9th annual

Myrtle Beach, South Carolina 

August 4 - 6,  2006

One of the favorite vacation locations on the Atlantic Ocean. Whether you come to golf, play tennis, relax on the beach or hit the water- there are plenty of activities for everyone after the seminars are completed each day. We have selected the Wyndham Resort because of its location on the beach, within easy reach of all that Myrtle Beach has to offer.

Accommodations

Call 1-800-487-5650 for rooms at the group rate

• Cancellations:  One night penalty within 7 days of your scheduled arrival. Penalty for early departures
• Directions: The resort is located at 10,000 Beach Club Drive in North Myrtle Beach 803-449-5000   
• Check-in:  4.00pm    Check-out:  12.00 noon         

Book early as this hotel always sells out over the summer!

The seminars

How I manage common 

canine & feline skin problems 

with

James Noxon D.V.M., dip. ACVIM is Associate Professor of Medicine and Chief of the Dermatology section at Iowa State University. 

Rod Rosychuk D.V.M., dip. ACVIM is Associate Professor of Medicine and Chief of the Dermatology section at Colorado State University. 

Both Jim and Rod are practical and personable speakers who travel the world spreading the word about dermatology. They lecture at all the major US conferences and are often invited overseas to lecture to practitioners on the latest thoughts on management of the common dermatologic problems. They have both previously lectured for IVS- and Veterinarians commented on how practical the in attendance found the seminars to be very practical.

• Diagnostic procedures

• Pruritus: diagnosis and therapy

• Atopy

• Intradermal skin testing

• In vitro allergy testing

• Acral lick dermatitis

• Yeast infections

• Alopecia: localized & generalized

• Intractable otitis externa

• Recurring pyoderma

• Antibiotic and topical therapy

• Cutaneous manifestations of systemic disease including pancreatic  paraneoplastic syndrome of cats

• Cutaneous reaction patterns in the cat--What are they trying to tell us?

• Chin disease in the cat--More than just feline acne?

• Atopy and food sensitivity in the cat-an update.

• The intrigue of pemphigus foliaceous--principles of recognition, diagnosis, and therapy.

• Diagnostic and therapeutic challenges in the cat: Part 1-eosinophilic granuloma complex, otitis externa, and demidicosis.

• Diagnostic and therapeutic challenges in the cat: Part 2-dermatophytosis, atypical mycobacteriosis, lymphocytic-plasmacytic stomatitis, lymphocytic-plasmacytic pododermatitis.

• Newly described skin diseases: paraneoplastic alopecia, Bowen's disease, idiopathic ulcerative dermatitis, viral skin disease.

Many interactive, fun cases with a variety of skin & endocrine disorders

 

Seminar schedule:

Registration

Registration fee: (16 South Carolina accredited CE hours. Also American Association of Veterinary State Boards RACE approved for 16 CE hrs.- Accepted in most states including NC, VA, GA, MD & FL)

	Earlybird by by June 16      US$545.00
	Advanced by July 12            US$565.00
	Regular after July 12            US$585.00

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.