Internal Medicine: Gastroenterology, Liver & Pancreas

Name: Internal Medicine: Gastroenterology, Liver & Pancreas
Start: 2025-06-02T00:00:00+02:00
End: 2025-06-06T23:59:59+02:00
Location: Edinburgh / UK

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Program Director:

Prof. Dr. Reto Neiger Dipl. ECVIM-CA, Dipl. ACVIM (DE)

Principal Course Master(s):

Dr. Christiane Stengel, Dipl. ECVIM (DE)
Dr. Silke Salavati, Dipl. ECVIM-CA (UK)
Dr. Julien Dandrieux, Dipl. ACVIM (UK)

Course Overview

Clinical work-up of internal medicine gastrointestinal, liver and pancreatic problems will be presented in a case oriented approach. Typical and less common problems of dogs and cats presented with diseases involving the entire gastrointestinal tract including hepatopathies and pancreatopathies will be used to demonstrate a structured and problem-oriented work-up.

Course Program (Subject to change)

Monday, 2 June 2025

08:30 – 09:00 Introduction all
09:00 – 10:00 Dysphagia Neiger
10:00 – 11:00 Regurgitation and esophageal diseases Neiger
11:00 – 11:20 Coffee Break
11:20 – 12:20 Vomiting and antiemetic therapy Neiger
12:20 – 13:20 Gastritis / Ulcers – Gastric protective drugs Neiger
13:20 – 14:20 Lunch Break
14:20 – 15:20 GI diagnostic imaging (Rx, US, CT) Stengel
15:20 – 16:20 Liver physiology Stengel
16:20 – 16:40 Coffee Break
16:40 – 17:40 Gut physiology & immunology Salavati
17:40 – 18:40 ESAVS Master and Certificate Neiger
Evening Social Dinner

Tuesday, 3 June 2025

09:00 – 10:00 Ascites Stengel
10:00 – 11:00 Jaundice Stengel
11:00 – 11:20 Coffee Break
11:20 – 12:20 Intestinal infectious diseases (viral, bacterial, parasitic) Neiger
12:20 – 13:20 PLE Dandrieux
13:20 – 14:20 Lunch Break
14:20 – 15:20 Vit B12 deficiency Dandrieux
15:20 – 16:20 Microbiome Salavati
16:20 – 16:40 Coffee Break
16:40 – 17:40 Probiotics Salavati
17:40 – 18:40 Dysmotility of upper GI tract Salavati

Wednesday, 4 June 2025

09:00 – 10:00 Small intestinal problems 1 Salavati
10:00 – 11:00 Small intestinal problems 2 Salavati
11:00 – 11:20 Coffee Break
11:20 – 12:20 Large intestinal diarrhea, specific “colitis” Salavati
12:20 – 13:20 Fecal microbiota transplantation Salavati
13:20 – 14:20 Lunch Break
14:20 – 15:20 Feline small intestinal disease Salavati
15:20 – 16:20 Constipation Salavati
16:20 – 16:40 Coffee Break
16:40 – 17:40 Fecal incontinence Dandrieux
17:40 – 18:40 Case discussion GI Salavati / Dandrieux

Thursday, 5 June 2025

09:00 – 10:00 GI tumors dogs Dandrieux
10:00 – 11:00 GI tumors cats Dandrieux
11:00 – 11:20 Coffee Break
11:20 – 12:20 Pancreatic physiology and laboratory findings Dandrieux
12:20 – 13:20 Pancreatitis and EPI dogs Dandrieux
13:20 – 14:20 Lunch Break
14:20 – 15:20 Pancreatic diseases cats Salavati
15:20 – 16:20 Laboratory findings in hepatobiliary diseases Salavati
16:20 – 16:40 Coffee Break
16:40 – 17:40 PSS and hepatic encephalopathy Dandrieux
17:40 – 18:40 Case discussions pancreas Dandrieux

Friday, 6 June 2025

09:00 – 10:00 Tumors of liver, biliary system and pancreas Dandrieux
10:00 – 11:00 Metabolic and toxic hepatopathies Dandrieux
11:00 – 11:20 Coffee Break
11:20 – 12:20 Canice inflammatory liver diseases Salavati
12:20 – 13:20 Feline hepatopathies Salavati
13:20 – 14:20 Lunch Break
14:20 – 15:20 Gallbladder diseases and EHBDO Salavati
15:20 – 16:20 Nutritional assessment and strategies Salavati
16:20 – 16:40 Coffee Break
16:40 – 17:40 Tube placement / feeding Dandrieux
17:40 – 18:40 Case discussion liver Salavati / Dandrieux