Florida Keys – Hawks Cay February 2025February 10 - 12, 2025
$1,045.00
Hotel: Hawks Cay Resort Duck Key
Topics:
Emergency Critical Care - Dr. Dana Clarke
Emergency Critical Care - Dr. Benjamin Brainard
Hawks Cay Resort: America’s Luxury Caribbean Destination
No passports…No hassles…No worries….
Hawks Cay is located in the middle of the Florida Keys (mile marker 61 ocean side) on the quiet island of Duck Key. The resort is just over an hour’s drive from Key West attractions and nightlife, and only minutes from the village of Marathon where you’ll find the Seven-Mile Bridge, Pigeon Key, the Marathon Turtle Hospital, shopping opportunities and more. Featuring miles of stunning ocean views to admire along the way, traveling to our Florida Keys resort is an easy road trip that is a memorable experience in itself.
VetVacationCE attendees will get 35% OFF the DOLPHIN CONNECTION WHEN YOU BOOK ONLINE AND USE THE CODE BOOMER25 AT CHECK OUT!!
Here is the website link – https://www.hawkscay.com/dolphinconnection
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February 10, 2025 | February 11, 2025 | February 12, 2025 |
Your Destination
Hawks Cay Resort Duck Key
Referring Code/Group Name: VETVACATION2025
Room Rate: $279 for King or 2 Queens hotel room (sleeps 6) plus 12.5% taxes and Reduced $35 resort fee per night from $55 regular rate. 1 night deposit is required to hold each reservation. The deposit is refundable if notice of cancellation is made at least 7 days prior to arrival. No refunds for late arrivals, early departures or downgrades.
Resort fee includes:
Free Self- Parking
Daily Newspaper
Local and Toll Free Calls
Complimentary access to Hawks Cay Health Club and Coral Cay for kids
Wireless Internet Access
In Room Coffee
Tram Transportation throughout the Resort
Unlimited use of Putting Course, Sports Field, Hard and Clay Court Tennis Facilities
Unlimited use of Kayaks and Paddleboards in the Hawks Cay Saltwater Lagoon
Getting There
Getting to Hawks Cay Resort
Driving to the Florida Keys
Drive the Overseas Highway, awarded one of America's most scenic roads, as you venture through the Everglades, traverse historic fishing bridges, and admire the tranquil blue and green water of the Atlantic Ocean and Florida Bay. Hawks Cay is centrally located only 90 miles by car from Miami and 130 miles from Fort Lauderdale.
Car Rental
All major South Florida Airports offer a variety of rental car agencies. Cars can also be rented from Marathon Airport, located a few miles from the resort.
Avis Rent-A-Car
1-800-230-4898
www.avis.com
Budget Rent-A-Car
1-800-527-0700
www.budget.com
Enterprise Rent-A-Car
1-800-261-7331
www.enterprise.com
Hertz Rent-A-Car
1-800-261-7331
www.hertz.com
Florida Keys Express Shuttle
Daily door-to-door exclusive car, SVU and limo service to and from the Florida Keys and Miami and Ft. Lauderdale airports.
Site: www.floridakeysexpressshuttle.com
Phone: 305-743-7454
Address: Florida Keys Express Shuttle LLC. PO BOX 500051 Marathon Fl 33050
Car Service
Ahoy Taxi /Airport Transportation — private transportation to and from Miami, Fort Lauderdale and Key West.
Site: www.flkeystransporter.com
Phone: 305-407-0603
Flying to the Florida Keys
Daily flights are offered into nearby Miami, Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood and Key West International airports. Paired with one of the many ground transportation options above, your trip to the Keys will be smooth from the start. Hawks Cay is proud to partner with the Marathon Jet Center (MTH), located just 9 miles from the resort, offering charter flights and private jet service.
Florida Airports
Fly into one of South Florida's three major international airports.
Ft. Lauderdale/Hollywood International Airport (FLL)
130 miles from Hawks Cay Resort
www.fll.net
Key West International Airport (EYW)
60 miles from Hawks Cay Resort
www.eyw.com
Miami International Airport (MIA)
90 miles from Hawks Cay Resort
www.miami-airport.com
Boating to the Florida Keys
Hawks Cay can easily be reached via the Atlantic Ocean or Gulf of Mexico. Our Florida Keys Resort has a full-service marina that features dockage for vessels up to 110 feet, and all the boating and fishing supplies you'll need during your stay in the beautiful Florida Keys. Learn more about Hawks Cay Marina and traveling to the Keys by boat.
Emergency Critical Care
Dana Clarke, VMD, DACVECC
Dr. Dana Clarke graduated from University of Pennsylvania in 2006. After graduation, she completed a one-year rotating internship at Michigan State University, followed by a residency in Emergency/Critical Care at University of Pennsylvania. Upon completion of her residency in 2010, she spent one year observing in Interventional Radiology Service at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. She then became the director of the IR program at PennVet and has a dual appointment to both the sections of Surgery and Critical Care. In 2015, she was appointed to the first faculty position in Interventional Radiology in veterinary medicine. Her research and clinical interests include better understanding of the progression and physiology of tracheal collapse, improving tracheal stent design and sizing, vascular malformations and obstructions, and all forms of respiratory disease within the ICU.
Presentation Synopsis
1. Vascular Access Tips & Tricks
2. Fluid Therapy Controversies
3. Making Light of Electrolyte Disturbances Part 1
4. Making Light of Electrolyte Disturbances Part 2
5. Basic (and Not So Basic) Blood Gas Analysis
6. Urinary Emergencies – Unclogging the Drain
7. Tracheal Collapse & Tracheal Stents – Do They All Go Bad?
8. Challenging Upper Airway Obstruction Cases
Emergency Critical Care
Benjamin Brainard VMD, DACVAA and DACVECC
Dr. Benjamin Brainard is the Edward H. Gunst professor of small animal critical care, in the Dept. of Small Animal Medicine and Surgery at the University of Georgia. He received his undergraduate degree from Dartmouth College and VMD from the University of Pennsylvania. He completed dual residencies at the University of Pennsylvania and is a diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Anesthesia and Analgesia and the American College of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care.
His clinical interests are critical care medicine, pain management in the ICU, long-term ventilation, and coagulation disorders. His research interests focus on platelet biology and thrombosis in many species, in addition to coagulation assessment and antithrombotic and antifibrinolytic drugs. Dr. Brainard is an Associate Editor for the Journal of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care.
Presentation Synopsis
1. Urinary Emergencies In Cats
2. Understanding DIC
3. Treating the Patient With Head Trauma
4. Applying the CURATIVE Guidelines to Practice
5. Highlights of the New RECOVER CPR Guidelines
6. Respiratory Consequences of Trauma
7. Sepsis and Septic Shock
8. Case Based ER