Cardiology I, Lisbon / Portugal, 14 - 18 September 2009 held

Workshop: Canine and feline cases (potpourri)

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PROGRAM

Monday, 14 September 2009 – Physical examination and ECG of the cardiac patient

08:30 – 09:00 Welcome and registration
09:00 – 10:00 Clinical auscultation I: Physical examination and heart murmur
10:00 – 10:45 Clinical auscultation II: Lung pathology
11:15 – 12:00 ECG – interpretation made easy I
12:00 – 13:00 Cardiac Arrhythmias and Conduction Disturbances
14:00 – 14:45 Antiarrhythmic Drugs
15:15 – 16:00 Treatment Strategies of Specific Arrhythmias
16:00 – 16:45 ECG practicals based case examples (small groups)

Tuesday, 15 September 2009 – Diagnostics: Radiology and Biomarker

09:00 – 10:00 Reading chest radiographs – cardiac diseases
10:00 – 10:45 The basics of Rx-morphology: vascular/interstitial/bronchial/alveolar pattern
11:15 – 12:15 Lung diseases: typical morphology/case examples and mediastinal diseases
12:15 – 13:00 Biomarker - troponins
14:00 – 14:45 Biomarker - NTproBNP
15:15 – 16:00 ECG case studies
16:00 – 16:45 Radiograph interpretation - cases

Wednesday, 16 September 2009 – Pathophysiology and Therapeutic principles

09:00 – 10:00 Pathophysiology of the failing heart
10:00 – 10:45 ACE- Inhibitors – from physiology to clinical use
11:15 – 12:15 Diuretics
12:15 – 13:00 Positive inotrope and inodilator
14:00 – 15:00 Neurohumoral regulation and treatment options: Beta-adrenergic blocking drugs / Spironolactone
15:30 – 16:45 Clinical case studies ECG cases


Thursday, 17 September 2009 – The basics of echocardiography and acquired diseases

9:00–10:00 Echocardiography: basic techniques and standard views
10:00–10:30 Coffee Break
10:30–11:15 Problem based echocardiographic approach
11:15–12:00 Chronic valvular diseases – diagnosis and staging
12:00–13:15 Lunch Break
13:15–14:00Chronic valvular diseases – therapy
14:00–14:45 Dirofilariosis – Heartworm disease
14:45–15:15 Coffee Break
15:15–16:00 Feline Cardiomyopathies – Diagnosis
16:00 – 16:45 Feline Cardiomyopathies – Therapy

Friday, 18 September 2009 – Acquired and congenital diseases

09:00 – 10:00 Pulmonic stenosis
10:00 – 10:45 Aortic stenosis/SAS
11:15 – 12:15 PDA
12:15 – 13:00 Pericardial diseases
14:00 – 14:45 DCM, ARVC, Doberman cardiomyopathy - diagnosis
15:15 – 16:00 DCM, ARVC, Doberman
16:00 – 16:45 Cardiomyopathy - therapy ECG practicals
16:45 - 17:00 Wrap-up of the course


Cardiology I 2009 - subject to change


ATF credit hours (Akademie fόr Tierδrtzliche Fortbildung, Germany): 29
(for Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Luxembourg)

CPD points (Continuing Professional Developement): 40
Please also see ESAVS Certficate Program (ECSAVP)

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ONLINE MATERIAL

Course Notes

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COURSE LOCATION

Hotel and Travel Information

Hotels starting from 35,00 Euros per night (Please enter Lisbon and Portugal and select hostels in the city centre for easiest public transport to the course location) City: Country: - Afghanistan Albania Algeria American Samoa Andorra Angola Anguilla Antarctica Antigua and Barbuda Argentina Armenia Aruba Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bermuda Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia and Herzegowina Botswana Bouvet island Brazil British Indian Ocean Territory Brunei Darussalam Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cape Verde Cayman Islands Central African Republic Chad Chile China Christmas Island Cocos (keeling) Islands Colombia Comoros Congo, Dem. Republic Congo, Republic Cook Islands Costa Rica Cote d`Ivoire Croatia (Hrvatska) Cuba Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Djibouti Dominica Dominican Republic East timor Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Falkland Islands (malvinas) Faroe Islands Fiji Finland France France Metrop French Guiana French Polynesia French Southern Territories Gabon Gambia Georgia Germany Ghana Gibraltar Greece Greenland Grenada Guadeloupe Guam Guatemala Guinea Guinea-bissau Guyana Haiti Heard and McDonald Islands Honduras Hong kong Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Korea (North-) Korea (South-) Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Lao People`s Dem. Rep. Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libyan Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Macau Macedonia Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Marshall Islands Martinique Mauritania Mauritius Mayotte Mexico Micronesia, Federated States of Moldova, Republic of Monaco Mongolia Montserrat Morocco Mozambique Myanmar (Birma) Namibia Nauru Nepal Netherlands Netherlands Antilles New Caledonia New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria Niue Norfolk Island Northern Mariana Islands Norway Oman Pakistan Palau Panama Papua New Guinea Paraguay Peru Philippines Pitcairn Poland Portugal Puerto Rico Qatar Reunion Romania Russian Federation Rwanda Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Samoa San Marino Sao Tome and Principe Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia and Montenegro Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia (Slovak Republic) Slovenia Solomon Islands Somalia South Africa South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands Spain Sri Lanka St. helena St. Pierre and Miquelon Sudan Suriname Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Syrian Arab Republic Taiwan Tajikistan Tanzania, United Republic of Thailand Togo Tokelau Tonga Trinidad and Tobago Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Turks and Caicos Islands Tuvalu Uganda Ukraine United Arab Emirates United Kingdom United States United states Minor Outlying Islands Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Vatican City State Venezuela Vietnam Virgin Islands (British) Virgin Islands (US) Wallis and Futuna Islands Western Sahara Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe Arrival: (M/D/YYYY) Departure: (M/D/YYYY)

Hostels ranging from 13,00 - 80,00 Euros per night (Please enter Lisbon, Portugal as location and select hostels in the city centre for easiest public transport to the course location)

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REGISTRATION

We are sorry but this course is now fully booked. New registrations will be placed on the 2009 waiting list until a vacancy becomes available on the course.

Tuition fee: EURO 1.990,--
Early registration: EURO 1.890,-- (deadline for early registration: 31st March 2009)