Upcoming Meetings

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Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University Meetings

For registration forms and course details, you can go directly to the Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine's website at www.tufts.edu/vet/continedu/

Tufts Goes West: An Overview Of Practical Clinical Topics for Veterinarians and Technicians
Sunday, May 4th, 2008 at the Sheraton Monarch Place, Springfield, MA.
Course Director: Elizabeth Rozanski, DVM, DACVIM, DACVECC, Assistant Professor, Department of Clinical Science, Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University (TCSVM)
Save $25! - Register before April 15th and pay $150 instead of $175! Registration includes Lectures, Continental Breakfast, Luncheon, and Course Notes

For more information, contact the TCSVM Office of Continuing Education/Conference Planning at:

200 Westboro Road
North Grafton, MA 01536
Phone: 508-887-4723
Fax 508-887-4539
Email: vetCEinfo@tufts.edu

Massachusetts Veterinary Referral Hospital: Intown Veterinary Group Continuing Education Lecture Series

Challenging Wounds and Straight Forward Skin Reconstruction
Speaker: Kechia Davis, DVM, DACVS and Julia Zitz, DVM, MS
Tuesday, April 22, 2008, 7-9 pm
At: Mass Vet Referral Hospital, Woburn, MA

Corneal Ulcers
Speaker: Nancy Cottrill, DVM, MS, DAVCO
Tuesday May 6th, 2008, 7-9pm
At: Mass Vet Referral Hospital, Woburn, MA

General Otology in the Dog and Cat
Speaker: Jill Abraham, VMD, DACVD
Tuesday, June 3rd, 2008, 7-9pm
At: Mass Vet Referral Hospital, Woburn MA
Topics include a review of the anatomy of the ear, the etiologies and pathogenesis of otitis, diagnostic work-up of otitis, and treatment of both otitis externa and media.

For more information contact:
Intown Veterinary Group
20 Cabot Road
Woburn, MA 01801
Phone: (781) 932-5802 Fax: (781) 932-5837
or visit their website at www.InTownMassVet.com.

Portland Veterinary Specialists Continuing Education Lecture Series

Monday, May 5th, 2008

Holiday Inn By the Bay
Portland, ME

Schedule:
6:00 PM - 6:30 PM: Registration
6:30 PM - 7:30 PM: Dinner
7:30 PM - 9:30 PM: Lectures

Lecture Room One - Veterinarian Program (2 CE credits)
7:30 pm - 9:30 PM (Lecture A)
Topic: The Most Commonly Misdiagnosed Diseases in Small Animal Practice
Speaker: Peter Kintzer, DVM, DACVIM
Dr. Kintzer received his degree in veterinary medicine from Cornell University in 1985. He completed an internship at the Animal Medical Center in New York City and a residency in small animal medicine at Tufts University. He completed post-doctoral research in endocrinology at Cornell University and the University of Georgia, and was on staff at the Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University. He is a leading world expert on endocrinology disorders.

Lecture Room Two - Veterinary Technician Program
7:30 pm - 8:30 PM (Lecture B)
Topic: Radiographic Abnormalities for Techinicians
Speaker: Sarah J. Noble, DVM, DACVIM
This one hour seminar will allow technicians to explore and discover typical as well as uncommon and curious findings on radiographs.

Invitations and further information will be mailed in early April, and registration will start then. If you have any questions, please contact:
Kristine Suszczynski, Hospital Manager
Portland Veterinary Specialists
2255 Congress Street
Portland, ME 04102
Phone: (207) 780-0271 Fax: (207) 780-0272
E-mail: petvet@prtlvet.com

2008 Maine Veterinary Medical Association CE Meetings