Exotic Pets Medicine and Surgery Course with Workshops
The new intensive course on exotic medicine, which will be held in Avian and Exotic Animal Clinic Brno, will be a training programme for those who wish to broaden their knowledge of advanced medicine and surgery of exotic animals (reptiles, pet birds, small mammals).
The course will be at an advanced level with major emphasis on new methods-oriented and problem-solving approaches. The course will consist of five days of intensive training programme.
The morning sessions will include lectures/presentations, the afternoon sessions will be organised as wetlabs focused on practical training all steps under supervision of the course masters.
This form of modern intensive training programme (using live animals, cadavers and dummies) covers all important methods used for practical examination, diagnosis and treatment of exotic pets, including the recent advances in diagnostic endoscopy and minimal invasive surgery.
TOPICS
Clinical biology, handling, sample collection and drug administration in reptiles, pet birds and small mammals
Imaging techniques (radiography, USG, CT, MRI)
Therapeutics for exotic patients
Anaesthesia (inhalant, injection, TIVA)
Surgery in reptiles, pet birds, small mammals
Rigid endoscopy: equipment and methods
Flexible endoscopy: equipment and methods
Minimal invasive surgery in reptiles and pet birds
Monday, 07 September 2009 - Biology, clinical examination 08:30 – 09:00 Welcome and course goals
09:00 – 10:00 Clinical biology of reptiles
10:30 – 11:30 Clinical biology of small mammals
11:30 – 12:30 Clinical biology of pet birds
14:00 – 17:00 Wet lab handling, sample collection, clinical haematology
Tuesday, 08 September 2009 - Imaging techniques, therapeutics 08:00 – 09:00 Imaging techniques in reptiles
09:00 – 10:00 Imaging techniques in small mammals
10:30 – 11:30 Imaging techniques in pet birds
11:30 – 12:30 Therapeutics: reptiles Knotek
14:00 – 15:00 Therapeutics: pet birds
15:00 – 16:00 Therapeutics: small mammals
16:00 – 17:30 Wet lab imaging techniques (cases)
Wednesday, 09 September 2009 - Medicine 08:00 – 09:00 Diseases in rabbits and rodents
09:00 – 10:30 Diseases in pet birds
11:00 – 13:00 Diseases in reptiles
14:00 – 15:30 Diseases in ferrets
17:00 – 19:00 Visit to the Brno Zoo
19:00 – 22:00 Social evening
Thursday, 10 September 2009 - Anaesthesia, Surgery 08:00 – 09:00 Anaesthesia and surgery in reptiles
09:00 – 10:00 Anaesthesia and surgery in pet birds
10:30 – 11:30 Anaesthesia and surgery in small mammals
13:00 – 17:00 Wet lab exotic animal surgery
Friday, 11 September 2009 - Endoscopy 08:00 – 08:30 Introduction to exotic animal endoscopy: equipment and methods
08:30 – 11:00 Wet lab: exotic animal endoscopy
11:30 – 13:30 Wet lab: exotic animal endoscopy - II
14:00 – 16:00 Wet lab: exotic animal endoscopy - III
Hotels starting from 52,00 Euros
per night (Please enter Brno and Czech Republic for hotels and select hotels in the city centre for easiest public transport to the course location)
Hostels starting at 15,00 Euros per night (Please enter Brno, Czech Republic as location and select hostels in the city centre for easiest public transport to the course location)
REGISTRATION
Tuition fee: EURO 1.850,--
Early registration: EURO 1.750,-- (deadline for early registration: 31st March 2009)