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Internal Medicine: Nephrology & Endocrinology

Course Overview

Clinical work-up of internal medicine nephrology/urology and endocrine problems will be presented in a case oriented approach. Typical and less common problems of dogs and cats presented with upper and lower urinary tract diseases as well as with endocrinopathies will be used to demonstrate a structured and problem-oriented work-up.

Course Program (Subject to change)

Wednesday, 19 November 2025

09:00 – 09:15 Introduction and course goals
09:15 – 10:45 PUPD (Diabetes insipidus)
10:45 – 11:00 Coffee break
11:00 – 12:15 Assessment of renal function
12:15 – 13:00 AKI 1 (Grape-intox, Lepto, with RRT)
13:00 – 14:00 Lunch break
14:00 – 15:30 AKI 2 (Grape-intox, Lepto, with RRT)
15:30 – 15:45 Coffee break
15:45 – 18:00 Diabetes mellitus (dog and cat)
19:00 Social Dinner

Thursday, 20 November 2025

09:00 – 10:00 Hypoglycaemia
10:00 – 10:30 Coffee break
10:30 – 12:30 CKD (cat and dog)
12:30 – 13:30 Lunch break
13:30 – 14:30 Glomerular diseases (with kidney biopsy)
14:30 – 16:00 Hypothyroidism
16:00 – 16:30 Coffee break
16:30 – 18:00 DKA

Friday, 21 November 2025

09:00 – 10:30 Dysuria 1 (TCC, benign hematuria, Reflexdys.)
10:30 – 11:00 Coffee break
11:00 – 12:00 Dysuria 2 (TCC, benign hematuria, Reflexdys.)
12:00 – 12:30 Hyperthyroidism 1
12:30 – 13:30 Lunch break
13:30 – 14:45 Hyperthyroidism 2
14:45 – 16:15 Urolithiasis dog
16:15 – 16:45 Coffee break
16:45 – 17:30 Urolithiasis cat
17:30 – 18:00 ESAVS Master & Certificate program

Saturday, 22 November 2025

09:00 – 10:45 Urinary incontinence (SMI, ectopic Ureters, etc)
10:45 – 11:15 Coffee break
11:15 – 13:00 FIC (FLUTD)
13:00 – 14:00 Lunch break
14:00 – 15:45 Urinary obstruction
15:45 – 16:15 Coffee break
16:15 – 18:00 Hypoadrenocorticism

Sunday, 23 November 2025

09:00 – 09:45 Endocrine growth abnormalities
09:34 – 10:15 Coffee break
10:15 – 11:15 Pheochromocytoma
11:15 – 12:30 Urinary tract infection
12:30 – 13:30 Lunch break
13:30 – 15:00 Cushing’s disease
15:00 – 15:30 Coffee break
15:30 – 16:30 Calcium metabolism
16:30 – 17:00 Course evaluation & Questions

Tuition fee*:

2.690.-

Early registration fee*:

2.590.-

Early registration deadline:

01/06/2025

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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