Internal Medicine: Respiratory & Cardiac Diseases

Name: Internal Medicine: Respiratory & Cardiac Diseases
Start: 2026-02-16T00:00:00+01:00
End: 2026-02-20T23:59:59+01:00
Location: Vienna / Austria

Registration open

Program Director:

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

Principal Course Master(s):

Dr. Imke März (DE)
Priv.-Doz. Dr. Bianka Schulz (DE)

Course Master(s):

Dr. Anna-Lena Proksch (DE)
Dr. Melanie Hezzell (UK)

Course Overview

linical work-up of respiratory medicine and basic cardiology problems will be presented in a case oriented approach. Typical and less common problems of dogs and cats presented with respiratory diseases (coughing, dyspnoea, tachypnoea, sneezing, nasal discharge, stridor, etc.) and cardiac problems (heart murmurs, arrhythmias, syncopies or weakness) problems will be used to demonstrate a structured and problem-oriented work-up.

Course Program (Subject to change)

Monday, 16 February 2026

08:30 – 09:00 Welcome and registration
09:00 – 10:00 Physical examination – What is the cardiologist looking for? März
10:00 – 11:00 ECGs – Why do I need them? Basics März
11:00 – 11:30 Coffee Break
11:30 – 12:15 ECG – examples März
12:15 – 13:00 Which blood tests are useful? Hezzel
13:00 – 14:00 Lunch Break
14:00 – 15:00 Common cardiac diseases in dogs – congenital Hezzel
15:00 – 16:00 Common cardiac diseases in dogs – acquired Hezzel
16:00 – 16:15 Coffee Break
16:15 – 17:00 Echocardiography – what is important in the dog Hezzel

Tuesday, 17 February 2026

09:00 – 10:00 Thoracic radiographs – what is important in the dog März
10:00 – 11:00 Approach to coughing and dyspnoeic dog März
11:00 – 11:30 Coffee Break
11:30 – 12:15 Feline cardiomyopathies – part one Hezzel
12:15 – 13:00 Feline cardiomyopathies – part two Hezzel
13:00 – 14:00 Lunch Break
14:00 – 14:45 Thoracic radiographs – what is important in the cat März
14:45 – 15:30 Echocardiography – what is important in the cat März
15:30 – 15:45 Coffee Break
15:45 – 17:00 Dyspnoea in cats März

Wednesday, 18 February 2026

09:00 – 10:00 Endocarditis, myocarditis Hezzel
10:00 – 11:00 Pulmonary hypertension März
11:00 – 11:30 Coffee Break
11:30 – 12:15 Heartworm disease – part one März
12:15 – 13:00 Heartworm disease – part two März
13:00 – 14:00 Lunch Break
14:00 – 15:15 Feline upper respiratory tract disease Proksch
15:15 – 15:30 Coffee Break
15:30 – 17:00 Chronic nasal disease Schulz

Thursday, 19 February 2026

09:00 – 09:45 Rhinoscopy and sampling Proksch
09:45 – 10:30 Clinical case Proksch
10:30 – 11:00 Coffee Break
11:00 – 12:00 Sinonasal Aspergillosis Proksch
12:00 – 13:00 Bronchoscopy and sampling Proksch
13:00 – 14:00 Lunch Break
14:00 – 14:45 Nasal neoplasia Schulz
14:45 – 15:45 Laryngeal diseases and BOAS Schulz
15:45 – 16:00 Coffee Break
16:00 – 17:00 Canine inflammatory bronchial disease Schulz

Friday, 20 February 2026

09:00 – 09:45 Airway collapse Proksch
09:45 – 10:45 Pulmonary neoplasia Proksch
10:45 – 11:15 Coffee Break
11:15 – 12:00 Pleural effusion Proksch
12:00 – 13:00 Feline inflammatory bronchial disease Proksch
13:00 – 14:00 Lunch Break
14:00 – 15:00 Pneumonia Schulz
15:00 – 15:45 Interstitial lung disease Schulz
15:45 – 16:00 Coffee Break
16:00 – 16:30 Lung worm infections Schulz
16:30 – 17:00 Questions and certificates