Promoting safer practices at incidents involving domestic animals
Strategy - Policy - Knowledge Advancement- Practices
Acerca de
Annual Conference
5 & 6 May 2023
Fire and Rescue New South Wales Emergency Services Academy
1-5 Distribution Drive Orchard Hills NSW 2748 (Google link)
Theme: Not if, but when: preparing for your next animal emergency incident
Friday 5 May 2023
Opening address SES Deputy Commissioner David Johnston
Chair's address Overview of the AEIMN – What have we achieved? Where are we going? Professor Josh Slater| AEIMN Chair
Animal rescue first responders: The consequences of deployment Dr. Steven De Grey | Massey University VERT
Looking after yourself is not ‘horsing around’ Steven Hall | NSW SES Senior Chaplain
Theme: Vets on the scene
Biosecurity at incidents - zoonotic disease risks and management Dr. Kirsten Williamson Hunter New England Health District
Managing a highly adrenalised animal in a rescue situation Professor Josh Slater | AEIMN Chair
Rapid Round-up
BARTA Jim Green | Director British Animal Rescue and Trauma Care Association
New Zealand Gina Kemp | Senior Advisor, Animal Welfare Programmes (MPI New Zealand)
Australia Josh Slater | AEIMN ANZ Chair
Theme: Large Scale Disasters
NSW floods – the impact on animals and the response David King | AEIMN ANZ Vice Chair | NSW SES Hawkesbury Unit Deputy Commander & Jimmy Burnett
When animals can’t be relocated in emergency situations Slade Macklin | Total fauna solutions
NZ cyclone and earthquake hazards Georgina (Gina) Kemp | Senior Advisor, Animal Welfare Programmes (MPI NZ)
The many roles of a veterinary nurse in disasters Erica Honey | Erica Honey Consulting (WA)
Learning from the UK | Australian field trip Anthony Hatch| FRNSW / NSWSES Griffith Unit Eric Bast | VIC CFA Macclesfield
Emergency incident management scenario
The anatomy of a lifting operation Facilitated discussion and demonstration led by David King | AEIMN Vice Chair | NSWSES Hawkesbury Unit Deputy Commander and Josh Slater| AEIMN Chair
"Where to now – how to engage our other States to become more involved in animal rescue?' discussion.
Day 1 Wrap up Josh Slater | AEIMN Chair
Saturday 6 May
08.35 Recap Day 1: Josh Slater| AEIMN Chair
Theme: Racing and Equestrian Settings
BARTA Incident Management at Equestrian Competitions, Enabling Performance Under Pressure
The anatomy of a transport incident rescue operation Facilitated discussion led by David King | AEIMN Vice
Chair | NSWSES Hawkesbury Unit Deputy Commander Dr. Steven De Grey | Massey University VERT Josh Slater| AEIMN Chair
How do we safely transport an injured animal to the veterinary clinic? Facilitated discussion led by David King | AEIMN ViceChair | NSWSES Hawkesbury Unit Deputy Commander
Race-day situations and non-race-day veterinary requested assistance
Dr. Peter Gillespie | Otago Equine Hospital | NZ Horse Ambulance Trust
Theme: Animal Welfare
Animal welfare at incidents Josh Slater| AEIMN Chair Julie Fiedler |AEIMN Secretary
Massey University Vet School Veterinary Emergency Response Team Dr Steven De Grey & Patrice Palleson-Putt
Theme: Practical session
The anatomy of a boat based rescue operation (demonstration) Anthony Hatch | NSWSES Griffith Unit | FRNSW
12 noon Next steps for AEIMN ANZ....wrap up and close: Josh Slater| AEIMN Chair
Fire and Rescue NSW Emergency Services Academy
Big Water Safety Equipment (Large Animal Rescue Equipment Australia)