Center for Healthy Aging in Companion Animals
Our mission is to promote education, clinical excellence, and research into aging of companion animals with an overarching goal of preserving quality of life, extending healthspan and supporting owners.
The Center for Healthy Aging in Companion Animals will bring NC State faculty members from multiple disciplines under the same umbrella to collaborate on four missions: innovative research, cutting-edge education, excellence in clinical practice and support for pet owners. It’s anticipated that our geroscience research will be translatable to human medicine and help us better understand aging in people and we look forward to sharing those results as we are able.
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Executive Committee
Research
Projects active at the vet school addressing age related diseases:
- Longitudinal Cohort Study on Aging of the Canine Nervous System
- Clinical Trial investigating rehabilitation and frailty in dogs
Community outreach
NC State Omega Transitional Care
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Education
Veterinary Students
Geriatric medicine selective This week-long selective is offered in the fall to second and third year students.
It consists of a series of interactive lectures on geroscience, aging, and age-related conditions, as well as special considerations for nutrition, pharmacology and anesthesia in senior pets. This didactic is combined with hands on physical examination of aging dogs and cats and projects for the students to prepare and present.
Veterinarians
Geriatric Medicine Certificate
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