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🎉 Exciting News! Registration for 2025 ESAVS Courses is Now Open! 🎉

We’re happy to announce that we have opened registration for courses starting in early 2025! 🐾

This is your chance to elevate your skills with world-class training and expert-led courses. Whether you’re aiming to deepen your expertise or explore new areas, our comprehensive programs are designed to provide you with the latest knowledge and practical skills. 📚✨

Courses are filling up fast, so don’t miss your chance to secure your spot! 🚀 Visit our website for detailed course information.

🔗https://www.esavs.eu/courses-2025/

🚨 Exciting News! 🚨

We are thrilled to announce that ESAVS will be participating in the upcoming FECAVA EuroCongress 2024 in the beautiful city of Athens, Greece! 🇬🇷

🗓 Mark your calendars: 12-14 September 2024
📍 Location: Athens, Greece

Join us for three days of cutting-edge veterinary education, networking opportunities, and much more. Be sure to stop by our booth to learn about our latest courses, programs and the new educational offers, ESAVS prepared for you!

Don’t miss out on this incredible opportunity to connect with fellow professionals and explore the future of veterinary medicine in one of the most historic cities in the world!

See you in Athens! 🌟

📣 Join us for a Free ESAVS Webinar! 📣

🗓 Date: 5th September
⏰ Time: 19:00 CEST

We are excited to invite you to an insightful webinar led by ESAVS Neurology Program Director: Prof. Dr. Veronika Stein, on the topic:

“Navigating the Complexities of Vestibular Syndrome: Understanding Balance and Beyond”

🧠 Webinar Overview:
Vestibular syndrome in animals can present with symptoms such as head tilt, loss of balance, and circling. It might be challenging for veterinarians to localize the lesion in the inner ear or the brain and plan further diagnostics. This webinar will provide an overview of the anatomy and pathophysiology of vestibular disease in animals, focusing on the neurological signs and their interpretation for lesion localization. We will discuss how to systematically approach a patient with vestibular symptoms for effective diagnostic approaches and management of vestibular conditions in practice.

Don’t miss this opportunity to enhance your knowledge and skills in veterinary neurology.

Register now (link in bio): https://esavs.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_6qPcieX4QkSmvnoDk-DHpQ

🌟 Exciting Opportunity for Veterinary Surgeons! 🌟

Join us for the ESAVS Soft Tissue Surgery II module, led by ESAVS Program Director: Prof. Gilles Dupre. This course delves into essential soft tissue surgery topics, including skin reconstruction techniques and perineal/a**l region surgery.

🔍 Course Highlights:

• Comprehensive recorded webinars (8 hours) for in-depth theoretical understanding
• Intensive 4-day onsite training

🎯 Learning Outcomes:
1️⃣ Master principles of wound care
2️⃣ Perfect skin reconstruction techniques
3️⃣ Gain detailed anatomical knowledge of the perineal and peria**l region
4️⃣ Master surgical procedures like a**l sac removal, perineal hernia repair, and basic re**al surgery

Don’t miss this chance to enhance your surgical skills and expand your expertise!

We only have few places available, for details & registration:
https://www.esavs.eu/events/sts2c24/

Program Director/
Principal Course Master:
Dr. Jarno Schmidt MRCVS, DECVIM-CA (DE)

Course Masters:
Dr. Laurent Findji, DECVS (UK)
Dr. Maurice Zandvliet, DECVIM-CA (NL)

Course Overview
Over the past decade, our knowledge of cancer in animals has increased rapidly. More and more veterinarians and clients are becoming open-minded about treating canine and feline cancer patients. “Oncology I” will start with the diagnostic approach to the cancer patient, including biopsy taking, staging procedures, diagnostic imaging options as well as several practical cytology sessions. Further, there will be a detailed discussion of the 3 main treatment options (surgery, radiation therapy, chemotherapy) and of novel cancer drugs (e.g. tyrosine kinase inhibitors (Palladia™, Masivet™), Stelfonta™, metronomic chemotherapy). Management of side effects will be explained and safe handling of chemotherapeutic drugs will be practiced hands-on.
“Oncology I” will address neoplasms of the skin and adnexal structures in detail as they are the most common tumours in clinical practice. A major emphasis of the course will be on interactive and case oriented work using a systematic approach to the cancer patient including recognizing symptoms, interpreting radiographic findings, choosing correct staging procedures and formulating a therapeutic plan.
“Oncology I” will start from scratch and provide a very solid basis of oncological principles and skin tumours. It is ideal for veterinarians with little or no previous knowledge in veterinary oncology, but also suitable for people, who want to deepen their understanding. This course includes both medical and surgical oncology (including surgical techniques) and is therefore ideal for candidates interested in either or both.

For more information and registration:
https://www.esavs.eu/events/onco1b24/

Oncology I - ESAVS Oncology Oncology I Register registration open   Luxembourg 30.10.2024 – 03.11.2024 EURO 2.450.-* EURO 2.350.-*(early registration deadline: 15.05.2024) * eLibrary access is included in the course fee Total hours: 40 ATF hours (Austria, Germany, Luxembourg, Switzerland): TBA ECTS credits (Master ...

Dear Friends,

We are happy to announce that we have released the preliminary list of courses for 2025.

Please note that this list is not the final program. Therefore, we encourage you to stay tuned and visit our page regularly, as updates are being made daily.

While the full registration for courses will start soon for the first quarter of 2025, we are pleased to offer you an early opportunity to pre-register. This pre-registration phase allows you to express your interest in your desired courses before the official registration begins.

For more details and to pre-register, please visit: https://www.esavs.eu/courses-2025/ (link in bio).


We look forward to welcoming you to our courses and wish you the best in your educational journey.

Yours,

ESAVS

Principal Course Master:
Dr.med.vet. Irene Bruckner (AT)

Course Master:
Dr.med.vet. Stefanie Handl Dipl. ECVCN (AT)

Course Overview
In this first of two courses in clinical nutrition, we will polish up your knowledge on nutrition physiology. Anatomy and physiology of the digestive tract, digestion and nutrient absorption will be reviewed plus the differences between species explained. Links between digestion, nutritient utilization and other organ systems in health and disease will be shown.
Second, we will focus on the value of the nutritional assessment of your patients. Students will learn how to obtain a complete feeding history, identify common feeding mistakes, educate owners on pros and cons of different types of feeding and resolve common myths and misunderstandings.
To achieve that, we will provide insights into pet food production, ingredients, quality management, and legal regulations. Students will learn how to evaluate commercial diets and help to owners choosing the right product for their pet, depending on breed, size, life stage, activity, etc.
We will further cover the topic of home-made diets, from raw feeding (“BARF”) to vegetarian/vegan feeding. Student will gain basic knowledge on feed science and ration calculation for health dogs and cats.
The second part of the course is dedicated to the dietary principles in most common diseases like renal insufficiency, urolithiasis, gastrointestinal problems, allergies, etc.
Practical exercises and workshops like evaluating the feeding history, Body Condition Scoring, interpretation of pet food labels etc. will be integrated every day. Case studies from various experts will be presented and evaluated with the students.
Also, basic knowledge of feeding rabbits, rodents, pet birds and other exotic patients will be part of the course.

For more information and registration:

Clinical Nutrition I - A Comprehensive Approach to the role of Nutrition in Health and Disease - ESAVS Nutrition Clinical Nutrition I – A Comprehensive Approach to the role of Nutrition in Health and Disease Register registration open   Vienna / Austria 21.10.2024 – 25.10.2024 2.250 EURO .-* 2.150 EURO .-*(early registration deadline: 06.05.2024) * eLibrary access is included in the course fee T...

Program Director/Principal Course Master:
Priv.-Doz. Dr. Eva Eberspächer-Schweda, FTA, DACVAA (AT)

Course Masters:
Dr. Aleksandr Semjonov, PhD (EE)
Dr. Laurent Locquet, MRCVS, GPCert (VC), Dipl. ECVIM-CA (UK)

Course Overview
This course is intended for all veterinarians who already perform anaesthesia in small animals and are interested in the special needs of dogs and cats with cardiac disease during anaesthesia. On the one hand, the basics such as the cardiovascular effects of anaesthetics, the most important cardiac drugs and the classic monitoring devices for monitoring the circulation are covered. On the other hand, an insight into the most important cardiological diseases and the special requirements for and during anaesthesia will be discussed.

Learning outcomes
After the course the participant is able to:
• recognise, interpret and appropriately treat the pathological deviations in vital parameters that frequently occur during anaesthesia in small animal patients
• a**lyse a poor cardiovascular condition (e.g. bradycardia or hypotension) during anaesthesia, integrate the pathophysiological background of cardiac diseases learned, derive the most probable cause for the respective conditions as well as plan and implement appropriate therapy
• identify and describe characteristics of the most important cardiac diseases in small animals and can design customised anaesthesia protocols
• describe the receptors responsible for vascular status and blood pressure, which can be used to support the cardiovascular system with a targeted strategy, and apply that knowledge in an appropriate approach during anaesthesia
• interpret the most important results of a cardiological report and use this knowledge to plan the optimal balanced anaesthesia and individually tailor the perioperative management

For more information and registration:

Anaesthesia - Focus On: Cardiac Anaesthesia - ESAVS Anaesthesia & Pain Management & Critical Care Anaesthesia – Focus On: Cardiac Anaesthesia Register registration open   Crete / Greece 16.10.2024 – 18.10.2024 EURO 1.950.-* EURO 1.850.-* (early registration deadline: 1.05.2024) * eLibrary access is included in the course fee Total hours: TBA ATF...

Dear Friends, over the past 2 days we have held online exams for our Master & Certificate students. This time over 200 ESAVS students took nearly 350 exams 🙌 We thank our Master & Certificate team for great organization and wish good luck to all of our students! 🍀

Program Director:
Univ. Prof. Dr. Gilles Dupré Dipl. ECVS (FR)

Principal Course Master:
Univ. Prof. Dr. Guillaume Chanoit, DECVS, DACVS (FR)

Course Masters:
Dr Gert Ter Haar DECVS (NE)
Dr Hervé Brissot DECVS (FR)

Course Overview
The Feline Advanced Soft Tissue Surgery course is the part of a newly designed three-part course on Advanced Feline Surgery (courses can be taken in any order). It covers Head and Neck Surgery with a particular focus on surgery of the ear, pharynx, larynx, and trachea. One of the unique features of this course is the ability for the delegates to practice endoscopy of the ENT area in the cat, with state-of-the-art equipment.

The course is opened to delegates with good experience in surgery and/or who have taken the previous ESAVS STS courses (especially STS I and IV) as there are very minimal overlap between those courses and the advanced feline surgery courses. Basic knowledge will therefore not be reviewed, and focus will be put on advanced practices.

The course includes an equivalent of 7-8 hrs of recorded webinars and 4 days of face-to-face lectures and practicals. Lectures and webinars will be presented by world renowned ENT Surgery experts and specialists in Surgery.

For more information and registration:

Feline Soft Tissue Surgery: Head and Neck - ESAVS 4 October 2024 (online) 10 - 13 November 2024 (practical sessions), Vienna/AT

Program Director /
Principal Course Master:
Univ. Prof. Dr. Gilles Dupré, Dipl. ECVS (FR/AT)

Course Masters:
Dr. Manuel Jiménez Peláez, Dipl. ECVS (ES)

Course Instructor:
Dr. Ruta Noreikaite (LT)

Course Overview
The ESAVS Soft tissue Surgery courses are dedicated to veterinarians in practice or in academic willing to deepen their knowledge in soft tissue surgery. The comprehensive study program consists currently of 7 one-week modules, respectively Soft Tissue Surgery I to V, Feline soft tissue surgery, Laparoscopy. Additional stand-alone programs might also be offered…
Each course is composed of a mix of applied theory and practice on models and/or cadavers. Much time is dedicated to interactive and practical training under the supervision of course masters and instructors, all internationally recognized European or American specialists. Unlike other surgery courses given over a succession of 2 days-period, the ESAVS ‘course organization in weeks guarantees that what you learned and what you practiced remains engraved in your mind and in your hands. Join us and have fun while making huge progresses in surgery.

After attending the whole program, participants shall have acquired sufficient knowledge not only to face most of the current clinical situations but also to further progress by themselves and/or recognize the cases that need to be referred to specialists. More on certificates and master program is to be found on the Home-page.

STS I (Soft Tissue Surgery I) is to be taken before taking any other one. Even the best experienced practitioner will re-discover the very heart and practice of surgery ,thanks to the training achieved in the STS I. The other STS courses, STS II, III and IV can be taken in any order. STS V is recommended to those who have already taken at least two STS courses, or their equivalent.

Soft Tissue Surgery II
This module focuses on two important topics of soft tissue surgery: On one hand the skin reconstruction techniques, and on the other one, surgery of the perineal and a**l region. In the new format of STS II, an equivalent of 8 hours of theoretical lectures are held as recorded webinars and the onsite presence is limited to 4 days.

Learning Outcomes:
At the end of the course, participants 1) shall possess the current knowledge about principles of wound care; 2) master most of the skin reconstruction techniques; 3) have a sound anatomical knowledge of perineal and peria**l region;4) master surgical techniques like a**l sac removal, perineal hernia repair and basic re**al surgery.

For more information and registration:

Soft Tissue Surgery II - ESAVS 30 September 2024 (online) 17 - 20 October 2024 (practical sessions), Valencia/ES

Program Director/
Principal Course Master:
Dr. Jarno Schmidt MRCVS, DECVIM-CA (DE)

Course Masters:
Dr. Joachim Proot, DVM, CERTSAS, Dipl. ECVS (NL)
Dr. Martin Kessler, DECVIM-CA (DE)

Course Overview
Oncology II builds up on Oncology I and addresses some of the most common canine and feline tumours including haematopoietic neoplasms (e.g. lymphoma) and oral, gastrointestinal, pancreatic & hepatosplenic tumours. A major emphasis of the course will again be on understanding how to systematically approach a patient with cancer. There will be lots of interactive and case oriented work using a rational approach including recognizing symptoms, interpreting radiographic findings, choosing correct staging procedures and formulating a therapeutic plan.

Please note: for the online self-study of cytology cases (blood and lymph node cytology), you must bring your own laptop to the course.

Oncology I is mandatory before attending Oncology II, but Oncology II and Oncology III can be taken in any order. Oncology IV can be taken only after completion of all Oncology modules. Everyone can attend Feline Oncology, which is highly recommended to develop a thorough understanding of oncology in this species.

Topics
– Tumours of the skeletal system
– Oral & salivary gland tumours
– Oesophageal & gastrointestinal tumours
– Hepatosplenic tumours
– Abdominal surgery
– Lymphoma (from basics to advanced concepts)
– Other haematopoietic tumours
– Melanomas and immunotherapy (incl. tumour vaccines)
– Dry-lab online cytology (lymph node, blood smears, other) (bring your laptop!)
– Interactive case management

For more information and registration:

Oncology II - ESAVS Oncology Oncology II Register registration open   Valencia / Spain 27.09.2024 – 01.10.2024 EURO 2.500.-* EURO 2.400.-*(early registration deadline: 5.04.2024) * eLibrary access is included in the course fee Total hours: 40 ATF hours (Austria, Germany, Luxembourg, Switzerland): TBA ECTS credits (M...

Soft Tissue Surgery: Basic Laparoscopy
(20.04.2024 | online and 15 - 18.05.2024 | Cluj-Napoca/Romania)

Topic: Cats are not small dogs: Introducing the new feline soft tissue surgery courses.

In this webinar, Prof. G. Chanoit will present some of the specific challenging surgical topics encountered in feline patients and introduce the new feline soft tissue surgery courses that ESAVS has recently launched. This webinar will feature our special guests: the yellow cat, the blocked cat, the dyspneic cat, the snorty cat, the wounded cat (… and more!), and how surgery can help them.

For more registration (find link in bio):
https://esavs.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_FjLLTHnUSUK9xLpNzAJnSw

Principal Course Master:

Dr. Nadja Sigrist, Dipl. ACVECC/ECVECC (CH)

Course Masters:

Dr. Katja-Nicole Adamik, Dipl. ACVECC/ECVECC (CH)

Course Overview

This veterinary course in emergency and critical care is organized with the following emphasis: veterinarians that are actively integrated in an emergency service need continuous education and training. This course should give the candidates an introduction into the state of the art of emergency medicine and at the same time it is the first basic part followed by an advanced course for veterinarians involved in ESAVS continuing education.

At the end of the course the student should be able to:

– Recognize a life threatening problem and prioritize actions
– Recognize different forms of shock and know how to treat it
– Assess the needs of fluid therapy and know how to give it
– Recognize and treat the most common medical and surgical emergencies
– Have a basic knowledge on cardiopulmonary resuscitation
– Use narcotics and a**lgesics in critically ill patients

The course is divided in classical lectures, interactive case discussions in small groups.

Topics

– Triage/ Emergency Facility
– Respiratory Assessment and stabilization of the patient with respiratory distress
– Diagnostic Imaging Thorax
– Chest Trauma
– Fluid therapy
– Shock
– Analgesia and Anesthesia of the Critically Ill
– Status epilepticus
– DKA/Hyperglycemia
– Addisonian crisis
– IMHA and ITP
– Paraplegia and Paralysis
– Head Trauma
– Aproach to the acute Abdomen
– Diagnostic Imaging Abdomen
– GDV
– Hemoabdomen
– Cardiac Emergencies
– Treatment of arrhythmias
– FLUTD
– Acute renal failure
– Emergency blood work
– Heat stroke
– Dystocia and neonatal resuscitation
– CPR

Case Discussions
– Respiratory Distress
– Fluid Therapy

For more information and registration:

Emergency & Critical Care I - ESAVS 23 - 27 September 2024 (online)

Dear friends, we would like to welcome you to an ESAVS Free Webinar! This webinar will take place on 20th of June 2024 at 19:00 CEST.

Topic: Boning Up on Bone Marrow: The When, Why, and How of Examination.

Program Director ESAVS Lab Diagnostics: Dr. Francesco Cian, Dipl.ECVCP, FRCPath, MRCVS

Webinar overview: Bone marrow examination has long been a dreaded test for both veterinarians and pathologists. There are several reasons for this, including a lack of experience in performing the procedure, uncertainty regarding when to collect samples (and when not to), and challenges in interpretation. In this webinar, we will delve into this extensive topic by discussing some of these aspects and learning the very fundamental basics of approaching bone marrow aspirate examination through clinical cases.

Please register at: https://esavs.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_I4xpb1KgSJenI3ldy_VprQ #/registration

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Program Director/
Principal Course Master:
Priv.-Doz. Dr. Eva Eberspächer-Schweda, FTA, DACVAA (AT)

Course Masters:
Dr. Attilio Rocchi, DECVAA (AT)
Dr. Stephanie von Ritgen, CVPP (AT)
Dr. Elena Russold, Cert VA, CVPP (AT)

Course Overview
This course focuses on the physiology of ventilation, oxygenation and pain. Further, anaesthesia of small animal species including birds and reptiles are discussed. In an interactive way, perioperative complications, monitoring and case management as well as perioperative fluid management is presented and discussed.
Learning Outcomes:
At the end of the course, participants 1) should know how to properly use and set an anaesthesia machine and ventilate a patient, 2) know how to anaesthetise several small mammal species, birds and reptiles; 3) have a sound knowledge of pain mechanisms, recognition and treatment, 4) are able to recognise and work up errors, complications and abnormal findings in the perioperative monitoring, 5) have a good knowledge on which crystalloid or colloid solution should be used and when.

For more information and registration:

Anaesthesia & Pain Management II - ESAVS ANAESTHESIA & PAIN MANAGEMENT Anaesthesia & Pain Management II Register registration open   Vienna / Austria 12.08.2024 – 16.08.2024 EURO 2.840.-* EURO 2.740.-* (early registration deadline: 26.02.2024) * eLibrary access is included in the course fee Total hours: 40 ATF hours (Austria, Germany, L...

Dear Friends,

We are happy to announce that we are repeating our Clinical Nutrition Clinical Case Management series. In the 5 sessions of our online series, we will present a great number of nutrition clinical cases, which will allow you to incorporate the experience and knowledge shared by Principal Course Masters: Dr. Irene Bruckner and Dr. Stefanie Handl into your daily practice. Please note, that this is a repetition of the sessions we already held previous years, therefore if you have not previously registered to these sessions, you have the opportunity to join now.

First Session Topic: Kidney Disease
Date: 11 June at 19:00 CEST

You can book each session individually for € 65.00 or to book all 5 sessions with a special discount.

For more information and registration:
https://www.esavs.eu/ccmnutrition/

We are happy to share with you a few pictures from ESAVS Internal Medicine: Emergency & Critical Care & Toxicology, which took place8 - 12 April 2024 in Vienna/Austria

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