Focus On – Surgery

Course Master(s):

Dr. Manuel Jimenez Pelaez, Dipl. ECVS (ES)
Prof. Nick Bacon, Dipl. ECVS, Dipl. ACVS (UK)

Course Overview

This course is tailored for both experienced veterinary surgeons and specialists (diplomates, residents and specialized veterinarians) ensuring an advanced, in-depth, and practical learning experience. Previous registration to the surgical oncology webinars series is recommended.This course is highly interactive and tailored to the needs of experienced surgeons.

Aims:
This module 3 shall help participants to refine their expertise in complex abdominal surgical oncology. By combining theoretical knowledge with practical application, this course aims to:

• Deepen understanding of the biology, diagnosis, and surgical management of digestive, endocrine, and urogenital tumours in small animals.
• Provide hands-on experience in performing advanced surgical techniques, including gastric and intestinal resections, prostatectomy, liver resections, adrenalectomies and cystectomies.
• Foster an interactive and flexible learning environment, allowing participants to discuss with both peers and faculty complex cases, troubleshoot challenges, and refine decision-making skills.
• Ensure immediate clinical applicability by practicing techniques on cadavers under close and personalised guidance.

Learning Outcomes

By the end of this course, participants should be able to:

• Understand the grounds for performing abdominal cancer surgery appropriately, through a better knowledge of the biology of main abdominal tumours and the strength and limitations of surgery in their treatment.
• Navigate patient selection, preoperative planning, and intraoperative decision-making in the treatment of abdominal tumours.
• Perform advanced surgical procedures such as gastrectomies (Billroth I & II), rectal pull-through, prostatectomy, cystectomies, liver resection, and adrenalectomy with cavotomy.

Course Program (Subject to change)