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Anaesthesia & Pain Management I

Program Director:

Priv.-Doz. Dr. Eva Eberspächer-Schweda, FTA, DACVAA (AT)

Principal Course Master:

Priv.-Doz. Dr. Eva Eberspächer-Schweda, FTA, DACVAA (AT)

Course Master(s):

Dr. Attilio Rocchi, DECVAA (AT),
Dr. Matthias Eberspächer-Schweda, DAVDC (AT),
Dr. Robert Trujanovic, Res. DECVAA (AT),
Dr. Elena Russold, Cert VA, CPP (AT)

Course Overview

This course focuses on the anaesthesia machine and monitoring, anaesthetic drugs and protocols, local anaesthesia, perioperative management in healthy and diseased patients as well as cardio-pulmonary resuscitation (CPR).
Learning Outcomes:
At the end of the course, participants

  1. shall know how anaesthetic equipment and drugs work and how they are used in healthy and diseased small animal patients,
  2. know how to improve perianaesthetic management in their hospital,
  3. re able to provide CPR,
  4. are able to perform commonly used local anaesthetic techniques.

Course Program (Subject to change)

Monday, 27 January 2025 – Anaesthetic Machine and Monitoring

08:00 – 09:00 Welcome and registration E. Eberspächer-Schweda
09:00 – 09:45 Introduction to anaesthesia in small animals E. Eberspächer-Schweda
09:45 – 10:45 Anaesthetic machine – How does it work? E. Eberspächer-Schweda
10:45 – 11:15 Coffee Break
11:15 – 12:00 Cleaning, maintenance and checks of the anaesthetic machine E. Eberspächer-Schweda
12:00 – 12:30 Common problems/pitfalls with the anaesthetic machine E. Eberspächer-Schweda
12:30 – 13:30 Lunch Break
13:30 – 14:30 Monitoring of the anaesthetic patient (theory) Rocchi
14:30 – 15:00 Coffee Break
15:00 – 17:15 Monitoring devices for the anaesthetic patient (demonstration and practice) all

Tuesday, 28 January 2025 – Drugs and Protocols

09:00 – 10:15 Overview of relevant drugs for anaesthesia and perioperative management Rocchi
10:15 – 10:45 Coffee Break
10:45 – 12:00 Anaesthetic protocols for healthy patients Rocchi
12:00 – 13:00 Lunch Break
13:00 – 14:00 Breed specific considerations in cats and dogs including brachycephalic patients E. Eberspächer-Schweda
14:00 – 15:00 Anaesthetic and perioperative management in guinea pigs and small rodents E. Eberspächer-Schweda
15:00 – 15:30 Coffee Break
15:30 – 16:30 CASUS E. Eberspächer-Schweda
16:30 – 17:15 Case based discussion E. Eberspächer-S. / Rocchi

Wednesday, 29 January 2025 – Perioperative Management and CPR

09:00 – 09:15 The importance of a thorough anamnesis and clinical evaluation E. Eberspächer-Schweda
09:15 – 09:45 Perioperative temperature management – how / why? E. Eberspächer-Schweda
09:45 – 10:15 Coffee Break
10:15 – 11:00 Airway management: Intubation, laryngeal mask airway and tracheotomy E. Eberspächer-Schweda
11:00 – 12:00 Placement and interpretation of a central venous catheter (theory and practice) E. Eberspächer-Schweda
12:00 – 13:00 Lunch Break
13:00 – 13:45 This should be in your crash cart! Russold
13:45 – 14:45 CPR in dogs and cats – theory Russold
14:45 – 15:15 Coffee Break
15:15 – 17:15 Practical Session: CPR in dogs & cats & Team work in a critical situation E. Eberspächer-S. / Russold / Rocchi

Thursday, 30 January 2025 – Local Anaesthesia

09:00 – 09:15 Introduction to local anaesthesia and available drugs Rocchi
09:15 – 09:45 Local blocks on the thorax Rocchi
09:45 – 10:45 Local blocks on the head M. Eberspächer-Schweda
10:45 – 11:15 Coffee Break
11:15 – 12:30 Local blocks of the limbs and other clinically relevant local blocks Trujanovic
12:30 – 13:30 Lunch Break
13:30 – 15:00 Practical session: Wet lab – local blocks all
15:00 – 15:30 Coffee Break
15:30 – 17:15 Practical session: Wet lab – local blocks all

Friday, 31 January 2025 – Disease Management

09:00 – 10:00 Anaesthetic management of the cardiac patient with case discussion/clicker E. Eberspächer-Schweda
10:00 – 10:30 Coffee Break
10:30 – 11:15 Anaesthetic management of C-section and care of the neonatal patient Trujanovic
11:15 – 12:15 Anaesthetic management in patients with renal and hepatic insufficiency Trujanovic
12:15 – 13:15 Lunch Break
13:15 – 14:00 Anaesthetic, analgesic and perioperative management of the dog with GDV Trujanovic
14:00 – 14:45 Anaesthetic management of dentistry patients incl. geriatric patients E. Eberspächer-Schweda
14:45 – 15:15 Questions, discussion

Tuition fee*:

EUR 2.890.-

Early registration fee*:

EUR 2.790.-

Early registration deadline:

01/09/2024

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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