Hospital Class Schedules

Core Skills Training Classes

Core Skills - Part 1 Class

The Core Skills - Part 1 class is a 3 hour lecture and hands-on training session that introduces beginning wildlife rehabilitation skills. This session will provide consistent training that can be used across all shifts. Included will be topics such as:

• • Overview of Lindsay rehabilitation policies

  • Health & Safety

  • Surrogate/food animal care (mouse colony and mealworms)

  • WRMD basics

  • Setting up PBs, Beginner Cages, and Flight Cages

  • Holding Room setups

  • Other enclosure setups

  • Making Diets

The class will be offered again in April! Dates and times To Be Determined

• • Session 1 Saturday, February 22, 2020 9 am - 12 pm Buckeye/Classrooms

  • Session 2 Saturday, February 29, 2020 9 am - 12 pm Manzanita

  • Session 3 You must take both sessions of the Wednesday evening class:

    • Session 3a Wednesday, February 19, 2020 6:30 - 7:30 pm Buckeye

    • Session 3b Wednesday, February 26, 2020 6:30 - 8:30 pm Manzanita

You only need to attend one Session, but note that Session 3 is broken into two parts, both parts must be taken.

This class is open to new volunteers AND to volunteers that started over the past couple of years and did not take the previous Core Curriculum. Please use the sign-up form, available at the following link, to sign up for one of the sessions:

• • Class Registration

Some classes have limited capacity, you will be notified if your selection is filled. Please let us know if you cannot attend your session so we can offer the seat to someone on the waiting list.

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Core Skills - Part 2 Class

The Core Skills - Part 2 class is a 3 hour lecture and hands-on training session that introduces beginning wildlife rehabilitation skills. This session will provide consistent training that can be used across all shifts. Included will be topics such as:

• • Philosophy of Handling

  • Keeping Wild Animals Wild

  • Bird/Mammal Anatomy and Physiology - BASICS

  • Medical Terms and Abbreviations

  • WRMD Accessioning - BASICS

  • Patient problems needing attention

  • Introduction to Homecare

  • Syringes: Use and Cleaning

  • Charting

  • Feeding Baby Birds

The class will initially be offered in March: (Postponed due to COVID-19 closure)

• • Session 1 Saturday, March 14 9 am - 12 pm Manzanita

  • Session 2 Sunday, March 22 9 am - 12 pm Manzanita

  • Session 3 You must take both sessions of the Wednesday evening class:

    • Session 3a Wednesday, March 11 6:30 - 7:30 pm Buckeye

    • Session 3b Wednesday, March 18 6:30 - 8:30 pm Manzanita

You only need to attend one Session, but note that Session 3 is broken into two parts, both parts must be taken.

This class is open to new volunteers AND to volunteers that started over the past couple of years and did not take the previous Core Curriculum. Please use the sign-up form, available at the following link, to sign up for one of the sessions:

• • Class Registration

Some classes have limited capacity, you will be notified if your selection is filled. Please let us know if you cannot attend your session so we can offer the seat to someone on the waiting list.