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CVS Lifelines: Fall 2011 Edition
California Veterinary Specialists is proud to announce the publication of our Fall 2011 Edition of CVS Lifelines. In each edition of Lifelines, you can expect to find information on: animal safety tips, upcoming news and events from CVS (such as recently performing the world's first double TKR!), animal behavioral articles, fascinating case studies, and much much more!
CVS Lifelines Fall Edition includes articles on:
Veterinary Oncologist Dr. Greg Ogilvie, DVM
Lecture Series for 2011 - 2012:
Speaker: VÖK-annual meeting, September 16-18, 2011 in Salzburg
Speaker: University of Vienna, September 19-21, 2011
Speaker: Nebraska Veterinary Medical Association, October 9, 2011.
Speaker: VCS Albuquerque NM, Nov 4-7, 2011
Speaker: Ontario Veterinary Medical Association, Toronto Jan 26-28, 2012
Speaker: Music City Veterinary Conference, Memphis, TN March 11, 2012
Speaker: Southwest Veterinary Symposium, Dallas TX, September 20-23, 2012
2010-2011 A La Carte
Lunch Lecture Series
Our popular lunch lecture series is back. A specialist will come to your hospital and give a 1 hour RACE approved CE lecture with lunch provided for you and your staff. If you are interested in the CVS A La Carte Lunch Lecture series, please contact Dr Proulx or Dr Mohammadian for more information at (760)431-2273
Lecture Topics:
Greg Ogilvie - Squamous Cell Carcinoma: New advances for cure and control
Dave Proulx - Current thoughts on the treatment of canine and feline soft tissue sarcomas
Nicole Bennett - Diabetic ketoacidosis, how not to die
Mike Sueda - Chronic gastrointestinal disease in dogs and cats
Don Krawiec - Update on canine and feline nephrology and urology
Bill Herndon - Common arrhythmias, ECG diagnosis and treatment
Christian Osmond - Practical local analgesia techniques
Sarit Dhupa - Update on a2 agnostics
Amy Carr - CPR training for your staff - lecture & lab
Tim Concannon - Evaluation and stabilization of the trauma patient
Stefanie Schwartz - Effects of Nutrition on Behavior
Lenore Mohammadian - Advanced imaging techniques, understanding them for your patient's health as well as your own
"This program has been submitted to AAVSB RACE program for continuing education approval. Please contact the AAVSB RACE program at race@aavsb.org should you have any comments/conerns regarding this program's validity or relevancy to the veterinary profession."
Behavior Mini-Consult Referral Form
Thank you for using the Behavior Mini-Consult service. This consult option is intended to facilitate attention to uncomplicated problems of short duration in the nonaggressive pet. Please be sure to complete your email and fax details; indicate if you have any preference (email or fax) for receiving your Mini-Consult response. With the exceptions of weekends and holidays, Dr. Schwartz will fax or email back a one page response within 48 hours (she is here Monday thru Thursday) with a tentative diagnosis and recommendations for basic treatment. Your account will be billed $45 for each mini-consult, including follow-ups as needed. Full clinic consultations with Dr. Schwartz are always an option. Clients who choose to pursue a clinic consult within 30 days of the mini-consult response will be given a 10% discount on that appointment. We hope this will be a positive experience for you and your client!
Amy Carr, Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care provides a one hour lecture and lab in your hospital, which is RACE approved for 1 hour of CE credit. Lunch is provided. Please contact Sumi to schedule 951-600-9803.