Internal Medicine: Basic Neurology and Infectious Diseases

Name: Internal Medicine: Basic Neurology and Infectious Diseases
Start: 2026-01-22T00:00:00+01:00
End: 2026-01-26T23:59:59+01:00
Location: Neu-Isenburg, Germany

Registration open

Program Director:

Prof. Dr. Reto Neiger Dipl. ECVIM-CA, Dipl. ACVIM (DE)

Principal Course Master(s):

Prof. Dr. Reto Neiger Dipl. ECVIM-CA, Dipl. ACVIM (DE)

Course Master(s):

Dr. Christiane Stengel, Dipl. ECVIM (DE)
Dr. Thilo von Klopmann, Dipl. ECVN (DE)
Dr. Tanja Steinberg, Dipl. ECVN (DE)

Course Overview

Clinical work-up of infectious diseases in dogs and cats and basic neurology (seizure, central nervous problems, GME, SRME, etc.) will be presented in a case oriented approach. Typical and less common problems of dogs and cats presented infectious diseases and neurological problems will be used to demonstrate a structured and problem-oriented work-up.

Course Program (Subject to change)

Thursday, 22 January 2026

09:00 – 09:30 Introduction to neurology von Klopmann / Steinberg
09:30 – 10:30 Basic neurology – Neurological examination Steinberg
10:30 – 11:00 Coffee Break
11:00 – 13:00 Basic neurology – Neuroanatomical localization von Klopmann
13:00 – 14:00 Lunch Break
14:00 – 16:00 Seizures – Pathology & diagnosis Steinberg
16:00 – 16:30 Coffee Break
16:30 – 18:00 Seizures – Current management von Klopmann

Friday, 23 January 2026

09:00 – 10:00 Basic neurology – PNS (peripheral nervous system) von Klopmann
10:00 – 11:00 Weakness – selected diseases
(PRN, MG, botulism, toxoplasmosis, neosporosis) von Klopmann
11:00 – 11:30 Coffee Break
11:30 – 13:00 Vestibular syndrome – central or peripheral? Steinberg
13:00 – 14:00 Lunch Break
14:00 – 16:00 CNS – Immune-mediated neurological diseases (“MUO”) Steinberg
16:00 – 16:30 Coffee Break
16:30 – 18:00 Neurology meets internal medicine
(Neuromuscular diseases, tetanus, botulism, tick born encephalitis) Steinberg

Saturday, 24 January 2026

09:00 – 09:50 Case 1 Neurology
09:50 – 10:40 Case 2 Neurology
10:40 – 11:10 Coffee Break
11:10 – 12:00 Case 3 Neurology
12:00 – 12:50 Case 4 Neurology
12:50 – 13:50 Lunch Break
13:50 – 15:00 Laboratory diagnosis of infectious diseases Neiger
15:00 – 16:00 Canine systemic viral infections (distemper, hepatitis, rabies) Stengel
16:00 – 16:30 Coffee Break
16:30 – 18:00 Feline systemic viral infections – FeIV, FIV, FIP Stengel

Sunday, 25 January 2026

09:00 – 10:30 Canine and feline systemic bacterial infections
Leptospirosis, haemotropic mycoplasma, tetanus, borreliosis,
bartonellosis, sepsis Neiger
10:30 – 11:00 Coffee Break
11:00 – 13:00 Antibiotic stewardship Neiger
13:00 – 14:00 Lunch Break
14:00 – 15:30 Systemic protozoan diseases (leishmaniose, babesiosis,
hepatozoonosis, cytauxoonosis) Stengel
15:30 – 16:00 Coffee Break
16:00 – 17:00 Fungal infections Neiger
17:00 – 17:30 ESAVS Master and Certificate Programme Neiger

Monday, 26 January 2026

09:00 – 10:00 Canine rickettsial diseases (anaplasma, ehrlichia, RMSF, etc.) Neiger
10:00 – 11:30 Preventions of infectious diseases (vaccination, etc.) Stengel
11:30 – 12:00 Coffee Break
12:00 – 12:50 Case 1 Infectious Diseases
12:50 – 13:50 Lunch Break
13:50 – 14:40 Case 2 Infectious Diseases
14:40 – 15:30 Case 3 Infectious Diseases
15:30 – 16:00 Coffee Break
16:00 – 16:50 Case 4 Infectious Diseases
16:50 – 17:15 Summary and evaluation