Internal Medicine
Internal Medicine – Gastroenterology, Liver & Pancreas

preregistration open
Edinburgh / UK
02.06.2025 – 06.06.2025
EURO TBA.-*
EURO TBA.-*(early registration deadline: TBA)
* 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 internal medicine gastrointestinal, liver and pancreatic problems will be presented in a case oriented approach. Typical and less common problems of dogs and cats presented with diseases involving the entire gastrointestinal tract including hepatopathies and pancreatopathies will be used to demonstrate a structured and problem-oriented work-up.
Course program (subject to change)
Monday, 2 June 2025
08:30 – 09:00 Introduction all
09:00 – 10:00 Dysphagia Neiger
10:00 – 11:00 Regurgitation Neiger
11:00 – 11:20 Coffee Break
11:20 – 12:20 Vomiting Neiger
12:20 – 13:20 Gastritis / Ulcers Neiger
13:20 – 14:20 Lunch Break
14:20 – 15:20 Gastric dysmotility Salavati
15:20 – 16:20 Gut physiology & immunology Salavati
16:20 – 16:40 Coffee Break
16:40 – 17:40 Small intestinal problems 1 Salavati
17:40 – 18:40 Welcome Drinks
Tuesday, 3 June 2025
09:00 – 10:00 Small intestinal problems 2 Salavati
10:00 – 11:00 PLE Salavati
11:00 – 11:20 Coffee Break
11:20 – 12:20 Vit B12 deficiency Salavati
12:20 – 13:20 Ascites Stengel
13:20 – 14:20 Lunch Break
14:20 – 15:20 Microbiome Salavati
15:20 – 16:20 Probiotics Salavati
16:20 – 16:40 Coffee Break
16:40 – 17:40 Intestinal infectious Neiger
Evening Social Dinner
Wednesday, 4 June 2025
09:00 – 10:00 Large intestinal diarrhea, specific “colitis” Salavati
10:00 – 11:00 FMT Salavati
11:00 – 11:20 Coffee Break
11:20 – 12:20 Feline small intestinal Salavati
12:20 – 13:20 Constipation Stengel
13:20 – 14:20 Lunch Break
14:20 – 15:20 Fecal incontinence Stengel
15:20 – 16:20 Case discussions cat GI Salavati
16:20 – 16:40 Coffee Break
16:40 – 17:40 Case discussions dog GI Salavati
17:40 – 18:40 Case discussion Neiger
Thursday, 5 June 2025
09:00 – 10:00 GI 1 endoscopy 2 Stengel
10:00 – 11:00 GI 1 endoscopy 1 Stengel
11:00 – 11:20 Coffee Break
11:20 – 12:20 Pancreatic diseases 1 Neiger
12:20 – 13:20 Pancreatic diseases 2 Neiger
13:20 – 14:20 Lunch Break
14:20 – 15:20 Liver physiology Stengel
15:20 – 16:20 Liver parameters Stengel
16:20 – 16:40 Coffee Break
16:40 – 17:40 GI diagnostic imaging Stengel
17:40 – 18:40 Case discussions Neiger
Friday, 6 June 2025
09:00 – 10:00 Jaundice Stengel
10:00 – 11:00 PSS and hepatic encephalopathy Stengel
11:00 – 11:20 Coffee Break
11:20 – 12:20 Feline hepatopathies Stengel
12:20 – 13:20 Tube placement Neiger
13:20 – 14:20 Lunch Break
14:20 – 15:20 Case discussions Stengel
15:20 – 16:20 Case discussions Neiger
Course location
Edinburgh/UK