Our 6th visit to 

Mystic, Connecticut 

July 25 - 27, 2008

Historic. Charming. Eclectic. Unique. These are the words that begin to describe Downtown Mystic. First settled in the 17th century, this new world colony along the banks of the Mystic River has been a crossroads for the curious for nearly 350 years.

With age comes beauty. And tradition. And a can do attitude that has kept Mystic as the centerpiece of Southeastern Connecticut’s attractions.

Mystic today is known for it’s unique shops, restaurants, antiques centers and art galleries. It’s is minutes from world class gaming and entertainment, attractions for the whole family, museums that will transport you back to another era. And everywhere you turn you will see the kind of scenic beauty that takes your breath away.

Attractions:

Accommodations

• Cancellations:  One night penalty within 7 days of your scheduled arrival. Penalty for early departures

• Check-in:  4.00pm    Check-out:  12.00 noon         

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

The seminars

Managing common infectious diseases

with

Ed Breitschwerdt  D.V.M. 

Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine

Professor of Medicine & Infectious Diseases

North Carolina State University

Michael Lappin D.V.M., Ph.D. 

Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine 

Professor of Medicine

Colorado State University

Drs. Breitschwerdt and Lappin both maintain active infectious disease research and service laboratories.  Both have been the president of the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine Infectious Disease Special Interest Group.  Dr. Breitschwerdt has been instrumental in the development of the optimal diagnostic and treatment plans for many canine infectious diseases.  In fact, Dr. Breitschwerdt was the first do prove Bartonella vinsonii infection of dogs.  The work of his laboratory has greatly advanced our knowledge of many tick borne diseases in dogs including Rickettsia rickettsii, Ehrlichia canis, Anaplasma phagocytophilum, Borrelia burgdorferi, Babesia spp., and Bartonella spp.  There is no one else in the veterinary world that has contributed more to this field than Dr. Breitschwerdt!

 

Dr. Lappin plans to present the cat side of this seminar.  His laboratory has been the majority of their time studying the upper respiratory tract disease syndrome in cats, infectious causes of diarrhea, and the flea borne infections, Bartonella spp., Rickettsia felis, and the haemoplasmas.  Dr. Lappin is the Chairperson of the AAFP Panel Report on Zoonoses and spends much of his time attempting to expand the human-animal bond by promoting ownership of healthy pets.

 

The 2 doctor’s presentations will complement each other very well.  Drs. Lappin and Breitschwerdt have worked together on the ACVIM Ehrlichia Consensus Statement and the AAFP Bartonella Panel report.  They authored the first 2 papers documenting Ehrlichia canis-like infection of cats and Anaplasma phagocytophilum infection in cats and a number of other papers together over the years.

They will use this meeting to update the attendees on the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention for many of the most important infectious diseases of dogs and cats.  Many of the agents are also infectious to people and so zoonotic considerations will also be covered.  They will tackle controversial topics like whether or not to use Lyme disease vaccines in your practice, how to appropriately use the SNAP 4DX test, what are the best drugs for herpesvirus and Giardia, and how to avoid vector borne transmission of disease.  

Agents to be discussed are:

 

FLEA OR TICK BORNE AGENTS

 

Anaplasma platys

Anaplasma phagocytophilum

Bartonella henselae

Bartonella vinsonii

Borrelia burgdorferi

Ehrlichia canis

Ehrlichia ewingii

Mycoplasma haemofelis

'Candidatus M. haemominutum'

'Candidatus M. turicensis'

'Candidatus M. haemocanis'

'Candidatus M. hematoparvum'

Neorickettsia risticii

Rickettsia rickettsii

Rickettsia felis

 

RESPIRATORY AGENTS

 

Feline herpesvirus 1

Feline caliciviruses

Virulent systemic caliciviruses

Chlamydophila felis

Mycoplasma spp.

Bordetella bronchiseptica

 

GASTROINTESTINAL AGENTS

 

Giardia spp.

Tritrichomonas foetus

Cryptosporidium spp.

 

Case reports and videos will be included throughout the seminars to emphasize each topic

 

Seminar schedule:

Registration

Registration fee: (16 AAVSB RACE approved CE hours. Accepted in CT, MA, RI, NH, ME, VT and PA)

	Earlybird by by June 6         $615.00
	Advanced by June 30           $635.00
	Regular                                     $655.00

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.