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Korean Animal Hospital Association (KAHA)

2F 1358-1 Seocho-2 Dong Seocho-Gu,
Seoul 137-862
Korea
Tel: +82 2 522 4722/4733
Fax: +82 2 522 4740
Website: www.kaha.or.kr
E-mail address: kaha1@kaha.or.kr

President: Jong-il Kang DVM, MSc, PhD Candidate; Director of Committee At-Large, 2011 WSAVA World Congress
E-mail: pet7582@hanmail.net

WSAVA Representative
Junghee Yoon, DVM, PhD
Professor
College of Veterinary Medicine
Seoul National University
599 Gwanango, Gwanak-gu,
Seoul, 151-742, South Korea
Tel: +82 2 880 1265
Fax: +82 2 880 8662

E-mail: heeyoon@snu.ac.kr

Number of members: 1,003 (as of February 2008)

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The KAHA Annual Report (2009.05 - 2010.6)

1. Education program
A. Clinical seminars
-2009.7.18~19 '2009 KAHA Training Program for Manners Educator of Companion Animal (professional course) level 7‘ Seminar, at KVMA building 5th floor auditorium. Education tester: Yzaki Jun.
-2009.8.15~16 '2009 KAHA Training Program for Manners Educator of Companion Animal (professional course) level 8‘ Seminar, at KVMA building 5th floor auditorium. Education tester: Yzaki Jun.
-2009.10.17~18 '2009 KAHA Training Program for Manners Educator of Companion Animal (professional course) level 9‘ Seminar, at Multimedia complex, Seoul National University, room #502. Education tester: Yzaki Jun.
-2010.3.17~12.15 ‘2010 KAHA Management Academy’ seminar. at InvestorGuardian Inc.
-2010.4.30 ‘2010 KAHA Workshop for endoscopy’ at College of Veterinary Medicine, Seoul National University. Speaker: Dr. Jörg Steiner
-2010.4.25 '2009 KAHA Training Program for Manners Educator of Companion Animal (basic course) level 1 to 4 ‘Seminar
B. Academic conferences
-2009.10.17~18 ‘2009 Autumn KAHA, KSVC Joint Congress’ at Multimedia complex, SNU. Speakers: Dr. Brad Gavaghan and 30 speakers
-2010.5.1~2 ‘2010 KAHA Congress' at COEX, Speakers: Dr. Jörg Steiner (USA), Dr. Takuo Ishida, Dr. Toshiroh Iwasaki (Japan) and 31 speakers

2. Publications
-Monthly-based KAHA journal entitled Small Animal Practice (in Korean) since 1991 and is distributing to all members and related in domestic and international organizations to introduce and exchange veterinary-related new scientific knowledge and technique (2,000 copies per month)
-Proceedings for KAHA Autumn Congress 2009
-Proceedings for KAHA Congress 2010
-Guideline for Radiography Diagnosis Position

3. International cooperation
-2009.7.18~21 ‘Japanese Small Animal Veterinary Association Annual Conference’ Tokyo, Japan
Dr. Lee Seung Keun, Dr. Moon Jae Bong, Dr. Jeong Eon Seung
-2009.7.21~24 ‘34th WSAVA World Congress’ Sao Paolo, Brazil
Dr. Kang Jong-il and LOC members
-2009.9.15~17 ‘Beijing Small Animal Veterinary Association’ Beijing, China
Dr. Jeong Eon Seung, Yoon Junghee, Kwon Tae Eok
-2009.9.25~27 ‘Japanese Board of Veterinary Practitioners Forum’ Conference, Tokyo, Japan
Dr. Kang Jong-il and 32 members
-2009.11.2~5 '2009 FASAVA' Bangkok, Thailand
Dr. Lee Seung Keun, Dr. Kang Jong-il and 40 members
-2009.11.20~23 ‘2009 Japanese Animal Clinic Society Conference’ Osaka, Japan
Dr. Kang Jong-il
-2009.12.23~28 ‘Korean Veterinary Society of America Annual Meeting’
Dr. Lee Seung Keun, Dr. Kang Jong-il
-2010.1.16~20 '2010 NAVC Conference' Orlando, FL, USA
Dr. Seo Kangmoon, Dr. Shin Sung Sik
-2010.2.13~20 ‘2010 WVC Conference' Las Vegas, USA
Dr. Yoon Junghee, Dr. Jeong Eon Seung, Dr. Moon Jae Bong, Dr. Seo Kangmoon, Dr. Henry Yoon
-2010.2.20 ‘WSAVA Congress 2011' LOC 8th Meeting at Imperial Palace Hotel, Seoul, Korea
Dr. Kang Jong-il and 26 members
-2010.5.10~12 ‘Small Animal Veterinary Congress of Eastern and Western China Congress’, Nanjing, China, Dr. Jeong Eon Seung, Dr. Yoon Junghee
-2010.5.30~6.7 ‘2010 WSAVA, Geneva’ Dr. Kang and approx. 30 members

4. KAHA Executive Board Meeting
-8 Congress committee meetings
-3 General meetings
-6 Executive board meetings
-3 Executive council meetings
-KAHA 9th Generation board member election and appointment

5. Committee activities
A. Activities of clinic environment
-2009.10.15 Attending ‘Industrialization for animal and plant T/F workshop’
B. Committee for animal nursing strategy
-2009.10.24 Animal nurse technician(ANT) license exam(Chungnam National University)
-2010.5.15 ANT symposium(Daejeon Convention Center)
C. Committee for companion animal welfare
-2009.4~7. CAPP first half year volunteer service(Bupyeong Glory Hospital, Yongin Bovas Hospital)
-2009.6.7 Abandoned dog shelter volunteer service(Pocheon Aeshin Land, KAHA HAB CENTER)
-2009.7.18~19 KAHA Training Program for Manners Educator of Companion Animal(7th level)(at KVMA building)
-2009.8.15~16 KAHA Training Program for Manners Educator of Companion Animal(8th level)(at KVMA building)
-2009.9.~12 CAPP second half year volunteer service(Bupyeong Glory Hospital, Yongin Bovas Hospital)
-2009.10.17~18 KAHA Training Program for Manners Educator of Companion Animal(9th level)(SNU Multimedia complex)
-2009.11.12 Attending National Assembly Conference for Animal aided therapy and law introduction
-2009.12.2 Promoting animal aided therapy for radio broadcasting by Dr. Kim KS(Vice president)
-2009.12.18 Creating CD for animal protection by NVRQS(supporting speaker)
-2009.12.30 CAPP Appreciation plaque by Bupyeong Glory Hospital
-2010.4.25 2010 KAHA KAHA Training Program for Manners Educator of Companion Animal(Basic course 1~4 level seminar) at Konkuk University / Speakers: Dr. Kang HI, Kim KS, Kim EK, Nam HY, Park SY, Shin CY, Wie HJ, Choi YH
D. Matching Grants Project (MGP) Committee
-2009.7 Campaign for enteric parasite exam, prevention and treatment

6. Miscellaneous
-2009.8~to date Korean Academy for Veterinary Clinical Education and providing free consultation service through Vetgate Consulting System(VCS) website

Reported by
KAHA President Dr. Jong Il Kang
WSAVA Representative Dr. Junghee Yoon