lab portions of the course. It is recommended to have 2 sets of scrubs.

There are two hotel blocks for your convenience. It is not a requirement that attendees book with either of these blocks – these are only for your convenience. It is the responsibility of the attendee to make all reservations. The attendee is also responsible for all costs associated with the hotel booking.

• University of Georgia Center for Continuing Education & Hotel – 1197 S. Lumpkin St Athens, GA 30602
  • Walkable to course location – 2 blocks
  • The block is set for Arrival 12/6/2024; Departure 12/8/2024; (If you need a reservation for a day earlier or later, please contact our office at [email protected])
  • Rate: $139/night (includes parking; does not include breakfast)
  • Group ID: 27589 (MUST be entered online to receive the group rate)
  • Guess may book their room online at https://www.hotel.uga.edu/
  • Guests may also call the reservations office at 706-542-2134, Monday -Friday 8:00 am to 5:00 pm.
  • This quoted rate is guaranteed for reservations made prior to 11/06/2024.
• Hyatt Place Athens Downtown – 412 North Thomas St Athens, GA 30601
  • The block is set for Arrival 12/6/2024; Departure 12/8/2024; (If you need a reservation for a day earlier or later, please contact our office at [email protected])
  • Rate: $199/night (does include breakfast; does not include parking)
  • Booking link: https://www.hyatt.com/shop/rooms/ahnza?checkinDate=2024-12-06&checkoutDate=2024-12-08&rooms=1&adults=1&kids=0&corp_id=G-VMG4&brands[]=place&location=Hyatt%20Place%20Athens%20%2F%20Downtown

Transportation:

• Transportation is the responsibility of the attendee. Suggestions for traveling from ATL airport to hotels:
  • Rental car
  • Groome Transportation
    • 20+ transports/day
    • reservations recommended: https://groometransportation.com/athens/?&sd_client_id=c2015689-5326-4e34-86d8-4ef938a8deb6

Parking adjacent to the building will be readily available at no charge for the weekend. The event location is 501 D. W. Brooks Drive. If you are staying at the GA Center Hotel, it is a short two block walk from the hotel to the event location. If you are staying at Hyatt Place or any other hotel downtown, and you do not have a rental car, you will probably want to consider a rideshare such as Uber or Lyft. Our campus is very walkable, and many of the downtown hotels are only a block from the edge of North Campus. Attendees in the past have chosen the scenic walk through campus. However, our building is located on South Campus, and it is suggested to allow approximately 30 minutes to walk from your hotel to our location.