Emergency & Critical Care II
25/08/2025 - 29/08/2025 Bern, Switzerland
Emergency & Critical Care II
Course Overview
This veterinary course in emergency and critical care will focus on intensive care with main topics on Sepsis /Septic Shock / SIRS, advanced fluid therapy and monitoring in the ICU, respiratory failure and mechanical ventilation. Practical work will include an advanced wet lab in emergency surgery and much more.
Course Program (Subject to change)
Monday, 25 August 2025
08:45 – 09:00 Welcome and course start
09:00 – 09:50 ICU patient management Sigrist
09:50 – 10:15 Coffee Break
10:15 – 11:00 Fluid therapy: refresher Sigrist
11:00 – 12:15 Advanced fluid therapy Sigrist
12:15 – 13:15 Lunch Break
13:15 – 14:00 Colloids and albumin Adamik
14:00 – 15:00 Placement and management of central venous lines Adamik
15:00 – 15:20 Coffee Break
15:20 – 17:15 Hematology / fluid cytology – Lecture with interactive cases Peters
Tuesday, 26 August 2025
08:00 – 09:00 Enteral nutrition Adamik
09:00 – 09:50 Parenteral nutrition Adamik
09:50 – 10:15 Coffee Break
10:15 – 11:00 Hemo- / Peritoneal dialysis Francey
11:00 – 12:15 Blood gas: acid base Sigrist
12:15 – 13:15 Lunch Break
13:15 – 14:00 Blood gas: oxygenation and ventilation Sigrist
14:00 – 15:00 Blood groups, blood donation, storage and administration in dogs and cats Adamik
15:00 – 15:20 Coffeee Break
15:20 – 16:10 Blood groups, blood donation, storage and administration in dogs and cats Adamik
16:10 – 17:15 Fluid cases group work Sigrist
Wednesday, 27 August 2025
08:00 – 09:00 ARDS Sigrist
09:00 – 09:50 Mechanical ventilation Sigrist
09:50 – 10:15 Coffee Break
10:15 – 11:00 Management of the intubated patient Sigrist
11:00 – 12:15 Management of tracheostomy tubes Adamik / Sigrist
12:15 – 13:15 Lunch Break
13:15 – 14:00 CPR – Review Sigrist
14:00 – 17:15 CPR Lab Hassdenteufel
CVC Lab Adamik
CASUS case Sigrist
18:30 Social Dinner
Thursday, 28 August 2025
08:00 – 09:00 CPAP and high-flow oxygen therapy Hassdenteufel
09:00 – 09:50 Coagulation overview Sigrist
09:50 – 10:15 Coffee Break
10:15 – 11:00 Hyper and hypocoagulability diagnostics Hassdenteufel
11:00 – 12:15 Management of the bleeding patient Hassdenteufel
12:15 – 13:15 Lunch Break
13:15 – 15:00 Postoperative management of acute abdomen: case discussion Adamik
15:00 – 15:20 Coffee Break
15:20 – 17:15 Case discussions fluid therapy Sigrist
Friday, 29 August 2025
08:00 – 09:50 Management of sepsis Sigrist
09:50 – 10:15 Coffee Break
10:15 – 11:00 Management of Hypernatremia Sigrist
11:00 – 12:00 Hypo- / Hypernatremia cases Sigrist
12:00 – 13:00 Lunch Break
13:00 – 14:00 ICU case discussion – Respiratory Sigrist
14:00 – 16:00 ICU case discussion – Critical patient Sigrist
Outlook and final discussion
Emergency & Critical Care II
Date:
25/08/2025 - 29/08/2025Location:
Bern, SwitzerlandVenue:
Vetsuisse Faculty / University of Bern, Länggasstrasse 124, Bern, Switzerland
25/08/2025 - 29/08/2025Location:
Bern, SwitzerlandVenue:
Vetsuisse Faculty / University of Bern, Länggasstrasse 124, Bern, Switzerland
Tuition fee*:
2.800
Early registration fee*:
2.700
Early registration deadline:
01/03/2025
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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