Anaesthesia & Pain Management
Anaesthesia & Pain Management I
registration open
Vienna / Austria
29.01.2024 – 02.02.2024
EURO 2.840.-*
EURO 2.740.-*(early registration deadline: 1.10.2023)
* eLibrary access is included in the course fee
Total hours: 40
ATF hours (Austria, Germany, Luxembourg, Switzerland): TBA
ECTS credits (Master & Certificate): 5
Program Director/
Principal Course Master:
Priv.-Doz. Dr. Eva Eberspächer-Schweda, FTA, DACVAA (AT)
Course Masters:
TBA
Course Overview
This course focuses on the anaesthesia machine and monitoring, anaesthetic drugs and protocols, local anaesthesia, perioperative management in healthy and diseased patients as well as cardio-pulmonary resuscitation (CPR).
Learning Outcomes:
At the end of the course, participants 1) shall know how anaesthetic equipment and drugs work and how they are used in healthy and diseased small animal patients, 2) know how to improve perianaesthetic management in their hospital, 3) are able to provide CPR, 4) are able to perform commonly used local anaesthetic techniques.
Course Program (subject to change)
Monday, 29 January 2024 – Anaesthetic Machine and Monitoring
08:00 – 09:00 Welcome and Registration E. Eberspächer
09:00 – 09:45 Introduction to Anaesthesia in Small Animals E. Eberspächer
09:45 – 10:45 Anaesthetic Machine – How Does It Work? E. Eberspächer
10:45 – 11:15 Coffee Break
11:15 – 12:00 Cleaning, Maintenance and Checks of the Anaesthetic Machine E. Eberspächer
12:00 – 12:30 Common Problems/Pitfalls with the Anaesthetic Machine E. Eberspächer
12:30 – 13:30 Lunch Break
13:30 – 14:30 Monitoring of the Anaesthetic Patient (Theory) Rocchi
14:30 – 15:00 Coffee Break
15:00 – 17:15 Monitoring Devices for the Anaesthetic Patient (Demonstration and Practice) all
17:30 ICEBREAKER
09:00 – 09:45 Introduction to Anaesthesia in Small Animals E. Eberspächer
09:45 – 10:45 Anaesthetic Machine – How Does It Work? E. Eberspächer
10:45 – 11:15 Coffee Break
11:15 – 12:00 Cleaning, Maintenance and Checks of the Anaesthetic Machine E. Eberspächer
12:00 – 12:30 Common Problems/Pitfalls with the Anaesthetic Machine E. Eberspächer
12:30 – 13:30 Lunch Break
13:30 – 14:30 Monitoring of the Anaesthetic Patient (Theory) Rocchi
14:30 – 15:00 Coffee Break
15:00 – 17:15 Monitoring Devices for the Anaesthetic Patient (Demonstration and Practice) all
17:30 ICEBREAKER
Tuesday, 30 January 2024 – Drugs and Protocols
09:00 – 10:15 Overview of Relevant Drugs for Anaesthesia and Perioperative Management Rocchi
10:15 – 10:45 Coffee Break
10:45 – 12:00 Anaesthetic Protocols for Healthy Patients Rocchi
12:00 – 13:00 Lunch Break
13:00 – 14:00 Breed Specific Considerations in cats and Dogs including Brachycephalic Patients E. Eberspächer
14:00 – 15:00 Anaesthetic and Perioperative Management in Guinea Pigs and Small Rodents E. Eberspächer
15:00 – 15:30 Coffee Break
15:30 – 16:30 CASUS E. Eberspächer
16:30 – 17:15 Case Based Discussion E. Eberspächer, Rocchi
10:15 – 10:45 Coffee Break
10:45 – 12:00 Anaesthetic Protocols for Healthy Patients Rocchi
12:00 – 13:00 Lunch Break
13:00 – 14:00 Breed Specific Considerations in cats and Dogs including Brachycephalic Patients E. Eberspächer
14:00 – 15:00 Anaesthetic and Perioperative Management in Guinea Pigs and Small Rodents E. Eberspächer
15:00 – 15:30 Coffee Break
15:30 – 16:30 CASUS E. Eberspächer
16:30 – 17:15 Case Based Discussion E. Eberspächer, Rocchi
Wednesday, 31 January 2024 – Perioperative Management and CPR
09:00 – 09:15 The Importance of a Thorough Anamnesis and Clinical Evaluation E. Eberspächer
09:15 – 09:45 Perioperative Temperature Management – How / Why? E. Eberspächer
09:45 – 10:15 Coffee Break
10:15 – 11:00 Airway Management: Intubation, Laryngeal Mask Airway and Tracheotomy E. Eberspächer
11:00 – 12:00 Placement and Interpretation of a Central venous Catheter (Theory and Practice) E. Eberspächer
12:00 – 13:00 Lunch Break
13:00 – 13:45 This Should Be In Your Crash Cart! Russold
13:45 – 14:45 CPR in Dogs and Cats – Theory Russold
14:45 – 15:15 Coffee Break
15:15 – 17:15 Practical Session: CPR in Dogs & Cats & Team Work in a Critical Situation E. Eberspächer, Russold, Rocchi
18:30 Social Dinner
09:15 – 09:45 Perioperative Temperature Management – How / Why? E. Eberspächer
09:45 – 10:15 Coffee Break
10:15 – 11:00 Airway Management: Intubation, Laryngeal Mask Airway and Tracheotomy E. Eberspächer
11:00 – 12:00 Placement and Interpretation of a Central venous Catheter (Theory and Practice) E. Eberspächer
12:00 – 13:00 Lunch Break
13:00 – 13:45 This Should Be In Your Crash Cart! Russold
13:45 – 14:45 CPR in Dogs and Cats – Theory Russold
14:45 – 15:15 Coffee Break
15:15 – 17:15 Practical Session: CPR in Dogs & Cats & Team Work in a Critical Situation E. Eberspächer, Russold, Rocchi
18:30 Social Dinner
Thursday, 1 February 2024 – Local Anaesthesia
09:00 – 09:15 Introduction to local anaesthesia and available drugs Rocchi
09:15 – 09:45 Local blocks on the thorax Rocchi
09:45 – 10:45 Local blocks on the head M. E.-Schweda
10:45 – 11:15 Coffee Break
11:15 – 12:30 Local blocks of the limbs and other clinically relevant local blocks Trujanovic
12:30 – 13:30 Lunch Break
13:30 – 15:00 Practical session: Wet lab – local blocks all
15:00 – 15:30 Coffee Break
15:30 – 17:15 Practical session: Wet lab – local blocks all
09:15 – 09:45 Local blocks on the thorax Rocchi
09:45 – 10:45 Local blocks on the head M. E.-Schweda
10:45 – 11:15 Coffee Break
11:15 – 12:30 Local blocks of the limbs and other clinically relevant local blocks Trujanovic
12:30 – 13:30 Lunch Break
13:30 – 15:00 Practical session: Wet lab – local blocks all
15:00 – 15:30 Coffee Break
15:30 – 17:15 Practical session: Wet lab – local blocks all
Friday, 2 February 2024 – Disease Management
09:00 – 10:00 Anaesthetic management of the cardiac patient with case discussion/clicker E. Eberspächer
10:00 – 10:30 Coffee Break
10:30 – 11:15 Anaesthetic management of C-section and care of the neonatal patient Trujanovic
11:15 – 12:15 Anaesthetic management in patients with renal and hepatic insufficiency Trujanovic
12:15 – 13:15 Lunch Break
13:15 – 14:00 Anaesthetic, analgesic and perioperative management of the dog with GDV Trujanovic
14:00 – 14:45 Anaesthetic management of dentistry patients incl. geriatric patients E. Eberspächer
14:45 – 15:15 Questions, discussion
10:00 – 10:30 Coffee Break
10:30 – 11:15 Anaesthetic management of C-section and care of the neonatal patient Trujanovic
11:15 – 12:15 Anaesthetic management in patients with renal and hepatic insufficiency Trujanovic
12:15 – 13:15 Lunch Break
13:15 – 14:00 Anaesthetic, analgesic and perioperative management of the dog with GDV Trujanovic
14:00 – 14:45 Anaesthetic management of dentistry patients incl. geriatric patients E. Eberspächer
14:45 – 15:15 Questions, discussion
Course location
thv – International Training Center for Human & Veterinary Medicine Bergmillergasse 5, Stiege 2, Top 3, 1140 Vienna, Austria