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2008 GVMA Summer Convention                                     

May 29 - June 1, 2008
Sandestin Golf & Beach Resort
Sandestin, FL

Choose from nationally renowned speakers in

  • Small Animal
  • Equine
  • Poultry
  • Practice Management

Register online today!    Members     Non-Members     Out of State

Reserve your room. Download an application here.


CE Schedule
Thursday, May 29

SMALL ANIMAL
Acupuncture Presentation and Lab - Dr. Michelle Tilghman

Soft Tissue Surgery - Dr. Fred Pike
- Wound Closure in General Practice
- Surgery of the Extrahepatic Billary System
- Multimodal Pain Management and Case

Toxicology - Dr. Ana Brutlag & Dr. Gary Ostweiler
- Rodenticides - An Oldie but a Goodie
- Topical Toxins
- Toxic Plans and the Small Animal Patient
- Common Pharmaceutical Poisonings from Adderall to Zyretec

EQUINE
World of Wounds - Dr. Daniel Burba
- Basics of Skin Grafting in Horses
- Management of Degloving and Head Injuries in Horses
- Management of Limb Wounds in Horses
- Management of Foot Injuries in Horses


Friday, May 30
SMALL ANIMAL
Immunology - Dr. Ronald Schultz
- Current and Future Canine and Feline Vaccination Programs

Dr. Tom Noone
- Practical Wound Management and Reconstruction
- Management of the Neurological Emergency
- Clinical Management of Osteoarthritis

Animal Rehabilitation - Jonna Kanable, CAMT, CCRP


EQUINE
Toxicology - Dr. Ana Brutlag & Dr. Gary Ostweiler
- Continuing Threats in Equine Toxicology
- Toxicology Therapy
- Plants and Natural Toxins

POULTRY
- Infectious Laryngotracheitis Research Update
- Biosecurity in the Poultry Industry
- Detecting the Potential Spread of Pathogens in the Poultry Production System
- Detecting MG Infection in Vaccinated Flocks


Saturday, May 31
SMALL ANIMAL
Pharmacology - Dr. Butch KuKanich
- Antiemetic drug therapy in dogs and cats
- NSAIDS and dogs and cats
- Outpatient pain management: beyond NSAIDS

Critical Care - Dr. Rebecca Kirby
- First Aid, Transport Triage
- Shock and Resuscitation

PRACTICE MANAGEMENT
Dr. Amanda Donnelly
- Creating a Culture of Accountability
- Create a Winning Team With Effective Leadership
- How to Decide Which Marketing Expenditures Are Most Beneficial
- Successfully Market Your Services to Feline Owners
- 5 Highly Effective Ways To Increase Practice Profitability

POULTRY
- Runting/Stunting
- Antigenic Characterization of Current IBDV Field Isolates
- Infectious Bronchitis Virus Vaccine Coverage in Commerical Chickens
- Evaluation of LT Vaccine Coverage


Sunday, June 1
SMALL ANIMAL
Pharmacology - Dr. Butch KuKanich
- Dog breed specific differences in pharmacology
- Current recommendations on the treatment of shock
- Cephalosporin antimicrobials: beyond cephalexin and cefazolin
- Opioid analegesics, new information on old drugs

Critical Care - Dr. Rebecca Kirby
- Acute Respirartory Distress
- Acute Abdominal Hemmorage

Download a brochure here for more information.


2008 GVMA CE Calendar

This list includes scheduled meetings. The GVMA is working to create more education events throughout the Georgia.

GVMA 2008 Summer Convention
May 29 - June 1
Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort
Sandestin, FL
Reserve your room today.
Download an application here.


GVMA 2008 Fall Convention
November 7 - 9
Atlanta, GA


Comprehensive meeting and registration brochures for each of these meetings will be mailed to all Georgia veterinarians prior to the meeting date. Information and registration will also be online at www.GVMA.net once it is available.

For more information contact the GVMA at 678-309-9800.

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