North Carolina Companion Animal Academy

What We Are About

The Academy’s goal is to provide convenient high quality, yet affordable veterinary continuing education in a pleasant setting... with six one day sessions, two at Holiday Inn Charlotte University, Charlotte, NC; two at Holiday Inn - Greensboro Airport, Greensboro, NC and two at Hampton Inn, Greenville, NC, plus two weekend conferences, one on the coast at the Hilton Garden Inn in Kitty Hawk, NC and one in the mountains at the Crowne Plaza in Asheville, NC. The cost of annual membership is only $275 ($335 after May 4, 2012) for Veterinarians and $150 ($175 after May 4, 2012) for Technicians/Support Staff, with multi-member pro-rated discounts for each. This entitles you to attend any or all of the five one day meetings without paying an additional registration fee, and the weekend conferences for a low registration fee of $100. Non-member veterinarians can attend the one day sessions for $100 per session, technicians/support staff for $50 per session. If you cannot attend, notes will be available to members online at www.vetmeetings.com. Proceedings books available at cost during weekend conferences.

Each of the one-day meetings held the first Wednesday of March, April, May, September, October, and November carries six and a half hours of continuing education and the weekend conferences will each carry at least 20 hours of continuing education.

80 Hours of Quality Continuing Education for veterinarians $275 ($335 after May 4, 2012); technician/support staff $150 ($175 after May 4, 2012) with multi-member discounts for each. 2012 members can attend weekend conferences for $100 registration fee.

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2012 Membership Application Form

 

NOTE - NCCAA Members have the opportunity to attend the Shenandoah Valley Veterinary Conference in Staunton, Virginia March 29 - April 1, 2012 at half price.

 

2012 NCCAA Meetings

• NCCAA continuing education meetings & conferences are approved through the NC Veterinary Medical Board

One Day Schedules for NCCAA
Date	Speaker Name	Topic	Location
March 7, 2012 8:30am-4pm	Kristen Welch, DVM	-Surviving Septic Peritonitis -Transfusion Medicine for the Practicing Veterinarian -Critical Care Nutrition -CPCR - More Than Just Chest Compression -Respiratory Emergencies and Emergent Diagnostic Techniques	Holiday Inn University 8520 University Executive Park Charlotte, NC  28262 704-547-0999
April 4, 2012 8:30am-4pm	Heather Duncan, DVM	What is so special about the tooth? Dental Radiology: What Lies Beneath? Periodontal Disease of the Dog & Cat The Canine & Feline Patient & Common Clinical Presentations Round Table Discussion	Holiday Inn Greensboro Airport 6426 Burnt Poplar Rd Greensboro, NC  27409 336-668-0421
May 2, 2012 8:30am-4pm	Dan McNeff, DVM   Sponsored by: Legally Mine	Understanding Veterinary Legal Tools and Strategies: The Key to Lawsuit Prevention and Tax Reduction. Click to read the course description	New Location Hampton Inn 305 SW Greenville Blvd Greenville, NC  27834 252-355-7400
September 5, 2012 8:30am-4pm	Jason King, DVM	-Type I Intervertebral Disc Disease Diagnosis & Management -Seizures & Seizure Management -Atlanto-axial Instablility -Myasthenia Gravis -Caudal Occipital Malformation Syndrome (Chiari Syndrome) -Peripheral Nerve Sheath Tumors	Holiday Inn Greensboro Airport 6426 Burnt Poplar Rd Greensboro, NC  27409 336-668-0421
October 3, 2012 8:30am-4pm	Jennifer Wardlaw, DVM Sponsored by: Nutramax Labs	- Canine Developmental Orthopedic Diseases - Nutraceuticals and options for hip dysplasia in puppies and adult dogs - Cruciate repair techniques: an evidence based approach to choosing methods - Patella Luxation Repair Techniques - Cats and Osteoarthritis - Physical Rehabilitation for General Practice	Holiday Inn University 8520 University Executive Park Charlotte, NC  28262 704-547-0999
November 7, 2012 8:30am-4pm	Adam Eatroff, DVM	Kidney Disease	New Location Hampton Inn 305 SW Greenville Blvd Greenville, NC  257834
Weekend Conferences for NCCAA
		1st Flight Veterinary Conference May 17 - 20, 2012 "On the Beautiful Outer Banks of NC" Kitty Hawk, North Carolina
		Ralph Lee's Great Smokies Veterinary Conference October 25 - 28, 2012 "A Great Fall Conference in Asheville, North Carolina"

 

Speaker Bios

Kristen Welch, DVM

An avid lover of small animals and horses, Kristin Welch always wanted to be a veterinarian. “Working in veterinary medicine is a perfect combination of people, pets and science.  I love what I do because no two days are the same,” says Dr. Welch, who completed her undergraduate studies in biology in 2001 at Framingham State College in Massachusetts.

In 2003 Dr. Welch received her Bachelor of Science in Veterinary Medicine from Michigan State University and went on to receive her Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine with Honors in 2005, also from MSU.  Dr. Welch completed a Small Animal Medicine and Surgery Internship at the University of Pennsylvania in 2006.

“My first rotation in vet school was in emergency and critical care and I have never looked back,” explains Dr. Welch, who completed a Residency in Small Animal Emergency and Critical Care at Tufts University from 2006 to 2010.  Dr. Welch’s clinical interests include cardiovascular disease, hypercoagulability, acute kidney injury and trauma.

Dr. Welch's extensive training, credentials and experience in emergency and critical care will allow her to create one of the few true critical care centers in the Southeast at CVRC.  She is the only residency trained,  Board Certified Critical Care Specialist in South Carolina.  Her expertise provides CVRC with the capability to treat the most complicated and difficult medical and surgical cases along with the best chance for successful outcomes.  With the addition of Dr. Welch, we are committed to becoming the hospital of choice in the area for emergency and critical care.

Dr. Welch is a member of the American Veterinary Medical Association and the Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care Society.  She received the 2005 Small Animal Clinical Proficiency Award from Michigan State University, the 2005 Wade O. Brinker Orthopedic Surgery Award, and was awarded membership to Phi Zeta Veterinary Honor Society in 2004.

Dr. Welch and her husband, CVRC Emergency Veterinarian Dr. Arnaldo Torres, have two children, Micheala and Brendan.  Dr. Welch enjoys running, gardening, home improvement projects, and spending time with her family—which includes Sophie, the Chihuahua and a Lab/Shepherd mix named Boston.

From Charleston Veterinary Referral Center

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Heather Duncan, DVM

Practice Limited to Veterinary Dentistry and Oral Surgery

Dr. Heather L. Duncan grew up in North Carolina.  At a young age she decided that she wanted to become a veterinarian in order to help her pets that she loved so much as well as other people’s furry family members.  She graduated Magna Cum Laude from North Carolina State University and then received her DVM from Purdue University’s School of Veterinary Medicine in 2005.

After graduating vet school, Dr. Duncan practiced at a progressive 24 hour small animal hospital in Saint Petersburg, FL.  This is where she realized her passion for Veterinary Dentistry. In 2008, Dr. Duncan started a 3 year Veterinary Dentistry and Oral Surgery Residency program at the Animal Dental Center of Baltimore and Annapolis, MD. She recently finished her residency and has moved back to the Carolinas.

Though Dr. Duncan enjoys all aspects of veterinary dentistry including endodontics, fracture repairs, orthodontics, periodontics, restorative dentistry and especially involved oral surgeries.  Dr. Duncan’s practice will be limited to veterinary dentistry and oral surgery at Charleston Veterinary Referral Center  as well as at The Carolinas Animal Hospital and Dental Clinic in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Dr. Duncan spends her free time running, swimming, and being outdoors.  She also enjoys spending time with family and friends as well as her two cats, Winston and Madison, and her perfect dog, Manchester. .

From Charleston Veterinary Referral Center

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Jason King, DVM

Veterinary Neurologist and Neurosurgeon

Dr. Jason King was not one of those people who knew from an early age that he wanted to be a veterinarian.  Born in Camden, South Carolina, King attended Kershaw County Public Schools and graduated from the South Carolina Governor’s School for Science and Math in Hartsville.  He went on to attend USC (Columbia campus) where he received his Bachelors degree in Marine Science and Biology in 1997.

While working as a veterinary technician at the Greater Charleston Emergency Veterinary Clinic, King fell in love with veterinary science.  He applied to veterinary school at the University of Georgia where he would go on to complete his Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) Magna Cum Laude in 2006.

“I started with an interest in critical care during vet school,” explains Dr. King, “but it was during my first neurology class that I found exactly what I wanted to do—I became hooked on the intricacies of neurology.” Dr. King completed a Small Animal Medicine and Surgery Internship at Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine in 2007.  In 2010, Dr. King completed a Neurology/Neurosurgery Residency at the University of California and also became board certified by the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine (Neurology).

Dr. King will serve as the Staff Neurologist and Neurosurgeon when Charleston Veterinary Referral Center opens its hospital in March of 2011. The addition of onsite MRI at CVRC will enable Dr. King to better diagnose a variety of neurological disorders as well as perform intricate neurosurgical procedures—something that previously has not been available in the area.

Dr. King moved back to Charleston in the summer of 2010 with his wife Rachel and their three adopted “Carolina” dogs: Duke, Sheba and Scout. Dr. King enjoys volunteering with the South Carolina Aquarium and Marine Mammal Stranding Network. .

From Charleston Veterinary Referral Center

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Jennifer Wardlaw, DVM

Dr. Jennifer Wardlaw is an Assistant Professor and Chief of Small Animal Surgery at Mississippi State University.  She graduated from the University of Missouri in 2004 with her DVM.  And completed her surgical residency and Master's degree in 2008 at Mississippi State University.  She became a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Surgeons in 2009.  Her publication areas include hip luxation, artificial bone grafts, nutraceuticals, brachycephalic airway syndrome, axial pattern flaps, orthopedics, arthritis and obesity management.  She received the American Association of Veterinary Clinicians Award in 2008.  She has spoken at numerous state veterinary conferences across the country as well as several national meetings including NAVC, AAHA, VOS, and CVC.

 

 

Current Course Descriptions

Legally Mine

Through this course attendees will truly understand exactly how, why and where legal entities should be used for both lawsuit prevention and income tax reduction.  The course is given in plain English and when done most attendees understand the proper use of legal tools for the first time in their lives.

This course will teach legal tools you will be able to use to own and control your assets in such a way that only you have access to them.  These tools will lock out the trial attorney and in the process eliminate the threat of lawsuits.

These same tools can be used to reduce your income taxes and in some cases help you to eliminate or reduce both estate and capital gains taxes.

You have worked hard to create your career, let us teach you how to keep control of that career and all you have worked for.