European School for Advanced Veterinary Studies

Endoscopy Courses

Internal Medicine: Gastroenterology, Liver & Pancreas

Program Director:

Principal Course Master(s):

Dr. Christiane Stengel, Dipl. ECVIM (DE)
Dr. Silke Salavati, Dipl. ECVIM-CA (UK)
Dr. Julien Dandrieux, Dipl. ACVIM (UK)

Course Overview

Clinical work-up of internal medicine gastrointestinal, liver and pancreatic problems will be presented in a case oriented approach. Typical and less common problems of dogs and cats presented with diseases involving the entire gastrointestinal tract including hepatopathies and pancreatopathies will be used to demonstrate a structured and problem-oriented work-up.

Course Program (Subject to change)

Monday, 15 March 2027

08:30 – 09:00 Introduction all
09:00 – 10:00 Regurgitation and esophageal diseases Neiger
10:00 – 11:00 Vomiting and antiemetic therapy Neiger
11:00 – 11:20 Coffee Break
11:20 – 12:20 Gastritis / Ulcers – Gastric protective drugs Neiger
12:20 – 13:20 Liver physiology Stengel
13:20 – 14:20 Lunch Break
14:20 – 15:20 Ascites Stengel
15:20 – 16:20 Jaundice Stengel
16:20 – 16:40 Coffee Break
16:40 – 17:40 Intestinal infectious diseases (viral, bacterial, parasitic) Neiger
17:40 – 18:40 ESAVS Master and Certificate Neiger
Evening Social Dinner

Tuesday, 16 March 2027

09:00 – 10:00 Gut physiology & immunology Salavati
10:00 – 11:00 Microbiome Salavati
11:00 – 11:20 Coffee Break
11:20 – 12:20 Dysmotility of upper GI tract Salavati
12:20 – 13:20 AHDS and other acute SI problems Salavati
13:20 – 14:20 Lunch Break
14:20 – 15:20 CIE – in a happy dog Dandrieux
15:20 – 16:20 CIE – in a unhappy dog Dandrieux
16:20 – 16:40 Coffee Break
16:40 – 17:40 PLE Dandrieux
17:40 – 18:40 Vitamins in gut disease Dandrieux

Wednesday, 17 March 2027

09:00 – 10:00 Probiotics in dogs Salavati
10:00 – 11:00 Probiotics in cats Salavati
11:00 – 11:20 Coffee Break
11:20 – 12:20 FMT 1: Where to start? Dandrieux
12:20 – 13:20 FMT 2: How to implement it in practice? Salavati
13:20 – 14:20 Lunch Break
14:20 – 15:20 Feline CIE Salavati
15:20 – 16:20 Colitis; constipation and faecal incontinence Dandrieux
16:20 – 16:40 Coffee Break
16:40 – 17:40 Non-lymphoma GI tumors dogs & cats Dandrieux
17:40 – 18:40 GI lymphoma dog & cat Dandrieux

Thursday, 18 March 2027

09:00 – 10:00 Case discussions GI dog Salavati / Dandrieux
10:00 – 11:00 Case discussions GI cat Salavati / Dandrieux 11:00 – 11:20 Coffee Break
11:20 – 12:20 Nutritional assessment and strategies Salavati
12:20 – 13:20 Tube placement / feeding Dandrieux
13:20 – 14:20 Lunch Break
14:20 – 15:20 Pancreatic physiology and laboratory findings Dandrieux
15:20 – 16:20 Pancreatitis and EPI dogs Dandrieux
16:20 – 16:40 Coffee Break
16:40 – 17:40 Pancreatic diseases cats Salavati
17:40 – 18:40 Case discussions pancreas Salavati / Dandrieux

Friday, 19 March 2027

09:00 – 10:00 Diagnostic approach to hepatic diseases Salavati
10:00 – 11:00 Approach to biliary diseases Salavati
11:00 – 11:20 Coffee Break
11:20 – 12:20 Approach to vascular liver disorders Dandrieux
12:20 – 13:20 Treatment of vascular liver disorders Dandrieux
13:20 – 14:20 Lunch Break
14:20 – 15:20 Canine inflammatory liver diseases Salavati
15:20 – 16:20 Feline hepatopathies Salavati
16:20 – 16:40 Coffee Break
16:40 – 17:40 Tumors of liver, biliary system and pancreas Dandrieux
17:40 – 18:40 Case discussion liver Salavati / Dandrieux

Tuition fee*:

TBA

Early registration fee*:

TBA

Early registration deadline:

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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