What's New:
May 20, 2013
Sun N Fun Veterinary Conference
Early Registration Discount Continues Through June 1, 2013
Online Registraion for the Conference is now available, or click here to download the 2013 Registration Form. We've organized a true family oriented veterinary experience in 2013, the Sun N Fun Veterinary Conference at the Springmaid Beach Resort in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, June 12 - 16, 2013. This conference is being hosted by the North Carolina Companion Animal Academy. Speakers, Topics, and Details are now available. We've also organized 2 family activities you can sign up for!
- Family Night at the Ballpark (includes Myrtle Beach Pelicans game and dinner)
- Beachside Bash on 6/15/2013 (Includes dinner & entertainment)
- Room rates (based on a 4 night stay) of $179.00 (Palmetto & Live Oaks), $168 (Cypress) guaranteed until April 30, 2013 and can be made by calling Springmaid Beach Resort at 1-800-770-6895, mention reservation code 12360 or Sun N Fun Veterinary Conference. Rates include all taxes, 2 breakfast buffet passes per day, pier and Harbor Oaks Mini Golf pass.
Exhibitor Contract for the Sun N Fun Veterinary Conference
The applications, brochures and day meetings have been posted for the North Carolina Companion Animal Academy and the Virginia Academy of Small Animal Medicine.
NCCAA: 2013 Application | 2013 Brochure
VASAM: 2013 Application | 2013 Brochure
Exhibitor Contracts are now available for all the conferences!
MANY, MANY Photos in our Photo Gallery
We've added a BUNCH of photos from the 2012 Colonial Veterinary Conference and Colonial Williamsburg, thanks to Cindy Drury! Go to our Photo Gallery and select # 5, 6, 7, and 8

Thanks to Our Annual Sponsors
Idexx Laboratories
Companion Laser Therapy
BWCi Animal Hospital Management System
Our sponsors help to make our conferences the most educational and enjoyable veterinary conferences you can attend.
NCCAA
North Carolina Companion Animal Academy
The NCAA Day Meetings Schedule for 2013 is now posted, and the 2013 Membership Form is now available for download. The Brochure for NCCAA is also available. Please check back often to see what's new! Click here to see the Day Meetings Schedule and to download the Membership Form.
VASAM
Virginia Academy of Small Animal Medicine
The VASAM Day Meetings Schedule for 2013 is now posted, and the 2013 Membership Form is now available The Brochure for VASAM is also available. Please check back often to see what's new! Click here to see the Day Meetings Schedule and to download the Membership Form.
Each conference provides at least 20 hours of continuing education
| Conference Program | Hotel Information | Exhibitors | Area Information |
Sun N Fun Veterinary Conference
June 12 - 16, 2013
"A True Family Oriented Veterinary Experience" on the beach in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina"

Reservations can be made by calling Springmaid Beach Resort at 1-800-770-6895, mention reservation code 12360 or Sun N Fun Veterinary Conference.
Click Here to Register Online!
Click here to download the 2013 Registraion Form
Early Registration Discount Continues Through June 1, 2013
SPECIAL ACTIVITIES
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Family Night at the Ballpark (includes Myrtle Beach Pelicans game and dinner)
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Beachside Bash on 6/15/2013 (Includes dinner & entertainment)
Sun N Fun Veterinary Conference
June 12 - 16, 2013
Springmaid Beach Resort, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
Schedule
Wednesday, June 12, 2013
Exhibit Hall Set up: 10 am
| Time | Dermatology | Wellness |
| 2:00-3:15 p.m. | Randall C. Thomas, DVM Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Dermatology (ACVD), Southeast Veterinary Dermatology & Ear Clinic |
Andrew J Rosenfeld, DVM ABVP Clinical Diagnostics Options of the Wellness Patient |
| 3:15-3:45 p.m. | Break | Break |
| 3:45-4:45 p.m. | Randall C. Thomas, DVM Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Dermatology (ACVD), Southeast Veterinary Dermatology & Ear Clinic | Andrew J
Rosenfeld, DVM ABVP Clinical Diagnostics Options of the Wellness Patient |
| 4:45-5:00 p.m. | Break | Break |
| 5:00-6:00 p.m. | Randall C. Thomas, DVM Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Dermatology (ACVD), Southeast Veterinary Dermatology & Ear Clinic | Andrew J
Rosenfeld, DVM ABVP Clinical Diagnostics Options of the Wellness Patient |
Thursday, June 13, 2013
Registration 8am ∙ Continental Breakfast 8am
Exhibit Hall Hours: 8am-4pm, 6 - 7 pm Welcome Reception
| Time | Dermatology | Emergency medicine |
Technicians Sponsored by Abbott | Practice management Sponsored by IDEXX | Large animal Sponsored by Companion Therapy Laser |
| 8:30-9:30 a.m. | Randall C. Thomas, DVM Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Dermatology (ACVD), Southeast Veterinary Dermatology & Ear Clinic |
Elisa Mazzaferro,
DVM, PhD, DACVECC, Cornell University Veterinary Specialists Treatment of Head and Spinal Trauma |
David Liss, BA, RVT, VTS (ECC, SAIM) What to do in the first 5 minutes! Shock and triage for technicians | Wendy S. Myers Reminder systems that get clients back | Kenneth E. Sullins, DVM, MS, ACVS Upper Airway Laser Procedures in Equine Patients |
| 9:30-10:00 a.m. | Break | Break | Break | Break | Break |
| 10:30-11:30 a.m. | Randall C. Thomas, DVM Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Dermatology (ACVD), Southeast Veterinary Dermatology & Ear Clinic |
Elisa Mazzaferro,
DVM, PhD, DACVECC, Cornell University Veterinary Specialists Too Hot to Touch! Treatment of Smoke Inhalation and Burn Injury |
David Liss, BA, RVT, VTS (ECC, SAIM) What to do in the next 5 days: ECC Nursing 101 | Wendy S. Myers Explaining finances with confidence | Kenneth E. Sullins, DVM, MS, ACVS Upper Airway Laser Procedures in Equine Patients |
| 11:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m. | Lunch Break - Lunch on your own | ||||
| 1:00-2:15 p.m. | Randall C. Thomas, DVM Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Dermatology (ACVD), Southeast Veterinary Dermatology & Ear Clinic |
Elisa Mazzaferro,
DVM, PhD, DACVECC, Cornell University Veterinary Specialists Anesthesia and Management of Hypotension in Critical Small Animal Patients |
David Liss, BA, RVT, VTS (ECC, SAIM) CPR For Technicians: Updates in 2013! | Wendy S. Myers How to use social media to promote preventive care, Part 1 | Ronald J. Riegel, DVM Laser Therapy in Equine Practice |
| 2:15:2:30 p.m. | Break | Break | Break | Break | Break |
| 2:30-3:30 p.m. | Randall C. Thomas, DVM Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Dermatology (ACVD), Southeast Veterinary Dermatology & Ear Clinic |
Elisa Mazzaferro,
DVM, PhD, DACVECC, Cornell University Veterinary Specialists Reproductive Emergencies |
David Liss, BA, RVT, VTS All those beeps and numbers! Monitoring the critically ill patient! | Wendy S. Myers How to use social media to promote preventive care, Part 2 | Ronald J. Riegel, DVM Laser Therapy in Equine Practice |
| 6:00-7:00 p.m. |
Exhibit Hall - Welcome Reception |
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Friday, June 14, 2013
Registration open: 8am
Exhibit Hall Hours: 8-4pm
| Time | Feline medicine Sponsored by IDEXX | Dentistry (Veterinarians) | Emergency Medicine | Technicians Sponsored by Abbott | Practice management Sponsored by IDEXX | Sponsored by Companion Therapy Laser |
| 8:30-10:00 a.m. | Susan Little, DVM, DABVP Feline obesity: finding the inner cat | Paul Camilo, CVPM DENTAL WARS EPISODE I: The Phantom Opportunity |
Elisa Mazzaferro,
DVM, PhD, DACVECC, Cornell University Veterinary Specialists Transfusion Medicine for the general Practitioner |
David Liss, BA, RVT, VTS (ECC, SAIM) It's all about salt and water: Fluid therapy for technicians | Wendy S. Myers Protecting your pharmacy in a changing marketplace | John C. Godbold, Jr., DVM Light Years Ahead: Laser Therapy in a Small Animal Practice |
| 10:00-10:30 a.m. | Break | Break | Break | Break | Break | Break |
| 10:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m. | Susan Little, DVM, DABVP De-frustrating feline diarrhea | Paul Camilo, CVPM DENTAL WARS EPISODE II: Attack of the Sales Reps |
Elisa Mazzaferro,
DVM, PhD, DACVECC, Cornell University Veterinary Specialists Emergency Management of Congestive Heart Failure |
David Liss, BA, RVT, VTS (ECC, SAIM) All about electricity: The ECG! | Wendy S. Myers Selling the value of diagnostics | John C. Godbold, Jr., DVM Light Years Ahead: Laser Therapy in a Small Animal Practice |
| 12:00-1:00 p.m. |
Lunch |
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| 1:00-2:15 p.m. | Susan Little, DVM, DABVP Weight loss in senior cats: why it happens & what to do | Paul Camilo, CVPM DENTAL WARS EPISODE III: Revenge of Social Media Part 1 |
Elisa Mazzaferro,
DVM, PhD, DACVECC, Cornell University Veterinary Specialists Treatment of Hyperthermia and Heat Induced Illness |
David Liss, BA, RVT, VTS (ECC, SAIM) Ouch! Pain management in the ER/ICU | Wendy S. Myers Promoting preventive dentistry | John C. Godbold, Jr., DVM Light Years Ahead: Laser Therapy in a Small Animal Practice |
| 2:15:2:30 p.m. | Break | Break | Break | Break | Break | Break |
| 2:30-3:30 p.m. | Susan Little, DVM, DABVP Get moving! Managing chronic constipation in cats | Paul Camilo, CVPM DENTAL WARS EPISODE III: Revenge of Social Media Part 2 |
Elisa Mazzaferro,
DVM, PhD, DACVECC, Cornell University Veterinary Specialists Hypoadrenocorticism: Insidious and Deadly |
David Liss, BA, RVT, VTS (ECC, SAIM) ER Tricks and Tips for Techs | Wendy S. Myers Using body language in client conversations | John C. Godbold, Jr., DVM Light Years Ahead: Laser Therapy in a Small Animal Practice |
Saturday, June 15, 2013
Registration open: 8am
Exhibit Hall Hours: 8-4pm
Fun in the Sun Family Party: 6:00 - 10:00 pm
| Time | Feline medicine Sponsored by IDEXX | Dentistry (Veterinarians) | Technicians Sponsored by Abbott | Practice management Sponsored by IDEXX | |
| 8:30-10:00 a.m. | Susan Little, DVM, DABVP New feline vaccination guidelines | Paul Camilo, CVPM Dental Radiology: Ready Set Grow!!! | David Liss, BA, RVT, VTS (ECC, SAIM) Gasp! Respiratory Emergencies | Wendy S. Myers Creating the client experience: Before, during and after the exam | |
| 10:00-10:30 a.m. | Break | Break | Break | Break | Break |
| 10:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m. | Susan Little, DVM, DABVP FIV news: prevalence & diagnostic testing | Paul Camilo, CVPM DENTAL WARS EPISODE IV: Exam Room Communication: The New Hope Part 1 | David Liss, BA, RVT, VTS (ECC, SAIM) It's a Bloat! The Dreaded GDV! | Wendy S. Myers How to Say It: Talking with phone shoppers | |
| 12:00-1:00 p.m. |
Lunch |
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| 1:00-2:15 p.m. | Susan Little, DVM, DABVP Management of FeLV & FIV in shelters & multi-cat environments | Paul Camilo, CVPM DENTAL WARS EPISODE IV: Exam Room Communication: The New Hope Part 2 | David Liss, BA, RVT, VTS (ECC, SAIM) All stopped up: The Blocked cat | Wendy S. Myers Service touches for a wildly successful veterinary practice | Richard Ford, DVM "Vaccines and Vaccinations" |
| 2:15:2:30 p.m. | Break | Break | Break | Break | Break |
| 2:30-3:30 p.m. | Susan Little, DVM, DABVP Finicky felines: managing anorexia in cats | Paul Camilo, CVPM DENTAL WARS EPISODE V: The Work Flow Strikes Back | David Liss, BA, RVT, VTS (ECC, SAIM) The Diabetic Ketotic Disaster! | Wendy S. Myers Callbacks that get clients to come back | Richard Ford, DVM "Vaccines and Vaccinations" |
| 6:00-10:00 p.m. |
Fun in the Sun Family Party |
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Sunday, June 16, 2013
| Time | Dentistry (Technicians) | Feline Medicine Sponsored by IDEXX |
| 8:30-10:00 a.m. | Paul Camilo, CVPM Clients Gone Wild! Dealing with Disgruntled Clients | Susan Little, DVM Feline pediatrics: Treating the small and the sick |
| 10:00-10:30 a.m. | Break | Break |
| 10:30-11:30 a.m. | Paul Camilo, CVPM WOWing Your Dental Clients | Susan Little, DVM Kittens! |
Click Here to Register Online!
Click here to download the 2013 Registraion Form
Speaker Bios & Lecture Details
Paul Camilo
Paul Camilo is the founder of Veterinary Consultation
Services, LLC, where as operating partner he advises companies, practice
owners and managers on business development matters. His strong focus on
technology creates a new and innovative communication and training style for
the consulting process. Paul has worked in the veterinary profession for
over ten years. He is a Certified Veterinary Practice Manager (CVPM) with a
degree in Business Administration. Paul serves as the Veterinary Dental
Forum's Management and Marketing program Track Coordinator, VetPartner's
Webinar Committee Chairperson, an Advisory Board member for VetCentric, an
Advisory Board member for ePethealth, and VESPA's (Veterinary Emergency
Specialty Practice Association) Treasurer. Paul is also a member of
Toastmaster International, where he has become an Advanced Communicator.
Some of his more resent presentations have been at American Animal Hospital
Association conference (AAHA 2007), the Veterinary Dental Forum (VDF 2007
2008 2009 2010 2011), Western Veterinary Conference (WVC 2008 2010), North
America Veterinary Conference (NAVC 2009 2010 2011), the American Veterinary
Medical Association conference (AVMA 2010), Florida Veterinary Medical
Association 2011, and the Western Veterinary Conference (WVC 2011). Paul is
most proud to be known as a pet advocate.
David Liss, BA, RVT, VTS (ECC, SAIM)
David
Liss is a double board-certified veterinary technician specialist in
emergency/critical care and internal medicine with a diverse background in
emergency and critical care nursing. David has been technician manager at
two different twenty-four hour referral/specialty facilities in the Los
Angeles area and has lectured at over 15 conferences internationally. After
recently publishing three chapters in an emergency and critical care nursing
text, David was awarded the Veterinary Technician Educator of the Year award
in 2012 by Western Veterinary Conference. David currently directs the
veterinary technology program at Platt College in Los Angeles, and works as
an ICU technician at VCA Veterinary Specialists of the Valley in Woodland
Hills, CA.
Susan Little, DVM, Diplomate, American Board of Veterinary Practitioners (feline practice)
Dr.
Susan Little received her BSc from Dalhousie University (Nova Scotia,
Canada) in 1983 and her DVM in 1988 from the Ontario Veterinary College,
University of Guelph. She has been in feline practice since 1990 and
achieved board certification in Feline Practice in 1997, re-certifying in
2006. She is part owner of two feline specialty practices in Ottawa, Canada.
She serves on the board of the Winn Feline Foundation and the American
Assoc. of Feline Practitioners, and is a feline medicine consultant for the
Veterinary Information Network. Her other activities include committee work
for the National Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners, the Pet Nutrition
Alliance, and the Canadian Veterinary Medical Association. She is a peer
reviewer for the Canadian Veterinary Journal and the Journal of Feline
Medicine and Surgery. In 2010, Dr. Little was the recipient of the Canadian
Veterinary Medical Assoc. Small Animal Practitioner Award. She is the editor
and co-author of a new textbook, The Cat – Clinical Medicine and Management,
published by Elsevier in 2012.
Dr. Elisa Mazzaferro, PhD, DACVECC, Cornell University Veterinary Specialists
Dr.
Mazzaferro obtained her Bachelor's and Master's degrees from the University
of Rhode Island. In 1997, she completed her DVM at Michigan State
University. From there, she trained in a one-year specialty internship at
the Veterinary Institute of Trauma, Emergency, and Critical Care in
Milwaukee, WI. Following her internship, she went on to pursue a combined
PhD and residency in Emergency and Critical Care at Colorado State
University. In 2002, she became board-certified by the American College of
Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care. Since that time, she has been the
Director of Emergency Services at a large multispecialty practice in Wheat
Ridge, Colorado. Dr. Mazzaferro also is the Scientific Program coordinator
for the Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care Society, and sits on the
Convention Management Program Committee for the AVMA national convention.
Dr. Mazzaferro is active on the national and international lecture circuit,
and is the author of 3 textbooks and numerous manuscripts on topics related
to emergency and critical care. She is thrilled to be heading back to her
home state, family, and Connecticut roots by joining the team at CUVS.
Wendy S. Myers
Wendy
S. Myers owns Communication Solutions for Veterinarians in Denver. Her
consulting firm helps teams improve compliance, client service and practice
management. Communication Solutions for Veterinarians has provided
phone-skills training to more than 3,000 receptionists nationwide. Wendy
also is a partner in Animal Hospital Specialty Center, a 13-doctor
AAHA-accredited referral practice offering internal medicine, surgery,
neurology, oncology, specialty dentistry, and emergency care in Highlands
Ranch, Colorado. She is the author of four books and five videos. Subscribe
to Communication Solutions for Veterinarians’ e-newsletter at
www.csvets.com. She has cats named Opus
and Caymus. Follow Wendy on Twitter @wendysmyers and on
www.facebook.com/csvets.
Andrew J Rosenfeld, DVM ABVP
Dr Rosenfeld is the founder and president of VTEC and has spoken on numerous occasions on topics in Emergency Medicine, Small Animal Anatomy and Physiology, and Cardiology. Dr. Rosenfeld was Director of Technical Education for the Pet’s Choice family of veterinary hospitals and specialty practices. He has practiced small animal critical care and emergency medicine for 22 years, and also serves as hospital director of Paradise Valley Emergency Animal Clinic in Scottsdale. Dr. Rosenfeld is a member of the American Board of Veterinary Practitioners and was an adjunct professor at Mesa Community College and Arizona State University. Dr. Rosenfeld has written The Veterinary Medical Team Handbook, a reference and resource manual for the medical team, (Wiley Blackwell – 2007). Dr Rosenfeld is also currently co-writing text books in The Clinical Pathology Team and The Anesthesia Team (Wiley Blackwell – 2010).
Clinical Diagnostics Options of the Wellness Patient
General: The goal of this course is to review common diseases of the canine and feline patient, understanding the pathology of the disease, be able to identify early symptoms that can suggest chronic disease, be able to understand and discuss the clinical pathology diagnostics, and develop wellness programs that help to maximize detection and monitoring of patient of all ages. The program is offered an interactive case format and lecture.
Lecture 1: Understanding Renal Disease: This lecture will review renal diseases; the primary disease, and secondary concerns that can occur. Further screening test and clinical evaluations will be discussed. Finally, the curriculum will focus on how to discuss these concerns with the client.
Lecture 2: Identifying Liver Dysfunction: The overall goal of this program is to help medical teams be able to screen patients for hepatic dysfunction, understand the challenges of monitoring patients with hepatic disease, the secondary disease syndromes that can develop, and the necessary clinical diagnostic evaluations that should be evaluated. Finally, the curriculum will focus on how to discuss these concerns with the client.
Lecture 3: Gastrointestinal Disease - Understanding Acid / Base: The overall goal of this program is to help medical teams be able understand acid / base analysis in conjunction of gastrointestinal diseases, its use in the diagnostic process, how to identify the cause of acidosis, and develop treatment protocols. Key factors in this program will focus on how to understand the importance of blood gas analysis in the diagnostic evaluation of the ill patient, be able to differentiate between metabolic and respiratory acidosis, develop a differential disease list for the metabolic acidosis patient, identify diagnostic and treatment protocols for the ill patient.
Lecture 4: Developing Wellness: Focusing on the content from previous lectures, participants will work through an interactive exercise of how to develop a wellness program specific to age, breed and sex of their patients.
Upon completion of this course, the participant should be able to:
1. Understand the importance of evaluating for organ diseases; their clinical diagnostics, physical symptoms and how to properly monitor for early signs symptoms.
2. Outline clinical diagnostics screening tests to help evaluate at risk patients.
3. Be able to discuss these diseases, clinical diagnostics and treatment options and concerns with the client.
4. Understand how to utilize Acid / Base Diagnostics Develop a Wellness Program
Randall C. Thomas, DVM Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Dermatology (ACVD)
Dr.
Randy Thomas is a 1992 graduate of the College of Veterinary Medicine at
Michigan State University. Following graduation, he worked as a small animal
practitioner for 4 years in Fort Wayne, Indiana. In 1999, he completed a
3-year residency in veterinary dermatology at the University of Florida. He
is board-certified in veterinary dermatology and is a Diplomate of the
American College of Veterinary Dermatology. He has been in private referral
dermatology practice since 1999. He is also a courtesy, adjunct faculty at
the College of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Florida.
Dr. Thomas’ professional interests include allergic diseases in the dog and cat, diseases of the ear, and autoimmune skin diseases. He has contributed chapters to two veterinary texts: Cancer in Dogs and Cats (Morrison WB, editor) and Small Animal Dermatology Secrets (Campbell KL, editor). He has lectured nationally at the North American Veterinary Conference and Western Veterinary Conference, as well as numerous regional and local conferences.
Early Registration Discount Continues Through June 1, 2013
Exhibitors At The Conference
Please visit these Exhibitors at the Conference to see the latest and best products and services for your veterinary practice:
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Blue Ridge X-Ray
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BWCI AHMS
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Companion Therapy Laser by LiteCure
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DVM Solutions
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Elanco
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MDS Inc.
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PKB Animal Health
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Roadrunner Pharmac
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and MANY MORE...
2013 Sun N Fun Veterinary Conference Exhibitor Contract
Conference Hotel Information
Springmaid Beach Resort
Your Oasis Amidst All the Attraction ...
Spread across 27 lush acres on the quieter south end of Myrtle Beach’s Ocean Boulevard, this newly remodeled oceanfront resort and conference center boasts award-winning service, six pools, two lazy rivers, activities designed for the young and young at heart alike.
Flanked by the 1,068ft. Springmaid Pier on one side, and Myrtle Beach State Park on the other, Springmaid Beach feels uniquely private while conveniently located just minutes from the excitement and attractions of Myrtle Beach. Here you can choose to find a welcome retreat from all the hustle and bustle of the area, or indulge in the sights and sounds that make the Grand Strand famous. The best of both worlds are right at your doorstep at Springmaid Beach.
Room rates (based on a 4 night stay) of $179.00 (Palmetto & Live Oaks), $168 (Cypress) guaranteed until April 30, 2013 and can be made by calling Springmaid Beach Resort at 1-800-770-6895, mention reservation code 12360 or Sun N Fun Veterinary Conference. Rates include all taxes, 2 breakfast buffet passes per day, pier and Harbor Oaks Mini Golf pass.

Live Oak Lavy RIver and the Springmaid Pier

Springmaid Double Queen Accommondations

Palmetto Towers Rooms
Area Information
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
Once you have decided on staying Springmaid Beach Resort, create unforgettable memories in this South Coast paradise, which offers:
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60 miles of wide, soft sandy beaches
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Savory restaurants and family-friendly dining
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Amusement and water parks
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Live entertainment theaters and exciting nightlife
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Thrilling water sports
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The best golf courses in the south
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Cultural activities and historic sites
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Outlet malls, specialty boutiques, flea markets, and specialty stores
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Freshwater, ocean and deep sea saltwater fishing
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and so much more!
Early Registration Discount Continues Through June 1, 2013
Click Here to Register Online!
Click here to download the 2013 Registraion Form
Each conference provides at least 20 hours of continuing education



