Continuing Education
Upcoming Seminars
Thursday, May 19, 2011 - Dinner 7:30 pm - Lecture 8:00 pm - Atlantic Coast Veterinary Specialists
All veterinarians and their staff are cordially invited to attend a lecture on “The Effects of Corticosteroids and Feline Heart Disease: Is it a Problem?”
Presented by Gianira Candelario Acevedo, DVM, Internal Medicine Resident, and Jennifer P. Schneiderman, DVM, Cardiology Resident. Dinner will be at 7:30, followed by the lecture at 8:00 pm. This program is sponsored by Hill’s Pet Nutrition, Inc. and Subsidiaries. Please RSVP by Monday, May 16, 2011 to (631) 285-7780.
Previous Seminars
Thursday, March 24, 2011, Dinner at 7:00 pm - Lecture at 8 pm, Atlantic Coast Veterinary Specialists
All veterinarians and their staff are cordially invited to attend a lecture on "Interventional Cardiology and Radiology Stents, Occluders and other fun things". The lecture is presented by George A. Kramer, DVM Diplomate ACVIM (Cardiology) on Thursday, March 24, 2001 at Atlantic Coast Veterinary Specialists, 3250 Veterans Memorial Highway, Bohemia, NY 11716.
Dinner will be at 7:00PM followed by lecture at 8PM and is worth 2 CE credits with NYSVMS.
RSVP by Friday, March 18, to (631) 285-7780.
Wednesday, January 19th, Dinner at 7:30 pm - Lecture at 8 pm, Atlantic Coast Veterinary Specialists
All veterinarians and their staff are cordially invited to attend a lecture for CE credit on Wednesday, January 19, 2011, at Atlantic Coast Veterinary Specialists, 3250 Veterans Memorial Highway, Bohemia, NY 11716. Dinner will be at 7:30PM followed by lecture at 8PM. Jeffrey A. Seaman, DVM, MS, Diplomate American College of Veterinary Surgeons, will present “The Lameness Exam and Developmental Orthopedic Conditions.” Please RSVP by Monday, January 15, to (631) 285-7780.
Thursday November 18th 2010, dinner at 7pm - Lecture at 8 pm, Atlantic Coast Veterinary Specialists
All veterinarians and their staff are cordially invited to attend a lecture on "The Wobbly Cat. Localize, Diagnose, Treat!" presented by: Jason Berg, DVM, Diplomate, ACVIM (Neurology and Internal Medicine).
The lecture will take place on Thursday, November 18th, 2010, at 8 PM at Atlantic Coast Veterinary Specialists, 3250 Veterans Memorial Highway, Bohemia, NY. It will be preceded by dinner at 7 PM.
Kindly RSVP by Monday, November 15th, 2010 to (631) 285-7780
Thursday October 21st, 2010, at 8 pm, Atlantic Coast Veterinary Specialists
All veterinarians and their staff are cordially invited to attend a lecture by Dr. Lauren Sikorski, DVM, Diplomate, ACVIM (Internal Medicine) on "Feline Pancreatitis."
The lecture, sponsored by Abbott Animal Health, will take place on Thursday, October 21, 2010, at 8 PM at Atlantic Coast Veterinary Specialists, 3250 Veterans Memorial Highway, Bohemia, NY. It will be preceded by dinner at 7 PM.
Kindly RSVP by Monday, October 18, 2010 to (631) 285-7780
Thursday, May 20, 2010, at 8 PM
You're Invited To CE Lecture By Dr. Kramer & Dinner
All veterinarians and their staff are invited to attend a lecture presented by our staff cardiologist, George A. Kramer, DVM, Diplomate American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine (Cardiology) on the topic, “Cardiac Biomarkers (BNP and others): Are they helpful?”
The lecture, sponsored by Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, will take place on Thursday, May 20, 2010, at 8 PM at Atlantic Coast Veterinary Specialists, 3250 Veterans Memorial Highway, Bohemia, NY. It will be preceded by dinner at 7 PM and is worth two CE credits with NYSVMS.
Thursday, March 11, at 8 PM at Atlantic Coast Veterinary Specialists
All veterinarians and their staff are invited to attend a lecture by our staff neurologist, Jason M. Berg, DVM, Diplomate American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine (Neurology and Internal Medicine) on the topic, "Was that a Seizure? Movement Disorders: Diagnosis, Treatment, Prognosis."
The presentation will help practitioners identify seizures, distinguish seizures from other movement disorders and provide a diagnostic and therapeutic scheme for various conditions that may cause seizures.
The lecture will take place on Thursday, March 11, at 8 PM at Atlantic Coast Veterinary Specialists, 3250 Veterans Memorial Hwy., Bohemia, NY. It will be preceded by dinner at 7 PM and is worth two CE credits with NYSVMS.
Thursday, January 21, at Atlantic Coast Veterinary Specialists
All veterinarians and their staff are cordially invited to attend a lecture by Karyn K. Maxworthy, DVM, MS, Diplomate American College of Veterinary Surgeons, on "The Tightrope Cruciate Stabilization Procedure: An Alternative to Osteotomy Procedures in Large Breed Dogs." The lecture by Dr. Maxworthy will take place on Thursday, January 21, 2010, at 8 p.m. at Atlantic Coast Veterinary Specialists, 3250 Veterans Memorial Hwy., Bohemia, NY. It will be preceded by dinner at 7 p.m. and is worth two CE credits with NYSVMS.
The Tightrope Stabilization Technique is a modification of the traditional lateral suture. However, this method has the biomechanical advantage of providing a bone-to-bone fixation and a stronger multifilament suture material. This technique was designed for large breed dogs and may provide an alternative to the more invasive osteotomy procedures (TPLO and TTA). In addition, this procedure is significantly less expensive than the osteotomy procedures which would potentially be of benefit to many owners.
Tuesday, September 22, at Atlantic Coast Veterinary Specialists
All veterinarians and their staff are cordially invited to attend a continuing education lecture on "Canine Immune Mediated Hemolytic Anemia" presented by Lauren E. Sikorski, DVM and candidate to receive board certification from the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine with a specialty in Small Animal Internal Medicine. The lecture is sponsored in part by Abbott Laboratories.
The lecture takes place on Tuesday, September 22 at 8 p.m. at Atlantic Coast Veterinary Specialists, 3250 Veterans Memorial Hwy., Bohemia, NY. It will be preceded by dinner at 7 p.m. The lecture is worth 2 CE credits with NYSVMS.
Thursday, July 16, at Atlantic Coast Veterinary Specialists
All veterinarians and their staff are cordially invited to attend a continuing education lecture on "Thromboembolic Disease in Cats" presented by George A. Kramer, DVM, Diplomate ACVIM (Cardiology). The lecture is sponsored by Hill's, the global leader in pet nutrition.
The lecture takes place on Thursday, July 16 at 8 p.m. at Atlantic Coast Veterinary Specialists, 3250 Veterans Memorial Hwy., Bohemia, NY. It will be preceded by dinner at 7 p.m. The lecture is worth 2 CE credits with NYSVMS.
Tuesday, May 19 at Atlantic Coast Veterinary Specialists
All veterinarians and their staff are cordially invited to attend a lecture by Dr. Robert S. Gilley, DVM, PhD, Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Surgeons, on "The Use Of Arthroscopy In Small Animal Orthopedics."
The lecture by Dr. Gilley, who is the newest member of the surgical team at Atlantic Coast Veterinary Specialists, will take place on Tuesday, May 19 at 8 p.m. at Atlantic Coast Veterinary Specialists, 3250 Veterans Memorial Hwy., Bohemia, NY. It will be preceded by dinner at 7 p.m. The lecture is worth two CE credits with NYSVMS.
Saturday, March 21, 2009 at Atlantic Coast Veterinary Specialists
An all-day seminar entitled "K9 Field Emergencies" was held at Atlantic Coast Veterinary Specialists on Saturday, March 21, to educate first responders and K9 handlers on how to treat trauma injuries in animals while en route to a veterinary facility. Among the attendees were emergency personnel and handlers for the MTA K9 police unit. Atlantic Coast Veterinary Specialists staff, including Drs. Kramer, Maxworthy, Candelario Acevedo, Harding and Rinaldi, and head technician Christina Lopez, presented the program. Click here to read an account of the program from The Suffolk County News.
Wednesday, October 15, 2008, at Atlantic Coast Veterinary Specialists
Atlantic Coast Veterinary Specialists cordially invites all veterinarians and their staff to attend a continuing education lecture on veterinary acupuncture presented by Nina Malik, DVM, Veterinary Acupuncturist, to be held on Wednesday, October 15, 2008, at Atlantic Coast Veterinary Specialists, 3250 Veterans Highway, Bohemia, NY.
Cocktails and dinner will be served at 7 p.m. followed by the lecture from 8-10 p.m.
RSVP to 631-285-7780 no later than Thursday, October 9.
Thursday, August 14, 2008, at Atlantic Coast Veterinary Specialists
All veterinarians and their staff are cordially invited to attend a continuing education lecture presented by Dr. George Kramer, Diplomate, ACVIM (Cardiology) entitled "New Cardiac Drugs", to be held on Thursday, August 14, at Atlantic Coast Veterinary Specialists, 3250 Veterans Highway, Bohemia, NY. The lecture is sponsored by Boehringer Ingelheim, manufacturers of Vetmedin® (pimobendan). This lecture will provide attendees with 2 CE credits for the New York State Veterinary Medical Society (NYSVMS).
Cocktails and dinner will be served at 7 p.m., followed by the lecture from 8-10 p.m.
RSVP at 631-285-7780 by Thursday, August 7.
Tuesday, May 13 at Atlantic Coast Veterinary Specialists
All veterinarians and their staff are cordially invited to attend a continuing education lecture presented by Dr. Karyn Maxworthy (Briggs) on "Surgical Management Of Cruciate Disease In The Dog: Lateral Sutures, TPLO, and TTA," to be held on Tuesday, May 13 at Atlantic Coast Veterinary Specialists, 3250 Veterans Highway, Bohemia, NY.
Cocktails and dinner will be served at 7 p.m., followed by the lecture from 8-10 p.m.
RSVP at 631-285-7780 by Tuesday, May 6.
Karyn K. Maxworthy (Briggs), DVM, MS, Diplomate, ACVS
Dr. Maxworthy (Briggs) completed her undergraduate studies at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, MI, where she received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Biology in 1993. She received her DVM degree from Michigan State University in East Lansing, MI, in 1999, graduating with honors as #1 in her class. She then completed a one-year rotating internship in small animal medicine and surgery at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, from July 1999 to July 2000, followed by a one-year surgical internship at Dallas Veterinary Surgical Center in Dallas, TX, from July 2000 to July 2001. She completed a surgical residency at Washington State University in Pullman, WA, from July 2001 to July 2004, during which time she received her Master's Degree in Veterinary Clinical Science in 2003. She has been practicing small animal surgery in the metro New York area since 2004 and joined the surgery staff of Atlantic Coast Veterinary Specialists in January 2008. Her special interests are orthopedics and soft tissue surgery.
Her publications include "Comparison of the Osteogenic Effects between Two Surface Interferential Stimulation Devices to Enhance Surgically Based Spinal Fusion" published in VCOT (Veterinary Comparative Orthopedics and Traumatology) in 2004 and "The Canine Meniscus: Anatomy, Function, Injury, Treatment, and Current Research," published in Compendium in September 2004. She has lectured on numerous topics including laryngeal paralysis; cranial cruciate disease in the dog; endocrine surgery; NSAIDs in veterinary medicine; diskospondylitis in the dog, cat, and human; electrical stimulation and osteogenesis; suture patterns and materials; respiratory surgery; and ocular and digit metastases of a primary bronchial adenocarcinoma in a cat.
Dr. Maxworthy (Briggs) is available for consultations and surgery at Atlantic Coast Veterinary Specialists weekdays Monday through Friday.