Internal Medicine I

Name: Internal Medicine I
Start: 2025-11-17T00:00:00+01:00
End: 2025-11-28T23:59:59+01:00
Location: Zwolle / Netherlands

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Principal Course Master(s):

Dr. Jenny Buijtels, Dipl. ECVIM-CA (NL)

Course Master(s):

Dr. Lisette Overduin, Dipl. ECVIM-CA (NL)
Dr. Hans Kooistra, Dipl. ECVIM-CA (NL)
Prof. Dr. Erik Teske Dipl. ECVIM-CA (NL)

Instructor(s):

Dr. Christine Piek Dipl. ECVIM-CA (NL)
Dr. Hille Fieten Dipl. ECVIM-CA (NL)

Course Overview

This veterinary course on internal medicine is designed for veterinarians who wish to broaden their knowledge in internal medicine of companion animals.
By attending the three modules of the training program listed below veterinarians can expect to acquire post-academic training in the majority of `disciplines` of internal medicine.
Some subjects for which a special course is organised will be discussed in short sessions, the other subjects will be discussed more extensively.
The intensive training will be at an advanced level with major emphasis on case-oriented and problem-solving approaches. The aim of the course is to give participants a sufficient level of competence in veterinary internal medicine to solve most of the problems in daily practice and to facilitate their collaboration with specialists in referral clinics.
The complete training programme consists of three periods of two weeks (10 days each), during which lectures, demonstrations, case presentations and laboratory studies will be presented. The periods of two weeks will be given during three succesive years. The course language will be English.

Topics

– Course I: Clinical pathology (Blood results), cytology, ECGs, Gastroenterology, Hepatology – Small Animals
– Course II: Cardiology, Pulmonology, Endocrinology, Nephrology/urology, Feline Medicine – Small Animals
– Course III: Neurology, Oncology, Haematology, Intensive care/emergency medicine, Immunology – Small

Course Program (Subject to change)

Monday, 17/11/2025

09:00 – 12:30 Introduction into a critical assessment of laboratory results Teske
12:30 – 13:30 Lunch Break
13:30 – 17:00 Introduction and basis or internal medicine: protocolled approach Overduin

Tuesday, 18/11/2025

08:30 – 12:30 Laboratory test in clinical hematology: Hematology analyzers including dot plots, red and
white blood cells, hematological screening tests Teske
12:30 – 13:30 Lunch Break
13:30 – 17:00 Hemolytic anemia: problem-oriented approach discussing most common differential diagnosis Piek

Wednesday, 19/11/2025

08:30 – 12:30 Biochemistry in daily practice: Case oriented approach to the interpretation of
biochemical blood profiles: Part I Buijtels
12:30 – 13:30 Lunch Break
13:30 – 17:00 Biochemistry in daily practice: Case oriented approach to the interpretation of
biochemical blood profiles: Part II Buijtels

Thursday, 20/11/2025

08:30 – 12:30 Endocrinoloy Part I: Introduction into endocrinology: Hypothyroidism,
thyroid tumours and hyperadrenocorticism Kooistra
12:30 – 13:30 Lunch Break
13:30 – 17:00 Endocrinoloy Part II: Introduction into endocrinology: Hypothyroidism,
thyroid tumours and hyperadrenocorticism Kooistra

Friday, 21/11/2025

08:30 – 12:30 Endocrinoloy Part III: Introduction into endocrinology: Hypothyroidism,
thyroid tumours and hyperadrenocorticism Kooistra
12:30 – 13:30 Lunch Break
13:30 – 17:00 Interpretation of blood results: Case based discussion Buijtels / Kooistra

Monday, 24/11/2025

08:30 – 12:30 Gastroenterology I: Introduction to the gastro-intestinal tract Buijtels
12:30 – 13:30 Lunch Break
13:30 – 17:00 Gastroenterology II: Esophageal and gastric diseases: Case oriented approach Buijtels

Tuesday, 25/11/2025

08:30 – 12:30 Gastroenterology III: Case oriented approach to small bowel diseases Buijtels
12:30 – 13:30 Lunch Break
13:30 – 17:00 Gastroenterology IV: Case oriented approach to large bowel and pancreatic diseases Buijtels

Wednesday, 26/11/2025

08:30 – 12:30 Hepatology I: Diagnostic workup of liver diseases Fieten
12:30 – 13:30 Lunch Break
13:30 – 17:00 Hepatology II: Icterus and cholestatis; hepatoencephalopathy Fieten

Thursday, 27/11/2025

08:30 – 12:30 Hepatology III: Circulatory diseases of the liver, hepatitis in dogs Fieten
12:30 – 13:30 Lunch Break
13:30 – 17:00 Hepatology IV: Biliary diseasis, feline liver disease Fieten