About the Event

Our most precious resource isn’t money - it’s health. Since the pandemic of Covid-19, the issue of infectious diseases, especially those known as zoonoses, has become a hot topic. 

This webinar will be delivered by two of the most renowned parasitologists in the UK and rest of Europe. 

The presenters will bring both applied and academic views on key issues relating to zoonotic infections originating from dogs and cats and can potentially affect the health of the construction site personnel. 

They will discuss various ways by which these zoonotic agents could be transmitted to humans and provide insight into means of protection.

About the speakers

Hany Elsheka - University of Nottingham

Hany Elsheika earned his PhD in molecular and evolutionary parasitology from Michigan State University. Subsequently, he was awarded the National Centre for Infectious Diseases, Centres for Disease Control and Prevention Postdoctoral Fellowship. 

Hany’s research ranges from the fundamental to applications in parasite biology and control. He has served on the editorial board of numerous peer-reviewed journals and has lectured at universities and conferences throughout the world. 

He is the author or editor of seven textbooks. Hany is also a diplomate of the European Veterinary Parasitology College, a head of the European Scientific Counsel Companion Animal Parasites UK and Ireland, and a fellow of Higher Education Academy. Since 2007, he has been at the University of Nottingham, where he has been spearheading the veterinary parasitology curriculum from its inception.

Ian Wright - Co-owner, Mount Veterinary Practice

Ian is a practising Veterinary surgeon and co-owner of the Mount Veterinary Practice in Fleetwood. He has a master’s degree in veterinary Parasitology and is chair of the European Scientific Counsel of Companion Animal Parasites (ESCCAP). 

Ian has over 125 published peer reviewed articles and papers and is an editorial board member for the Companion animal journal. 

He continues to carry out research in practice including work on intestinal nematodes and ticks.

Cost

APS Members: Free of charge

Non-members: £10.00