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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.

Thursday June 8

Time Topic / ActivitySpeaker
8:00 – 8:45 AMRegistration
8:50 – 9:00 AMWelcomeDan Marsman
9:00 – 9:50 AMReflections on animal welfare and its assessmentTxema Jose Peralta
10:00 – 10:50 AMChallenges for IACUCs reviewing wildlife research protocolsLaurie Baeten
11:00 – 11:50 AMWild horse welfareLaurie Baeten & Paula Gillikin
12:00 – 12:50 PMLunch (provided)
1:00 – 2:20 PMPoultry Concepts/Ethics/Layer WelfareJose Linares
2:30 – 3:50 PMBroilers, Welfare Concerns, and Welfare AssessmentsLeonie Jacobs
4:00 – 4:50 PMSo you wanna be a Dip? Tips for credentialing and passing ACAW boardsRon Banks
5:00 – 6:00 PMIce Cream Social

Friday June 9

8:30 – 9:20 AMHot topics in pig welfareMonique Pairis-Garcia
9:30 – 10:20 AMWelfare of Pet PigsTara Gaab
10:30 – 11:20 AMHumane endings for swineMadonna Benjamin
11:30 AMBoard Transportation to Lemur Center
12:00 – 4:00 PMLemur WelfareCathy Williams
Duke Lemur Center*
5:00 – 7:00 PMBBQ Dinner
*Transportation and lunch included

Saturday June 10

9:00 9:50 AMShelter medicine overviewSandra Strong
10:00 – 10:50 AMStress in animal sheltersSarah Bennett
11:00 – 11:50 AMAnimal welfare in disaster responseJennifer Federico
  • 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.

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