Bar Harbor, Maine

at Acadia National Park 

Sept. 21 - 23, 2007

How I manage common 

canine & feline abdominal problems 

with

David Twedt  D.V.M.

Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine 

Professor of Medicine

Colorado State University

&

Howard Seim III  D.V.M.. 

Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Surgeons 

Professor of Surgery

Colorado State University

 

               

Bar Harbor is adjacent to Acadia National Park, home to 1,532-foot Mount Cadillac. Its summit is the first spot in the United States where the sunrise can be seen. Acadia’s stunning mountains, lakes, and sea cliffs can be viewed from a number of vantage points—an auto loop, carriage roads closed to car traffic, and 125 miles of trails exclusively for hiking. The Bar Harbor area possesses a great selection of family activities, including a family nature camp, an oceanarium, a zoo, and a lumberjack show. The recently expanded Abbe Museum showcases the Wabenaki Indians, some of Maine’s earliest residents. Visitors can also indulge in rock climbing, sailing, paddling, brewery tours, boat excursions, and golf. For shoppers, Bar Harbor features a number of top-notch boutiques, many of which showcase the works of Maine artists and sculptors.
 

Located on Mount Desert Island, home of the spectacular Acadia National Park, Bar Harbor is a historic tourist town, offering salty sea air, soft sandy beaches, granite cliffs and a slew of activities for the outdoor enthusiast. A 19th century resort for the wealthy, the town has several mansions, old majestic hotels and other vestiges of its heyday. Stop by the Hulls Cove Visitor Center to stock up on information about Acadia National Park. Then pick from myriad activities: swimming, canoeing, kayaking, hiking, climbing mountains, bird or whale watching, biking and horseback riding. If kayaking is your sport, or you're itching to learn, Coastal Kayaking Tours offers trips for beginner to expert paddlers. Golfers can tee off at the scenic Kebo Golf Club, one of the oldest courses in the U.S. For a unique adventure, take a boat excursion with Diver Ed, where you can watch Ed diving 50 feet below on the deck monitor and then learn about the starfish, sea urchins and other sea creatures he retrieves and then returns to their home.

View from Cadillac Mountain at sunset showing a rainbow over the island-dotted ocean

The First National Park East of the Mississippi River

People have been drawn to the rugged coast of Maine throughout history. Awed by its beauty and diversity, early 20th-century visionaries donated the land that became Acadia National Park. The park is home to many plants and animals, and the tallest mountain on the U.S. Atlantic coast. Today visitors come to Acadia to hike granite peaks, bike historic carriage roads, or relax and enjoy the scenery.

Other Attractions

 

Accommodations  Please call 1-800-487-5650 to book your room

Welcome to The Harborside Hotel & Marina

The Harborside Hotel & Marina is the premier resort facility in Bar Harbor, Maine. Nestled in downtown Bar Harbor, and just moments away from Acadia National Park. The Harborside Hotel & Marina offer breathtaking views of Frenchman's Bay and ocean beyond.

 

  •  Group room rates:

Standard Sunset View - $199.00 per room, per night, single or double occupancy. Plus tax

Standard Island View - $229.00 per room, per night, single or double occupancy. Plus tax

Standard Ocean Front - $249.00 per room, per night, single or double occupancy. Plus tax

 

  • Cancellations:  Two nights penalty within 7 days of your scheduled arrival. Also you will be charged for your complete stay if you depart early.

 

Traveling to the Harborside Hotel and Marina is convenient as well with US Airways Express from Boston’s Logan Airport providing service to the Hancock County Bar Harbor Airport in Trenton, ME (11 miles from the Hotel).  Many commercial airlines also fly into Bangor airport, a scenic 50 miles from the Harborside Hotel.

Book early as this hotel always sells out in the fall!

The seminars

How I manage common 

canine & feline abdominal problems

with

David Twedt  D.V.M.

Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine 

Professor of Medicine

Colorado State University

&

Howard Seim III  D.V.M.. 

Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Surgeons 

Professor of Surgery

 

 

This course will update you on the recent diagnostic and therapeutic breakthroughs for the most common canine and feline abdominal problems using a combination of didactic and case-based teaching.

Dr. David Twedt is one of the worlds leading authorities on gastrointestinal diseases. His expertise also involves both endoscopic and laproscopic diagnostic techniques.

Dr. Howard Seim travels the world lecturing on practical surgical techniques that he has video taped at CSU. His use of these tapes has revolutionized the presentation and understanding of common surgical techniques! 


Both speakers have presented many practical, clinically oriented seminars to veterinarians in the U.S. and internationally, and have received rave reviews from participants at their previous IVS seminars.
  • Esophageal disorders

    Regurgitation-diagnostic considerations

    Megaesophagus

    Esophagitis

    Gastro-esophageal reflux

    Esophageal foreign bodies

    Hiatal hernias

  •  Pancreatitis- more common than you thought! - what’s new in the diagnosis and  management of this disease

  • Gastric disease

    Clinical approach to vomiting- determining the cause– it’s not always easy!

    Chronic gastric disease

    Gastric ulceration

    Helicobacter-diagnosis & therapy

    Gastric motility disorders-clinical tests & therapy-

    GI dilemmas- which antiemetic? which antacid ?

  • Feeding tubes and feeding

    Esophagostomy & PEG tubes- you can place them!

    Indications for use

    Videos on how to do each procedure

    Practical nutritional support

  • Clinical approach to diarrhea

    Diagnostic steps

    Giardiasis

    Eosinophilic gastroenteritis

    Inflammatory bowel disease

    Idiopathic villous atrophy

    Bacterial overgrowth

    Lymphangectasia

    Clostridium Perfringens

    Clinical approach to treatment

    Trial therapies
  • Chronic Colitis

    Diagnostic approach

    Fecal smears

    Fecal cytology

    Fecal cultures

    Clinical approach to treatment
  • New drugs for the GI tract

    What is available & what is coming?

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Elevated liver enzymes - what now?

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Yellow cats-where to start?

bulletEndoscopy & laparoscopy

  Indications for use

   Gain a new understanding of what these techniques can offer & their limitations
  • Megacolon

    Medical management

   What about cisapride?

   Practical surgical management

  • Surgery on the stomach & pylorus

   Gastric dilatation/volvulus

    Practical peri-operative management

    Practical methods for gastropexy

  • Common GI surgery

    Biopsy techniques

    Practical & fast methods for intestinal closure

    Linear foreign bodies

    Intussusceptions-practical management

 

Surgery seminars include big screen video demos - You will enjoy this format!

 

Seminar schedule:

Registration

        Friday September 21        7.15am - 8.00am

Seminars      

        Friday, Saturday    8.00am - 1.30pm

      Sunday                  8.00am - 1.00pm

Continental breakfast   7.15am - 8.00am daily

 

Registration fee: (16 CE hours. American Association of Veterinary State Boards RACE approved for 16 CE hrs.- Accepted in most states including ME, VT, NH, MA, RI, PA & CT)

                   

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Earlybird by by August 3      US$595.00

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Advanced by August 31        US$615.00

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Regular                                      US$635.00

  •           Complete seminar notes
  •           Continental breakfast daily

  • Certificate of completion

Cancellation: 90% refund to 30 days. Seminar transfer only, inside 30 days

                           Please call 1-800-487-5650 to book your room

CE credits

IVS is an AAVSB RACE approved provider of Continuing Education.

This program meets the requirements for 16 hours of continuing education credit in jurisdictions which recognize AAVSB's RACE approval: however participants should be aware that some boards have limitations on the number of hours accepted in certain categories and/or restrictions on certain methods of delivery of continuing education. Call IVS at 800-487-5650 for further information.

IVS complies with the following guidelines:

  • Speakers are recognized specialists
  • Mandatory recorded attendance
  • Certificate of attendance
  • Complete seminar notes

 

 

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