Internal Medicine
Internal Medicine: Emergency & Critical Care & Toxicology
registration open
Vienna / Austria
08.04.2024 – 12.04.2024
EURO 2.640.-
EURO 2.540.-(early registration deadline: 23.10.2023)
* eLibrary access is included in the course fee
Total hours: 40
ATF hours (Austria, Germany, Luxembourg, Switzerland): TBA
ECTS credits (Master & Certificate): 5
Course Overview
Clinical work-up of dogs and cats presented with critical care problems and how to treat and manage them will be presented in a case oriented approach. Typical and less common toxicological cases as well and critical care diseases (DKA, Addison crisis, cardiac and respiratory emergencies, hypoglycaemia, etc.) of dogs and cats will be used to demonstrate a structured and problem-oriented work-up.
Course program (subject to change)
Monday, 8 April 2024
08:30 – 09:00 Welcome
09:00 – 10:00 Rule of 20
10:00 – 10:15 Coffee Break
10:15 – 11:15 CPR
11.15 – 11.25 Discussion
11:25 – 12:25 Shock
12:25 – 12:30 Discussion
12:30 – 13:30 Lunch Break
13:30 – 14:30 Blood gas analysis
14:30 – 14:40 Discussion
14:40 – 15:40 Fluid Therapy
15:40 – 15:50 Discussion
15:50 – 16:00 Coffee Break
16:00 – 17:00 Toxicology I
17:00 – 17:10 Discussion
17:10 – 18:10 Vascular Access
09:00 – 10:00 Rule of 20
10:00 – 10:15 Coffee Break
10:15 – 11:15 CPR
11.15 – 11.25 Discussion
11:25 – 12:25 Shock
12:25 – 12:30 Discussion
12:30 – 13:30 Lunch Break
13:30 – 14:30 Blood gas analysis
14:30 – 14:40 Discussion
14:40 – 15:40 Fluid Therapy
15:40 – 15:50 Discussion
15:50 – 16:00 Coffee Break
16:00 – 17:00 Toxicology I
17:00 – 17:10 Discussion
17:10 – 18:10 Vascular Access
Tuesday, 9 April 2024
08:30 – 10:00 Heatstroke
10:00 – 10:15 Coffee Break
10:15 – 11:15 POCUS
11.15 – 11.25 Discussion
11:25 – 12:25 Acute Abdomen
12:25 – 12:30 Discussion
12:30 – 13:30 Lunch Break
13:30 – 14:30 Pain Assessment
14:30 – 14:40 Discussion
14:40 – 15:40 Respiratory Emergencies
15:40 – 15:50 Discussion
15:50 – 16:00 Coffee Break
16:00 – 17:00 Toxicology II
17:00 – 17:10 Discussion
17:10 – 18:10 Extracorporeal Management AKI
10:00 – 10:15 Coffee Break
10:15 – 11:15 POCUS
11.15 – 11.25 Discussion
11:25 – 12:25 Acute Abdomen
12:25 – 12:30 Discussion
12:30 – 13:30 Lunch Break
13:30 – 14:30 Pain Assessment
14:30 – 14:40 Discussion
14:40 – 15:40 Respiratory Emergencies
15:40 – 15:50 Discussion
15:50 – 16:00 Coffee Break
16:00 – 17:00 Toxicology II
17:00 – 17:10 Discussion
17:10 – 18:10 Extracorporeal Management AKI
Wednesday, 10 April 2024
08:30 – 10:00 Bottom-hung window trauma in cats
10:00 – 10:15 Coffee Break
10:15 – 11:15 Sepsis
11.15 – 11.25 Discussion
11:25 – 12:25 Assisted Feeding
12:25 – 12:30 Discussion
12:30 – 13:30 Lunch Break
13:30 – 14:30 Cardiac Emergencies
14:30 – 14:40 Discussion
14:40 – 15:40 Monitoring
15:40 – 15:50 Discussion
15:50 – 16:00 Coffee Break
16:00 – 17:00 Toxicology III
17:00 – 17:10 Discussion
17:10 – 18:10 Thorax / Abdominal Catheters
10:00 – 10:15 Coffee Break
10:15 – 11:15 Sepsis
11.15 – 11.25 Discussion
11:25 – 12:25 Assisted Feeding
12:25 – 12:30 Discussion
12:30 – 13:30 Lunch Break
13:30 – 14:30 Cardiac Emergencies
14:30 – 14:40 Discussion
14:40 – 15:40 Monitoring
15:40 – 15:50 Discussion
15:50 – 16:00 Coffee Break
16:00 – 17:00 Toxicology III
17:00 – 17:10 Discussion
17:10 – 18:10 Thorax / Abdominal Catheters
Thursday, 11 April 2024
09:00 – 10:00 DKA
10:00 – 10:15 Coffee Break
10:15 – 12:15 Group work:
– Group 1: CPR BLS
– Group 2: ZVK
– Group 3: Drainage
– Group 4: O2 / Feeding tubes
12:15 – 13:00 Lunch Break
13:00 – 15:00 Group work:
– Group 1: CPR ALS
– Group 2: Drainage
– Group 3: CPR BLS
– Group 4: ZVK
15:00 – 15:15 Coffee Break
15:15 – 17.15 Group work:
– Group 1: Blood gas examples
– Group 2: O2 / Feeding tubes
– Group 3: CPR ALS
– Group 4: CPR BLS
10:00 – 10:15 Coffee Break
10:15 – 12:15 Group work:
– Group 1: CPR BLS
– Group 2: ZVK
– Group 3: Drainage
– Group 4: O2 / Feeding tubes
12:15 – 13:00 Lunch Break
13:00 – 15:00 Group work:
– Group 1: CPR ALS
– Group 2: Drainage
– Group 3: CPR BLS
– Group 4: ZVK
15:00 – 15:15 Coffee Break
15:15 – 17.15 Group work:
– Group 1: Blood gas examples
– Group 2: O2 / Feeding tubes
– Group 3: CPR ALS
– Group 4: CPR BLS
Friday, 12 April 2024
08:00 – 08:45 Coagulation abnormalities
08:45 – 09:00 Coffee Break
09:00 – 11:00 Group work:
– Group 1: O2 / Feeding tubes
– Group 2: CPR BLS
– Group 3: Blood gas examples
– Group 4: CPR ALS I
11:00 – 11:45 Lunch Break
11:45 – 13:45 Group work:
– Group 1: ZVK
– Group 2: CPR ALS I
– Group 3: O2 / Feeding tubes
– Group 4: Drainage
13:45 – 14:00 Coffee Break
14:00 – 16.00 Group work:
– Group 1: Drainage
– Group 2: Blood gas examples
– Group 3: ZVK
– Group 4: Blood gas examples
08:45 – 09:00 Coffee Break
09:00 – 11:00 Group work:
– Group 1: O2 / Feeding tubes
– Group 2: CPR BLS
– Group 3: Blood gas examples
– Group 4: CPR ALS I
11:00 – 11:45 Lunch Break
11:45 – 13:45 Group work:
– Group 1: ZVK
– Group 2: CPR ALS I
– Group 3: O2 / Feeding tubes
– Group 4: Drainage
13:45 – 14:00 Coffee Break
14:00 – 16.00 Group work:
– Group 1: Drainage
– Group 2: Blood gas examples
– Group 3: ZVK
– Group 4: Blood gas examples