Cardiology

Cardiology I

held

 

Palma de Mallorca / Spain

05.07.2023 – 09.07.2023

EURO 2.550.-*

EURO 2.450.-*(early registration deadline: 18.1.2023)

* 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:

Univ. Prof. Dr. Gerhard Wess DACVIM, DECVIM-CA (DE)

Course Overview

The first module of the Cardiology program focuses on diagnostic and therapeutic options, such as heart murmurs, ECG seminars and ECG practicals, thoracic radiographs, biomarkers, cardiovascular drugs and the most common diseases seen in private practice.

Topics
– Clinical signs, physical examination and auscultation
– Pathophysiology of heart failure and neuroendocrine regulation
– Biomarker in veterinary cardiology
– Reading chest radiographs – cardiac and non cardiac diseases
– ECG made easy seminar: from the basics to a diagnosis
– ECG Workshops (independent studies in groups) – ECG case examples
– Introduction into echocardiography and doppler examinations
– Therapy of arrhythmias
– Therapy of heart failure: cardiac drugs
– Studies in groups: Congenital heart defects, clinical cases
– Aortic stenosis
– Pulmonic stenosis
– Patent ductus arteriosus
– Mitral and tricuspid dysplasia
– Chronic valvular diseases
– Dilated cardiomyopathy,Doberman pinscher cardiomyopathy and ARVC
– Dirofilariosis/heartworm disease
– Pericardial diseases
– Independent studies in groups: Canine cases
– Cardiac tumors
– Feline cardiomyopathies: HCM, RCM, DCM, ARVC
– Workshop: Feline cases
– Workshop: Canine and feline cases (potpourri)

Course program (Subject to change)

Wednesday, 05/07/2023 – Physical examination and ECG of the cardiac patient
8:45 – 9:00 Welcome and registration
9:00 – 10:00 Cardio is easy and logic – an introduction to anatomy, physiology, pathology
10:00 – 10:45 ECG – interpretation made easy
10:45 – 11:15 Coffee Break
11:15 – 12:15 Cardiac Arrhythmias and Conduction Disturbances
12:15 – 13:00 ECG practicals based case examples (small groups)
13:00 – 15:00 Long Lunch Break to enjoy the sun
15:00 – 16:00 ECG cases self study (small groups)
16:00 – 17:00 Antiarrhythmic Drugs
17:00 – 17:30 Coffee Break
17:30 – 18:15 Physical examination and auscultation of the heart and lungs part I
18:15 – 19:00 Physical examination and auscultation of the heart and lungs part II
Thursday, 06/07/2023 – Diagnostics: Radiology and Biomarkers
9:00 – 10:00 ECG case studies
10:00 – 10:45 Reading chest radiographs – cardiac diseases
10:45 – 11:15 Coffee Break
11:15 – 12:15 The basics of Rx-morphology: vascular/interstitial/bronchial/alveolar pattern
12:15 – 13:00 Biomarker – NTproBNP
13:00 – 15:00 Long Lunch Break to enjoy the sun
15:00 – 16:00 ECG cases self study (small groups)
16:00 – 17:00 Biomarker – troponins
17:00 – 17:30 Coffee Break
17:30 – 18:15 Lung diseases: typical morphology/case examples and mediastinal diseases
18:15 – 19:15 Radiograph interpretation – cases
Friday, 07/07/2023 – Pathophysiology and Therapeutic principles
9:00 – 10:00 Pathophysiology of the failing heart
10:00 – 10:45 ACE- Inhibitors – from physiology to clinical use
10:45 – 11:15 Coffee Break
11:15 – 12:15 Neurohumoral regulation and treatment options: Beta-adrenergic blocking drugs and Spironolactone
12:15 – 13:00 Positive inotrope and inodilator
13:00 – 15:00 Long Lunch Break to enjoy the sun
15:00 – 16:00 ECG cases self study (small groups)
16:00 – 16:30 Coffee Break
16:30 – 17:30 Chronic valvular diseases – diagnosis and staging Diuretics – case examples
17:30 – 18:30 Chronic valvular diseases – therapy
Saturday, 08/07/2023 - The basics of echocardiography and acquired diseases
9:00 – 09:45 Treatment of specific arrhythmias
9:45 – 10:45 Dirofilariosis – Heartworm disease
10:45 – 11:15 Coffee Break
11:15 – 12:15 Diuretics – case examples
12:15 – 13:00 Echocardiography: basic techniques and standard views
13:00 – 15:00 Lunch Break
15:00 – 16:00 Clinical case studies ECG cases
16:00 – 16:30 Coffee Break
16:30 – 17:15 Feline Cardiomyopathies – Diagnosis
17:15 – 18:15 Feline Cardiomyopathies – Therapy
Sunday, 09/07/2023 – Acquired and congenital diseases
9:00 – 10:00 Aortic and pulmonic stenosis
10:00 – 10:45 Myocarditis and valvular endocarditis
10:45 – 11:15 Coffee Break
11:15 – 12:00 Pericardial diseases
12:00 – 12:45 PDA
13:00 – 14:00 Lunch Break
14:00 – 14:45 DCM, ARVC, Doberman cardiomyopathy – diagnosis
14:45 – 15:30 DCM, ARVC, Doberman cardiomyopathy -Treatment
15:30 – 15:45 Wrap-up of course