Vancouver, British Columbia 2026August 6 - 8, 2026
Original price was: $1,045.00.$945.00Current price is: $945.00.
Topics:
Neurology - Dr. Simon Platt
TBD - Dr. TBD
Earn 15 hours of high quality RACE approved CE from leaders in the field while on vacation!
Learn from two experts in Veterinary Neurology and ___ expand your knowledge. Rent an e-bike and ride through Stanley Park, Visit the Vancouver Aquarium, window shop on Robson Street and then there is the food, great restaurants everywhere.
A trip to Vancouver is no ordinary vacation. A modern, glittering city that seems built into, and built up from, some of the most awe-inspiring natural landscapes on the planet. It is a gathering place for people of many backgrounds where the ocean, forest and mountains converge. Every corner is touched by immaculate beauty, each meal elevated by a world-class culinary scene and everyone you meet eager to share their passion for a life made extraordinary just by being here.
August 6, 2026 | August 7, 2026 | August 8, 2026 |
Your Destination
The Sutton Place Hotel Vancouver
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Room Rate: CAD$349+ 20% tax (5%GST/8%PST/3%MDT/1.5% DMF/2.5% Major Events)
Accommodations are limited at this special rate. Please book and register early!
Arrangements have been made so you can extend your vacation 3 days before and after your destination seminar at the same rate if rooms are available at the property based on availability. Book or Call early to secure your choice of rooms.
Getting There
Fly to YVR Vancouver International Airport and it is a 30 minute drive to the hotel
Canada Line that departs every 7 minutes from the airport every day from 5:10am to 12:57am. It takes approximately 25 minutes to reach the downtown core, and costs $9 CAD per person. The closest stop to our hotel is Vancouver City Centre, which is 5½ blocks from our hotel (an approximate 10-minute
walk).
Canada Line Vancouver City Centre Station to hotel:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Come out of the station and you will be facing Georgia St.
Walk to your left on Georgia St. for 3 blocks to Burrard St.
Turn left on Burrard St. and walk 1 block to Robson St.
Cross Robson St and then cross Burrard St. and turn left
Walk for 50 meters and the Hotel will be on your right.
As an alternative taxi cabs are readily available. It takes about 30 minutes to reach the hotel and costs $32.00 CAD set rate. Aerocar offers limousines and sedans, which are always on standby as well; on your left as you exit the airport doors. Sedan rates are $50.00 CAD and limousine Rates are $55.00 CAD plus applicable taxes. All major
credit cards are accepted.
Neurology
Simon Platt DVM, BVM&S, MRCVS, DACVIM (Neurology), DECVN
Dr. Simon Platt received his veterinary degree from the University of Edinburgh, Scotland, in 1992, following which he undertook an internship in Small Animal Medicine and Surgery at the Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph and a 2 year period in private practice in the England. Dr. Platt completed a residency in neurology and neurosurgery in 1998 at the University of Florida and afterward 2 years as an assistant professor of Neurology at the University of Georgia. In 2000, Dr. Platt returned to the UK where he was Head of the Neurology/Neurosurgery service at the Animal Health Trust until 2006, from which time he has been at the Dept. of Small Animal Medicine and Surgery at the University of Georgia where is currently a Professor. Dr. Platt received the AAVC National resident of the year award in 1998, the BSAVA Blaine award for outstanding contributions to small animal medicine and surgery in 2005, the UGA Clinical Research Award in 2010 and the David Tyler Award for Innovative Teaching in 2012. Dr. Platt has authored or co-authored over 180 journal articles and 50 book chapters and is the co-editor of the BSAVA Manual of Canine and Feline Neurology and the Manual of Small Animal Neurological Emergencies. Dr. Platt is Past-President of the ACVIM Neurology Specialty and Founder member of the South Eastern Veterinary Neurology (SEVEN) group in the USA. Currently, Simon serves as Editor in Chief of the NAVC journal Today’s Veterinary Practice.
Presentation Synopsis
1. Using the Neurological Exam and Clinical Reasoning
2. Head Tilts - How to Investigate and Treat Your Cases
3. Inflammation of Brain and Spinal Cord Without MRI or CSF
4.Seizures Pt 1 - Getting to the Bottom of the Cause
5. Seizures Pt 2 - Anticonvulsant Therapy
6. Seizures Pt 3 - The Emergency Case
7. The Paralyzed Dog - Discs, Trauma and FCE
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