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A world-class beach resort makes everything better, including a veterinary conference.

June 13-17 • Destin, FL • 60+ HOURS OF CE

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Welcome

The Emerald Coast Veterinary Conference is a CE event unlike any other. White sand beaches and a world-class golf & beach resort create an environment that attracts the best speakers. Outstanding CE in an unrivaled setting has contributed to ECVC’s amazing growth and popularity. Join us and see why so many attendees return year after year.

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Featured Speakers

Peter Christopherson

DVM, DACVP, PhD

Associate Professor, Department of Pathobiology
Auburn University

Bert Dodd

BS, DVM, FAVD, DAVDC

Texas A&M University
College Station, TX

Stephen Jones

DVM

Owner, Lakeside Animal Hospital
Moncks Corner, SC

Eric Herman

DVM

Affiliated Veterinary Specialists
Jacksonville, FL

Michael Lucroy

DVM, MS, DACVIM (Oncology)

Director of Clinical Studies Center
MedVet Medical & Cancer Centers for Pets

Laurie McCauley

DVM, DACVSMR, CCRT, CVA, CVC

Faculty, Canine Rehabilitation Institute
Wellington, FL

Seyedmehdi Mobini

DVM, MS, DAVCT

Interim Assistant Dean for Academic Programs, Professor of Veterinary Science
Fort Valley State University, Fort Valley, GA

Simon Platt

BVM&S, MRCVS, DACVIM (Neurology), DECVN

Professor of Neurology and Neurosurgery
University of Georgia

Beth Scott

CPA

Director, Business Advisory and Veterinary Services Groups
Katz, Sapper & Miller, Indianapolis, IN

Melburn Stephens

DVM

District 2 Emergency Coordinator at USDA APHIS VS
Deatsville, AL

Special Events
Orthopedic Dry Labs

Thursday – Saturday, June 14 – 16
Baytowne Conference Center
Sponsored by Intrauma

Featuring Eric Herman, DVM
Additional cost $500 per lab

Radius and Ulna Fractures – Thursday, June 14 – 9:20 am – 1 pm
Comminuted Tibia Fracture – Friday, June 15 – 7 am – 1 pm
ACL/MPL Repair in Dogs – Saturday, June 16 – 7 am – 1 pm

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Friday, June 15
1:30 pm @ Baytowne Golf Course

Join your colleagues and save on greens fees on Friday afternoon while you play 18 holes on Baytowne Golf Course, one of the Southeast’s finest. Match play begins at 1:30 pm.
Be sure to thank the sponsors at each hole. Thanks to the generosity of our exhibitors golfers will save more than $100 off of previous year’s price.

Cost $60.

Golf Outing
Mindful Veterinary Practice

Thursday & Friday, June 14 & 15

Mindful Veterinary Leadership & Practice: Cultivating the Mental, Emotional, and Physical Competencies to Lead; Implementing Mindfulness in the Veterinary Workplace
Laura Smallwood, DVM, DACVIM (SAIM)
sponsored by Zoetis

Location

Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort
9300 Emerald Coast Pkwy W
Miramar Beach, FL 32550
(850) 267-8000

All education sessions will be held in the Baytowne Conference Center adjacent the Grand Sandestin Hotel.

Hotel Reservations
(800) 320-8115

Discounted Rates until May 10, 2018
An additional discount of 4% is available for reservations of seven nights or more.
Download a Housing Request Form.

Pricing & Discounts

Online Registration is now CLOSED.
Please Register On-Site.

Click here to download a printable registration form.

Online registration will be unavailable after Friday, 6/08. Please visit us on-site Wednesday, 6/13 to register.

  • Students

  • $100

    • DVM Student:   $100
    • RVT Student:    $100
    • (Limited to space available)
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  • Techs/Staff/Managers

  • $315

    • Technician/Staff:   $315
    • Office Manager:   $25
      (Limited to exhibit hall only)
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Greatest Value

  • Full Registration

  • $495

    • FULL REGISTRATION (4 Days)
    • VMA Member:  $495
    • Non-Member:  $645
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  • 2 Day Registration

  • $395

    • 2 Day REGISTRATION
    • VMA Member:  $395
    • Non-Member:  $445
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