SERVICES
- Consulting
- Comparative Pathology
- Teaching/Public Speaking
- Writing
- Literature Research Assistance
- Specialized Veterinary Services
Consulting
One Medicine offers consulting services to clients ranging from individual pet owners to research institutions, non- profit groups, farms and businesses. Services include:
Regulatory Compliance
Case Studies:
- Guided the National Institute on Aging's Intramural Research Program to attaining Full and Continuing AAALAC Accreditation in 2003.
- Guided the University of Alberta Health Sciences Laboratory Animal Services program to attaining a Full and Continuing Certificate of Good Animal Practice® from the Canadian Counsel on Animal Care in 2006.
- Served on Canadian Counsel on Animal Care assessment panels for Lakeland College (Vermilion, Alberta) and the University of Western Ontario (London, Ontario).
Facility/Vivarium Design
Experience:
- Served on the design team for the National Institute on Aging’s 27,000 sq ft vivarium, within the Biomedical Research Center at Bayview
- Oversaw construction of the new vivaria within the University of Alberta’s Medical School
- Participated in discussions that resulted in bioBubble applications within the new vivarium at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.
- Provided consultation to Milbach Construction Services for the submission of a bid for renovation of the University of Wisconsin National Primate Laboratory
Program Design/Management
- Disease prevention
- Care of laboratory animals and wildlife
- Design and implementation of research studies
- Instruction and personnel training
Individual Pet Consultations
Support and assistance to pet owners and their primary care veterinarians regarding diagnosis and treatment of complex conditions.
Experience:
- Grey Kitty, a cat living in California, has intractable, reccurring, immune-mediated anemia. I worked with Dr. Jagjit Bhullar and Grey Kitty’s owners to succeed in keeping Grey Kitty alive and well in spite of his severe anemia.
Comparative Pathology
- Off-site online analysis of slide, reports, etc
- On-site post mortem examinations
Teaching/Public Speaking
- Adjunct instruction at colleges and universities including but not limited to comparative anatomy, comparative physiology, stem cell biology, pathology, biomedical ethics (use of animals in biomedical research, veterinary science and entry level life science classes such as biology, anatomy, physiology.
- Lectures and seminars for practicing professionals on a variety of topics from specific credential training classes such as for American Association of Laboratory Animal Science technicians and Certified Euthanasia Technician Training and single topic areas for CUE credits in a variety of topics such as animal cruelty, post mortem exam techniques and lab animal related areas (facilities, regulatory oversight, program management).
- Presentations for community organizations and the general public on Stem Cell Basics, Intermittent Fasting, Plague in Cats and other comparative biomedical related topics.
Writing
- Grants: Decades of successful grant writing since 1980. One Medicine can provide expert writing and assistance for writing and submitting grants.
- Textbooks/educational materials: I have contributed chapters to scientific textbooks, have served an associate editor and am currently working on a complete anatomy/physiology textbook.
- General interest news, reviews, editorials, etc: My blog and newspaper writings cover many area under the umbrella of "One Medicine", from the animal-human bond to the interdependence of all life to Nature Deficient Disorder.
Literature Research Assistance
When information about a specific topic is needed quickly, One Medicine is available to conduct research and analysis of scholarly scientific literature.
Specialized Veterinary Services
As a small business in a rural community, One Medicine is able to augment care provided by other local organizations such as veterinary clinics, humane societies and rescue groups by offering specialized services on an "as-needed" basis. For example, One Medicine currently provides at-home pet euthanasias through the Wolf River Veterinary Clinic in New London WI www.wrvet.com.