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January 24 - 25, 2015

WRNC invites wildlife rehabilitators, veterinarians, vet techs and associated wildlife professionals to attend its 13th symposium.  The symposium is being held at NCSU College of Veterinary Medicine in Raleigh on January 24 - 25, 2015.  

In addition to general sessions appropriate for all rehabilitators, there is a track of sessions for beginning rehabilitators. There is a track of sessions that is approved for veterinary CE credit and and a track approved for vet techs. A variety of workshops are offered. Many sessions are appropriate for more than one track. Please note that the program is subject to change.

Your registration fee covers lunch both Saturday and Sunday. It also covers the banquet Saturday evening if you register by January 16 and select the banquet option when you register.

Tracks:
Beginner
General/Intermediate
Advanced

Up to 12 hrs Vet
and Vet Tech CE

Session Descriptions

Speaker List

Hotel Info

Schedule

Registration

The registration fee is $80 for registrations made by January 12 and $90 after January 12. A place at the banquet is not reserved for those registering after January 16. There is an additional $5 fee for each lab taken. We are using the Office of Continuing Education at NCSU to process our registrations. Your 2015 membership is included in the registration fee.
You first enter membership information on this site and then you are transferred to the CE Office site to continue to registration for the symposium.

Online registration will be open through Friday, January 16. It will be closed after Friday, but you may come and pay your registration fee at the door.

A confirmation email is sent from the CE Office after you register. It lists the options that you chose (labs, banquet etc). Please check the email carefully to ensure that you have made the lab and banquet reservations that you want.

Workshops/Labs

There is a $5 fee for each lab taken. This fee helps cover the cost of supplies used in the lab.You are required to select and pay for labs when you register. Please read the descriptions of the labs in the session abstracts before deciding on the labs that you wish to take. We encourage everyone to sign up for labs with care. The lab fee is non-refundable and non-transferable if you later change your mind. Also, if you select a lab and then don't attend, you may keep someone else who wanted to attend from doing so.

Seats in labs are reserved on a first come first serve basis. Register early to insure placement in the labs of your choice.

The following are the labs that are offered:
Avian Physical Exam Lab
Non-invasive Turtle Shell Repair
Mammal Bandaging and Splinting Lab
Mammal Physical Exam Lab
Sub-q Fluid Therapy Lab
Songbird Bandaging and Splinting Lab

Sessions
The program is subject to change.
Additional sessions will be added as they are confirmed.

General Sessions
Anything and Everything Squirrel
Engaging Habitat Design In a Captive Environment
Handling Wildlife Calls
Training for the Captive Animal
NC Rules and Regs
Jump Starting Baby Turtles ( aquatics & semi aquatics)
Husbandry of Turtles in Wildlife Rehabilitation
What's Wrong for Wrens is Right for Robins
Creative Intermediate Housing & Caging for Young Mammals
Banding and Post-release Survival
Raptor Cage Building
Re-nesting Raptors
Capture and Restraint of Small Mammals and Birds
Working with Your Vet
Helping Orphaned Songbirds Learn Their Songs
Enrichment for Possums and Groundhogs
Internships in Wildlife Rehabilitation
Triage and Initial Care of Mammals
Raptor ID
Launch, Grow, Support a Wildlife Rehabilitation Nonprofit

Veterinary CE Credit
The following sessions are approved for veterinary CE credit:
Non-invasive Turtle Shell Repair Lab
Opossum Surgery Utilizing a Cellular Matrix Product
Metabolic Bone Disease in Wildlife
Expect the Unexpected
Raptor Nutrition - what to feed and how to feed
Turtle Medicine and Surgery
Neurology in Wild Birds
Mammal Bandaging and Splinting Lab
Songbird Medicine & Critical Care
Songbird Bandaging and Splinting Lab
Avian Pain Management  
Raptor Medicine Clinical Cases
Wound Management in Wildlife
Emergency/Triage
Fawn-napped!  Rehabilitating Orphaned White-tailed Deer
It's What's for Dinner!

Veterinary Technician CE Credit
All of the sessions that are approved for veterinary CE credit are approved for vet tech credit. The following sessions are also approved for vet tech CE credit:
Capture and Restraint of Small Mammals and Birds
Avian Physical Exam Lab
Anything and Everything Squirrel 
Handling Wildlife Calls
Training for the Captive Animal   
NC Rules and Regs
Jump Starting Baby Turtles ( aquatics & semi aquatics)
Husbandry of Turtles in Wildlife Rehabilitation
What's Wrong for Wrens is Right for Robins
Creative Intermediate Housing & Caging for Young Mammals  Banding and Post-release Survival
Re-nesting Raptors     
Working with Your Vet 
Helping Orphaned Songbirds Learn Their Songs  
Enrichment for Possums and Groundhogs
Mammal Physical Exam Lab
Sub-q Fluid Therapy Lab

Beginner Rehab Track
We recommend that beginners and rehabilitators who have had little or no formal training take the following:
Rehabilitating Orphaned Opossums
If you can’t see them, are they there?: Zoonoses
Fluid Therapy
Handling Animal Calls
Capture and Restraint of Small Mammals and Birds
Mammal Physical Exam Lab
Sub-q Fluid Therapy Lab
Record Keeping
Triage and Initial Care of Mammals

Other sessions that should be particularly helpful for beginners are:
Anything and Everything Squirrel    
NC Rules and Regs
Creative Intermediate Housing & Caging for Young Mammals
Working with Your Vet 

Hampton Inn & Suites

A special discounted rate is offered for attendees at the
Hampton Inn & Suites.
Attendees are responsible for making their own reservations.

Hampton Inn & Suites Raleigh/Crabtree Valley
3920 Arrow Drive, Raleigh, North Carolina, 27612
Tel: 1-919-881-7080
Fax: 1-919-881-2022

Make Reservations

Symposium Rate: $89 single (king bed),
$96 double (2 dbl beds) per night
Hot breakfast is included.

Specify that you are attending the WRNC Symposium.

Note: Hampton Inn & Suites is sold out.
We have arranged for rooms at Homewood Suites for the discounted rate of $104.
These are studio suites with 2 double beds and a sofa bed. Hot breakfast is included.

Homewood Suites by Hilton
5400 Homewood Banks Dr., Raleigh, NC
Tel: +1-919-785-1131
Fax: +1-919-781-3119

Make Reservations at Homewood Suites

Events

Banquet
Enjoy great food and lots of fellowship at our catered banquet Saturday evening. The banquet is held at the Hampton Inn & Suites. It starts at 7:30 pm. The cost is included in your registration fee if you register by January 16 and select the banquet option on your registration. A place at the banquet is not guaranteed for those registering after January 16.

IceBreaker
Meet your fellow rehabilitators at the IceBreaker Friday evening from
7-9 pm in the Hampton Inn & Suites.
Light hors d'oeuvres are provided.

Raffle
Raffle items are on display throughout the day on Saturday.
Tickets may be purchased at the registration desk.
The drawing is held on Saturday at 5:30 pm.

Symposium Scholarships

Two scholarships, that cover the symposium attendance fee and hotel lodging* are available for WRNC members with financial need.  To apply send a letter explaining how you expect to benefit from the symposium and why financial assistance to attend is needed.  Send the letter to WRNC, PO Box 2844, Durham, NC 27715.  Applications must be postmarked no later than January 1, 2015. Please include "Symposium Scholarship" on your letter.  For additional information contact Jean Chamberlain at jean@ncwildliferehab.org. 

*Lodging will be provided only if scholarship is awarded to applicant residing one hour or more from symposium location.

The Symposium is held in NCSU College of Veterinary Medicine.

1060 William Moore Drive
Raleigh, NC

No live animals (pets or wildlife) are allowed in the college buildings during the WRNC Symposium, except by advance written permission.

Anyone found in violation of this policy will be asked to leave the symposium immediately, with no refund of monies paid.