4th annual winter seminar in southwest florida

Marco Island, Florida        

March 5 - 7, 2007

Managing common diseases of the aging dog and cat

Marco Island

There is a texture to life everywhere in this remarkable corner of the world. The fine white sand slips between your toes as you explore the miles of shoreline surrounding Marco Island. Exotic shells are delivered fresh daily by the currents of the Gulf where swimmers delight in year-round warmth and placid waves. The virtual guarantee of idyllic weather makes these waters home of boats of every description. Flats boats skitter to secret backwaters while sleek yachts fill their sails in gentle breezes. Dive boats, sightseeing launches and dinner cruises all go their separate ways in this vast expanse of bays and rivers, islands and sea.

 

Marco Island is the largest of Florida's famous Ten Thousand Islands, perfectly situated off the southwest coast of Florida. The Hilton Marco Island Beach Resort is in the premiere location for fun and relaxation in a paradise full of tropical breezes and pastel sunsets. The Hilton resort is a AAA four diamond recipient, and has been providing guests with award-winning service and accommodations for more than 14 years. The resort is located 50 miles from Southwest Florida International Airport in Ft. Myers, 90 miles from Miami International airport, and 100 miles from Ft. Lauderdale International Airport. The Hilton Marco Island Beach Resort offers guests an array of choices for dining, shopping, recreation, and entertainment. From a variety of water sports including sailing, parasailing and jet skiing to land-bound favorites like tennis, volleyball, and championship golf, sports enthusiasts will appreciate the many choices that await them at the tropical island resort with its warm Gulf stream waters. Guests may choose to relax in the crystal clear swimming pool or invigorating sauna, or to enjoy our 4,000 square foot Fitness and Recreation Center with fitness room, aerobic studio, game room, sauna and professionally staffed children's program. The resort offers the largest guest rooms on the island, each of the 264 Junior Suites feature a private furnished balcony and sleeper sofa. In addition to the Junior suites there are 29 gulfview one bedroom suites, and 4 gulfview two bedroom penthouse suites. All accommodations offer a coffee maker, mini refrigerator, and mini bar. 

ACTIVITIES & ATTRACTIONS Babcock Wilderness Adventures Beaches Locations of Marco Island beaches, hours, facilities available Camping Casablanca Air Vintage Air Tours Experience the Everglades by air tour, in either a Navy N3N-3, Open Cockpit Bi-Plane or Beechcraft Model 18 Cedar Bay Marina Fishing, Boat Rentals (Reserve a boat online!), Airboat Tours, Charters, Sunset Cruise Caribbean Gardens The Zoo in Naples - Primate Island, Alligator feeding, Tigers...Oh My! Dawn Patrol- Charter Fishing Spend a day with Captain Bill Walsh, fishing, shelling, sightseeing -- families and children are welcome. Everglades Adventures Canoeing, Kayaking, Boat Tours, Camping Trips Everglades Island AirBoat Tours and Totch's Island Boat Tours - airboat trips that take you deep into the vast and silent Everglades jungles. Fishing Resource center for fishing in Southwest Florida. View information on fish species, food quality, tide charts, charters guides and much more Golf Florida Golf Guide provides information about upcoming golf events, golf courses, resorts, communities and photo album. Local Parks Locations of Marco Island Parks with information about facilities and hours Marco Island Sea Excursions Charters, Beach Parties, Sailing, Airboat Tours, Fishing, Corporate Events, Weddings Ochopee Post Office - Smallest Post Office in the US Sail Kahuna Sail Marco Learn to sail program Satisfaction Guaranteed - Charter Fishing Shelling Speedy Johnson's Airboat Rides State and National Parks/Sanctuaries

The Everglades

As far as the eye can see, there are lush hammocks and mangroves, silver water, and an abundance of wildlife found here and here alone.

Watch as life plays out in a broad panorama, rich in diversity and color. See a red anhinga skewer a fish with its bill, toss it into the air, then swallow it with practiced precision. Below, a manatee drifts at its quiet, glacier-like pace. And somewhere out there, a rare Florida panther stares with an intense interest that rivals your own.

Explore the 1.5 million acre Everglades National Park within an ecosystem seven times that size. This world south of Lake Okeechobee is a 50-mile-wide river only 2-3 feet deep, moving so slowly that a drop of water may take eight months to complete the 100-mile journey from North to South. Experience the unhurried serenity of a place Spanish explorers called El Laguno de Espiritu Sanctu — The Lake of the Holy Spirit.

 

 

 

Accommodations

Please call 1-800-487-5650 for rooms at the group rate

• Guaranteed reservations: One nights room deposit.
• Cancellations:  One night penalty within 14 days of your scheduled arrival. There is a charge for early departures   

Concierge to assist with planning daily activities

The seminars:

Managing common diseases of the aging dog and cat

Philip Bergman D.V.M., Ph.D. 

Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine- Oncology

Head, Donaldson-Atwood Cancer Clinic, 

Animal Medical Center, New York City

&

Virginia Luis-Fuentes M.R.C.V.S., Ph.D., 

Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine (Cardiology)

Clinical Professor

Univ. of London

This seminar has been designed to present the most current information on the diagnosis and treatment of many cardiovascular and neoplastic diseases that you are commonly asked to manage in your older patients. The main emphasis of the seminars will be to give you practical information that you can readily utilize in your practice- along with providing information on the current treatments being offered at the referral centers. 

	Why Treat Cancer
	Lumps and Bumps: What can you do?
	Canine Lymphoma: Diagnosis and Treatment
	Feline Lymphoma: Cats are NOT Small Dogs
	Soft Tissue Sarcomas
	Mast Cell Tumors: The Latest and Greatest
	Feline Vaccine Associated Sarcoma
	Paragynecology: Perianal and Mammary Tumors
	Oral Tumors: The good, the Bad and the Ugly
	Feline Head and Neck Tumors
	Paraneoplastic Syndromes
	Chemotherapy Prep, Administration and Disposal
	Chemotherapy Associated Nausea/Emesis: A Review
	Chemotherapy Drug Delivery- in general practice
	When and How to Irradiate
	Oncology Interactive Cases
	Hypertension in small animal medicine This segment will focus on how and why routine evaluation of blood pressure is clinically important.  It will review common canine and feline diseases that are associated with hypertension as well as those diseases that may be exacerbated by undiagnosed hypertension. Finally, clinical management of hypertension will be discussed with emphasis on when to treat and what constitutes a rational therapeutic target.
	The heart of cardiology in older dogs. This segment will focus on the diagnosis and management of common clinically important heart diseases in mature dogs.
	The heart of cardiology in older cats. This segment will focus on the diagnosis and management of common clinically important heart diseases in mature cats.
	Clinical approach to acute heart failure. This segment will be a case based approach to the management of acute heart failure in dogs versus cats.

Seminar schedule: (16 AAVSB RACE approved CE hrs.- Accepted in FL, GA, SC, NC, VA, PA, MA, MD etc)

Registration

Registration fee: (16 AAVSB RACE approved CE hours)

• Earlybird        by January   25               $575.00
• Advanced        by February 16             $595.00
• Regular                                                     $605.00

   

•             Complete seminar notes

•             Continental breakfast daily

• Certificate of completion

  IVS is a AAVSB RACE approved provider of continuing education- this seminar is approved for 16 CEU's

Cancellation: 90% refund to 30 days prior to the seminar. Seminar transfer only, within 30 days of the seminar.

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

Register by mail, fax or phone 1-800-487-5650

                        

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