What's New:
March 6, 2013
!!! WEATHER ALERT !!!
The VASAM Meeting on March 7, 2013 9am-4pm in Roanoke, VA has been CANCELLED DUE TO SNOW from Winter Storm. It will be rescheduled, please check back soon!
Each of our Conference provides at least 20 hours of Continuing Education
Shenandoah Valley Veterinary Conference
Online Registraion for the Conference is now available, or click here to download the 2013 Registration Form.
The following topic, 'Canine and Feline Tick-Borne Diseases', was added to Dr. Joshua Portner's talk on Friday morning.
The Shenandoah Valley Veterinary Conference is our next conference, on March 21 - 24, 2013, at the Holiday Inn Golf and Conference Center, a full service hotel located at 152 Fairway Lane, in historic Staunton, Virginia, in the heart of the scenic Shenandoah Valley.Elanco is sponsoring a Lunch & Learn on Friday & Saturday! The Tentative Schedule is now posted!
Exhibitor Contract for the Shenandoah Valley Veterinary Conference
1st Flight Veterinary Conference
Online Registraion for the Conference is now available, or click here to download the 2013 Registration Form.
The 1st Flight Veterinary Conference is on May 9 - 12, 2013, at the Hilton Garden Inn Outer Banks/Kitty Hawk, located right on the beautiful coast of the Atlantic Ocean. The Tentative Schedule is now posted!
Exhibitor Contract for the 1st Flight Veterinary Conference
Sun N Fun Veterinary Conference
Online Registraion for the Conference is now available soon, but click here to download the 2013 Registration Form. We're organizing our new conference in 2013, the Sun N Fun Veterinary Conference at the Springmaid Beach Resort in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, June 12 - 16, 2013. This conference is being hosted by the North Carolina Companion Animal Academy. Speakers, Topics, and Details are now available. We've also organized 2 family activities you can sign up for!
- Family Night at the Ballpark (includes Myrtle Beach Pelicans game and dinner)
- Beachside Bash on 6/15/2013 (Includes dinner & entertainment)
Exhibitor Contract for the Sun N Fun Veterinary Conference
Speakers and topics continue to be added to the website, with the latest additions on Shenandoah Valley Veterinary Conference, NCCAA, and VASAM
The applications, brochures and day meetings have been posted for the North Carolina Companion Animal Academy and the Virginia Academy of Small Animal Medicine.
NCCAA: 2013 Application | 2013 Brochure
VASAM: 2013 Application | 2013 Brochure
Exhibitor Contracts are now available for all the conferences!
MANY, MANY Photos in our Photo Gallery
We've added a BUNCH of photos from the 2012 Colonial Veterinary Conference and Colonial Williamsburg, thanks to Cindy Drury! Go to our Photo Gallery and select # 5, 6, 7, and 8
Thanks to Our Annual Sponsors
Idexx Laboratories
Companion Laser Therapy
BWCi Animal Hospital Management System
Our sponsors help to make our conferences the most educational and enjoyable veterinary conferences you can attend.
NCCAA
North Carolina Companion Animal Academy
The NCAA Day Meetings Schedule for 2013 is now posted, and the 2013 Membership Form is now available for download. The Brochure for NCCAA is also available. Please check back often to see what's new! Click here to see the Day Meetings Schedule and to download the Membership Form.
VASAM
Virginia Academy of Small Animal Medicine
The VASAM Day Meetings Schedule for 2013 is now posted, and the 2013 Membership Form is now available The Brochure for VASAM is also available. Please check back often to see what's new! Click here to see the Day Meetings Schedule and to download the Membership Form.
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 at a low registration fee, 1st Flight Veterinary Conference, Kitty Hawk, NC, Ralph Lee’s Great Smokies Veterinary Conference located in the Mountains of Ashvellle, NC and NEW THIS YEAR the First Annual Sun N Fun Veterinary Conference in Myrtle Beach, SC (with discounted registration rate for NCCAA memebers). The cost of annual membership is only $275 ($335 after May 2, 2013) for veterinarians and $150 ($175 after May 2, 2013) for technician/support staff, with multi member prorated discounts for each.
This entitles each member to attend all the one day meetings at no charge and the three weekend conferences at a fee of $100 each. If you are unable to attend the one day meetings, notes will be available at www.vetmeetings.com. Proceedings books available at weekend conferences at cost.
Each of the one-day meetings held the first Thursday of March, May, September, October and November and carries six and a half hours of Continuing Education and the weekend meeting conferences carry 20 hours of continuing education credits.
JOIN TODAY!
2013 Membership Application Form
NOTE - NCCAA Members have the opportunity to attend the Shenandoah Valley Veterinary Conference in Staunton, Virginia March 21 - 24, 2013 at half price.
2013 NCCAA Meetings
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NCCAA continuing education meetings & conferences are approved through the NC Veterinary Medical Board
One Day Schedules for NCCAA |
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| Date | Speaker Name | Topic | Location |
| March 6, 2013 8:30am-4pm |
Edward A. Fallin DVM, M.S., Diplomate ACVIM (Small Animal Internal Medicine) | Internal Medicine Veterinary Referrals: The good, the bad and the ugly How do I diagnose and treat copper associated hepatitis? How do I diagnose and treat biliary mucocele? Tall man letters and SALAD: Risk management for Sound Alike Look Alike Drugs |
Holiday Inn University 8520 University Executive Park Charlotte, NC 28262 704-547-0999 |
| April 3, 2013 8:30am-4pm |
Angela Kozicki, DVM & Cindy Eward, DVM |
Oncology Dr. Eward: - Biopsy techniques - Surgical decision making - VAC treatment - Pain control for oncology patients Dr. Kozicki - Clinical decision making for Mast cell tumors - Clinical decision making for Soft tissue sarcomas |
Holiday Inn Greensboro Airport 6426 Burnt Poplar Rd Greensboro, NC 27409 336-668-0421 |
| May 1, 2013 8:30am-4pm |
Dunbar Gram, DVM | Dermatology "Otitis Extrema:" How to treat and how to avoid Terrorist Fleas: What you need to know Immunodermatology for Practioners: The immune system function is suprisingly similar to a veterinary practice Case Conumdrums: Interactive |
Hampton Inn 305 SW Greenville Blvd Greenville, NC 27834 252-355-7400 |
| September 4, 2013 8:30am-4pm |
Paul Camilio | Dentistry - Dental Wars | Holiday Inn Greensboro Airport 6426 Burnt Poplar Rd Greensboro, NC 27409 336-668-0421 |
| October 2, 2013 8:30am-4pm |
Brian Gilger, DVM | Ophthalmology Clinical case studies in ophthalmology - cornea, uveitis, cataract, retina, and blindness |
Holiday Inn University 8520 University Executive Park Charlotte, NC 28262 704-547-0999 |
| November 6, 2013 8:30am-4pm |
Elisa Mazzaferro, DVM | Emergency and Critical Care: Cases You Hate To See Come Through The Door Made Easy | Hampton Inn 305 SW Greenville Blvd Greenville, NC 257834 |
Weekend Conferences for NCCAA |
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1st Flight Veterinary ConferenceMay 9 - 12, 2013"On the Beautiful Outer Banks of NC" Kitty Hawk, North Carolina |
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Ralph Lee's Great SmokiesVeterinary ConferenceOctober 23 - 27, 2013"A Great Fall Conference in Asheville, North Carolina" |
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Speaker Bios
Current Course Descriptions
Dental Wars by Paul Camilio
Click to View the Dental Wars Presentation PDF.
"Emergency and Critical Care: Cases You Hate To See Come Through The Door Made Easy"
By Elisa Mazzaferro, DVM
Emergency Approach to The Patient in Respiratory Distress: Is It Heart or Is It Lung?
Fluid Therapy Made SImple
Emergency and Critical Care Procedures To Save Your Patient's Lives
Doc, What Did He Get Into? Emergency Approach to Toxins
Triage STAT! Emergency Approach to the Traumatized Patient
Pre- and Post-op Care of the GDV Patient
Management of Hypoadrenocorticism and Diabetic Ketoacidosis: Metabolic DIsasters? Not Really!
Treatment of Hyperthermia and Heat-Induced Illness
Safe Anesthesia for the Healthy and Not-So-Healthy Patient: From Sedation, Induction, Hypotension and Recovery
Reproductive Emergencies
That Gasping cat: Emergency Approach to Feline Lower Airway Disease
The Latest in CPR: Be Ready When It Matters!
