VETS 310 - Disaster Preparedness: Animals

Credit Hours: 3
Lecture Hours: 3
Laboratory Hours: 0

Prerequisite(s): Enrollment in BS Veterinary Technology or permission of Instructor

Restriction(s): None

Corequisite(s): None

This is an elective course in the Public Health concentration of SUNY Delhi’s Bachelors of Science Veterinary Technology curriculum. The course intends to introduce students to the processes, procedures regarding disaster preparedness with regards to veterinary medicine. Students will learn about incident management and develop an Emergency Management Plan.

Student Learning Outcomes of the Course:

Describe how incident management occurs at multiple levels
Understand benefits of using ICS
Understand aspects of disaster response for varied hazards
Develop an emergency management plan for household pets, livestock and equine.