Early Birds April Meeting – Medical Detection Dogs

Neil Smart will be our guest this month, he is coming to talk to us about Medical Detection Dogs. Medical detection dogs are highly trained canines that use their powerful sense of smell to detect specific odors associated with diseases, alerting people to impending medical events like hypoglycemic episodes, seizures, or anaphylaxis, and helping researchers identify cancers and infections (like COVID-19 or malaria) in samples, thereby saving lives and improving quality of life through early warning and diagnosis. They work in two main areas: Medical Alert Assistance (alerting owners to personal changes) and Bio-Detection (identifying disease in samples for research). This promises to be a really fascinating talk!

Guests and visitors are very welcome – your first visit to the Early Birds is free, your second costs just £5.00.

Don’t forget to bring your reusable cup for free tea and coffee.