Great Ape Cardiac Health Workshop
Cameron Park Zoo invites you to join their 9th Great Ape Cardiac Health Workshop. This free workshop is an informative day of discussions and orangutan training demonstrations geared towards improving cardiac health in great apes. The goal is to discuss proactive training methods, standardize record keeping, and offer trainers an opportunity to learn various aspects of cardiac health. We will focus on voluntary non-anesthetized blood draws, arm and finger blood pressure methods, EKG, details of echocardiograms, chest x-rays and additional tools for heart health monitoring.
The workshop is a full one-day event, with lunch included, and is limited to 25 people per day. It is hosted twice, Tuesday and Wednesday, to allow for the most participants possible.
Registration:
April 7th or April 8th, 2026
Register Here
Hotel Information:
Before booking the hotel, please wait to receive registration confirmation.
$99 room rate at Courtyard Mariott
Tuesday’s Workshop – Book your group rate for Cardio Care Workshop 1 2026
Wednesday’s Workshop – Book your group rate for Cardio Care Workshop 2 2026
A shuttle to/from the hotel and workshop will be available.
Additional hotels near are listed below, a shuttle will not be provided to/from the workshop from these hotels.
Hilton Waco
113 S University Parks Dr, Waco, TX 76701
(254) 754-8484
AC Hotel
600 Mary Ave, Waco, TX 76701
(254) 910-8900
Resident Inn Waco – 1.6 miles
501 S. University Parks Dr.
254-714-1386
Hotel Indigo Baylor – 1.7 miles
211 Clay Ave.
254-754-7000
Red Roof Inn Waco – 2.6 miles
720 Martin Luther King Dr.
254-752-3388
Transportation:
Waco’s airport is ACT. From there it is an 8mi drive to the host hotel. You are able to do a car rental or Uber/Lyft from the airport.
Dallas airports (DFW and DAL) are about 1hr45min away
Austin’s airport (AUS) is about 1hr45min away
Additional Information:
Send any additional questions to emilye@wacotx.gov, lindseyp@wacotx.gov and madim@wacotx.gov
