Trauma Management of Injured Wildlife
Veterinary Continuing Education

	Saturday, Jan. 31, and Sunday, February 1,2009 NC State University Centennial Campus (Toxicology Auditorium for Saturday morning lectures, NC Wildlife Commission Education Building for afternoon labs and all Sunday sessions) Veterinarian Registration Vet Tech and Clinic Support Staff Registration Hotel Information
Registration covers all activities and events throughout the symposium. The sessions and workshops below are eligible for veterinary continuing education credit. Vet techs may elect to take the beginner track for wildlife rehabilitators and/or take other sessions eligible for CE credit. A listing of sessions eligible for vet tech CE credit will be available in early January. Saturday, January 31, 2009 8:00-8:30 - registration 8:30-9:00   Rules & regulations for wildlife rehabilitation in North Carolina: what every veterinarian should know. Daren Barnes (Permits Supervisor, Division of Wildlife Management) 9:00-10:00   Reptile rehabilitation: management of traumatic injuries, assessment of prognosis & readiness for release. Dr. Sathya Chinnadurai (Zoological Medicine resident, NCSU-CVM) 10:00-10:30 - break 10:30-11:30   Avian rehabilitation: management of traumatic injuries, assessment of prognosis & readiness for release. Dr. Laurel Degernes (Associate Professor of Avian Medicine, NCSU-CVM) and Dr. Lauren Powers (Avian/Exotics Specialist at Carolina Veterinary Specialists, Huntersville, NC and Adjunct Assistant Professor of Avian Medicine, NCSU-CVM) 11:30-12:00   Native NC Mammal Rehabilitation: management of traumatic injuries, assessment of prognosis & readiness for release. Dr. Cheryl Hoggard (Clinic Director and Wildlife Veterinarian, Piedmont Wildlife Center, and Adjunct Assistant Professor of Avian Medicine, NCSU-CVM) 12:00-1:30 Lunch Concurrent Practical Labs (1.75 hour labs with 0.5 hour break) 1:30-3:15 Turtle Shell* Repair Drs. Sathya Chinnadurai (Zoological Medicine resident, NCSU-CVM) and Dan Dombrowski (NC Museum of Science) 1:30-3:15 Avian Bandaging/Splinting Drs. Laurel Degernes (Associate Professor of Avian Medicine, NCSU-CVM) and Lauren Powers (Avian/Exotics Specialist at Carolina Veterinary Specialists, Huntersville, NC and Adjunct Assistant Professor of Avian Medicine, NCSU-CVM) 3:15-3:45 - break Concurrent Practical Labs (1.75 hour labs with 0.5 hour break) 3:45-5:30 Turtle Shell* Repair Drs. Sathya Chinnadurai (Zoological Medicine resident, NCSU-CVM) and Dan Dombrowski (NC Museum of Science) 3:45-5:30 Avian Bandaging/Splinting Drs. Laurel Degernes (Associate Professor of Avian Medicine, NCSU-CVM) and Lauren Powers (Avian/Exotics Specialist at Carolina Veterinary Specialists, Huntersville, NC and Adjunct Assistant Professor of Avian Medicine, NCSU-CVM) * turtle shells will be artificial, made from molds Sunday, February 1 9:15-10:15   Orthropedic Fracture Repair Dr. David Scott (Carolina Raptor Center) 10:15-10:30 - break 10:30-11:30   Turtle ID and Natural History Dr. Jeff Beane (North Carolina Museum of Science) 11:30-12:45 Lunch 12:45-2:45  Mammal Splinting Workshop Dr. Cheryl Hoggard (Clinic Director and Wildlife Veterinarian, Piedmont Wildlife Center, and Adjunct Assistant Professor of Avian Medicine, NCSU-CVM)   For additional information contact us by email at vets@ncwildliferehab.org.