NCASAM
Asheville, NC
October 10-13, 2013
SPEAKER AND PROGRAM GUIDE
24 HOURS OF CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDIT AVAILABLE FOR FULL ATTENDANCE
THURSDAY OCTOBER 10, 2013
GENERAL SESSIONS – 1-5 PM
11am – 5 pm
Registration - Hotel lobby
GASTROENTEROLOGY
Michael Leib, DVM, MS, DACVIM – Professor at Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine Sponsored by Nutramax
Topics: Diagnostic Approach to Chronic Vomiting, Helicobacter Gastritis: Does It Cause Vomiting in Dogs
and Cats?, Acute Pancreatitis in Dogs: What’s New?
GENERAL SURGERY
Gary Spodnick, DVM, DACVS – Chief of Surgery – Veterinary Specialty Hospital of the Carolinas
Topics: Understanding How Wounds Heal, Wound Care-Bandaging Materials and Techniques, Bite Wounds-The Tip
of the Iceberg, Dealing with Excessive Wound Tension
INFECTIOUS DISEASE/VECTOR BORNE DISEASE
Ed Breitschwerdt, DVM, MS, DACVIM – Professor at NC State Colloge of Veterinary Medicine Sponsored by Merial
Topics: Serlogical and Molecular Diagnosis of Infectious Diseases: Something Old and Something New?, Cat Scratch
Disease and Feline Bartonellosis, Canine Bartonellosis: An Emerging Infectious Disease
FRIDAY OCTOBER 11, 2013
EXHIBIT HALL HOURS: 7:30 AM – 5:30 PM
Concourse and Salon C
Location for Breaks and Buffet Lunch
MORNING GENERAL SESSION 8:00 – 12:00
AFTERNOON GENERAL SESSION 1:00 – 5:00
Buffet Lunch in the Exhibit Hall 12 - 1
GASTROENTEROLOGY
Michael Leib, DVM, MS, DACVIM – Professor at Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine Sponsored by Nutramax
Topics: Chronic Diarrhea: A Case Oriented Diagnostic Approach, Chronic Large Bowel Diarrhea in Dogs: What’s
New? Dietary Management of Diarrhea, Giardia and Tritrichomonas Foetus: An Update, Drug Therapy of GI
Diseases, Fun Challenging and Interesting GI Cases.
GENERAL SURGERY
Gary Spodnick, DVM, DACVS – Chief of Surgery – Veterinary Specialty Hospital of the Carolinas
Topics: Projectile Injuries or “Why it’s Bad to be A Black Cat on Halloween?”, Local Skin Flaps – Begging Peter to
Pay Paul, Axial Pattern Flaps, Skin Stretching and Skin Expansion, Free Grafts, Vacuum-assisted Wound HealingNegative Pressure Wound Therapy and Muscle Flaps.
INFECTIOUS DISEASE/VECTOR BORNE DISEASE
8AM – 12 PM
Ed Breitschwerdt, DVM, MS, DACVIM – Professor at NC State Colloge of Veterinary Medicine Sponsored by Merial
Topics: Human Bartonellosis: An Emerging Infectious Disease, Anaplasmosis and Ehrlichiosis: Current Concepts,
Spotted Fever Group Rickettsioses, Clinical Case Reviews.
RENAL DISEASE
1 PM TO 5 PM
Scott A. Brown, VMD, PhD, DACVIM – Professor at University of Georgia College of Veterinary Medicine
Topics: Staged Management of Chronic Kidney Disease: Case-Based Approach, Hypertension in Dogs and Cats:
Managing Cases Simply and Effectively.
SATURDAY OCTOBER 12, 2013
EXHIBIT HALL HOURS: 7:30 to 4:00 Concourse and Salon C Location for Breaks and Buffet Lunch
MORNING GENERAL SESSION 8:00 – 12:00
AFTERNOON GENERAL SESSION 1:00 – 5:00
Buffet Lunch in the Exhibit Hall 12 - 1
CLINICAL PATHOLOGY
Nicole Weinstein, DVM, DACVP – Assistant Professor at Virginia Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine
Topics: Microscopy, Sample Preparation and the Basics of Smear Review, Cytology of Fluids and Effusions, Review
of a Blood Smear, Practical Veterinary Urinalysis.
INTERNAL MEDICINE
Peter Kintzer, DVM, DACVIM – Medical Affairs Manager at Idexx Laboratories Sponsored by Idexx Laboratories
Topics: 2013 Practitioner’s Challenge – The Most Misdiagnosed Diseases.
RENAL DISEASE 8 AM – 12 PM
Scott A. Brown, VMD, PhD, DACVIM – Professor at University of Georgia College of Veterinary Medicine
Topics: How to Wisely Use NSAIDs in Animals at Risk, Proteinuria: A New and Important Management Tool, Renal
Clinicopathologic Conference: Better Path to Case Resolution.
NEUROLOGY
1 PM – 5 PM
Christopher L. Mariani, DVM, PhD, DACVIM – Assistant Professor at NC State College of Veterinary Medicine
Topics: Seizures: Etiologies and Developing a Diagnostic Plan, Seize the Day: Treatment Plans for the Routine and
Difficult to Control Epileptic, Treatment of Cluster Seizures and Status Epilepticus, A Pain in the Neck: Diagnosing
and Treating Neck and Back Pain.
SUNDAY OCTOBER 13, 2013
GENERAL SESSIONS 8 -12
NEUROLOGY
Christopher L. Mariani, DVM, PhD, DACVIM – Assistant Professor at NC State College of Veterinary Medicine
Topics: Is It Neuro or Ortho? Sorting Out Lameness, Paresis and Dogs That Won’t Get Up, Full Tilt! Diagnosing and
Managing Vestibular Dysfunction in Dogs and Cats, Inflammatory CNS Disease: More Common Than You Think!,
Interactive Neurology Case Extravaganza.
EMERGENCY AND CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE
Rita M. Hanel, DVM, DACVIM, DACVECC – Clinical Associate Professor at NC State College of Veterinary
Medicine
CONFERENCE ENDS AT 12 NOON
The Board of the North Carolina Academy of Small Animal Medicine invites you to attend our 2013
NCASAM Great Smokies Veterinary Conference. Come during the fall foliage season to enjoy a weekend
of outstanding speakers in a relaxed and friendly venue. The meeting is being held for the 8th consecutive
year at the beautiful Asheville Renaissance Hotel in the heart of downtown Asheville. The meeting
features nationally known speakers, current topics and a very resourceful conference proceedings book.
The Exhibit Hall offers a comfortable seating area for lunch, breaks and the opportunity to visit with your
exhibitors and colleagues. Friday and Saturday features a full buffet lunch in the Exhibit Hall. ALL of
this is included in the registration cost. Please check our website www.ncasam.org for
continued updates to topics and conference news. Make your plans now to join us in
Asheville on October 10-13, 2013.
In order to take advantage of the special room rate of $209, room reservations must be made with the Asheville Renaissance
Hotel at 31 Woodfin St., Asheville, NC by Sept. 11, 2013. To make reservations call 800-468-3571 (use group code
SAMSAMA) or go online to www.ncasam.org click on Accommodations under the Conference heading to link directly with
the hotel.
NORTH CAROLINA ACADEMY OF SMALL ANIMAL MEDICINE – PO BOX 15326, WILMINGTON, NC 28408
PHONE: (910)452-3899 FAX: (910)452-1669 EMAIL: ncasam@aol.com WEBSITE: www.ncasam.org