August 10, 2005   Please call 800-487-5650 prior to making you travel reservations- to check on sleeping room availability over your preferred dates.

5th fall Caribbean seminar

St. John   USVI 

November 13 - 16, 2005

Managing patients with common 

cardiac and respiratory diseases 

with

Lynelle Johnson D.V.M.,dip. ACVIM

U.C. Davis

Virginia Luis-Fuentes M.R.C.V.S., Ph.D., dip. ACVIM (Cardiology)

Univ. of London

Sandy beaches. Gentle breezes. Inviting pools. And plenty of soothing sunshine. Best of all, you’ll find it all just a short flight away. The only thing you might lose track of is the hectic pace back home. You're invited to take a trip to paradise.

Two-thirds national park, the tiny island of St. John is home to virgin forests, hiking trails, an underwater snorkeling trail and the magnificent Westin St. John Resort and Villas.

Overlooking Great Cruz Bay, the resort features 96 vacation villas, 13 townhouses and 7 suites. Turquoise bays and white sand beaches are a delightful backdrop for snorkeling, kayaking, tennis and swimming in a freshwater pool with its own waterfall. Enjoy aqua aerobics or rent a jeep at the resort to explore the island. Don't forget to take along a picnic from the Mango Deli - the perfect complement to any adventure. As the sun sets, enjoy Caribbean specialties in open-air splendor, or relax with reggae and calypso music in the lounges.

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

Room to spare

The resort’s oversize guest rooms feature a host of convenient amenities, including: The Heavenly Bed, individual climate control, color cable televisions, spacious marble bathrooms, in-room refreshment centers, in-room safes, iron and ironing boards, direct dial telephones with voice mail and data ports. Rooms all face the Great Cruz Bay some with spectacular views and most feature patios or balconies. Non-smoking and handicapped equipped rooms are available.

The Suite Life

The resort’s luxurious suites feature all the same resort amenities, plus oversize whirlpool tubs and lots of extra room to spare. From sit-down dining areas to two-story town houses, each suite offers plenty of room for families or couples that desire the best Caribbean accommodations.

The High Life

For extra space and total privacy the resort offers 67 Hillside and Garden Villas. Generous in size and fully equipped the vacation villas are ideal for larger families and couples looking for the ultimate in privacy and intimacy. Hillside Villas include studios, one-bedroom and two-bedroom villas with semi-private swimming pools. The three-bedroom Garden Villas all feature private pools. The Westin St John Resort Villas are you home away from —home and Feature turnkey amenities including full kitchens, washer and dryer and separate living areas.

Oceans of Fun

The crystalline waters of St. John are ideal for sport fishing, diving, parasailing, boating and snorkeling. On shore, play tennis, take aerobics, try out the fitness center, and hike the famed plantation ruins, shop, or golf at nearby Mahogany Run. To entertain your children, the Westin Kids Club® offers a wide variety of indoor and outdoor supervised activities.

Dive in

For oceans of fun scuba, snorkel, or take a guided sport fishing trip. You can even rent a powerboat and explore the many coastlines and islands of the beautiful Virgin Islands on your own.

Life’s beach

On St. John, you’ll find over 31 of the World’s most pristine beaches with plenty of room for you to mix with friends or find a quite hide-away. From Trunk Bay to Cinnamon Bay you’ll find plenty of seclusion and beach combing to keep you occupied all day long. Our Vacation Services desk can help you with directions and recommendations.

Let's get physical

Work out in paradise. Our state-of-the-art spa & fitness center, complete with sauna, massage therapy and full spa services, means you don’t have to miss a workout while you’re on vacation.

A taste of local flavor

Our experienced culinary staff brings the color and robust flavors of Caribbean cuisine alive. Combine that with opulent settings and the quality service synonymous with the Westin name, it becomes clear that The Westin Resort, St. John is the natural choice in the Caribbean for all of your dining options from a quick sandwich and espresso in Mango Deli to the Islands finest cuisine at Chloe & Bernard’s.

The seminars

 

  Managing patients with common 

cardiac and respiratory diseases 

Lynelle Johnson D.V.M., Ph.D., dip. ACVIM is Assistant Professor of Medicine at U.C. Davis. 

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

This course will present a practical approach to the diagnosis and management of the most common canine & feline respiratory & cardiac problems using a combination of didactic and case-based teaching. Dr. Lynelle Johnson is one of the leading experts in the field of small animal respiratory medicine. She has published extensively in all the major journals & texts including JAVMA, Compendium on Continuing Education, Textbook of Internal Medicine, Consultations in Feline Internal medicine, The 5-minute veterinary consultant & Current Veterinary Therapy. Dr. Virginia Luis-Fuentes has also published in the major veterinary journals & texts including JAVMA & Manual of Cardiorespiratory Medicine and Surgery. Both speakers have lectured at the regional and national meetings and have promised me that the seminars have been structured to maximize the material that you will take with you to your practice.

 

• RESPIRATORY

Patient Examination and Diagnosis
Localizing and defining abnormal breathing sounds
Improve your skills in auscultation and percussion
Detecting abnormal lung sounds
Localizing the lesion
Abnormal breathing patterns
Radiological clues to the diagnosis of pulmonary disease
What diagnostic test is next?
When is bronchoscopy necessary?
What to expect in a tracheal wash or bronchoalveolar lavage samples: basic
respiratory cytology

Coughing dogs and cats
Is it heart or lung disease?
Foreign bodies
Managing tracheal and airway collapse
Control of chronic bronchitis and bronchiectasis
What's new in feline bronchial disease?
Bordetellosis in dogs and cats
Optimal management of bacterial pneumonia
Choosing respiratory drugs
Adjunctive therapy for aspiration pneumonia
Respiratory therapy
Supplementing oxygen in your practice

Respiratory distress
Why can¹t this animal breathe?
Initial management of respiratory distress
Pneumothorax not associated with trauma
What should I do with this pleural fluid?
Can chylothorax be managed?
When should I stick a needle into the chest?
How to perform atraumatic thoracocentesis
When and how to place a chest tube

• Cardiology

Patient Exam & Diagnosis
Identifying the disease from the murmur
Gallops and clicks- what do they mean?
Recognizing congestive heart failure from physical exam
Radiology -when does it matter if the heart is big?
Recognizing congestive heart failure from radiographs
When to do an ECG and when to do an echo
How to recognize common arrhythmias
Holter monitors and event recorders
Do I really need to measure blood pressure?

Problem scenarios
What to do about asymptomatic cats with murmurs
What to do about asymptomatic dogs with murmurs
Is this dog in heart failure?
Why is this dog fainting?
Coughing up pink foam- now what?
Already on furosemide & an ACE inhibitor, and still in heart failure- now
what?
Is this dog/cat with a murmur OK to anesthetize?
This dog has VPCs- what do I do?

 

Seminar schedule:

                    Sunday, November 13:

Travel day

                    Monday   November 14:

Continental breakfast: 7.15am - 8.00am

Lectures: 8.00am - 1.30pm

                        Tuesday November 15

Continental breakfast: 7.15am - 8.00am

Lectures: 8.00am - 1.30pm

                        Wednesday November 16:

Continental breakfast: 7.15am - 8.00am

Lectures: 8.00am - 1.00pm

Registration fee: (American Association of Veterinary State Boards RACE approved for 16 CE hrs.)

	Earlybird  by Sept. 12                  US$535.00
	Advanced by October 12            US$555.00
	Regular after October 12           US$575.00

•             Complete seminar notes
•             Continental breakfast daily
•             Certificate of completion

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

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.