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Internal Medicine: Endoscopy Course Using Natural Orifices

Course Overview

This Internal medicine endoscopy course in small animals using natural orifices is designed for clinicians with no or basic skills in flexible and rigid endoscopy. We cover instrument handling from how to set up the endoscope to maintenance and cleaning. Many tricks are discussed and shown since both course masters have been involved in endoscopic teaching for many years. Classroom teaching on all aspects of endoscopy in internal medicine, starting from indications to complications, procedures and possible findings will be followed almost daily by a practical wet lab with various models (including ex-vivo organs).

Topics

set up and handling of flexible endoscopes
indications, procedure, technique in:

  • Oesophago-Gastro-Duodenoscopy
  • Colonoscopy
  • Rhinoscopy (flexible and rigid)
  • Bronchoscopy
  • Cystoscopy (flexible and rigid)

cleaning and storage
therapeutic endoscopic interventions
discussion of cases

Course Program (Subject to change)

Wednesday, 10 September 2025

09:00 – 09:30 Getting to know each other
09:30 – 10:30 1: Introduction to rigid endoscopy
10:30 – 10:45 Coffee Break
10:45 – 11:30 2: Coughing
11:30 – 12:45 Wet Lab – Usage of rigid endoscopes with peppers, etc.
12:45 – 13:45 Lunch Break
13:45 – 15:15 3: Introduction to flexible endoscopy
15:15 – 15:30 Coffee Break
15:30 – 16:30 Wet Lab – Boxes
16:30 – 17:30 4: Stridor and nasal disease
Evening Social Dinner

Thursday, 11 September 2025

09:00 – 10:30 5: Tracheobronchoscopy
10:30 – 10:45 Coffee Break
10:45 – 12:15 Wet Lab – Lungs (Cadavers)
12:15 – 13:30 6: Rhinoscopy
13:30 – 14:30 Lunch Break
14:30 – 15:45 7: Pharyngoscopy, Laryngoscopy
15:45 – 16:00 Coffee Break
16:00 – 18:00 Wet Lab – Rhinoscopy and trephanation (Cadavers)

Friday, 12 September 2025

09:00 – 10:30 8: Dysuria, hematuria and urinary Incontinence
10:30 – 10:45 Coffee Break
10:45 – 12:15 Wet Lab – Boxes with foreign bodies
12:15 – 13:15 Lunch Break
13:15 – 15:15 9: Cystoscopy
15:15 – 15:30 Coffee Break
15:30 – 16:45 Wet Lab – Bladder (Ex-Vivo, Cadavers)
16:45 – 18:00 10: Regurgitation & vomiting

Saturday, 13 September 2025

09:00 – 10:30 11: Small intestinal diarrhea
10:30 – 10:45 Coffee Break
10:45 – 11:45 12: GI-Endoscopy / Oesophagus
11:45 – 12:45 Lunch Break
12:45 – 14:30 13: Gastroduodenoscopy
14:30 – 14:45 Coffee Break
14:45 – 16:00 Wet Lab – Gastroscopy
16:00 – 16:45 14: Large bowel problems
16:45 – 17:00 15: Colonoscopy
17:00 – 17:30 ESAVS Certificate and Master program, CASUS

Sunday, 14 September 2025

09:00 – 10:00 16: Cleaning and maintenance
10:00 – 10:15 Coffee Break
10:15 – 10:30 Course evaluation and questions
10:30 – 12:00 Wet lab cadavers and boxes (1x dog lung, 3x dog stomach, 1x female dog bladder, 1x male dog bladder)
12:00 – 13:00 Lunch Break
13:00 – 14:30 Wet lab cadavers and boxes (continuation)

Tuition fee*:

EUR 3.900.-

Early registration fee*:

EUR 3.800.-

Early registration deadline:

01/04/2025

Total hours:

40

ATF hours (AU, DE, LU, CH):

TBA

ECTS credits (Master & Certificate):

5
* eLibrary access is included in the course fee

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