CVMA Upcoming Regional Meetings
2008 Calendar
July 19-22, 2008. 145th AVMA Annual Convention. New Orleans Morial Convention Center. Contact: 800-974-9069 or see www.avma.org.
July 25 - 27, 2008. Managing Common Infectious Diseases. Mystic Marriott Hotel & Spa. 16 CE hours. Drs. Breitschwerdt and Lappin will update attendees on the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of many of the most important infectious diseases of dogs and cats.Contact: Dr. Dougald Gilmore, 800-487-5650, email: ivseminars@aol.com, or see www.ivseminarts.net.
August 1, 2008. 9th Annual Hambletonian CE Seminar for Equine Veterinarians. Sheraton Meadowlands Hotel, East Rutherford, NJ. 5 CE hours. Meeting is free, pre-registration is required. Followed by a dinner for a nominal fee and an evening of dining and world-class horseracing at the Meadowlands Reacetrack. Contact Gordon Sulcer, 908-879-3839, email: Gordon@firstchoicemarketing.us.
September 5-7, 2008. How to Handle the Emergencies in your Practice. Nantucket, MA. 16 CE hours. Dr. Justine Lee and Dr. Tim Hackett- Fluid Therapy: Shock Recognition and How to Treat, Water, Water Everywhere – Fluid Choices, Transfusion medicine – Giving and taking, components, typing, The Underrated physical exam of the Emergent Patient, and much more. Contact Dr. Dougald Gilmore, 800-487-5650, Email: ivseminars@aol.com, or see www.ivseminars.com
September 7, 2008. Practical Veterinary Seminar. The Holiday Inn, Brookline, MA. 8 CE hours. Dr. Joseph Bojrab on superficial cosmetic surgery and wound management, surgery of the intestine. and new product update. Contact: 702-435-1375, Fax: 702-435-7677 or visit www.drbojrab.com.
September 20, 2008. Continuing Education Seminar on Integrative and Alternative Veterinary Medicine. Marriott Hotel, Providence RI . Hosted by Pet Food Experts, Inc. and Nature’s Variety. 6 hours of continuing education credits. Guest Speaker: Douglas Knueven, DVM; author of “The Holistic Health Guide.” Contact: Sandi Laughlin, veterinary sales at 1-800-739-8387 ext 3221.
September 26-28, 2008. 74th Annual New England Regional Veterinary Conference. Holiday Inn by the Bay, Portland, ME. Contact: 207-622-4443, or see www.nevma.org.
September 26-28, 2008. Managing Common Medical and Surgical Problems. The Harborside Hotel and Marina, Bar Harbor, ME. Dr. Catriona MacPail and Dr. Michael Lappin will use a case based format to present a practical diagnostic and therapeutic approach to common canine & feline medical and surgical problems. Videotapes will be used throughout the discussions. Contact: Dr. Dougald Gilmore, 800-487-5650, Email: ivseminars@aol.com, or see http://www.ivseminars.com
October 2-5, 2008. New York State Veterinary Conference. Cornell University CVM. 18 CE hours. Practice Management, pain management, small animal, bovine, small ruminant, avian and equine medicine. Contact: Julie Lawton, 800-876-9867, email info@nysvms.org, or see www.nysvms.org.
October 3-4, 2008. Equine Practitioners Conference. Cornell CVM Veterinary Education Center, Ithaca, NY. 12 CE hours. A practical program covering many aspects of equine health. Contact: Amanda Mott, 607-253-3200, Email: amm36@cornell.edu, or see www.vet.cornell.edu/education/ConEd.htm.
October 18, 2008. American College of Veterinary Ophthalmologists Annual Meeting. Boston, MA. For information, contact ACVO at HY office08@acvo.org, or see www.acvo.org.meetings/2008index.htm
October 24-26, 2008. CVMA Continuing Education Program on Dermatology. Jekyll Island, GA. Dr. Craig Griffin, DACVD. Contact: Nancy Klaffky, 860-635-7770, or email info@ctvet.org
November 8 – 13, 2008. The 7th ContinuEd® Equine Veterinary Symposium in Hawaii. Waimea Plantation Cottages, Waimea, Island of Kauai, Hawaii. 16 CE hours. The symposium will focus on Lameness in the Horse, with Dr. Tracy Turner, equine surgeon from Anoka Equine Veterinary Services, in Elk River, Minnesota, and Dr. Timothy O’Brien, large animal radiologist from the University of California at Davis.
Registration is limited to 40 participants. Contact: Dr. Drew Turner, 800-539-7395; Fax: 206-230-8359, E-mail: info@continu-ed.com.
