Program Overview
This postgraduate program provides a comprehensive education in veterinary surgical techniques and instruments, particularly for small animals. The emphasis on practical learning ensures hands-on proficiency, while theoretical knowledge prepares graduates for surgical careers. Expert veterinary specialists and state-of-the-art facilities enhance the learning experience. The program equips graduates with the skills to work in diverse veterinary settings.
Program Outline
The program emphasizes both theoretical and practical learning, with over 50% of the program dedicated to hands-on training. The program is designed to equip participants with the knowledge and skills necessary to perform surgeries with objectivity and expertise in their professional careers.
Outline:
The program is structured into seven modules, covering a wide range of surgical procedures and related topics:
- Module 1: Surgery of the Digestive System: This module covers gastrointestinal surgery (stomach, small intestine, colon, rectum), liver and pancreas surgery, extrahepatic biliary surgery, and portosystemic shunts.
- Module 2: Surgery of the Head, Neck, and Oral Cavity: This module covers topics such as brachiocephalic syndrome, tracheal collapse, laryngeal paralysis, surgery of the maxilla, mandible, and hard palate, surgeries of the external and middle ear, trufflectomy in cats and dogs, and practical sessions on labial flaps, cleft palate, laryngeal paralysis, salivary gland surgery, mandibulectomy, total external auditory canal ablation, ventral bulla osteotomy, tracheostomy, and tracheal resection-anastomosis.
- Module 3: Reconstructive and Tegumentary Surgery: This module covers pre-operative considerations, wound reconstruction and management, etiology, classification of wounds and skin deficits, wound healing, decision-making and options for wound closure, wound management, tension relief, surgical drains, flaps, mastectomy, nodulectomy, complications in wound healing and closure, and practical sessions on simple flaps, axillary fold flap, inguinal fold flap, monopediculated and bipediculated "U" or "H" flaps, superficial temporal axial flap, caudal auricular axial flap, superficial caudal epigastric axial flap, omocervical axial flap, lateral genicular axial flap, inverted saphenous flap, thoracic limb amputation, and pelvic limb amputation.
- Module 6: Thoracic Surgery: This module covers pericardial pathology (classic approach and thoracoscopic approach), diaphragmatic and peritoneo-pericardial hernia, surgery of the persistent ductus arteriosus (different approaches), vascular ring anomaly and megaesophagus (thoracoscopic approach), pulmonary surgery (classic approach and thoracoscopic approach), cardiac surgery, chylothorax (thoracoscopic approach), and practical sessions on placement of a thoracic drainage tube, intercostal thoracotomy, complete and partial pulmonary lobectomy, median sternotomy, subtotal pericardiectomy, closure of intercostal thoracotomy and median sternotomy, and diaphragmatic hernias.
- Module 8: Surgical Emergencies and Intensive Care: This module covers fluid therapy and shock management, electrolyte disturbances, sepsis and septic shock, management of polytrauma patients, surgical respiratory emergencies, transfusion medicine, cardiopulmonary resuscitation, and post-cardiac arrest patient care.
Teaching:
The program is taught by veterinary specialists in the field. The program emphasizes practical learning, with over 50% of the program dedicated to hands-on training. Participants have access to state-of-the-art facilities, including a simulated hospital, structural and functional laboratories, and an applied animal research center.
Careers:
The program prepares participants for careers in veterinary surgery, particularly for small animals. Graduates are equipped with the knowledge and skills to work in a variety of settings, including private practices, animal hospitals, and research institutions.
Other:
The program is offered in collaboration with Vetmedia, a company that provides high-quality training and videos for veterinary professionals. Vetmedia guarantees the scientific rigor of all training and videos and is committed to quality in their production. Participants have access to scientific journals in the field, Medline databases, and a digital library during the course free of charge.
