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animal management in rural and remote indigenous communities   newsletter july 2005 amrric international conference, 16 - 21 july 2006, crowne plaza hotel, darwin, northern territory amrric presents at the australian national veterinary conference indigenous matters – lort smith & cape york initiatives greetings from philip donohoe, amrric executive officer welcome to the july 2005 edition of the amrric newsletter. keep reading for a brief overview of what we've been up to recently! our newsletter is an opportunity for you to submit photos, stories and biographies to help other members put a face to a name and get a feel for activities and events. don't forget to access our web site: it's another important source of information about amrric activities. if you're not an amrric member and would like to be, please complete a membership form and post it along with the fee to po box 1591, nightcliff, nt, 0814. to download a membership form, click on this link: http://www.amrric.org/membershipform.pdf once your membership details are confirmed you will have full access to the website www.amrric.org i hope the year is progressing well for you all. phil donohoe amricc international conference – darwin, july 2006 amrric is currently planning an international conference over five days, 16 - 21 july 2006 at the crowne plaza, darwin. tony english is the conference director working with doreen culliver from 'on q'. the draft conference program will be sent to members for comment and the call for abstracts will be issued soon. a feature of the conference will be a training day for indigenous participants and professional staff supporting indigenous communities. a variety of topics are proposed, reflecting amrric's eclectic mix of personalities, programs and issues. suggested inclusions are: a review of current australian programs anthropology and racism as it applies in the australian and international context companion animals and happiness scientific developments in population control, and wild animal interface – training in dog handling, injections and restricted drug applications and use. the committee is currently negotiating with international speakers for the conference. nothing is set in stone at this stage, your input is welcome. tony can be emailed on anthonye@camden.usyd.edu.au web page being designed will have the following address www.dogpeople.com.au   australian veterinary association national conference amrric shared with conservation biology to present 3 papers: housing improvement and child health (phil donohoe) dog health program (rob irving), and family violence and animal abuse (m lawrie/ donohoe) the sessions were attended by approximately 40 people. for additional information regarding the presentation please contact philip donohoe on 08 8948 5436. dr irving presenting on his experiences as a vet in remote localities   dr mark lawrie philip donohoe   amrric special general meeting: tony english, rod salter, rob irving, mark lawrie, phil donohoe, jack shield, rick walduck, marguerite young, sam phelan (plus gypsie), mark westman and margaret conley. photographer: onn ben-david   indigenous matters lort smith initiative - tiwi islands dog health education program the lort smith animal hospital initiated a dog health education program which was held 30 may - 3 june 2005 in the tiwi islands, north of darwin. the aim was to revive a stalled animal management program following the collapse of the tiwi health board. the project was conducted in conjunction with corporate supporter microchips australia (rick walduck), james cook university (prof richard speare, virginia boon), nungalinya college (amanda donohoe), sydney university (doug dixon–hughes), university of western sydney (roselyn dixon), amrric (philip donohoe), tiwi island local government (maurice rioli and bernard tipiloura), and private practitioner dr stephen cutter. three components underpinned the program: education using nungalinya college contacts and students; dog treatments and surgical procedures (training and support was provided to a student from sydney); and consideration of a study design which would develop an evidence base for ongoing activities. professor richard speare from james cook university was the central educator delivering information to peole with a wide range of knowledge levels, including health centre staff, council staff and community residents. outcomes of the program include: funding secured for programs form tilg ongoing educational activities with an emphasis on human health a pilot zoonotic research project design (kidney disease), and veterinary services to three communities. as with any sustainable program results will not be instantaneous, but will develop over time with consistent and regular service provision to reduce animal numbers and thereby improve animal health. for further information, visit www.tilg.nt.gov.au ; www.tiwilandcouncil.net.au lort smith animal hospital (peter brown, then manager) commencing negotiations to restart program community participants, sheba and maureen milk tin having the 'milk tin' removed amrric banner advertising activities virginia boon finalising draft research proposal prof speare and amanda conducting educational session prof speare demonstrating post- mortem and retrieving parasites flight machine waiting for council meeting bathurst (nguiu) community from the air bernard tipiloura, phil donohoe and prof rick speare dr cutter, philip donohoe, virginia boon and doug dixon-hughes   cape york northern peninsula area a similar program was held in the northern peninsula area (npa) region of cape york by queensland health tropical public health unit (ursula weston) in partnership with amrric [drs' ian gunn (monash university), jack shield (dpi qld), rob irving (private), stephen cutter (private), and sophie constable (private and mentored)] and james cook university (professor rick speare). the program involved community council from bamaga, seisa, new mapoon, injinoo and imagico. torres straight islander and aboriginal participants are with the environmental health program and some are studying to be environmental health officers (ehos) at batchelor institute of indigenous tertiary education, nt. the program was educational, focusing on key components of service delivery including dog handling, the use of restricted drugs and injection technique. topics included: animal management and public health associations indigenous environmental health workers (iehws) and dog control programs parasites and zoonosis, and animal management program design and dog handling. the program was fully interactive and was driven by iehws and their needs. it is expected that this iehw capacity building event will support cairns-based vets who provide ongoing services to the area and inform the queensland department of health state initiative on animal management and health. a detailed report is being prepared for the commonwealth agency funding this program. from left: ronald williams, dr jack shields, prof rick speare, ursula watson, dr ian gun, dr stephen cutter, dr rob irving. (behind the camera, dr sophie constable) learning euthanasia. the dog is gently but properly restrained to allow safe and humane euthanasia. safe restraint. a cheeky dog is restrained with proper handling techniques and muzzling. the tip! ursula contemplating the technical issues. rick collects mites from a mangy but loved dog. ronald searches for hook worms in post mortem. rick looks on.     special general meeting – australian veterinary association national conference, gold coast, 17 may 2005 a special general meeting was held to finalise some governance issues. persons participating in the sgm were: present: rod salter (president), tony english (senior vice president), rob irving (junior vice president), samantha phelan (treasurer), philip donohoe (executive officer and public officer), mark lawrie (secretary), jack shield, marguerite young (ifaw), onn ben-david, rick walduck, margaret conley, mark westman, ted donelan. apologies: stephen cutter, amanda donohoe, graham brown, peter brown, ann-margret withers, liz tudor, robert dixon, sophie constable, rick speare, ian gunn and colin wilks. reports were submitted and approved form the executive officer, president, secretary and treasurer. an auditor was appointed for the 2004/05 financial year. constitutional amendments were approved to comply with the new model constitution for incorporated associations. the objects were also revised with amrric adopting ted donelan's vision as discussed over the previous nine months. membership fees have been set at $100 for communities, $50 for professionals and $20 for students. memberships will lapse at the end of every financial year. amrric agm at the urban management conference, canberra, october 2005 because it is difficult for members to come from all over this vast land to meet, we try to hold annual and special general meetings in conjunction with national conferences that members are most likely to attend. the executive believes it is opportune to hold the 2005 amricc agm in october at the urban management conference in canberra. an agenda and relevant papers will be circulated prior to this meeting. an update regarding business planning and budget matters will also be presented. for more information see the web site: http://www.amrric.org/index.shtml last word on 26 april 2005 amrric made a presentation to the national consultative committee on animal welfare. this was an ideal forum to outline amrric partnerships, activities and issues surrounding service delivery with an emphasis on infrastructure, behaviour and enabling environments. for more information, contact philip donohoe at phild@amrric.org philip donohoe executive officer po box 1591 nightcliff nt 0814 www.amrric.org p: 08 8948 5436 m: 0428 48 5436 f: 08 8927 2332 e: phild@amrric.org 11 july 2005 http://www.amrric.org/ edition 2/2005        

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