European School for Advanced Veterinary Studies

Internal Medicine Courses

Internal Medicine: Gastroenterology, Liver & Pancreas

Program Director:

Principal Course Master(s):

Dr. Christiane Stengel, Dipl. ECVIM (DE)
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.

Language

This course will be held in English.

Course Program (Subject to change)

Monday, 18 January 2027

08:30 – 09:00 Introduction and course goals
09:00 – 10:30 Regurgitation and esophageal diseases
10:30 – 11:00 Coffee Break
11:00 – 12:00 Vomiting and antiemetic therapy
12:00 – 13:00 Liver physiology
13:00 – 14:00 Lunch Break
14:00 – 15:00 Gut Physiology (online session)
15:00 – 16:00 Microbiome (online session)
16:00 – 16:30 Coffee Break
16:30 – 17:30 CIE in a happy dog (online session)

Tuesday, 19 January 2027

08:30 – 10:00 Gastritis and gastroprotective drugs
10:00 – 10:30 Coffee Break
10:30 – 11:30 Dysmotility of GI tract
11:30 – 13:00 Jaundice & Ascites
13:00 – 14:00 Lunch Break
14:00 – 15:00 CIE in an unhappy dog (online session)
15:00 – 16:00 PLE (online session)
16:00 – 16:30 Coffee Break
16:30 – 17:30 Vitamins in gut diseases (online session)

Wednesday, 20 January 2027

08:30 – 09:30 Intestinal infectious diseases
09:30 – 10:30 AHDS and other acute SI problems
10:30 – 11:00 Coffee Break
11:00 – 12:00 Probiotics in dogs
12:00 – 13:00 Probiotics in cats
13:00 – 14:00 Lunch Break
14:00 – 15:00 FMT 1: Where to start? (online session)
15:00 – 16:00 FMT 2: How to implement it in practice? (online session)
16:00 – 16:30 Coffee Break
16:30 – 17:30 Feline CIE / IBD (online session)

Thursday, 21 January 2027

08:30 – 09:30 Nutritional assessment and strategies
09:30 – 10:30 Tube placement/ feeding
10:30 – 11:00 Coffee Break
11:00 – 12:00 Pancreatic physiology and laboratory findings
12:00 – 13:00 Pancreatitis and EPI dogs
13:00 – 14:00 Lunch Break
14:00 – 15:00 Non-lymphoma GI tumors dogs & cats (online session)
15:00 – 16:00 GI lymphoma dog & cat (online session)
16:00 – 16:30 Coffee Break
16:30 – 17:30 Colitis, constipation and faecal incontinence

Friday, 22 January 2027

08:30 – 10:30 Hepatopathies and biliary diseases in dogs
10:30 – 11:00 Coffee Break
11:00 – 12:00 Hepatopathies in cats
12:00 – 13:00 Pancreatic disease in cats
13:00 – 14:00 Lunch Break
14:00 – 15:00 Approach to vascular liver disorders (online session)
15:00 – 16:00 Treatment of vascular liver disorders (online session)
16:00 – 16:30 Coffee Break
16:30 – 17:30 Tumors of liver, biliary system and pancreas

Tuition fee*:

EUR 2.300.-

Early registration fee*:

EUR 2.200.-

Early registration deadline:

18/11/2026

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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