Advanced canine and feline gastroenterology course

Advanced canine and feline gastroenterology course

Gastrointestinal disorders are one of the most common seen in small animal practice. Those can be frustrating for both clients and veterinarians. The clinical signs can range from acute and dramatic presentations through to chronic, lower grade clinical signs. There is a wide variety of underlying conditions that can affect the gastro-intestinal tract and differentiating these is not always straightforward.

This course aims to strengthen your knowledge about the principles of gastroenterology, and using a case-based approach to teaching, give you the skills to manage these cases. With a logical and ordered approach though, a satisfying outcome is possible in many cases. In this course, we will discuss the clinical approach to gastro-intestinal disease in both cats and dogs and how best to manage the various underlying conditions. We will also discuss the role of the microbiome and how consideration of this is altering our understanding of many gastro-intestinal conditions in cats and dogs. Clinical work-up of internal medicine gastrointestinal, liver and pancreatic problems will be presented in a case oriented approach.

At the end of the course delegates will be able to competently investigate, diagnose and manage dogs and cats presenting with disease of gastrointestinal, hepatic or pancreatic origin and correctly differentiate these diseases from those of other body systems.

Alexander James German (UK)
BVSc(Hons) Phd CertSAM DipECVIM-CA, SFHEA FRCVS RCVS Specialist in Small Animal Medicine (Internal Medicine) and EBVS® European Specialist in Small Animal Internal Medicine
(Internal Medicine)

Short CV
Alex German holds the position of Royal Canin Professor of Small Animal Medicine at the University of Liverpool. He qualified with honours from the University of Bristol in 1994, and completed his PhD at the same institution in 2000. He is a Diplomat of the European College of Veterinary Internal Medicine, a Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons Recognised Specialist in Internal Medicine, a Fellow of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons and a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.

Clinical and Research Interests:

  • Internal medicine
  • Gastroenterology
  • Obesity biology
  • Healthy aging science
  • Evidence-based medicine

Fabio Procoli
DMV, MVetMed, DACVIM, Dipl ECVIM-CA, MRCVS

Dr. Procoli graduated from the University of Bari, Italy in 2003. He worked in small animal general practice in Italy and UK for 5 years. In 2009 he completed a rotating internship at the Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Sciences in Edinburgh (Scotland). In 2012 he completed a 3-year a residency program in small animal internal medicine at the Royal Veterinary College in London, (England). In 2013 and 2014 he was awarded the title of board-certified specialist in small animal internal medicine both by the American (ACVIM) and the European College of Veterinary Internal Medicine (ECVIM). Dr. Procoli has authored and co-authored publications in national and international peer-reviewed journals on the topics of small animal gastroenterology. He is author of the Feline Gastroenterology textbook published by Edra (2021 Ed). He has widely spoken and lectured at national and international continuing education events and courses on all topics of small animal gastroenterology and internal medicine. He is President of the Italian Society of Small Animal Internal Medicine (SIMIV) and of the European Society of Comparative Gastroenterology (ESCG).

 

Day 1 – lectures

  • 8:45-9:00 Welcome and introduction to the course (Denis Novak, FP, AG)
  • 9:00- 10:00 Diagnostic approach and management of most common oesophageal diseases: megaesophagus, gastroesophageal reflux (FP)
  • 10:00-11:00 Feline chronic enteropathies: IBD vs small cell intestinal lymphoma (AG)
  • 11:00-11:30 Coffee break
  • 11:30- 12:15 Managing chronic diarrhoea in older cats (AG)
  • 12:15-13:00 Protein losing enteropathy (PLE) in dogs: update on management (AG)
  • 13:00-14:00 Lunch break
  • 14:00-15:00 Fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT): how to modulate intestinal dysbiosis (FP)
  • 15:00- 16:00 Nutritional support: what’s the latest evidence? (AG)
  • 15:45-16:15 Coffee break
  • 16:15-17:15 Canine and feline pancreatitis: diagnostic and therapeutic approach (FP)
  • 17:15- 18:00 Feline cholangitis syndrome (FP)

Day 2 – lectures, case discussions, practical, quiz

  • 9:00-09:45 Update on gallbladder mucocoele in dogs (AG)
  • 09:45-10:45 Chronic hepatitis in dogs: diagnosis and management (FP)
  • 10:45-11:15 Coffee break
  • 11:15-13:00 Interactive clinical scenarios in small groups (AG, FP)
  • 13:00-14:00 Lunch break
  • 14:00-16:00 Interactive clinical scenarios in small groups;
    Practical: nasoesophageal and oesophageal tube placement (AG, FP)
  • 16:00-16:30 Coffee break
  • 16:30-18:00 Interactive multiple choice questions on topics of the course with Kahoot (AG,FP)
  • 18:00-18:30 End of course and handing of certificates