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Bustad, Leo Kenneth was born on January 10, 1920 in Stanwood, Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Son of Rasmus and Thora (Larson) Bustad.
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Animals, Aging, and the Aged (Wesley W. Spink Lectures on Comparative Medicine)
( Animals, Aging, and the Aged was first published in 198...)
Animals, Aging, and the Aged was first published in 1981. Minnesota Archive Editions uses digital technology to make long-unavailable books once again accessible, and are published unaltered from the original University of Minnesota Press editions. This volume explores the significant contributions of animals to our understanding of aging, to improving geriatric medicine, and to providing companionship and assistance to the elderly. Leo L. Bustad discusses what can be learned from animal life-span studies about the process of aging, including the problems of cardiovascular disease, cancer, osteoporosis, and age-related mental conditions. The results of these studies suggest that changes in life-style—especially the diet—may modify the effects of chronic degenerative diseases. Other studies show that caring for a pet can contribute greatly to the health and well being of the elderly. Bustad surveys experiments using animals in therapy and he presents, for the first time, evaluative instruments for choosing the appropriate pet. Companion animals allow many elderly people to maintain their independence. Animals are also helpful as aids for those with visual, hearing, and physical impairments. An appendix lists agencies that train dogs as aids to the physically impaired. Animals, Aging, and the Aged is a thoughtful discussion of the physical, psychological, and social problems faced by the elderly, with emphasis on the ways that animals have contributed to the solution of some of those problems. As such, it will be useful for those involved in geriatric medicine and social work and in veterinary medicine and research. This book is volume 5 in the series Wesley W. Spink Lectures in Comparative Medicine.
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Leo Kenneth Bustad
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Education
Bachelor of Science, Washington State University, 1941. Master of Science, Washington State University, 1948. Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, Washington State University, 1949.
Doctor of Philosophy, University Washington, 1960.
Career
Fellow National Science Foundation, 1958. Component manager biology laboratory Hanford Laboratories General Electric, Richland, Washington, 1949—1965. Director radiobiology laboratory and comparative oncology laboratory University California, Davis, 1965—1973, professor radiation biology and physiology, 1965—1973.
Professor, dean Washington State University, Pullman, 1973—1983, professor and dean emeritus, 1983—1998. Consultant Surgeon General United States Air Force, 1975—1991. Member NAS/National Research Council Food Protection Committee, Washington, 1967—1975, National Institutes of Health Advisory Research Council, Bethesda, Maryland, 1975—1978.
Chairman NAS/National Research Council Committee on Veterinary Medical Science, Washington, 1975—1979. Visiting professor Murdoch University, Australia, 1983, University Washington School Medicine, 1983, University Georgia, 1984, Pacific Lutheran University, 1985, University Tennessee, 1986, 88, University Illinois, 1987, Louisiana State University, 1988. Keynote address Japanese Annual Hospital Association, Tokyo, 1988.
Lecturer; With United States Army, 1941-1946, colonel Reserve, retired.
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Animals, Aging, and the Aged (Wesley W. Spink Lectures on Comparative Medicine)
( Animals, Aging, and the Aged was first published in 198...)
- Compassion Our Last Great Hope: Selected Speeches of Leo K. Bustad
- Compassion: Our Last Great Hope
- Animals, Aging, and the Aged
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Animals, Aging, and the Aged (Wesley W. Spink Lectures on Comparative Medicine)
Membership
Chairman Science Advisory Committee, Holden Village, Washington, 1975—1985. Member Pullman Council on Aging, Washington, 1973—1990. Member of American Veterinary Medical Association (Bustad Companion Animal Veteran of Year award), National Academy of Sciences (senior member institute medicine since 1988), World Association Veterinary Physiologists, Pharmacologists, Biochemists, Veterinary Academy on Disaster Medicine, Radiation Research Society, National Academies Practice, Society Health and Human Values, American Society Veterinary Physiologists and Pharmacologists, American Society Animal Science, American Physiological Society, Sigma Xi, Phi Kappa Phi, Delta Society (president 1981-1988, Disting Service award).
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Married Signe Elenor Byrd, June 13, 1942. Children: Leo Byrd, Karen Ann(deceased), Rebecca Lee Bustad Henson.
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Lutheran
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Named Honorary Member, American College Laboratory Animal Medicine, 1982. Recipient Award of Merit, American Animal Hospital Association, 1984, Regent's Distinguished Alumnus award, Washington State University, 1987, Service to Profession award, World Small Animal Veterinary Association, 1991, Waltham Veterinary award, 1996. Fellow Battelle fellow, Battelle Memorial Institute, 1983.Named Honorary Member, American College Laboratory Animal Medicine, 1982. Recipient Award of Merit, American Animal Hospital Association, 1984, Regent's Distinguished Alumnus award, Washington State University, 1987, Service to Profession award, World Small Animal Veterinary Association, 1991, Waltham Veterinary award, 1996. Fellow Battelle fellow, Battelle Memorial Institute, 1983.