Experts Explain Many Facets of One Health

What do a pediatrician, a pathologist, a conservationist and an epidemics expert have in common--and why are they visiting a veterinary school?

All interested members of the public are welcome to join us at a free lecture series, Frontiers in One Health, at the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine.

Speakers will appear periodically throughout the 2009-2010 school year to veterinary students and other interested members of the public.

All lectures begin at noon and take place in Room 1020 Gladys Valley Hall, located in the Health Sciences District of the UC Davis campus. Presentations are free, though there is a fee to park on campus. No reservations are required.

The first talk on Monday, October 26 features physician-veterinarian Carol Glaser, associate clinical professor at UC San Francisco's Department of Pediatrics. Glaser will discuss "A physician and a veterinarian, how does that work in One Health?"

November 2, Jonna  Mazet, UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine, presents highlights of a new initiative in One Health involving wildlife, domestic animals and human health.  

January 22, 2010, veterinarian Daniel Martineau, professor of pathology at the University of Montreal, describes "The effects of human pollution on Beluga whales in the St. Lawrence River."

In March 2010 (date TBA), Alonso Aguirre, the vice-president of the Conservation Medicine Program at the Wildlife Trust will speak on a topic to be determined.  Aguirre, a veterinarian, is the author of Conservation Medicine: Ecological Health in Practice.

The lecture series is hosted by the Calvin Schwabe One Health Project in the Office of Student Programs. Series organizers will add speakers and topics to this program throughout the year.

Please visit the Calvin Schwabe One Health Project at the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine for more information about how the school is raising awareness among veterinary students about cultural and careeer diversity in veterinary medicine.