ACAW Short Course
June 8 - 10, 2023
The NC State College of Veterinary Medicine and American College of Animal Welfare invites veterinarians interested in gaining specialized knowledge regarding animal welfare assessments, animal welfare issues, and the veterinarian’s role in animal welfare, including veterinarians interesting in preparing for board certification by the American College of Animal Welfare.
Schedule
Thursday June 8
| Time | Topic / Activity | Speaker |
| 8:00 – 8:45 AM | Registration | |
| 8:50 – 9:00 AM | Welcome | Dan Marsman |
| 9:00 – 9:50 AM | Reflections on animal welfare and its assessment | Txema Jose Peralta |
| 10:00 – 10:50 AM | Challenges for IACUCs reviewing wildlife research protocols | Laurie Baeten |
| 11:00 – 11:50 AM | Wild horse welfare | Laurie Baeten & Paula Gillikin |
| 12:00 – 12:50 PM | Lunch (provided) | |
| 1:00 – 2:20 PM | Poultry Concepts/Ethics/Layer Welfare | Jose Linares |
| 2:30 – 3:50 PM | Broilers, Welfare Concerns, and Welfare Assessments | Leonie Jacobs |
| 4:00 – 4:50 PM | So you wanna be a Dip? Tips for credentialing and passing ACAW boards | Ron Banks |
| 5:00 – 6:00 PM | Ice Cream Social |
Friday June 9
| 8:30 – 9:20 AM | Hot topics in pig welfare | Monique Pairis-Garcia |
| 9:30 – 10:20 AM | Welfare of Pet Pigs | Tara Gaab |
| 10:30 – 11:20 AM | Humane endings for swine | Madonna Benjamin |
| 11:30 AM | Board Transportation to Lemur Center | |
| 12:00 – 4:00 PM | Lemur Welfare | Cathy Williams Duke Lemur Center* |
| 5:00 – 7:00 PM | BBQ Dinner |
Saturday June 10
| 9:00 9:50 AM | Shelter medicine overview | Sandra Strong |
| 10:00 – 10:50 AM | Stress in animal shelters | Sarah Bennett |
| 11:00 – 11:50 AM | Animal welfare in disaster response | Jennifer Federico |
Registration
- ACAW Diplomate $275
- non-ACAW Diplomate $325
- DVM Student $50
- Registered ACAW Trainees or Residents $165
- Registration includes 13 hours RACE approved CE for in-person attendees and 12 RACE approved CE hours for live stream attendees (Lemur Welfare will not be available via live stream), electronic notes, lunches & breaks, and Friday evening BBQ. Additionally, attendees will be able to view a recording of the sessions (excluding Lemur Welfare), but CE credit is not available for recorded sessions.
Location & Lodging
NC State College of Veterinary Medicine. 1060 William Moore Drive. Raleigh, NC 27607 Map and Directions
A room block is available for attendees at Ramada by Wyndham Raleigh
1520 Blue Ridge Road, Raleigh, North Carolina 27607 +1-919-832-4100
Rate is $89 + tax
The group code is: ACAW NCSU and the cut off date for this rate is 5/23