Surgery

Orthopaedics I

held

 

Vienna / Austria

26.02.2024 – 01.03.2024

EURO 3.150.-*

EURO 3.050.-*(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:

Dr. Eva Schnabl-Feichter, DECVS (AT)

Course Master:

Dr. Julia Knebel, DECVS (DE)

Instructors:

Prof. Dr. Sabine Breit (AT)
Dr. Barbara Bockstahler, DACVSMR (AT)
Dr. Stefanie Handl, DECVCN (AT); Dr. Lydia Koch (AT)
Prof. Dr. Eberhard Ludewig, DECVDI (AT)
Asst. Prof. Dr. Katharina Hittmair (AT)
Asst. Prof. Dr. Ilse Schwendenwein, DECVP (AT)

Course Overview

This veterinary orthopaedic course is designed for practitioners wil¬ling to improve their knowledge in small animals’ orthopaedic diseases. The course will offer veterinarians 5 ECTS points for the Certificate or Master Program in Small Animal Surgery. The first week of the orthopædic curriculum will concentrate on diagnosing the lame patient: the functional anatomy of the musculoskeletal system, normal and abnormal gait, how and when to use diagnostic imaging modalities at best, degenerative and inflammatory joint diseases like Osteoarthtritis and musculoskeletal diseases in the growing dog.
Learning outcomes:

At the end of the course the participant of this course shall be able to:

1. recognize and characterize lameness in the dog
2. choose the right diagnostic modality and be able to interpret the results
3. know about treatment of OA in dogs

Course program (subject to change)

Monday, 26 February 2024 – Anatomy
08:30 – 09:00 Introduction / Welcome Schnabl-Feichter
09:00 – 09:45 Forelimb anatomy (prox muscle and tendons) Breit
09:45 – 10:15 Forelimb anatomy (dist muscle and tendons) Breit
10:15 – 10:45 Neurovascular supply of the forelimb Schnabl-Feichter
10:45 – 11:00 Coffee Break
11:00 – 12:30 Dissection of the forelimb Schnabl-Feichter / Breit / Knebel
12:30 – 13:30 Lunch Break
13:30 – 14:15 Hindlimb anatomy (pelvis, hip joint, hamstrings) Breit
14:15 – 14:45 Hindlimb anatomy (stifle anatomy and tarsus / Achillestendon) Breit
14:45 – 15:15 Neurovascular supply of the hindlimb Knebel
15:15 – 15:30 Coffee Break
15:30 – 17:00 Dissection of the hindlimb Schnabl-Feichter / Breit / Knebel
17:00 – 19:00 Get Together
Tuesday, 27 February 2024 – Orthopaedic Examination
08:30 – 09:00 Brainstorming Schnabl-Feichter
09:00 – 10:00 Normal gait in dogs Bockstahler
10:00 – 10:45 Orthopaedic examination general Schnabl-Feichter
10:45 – 11:00 Coffee Break
11:00 – 11:30 Orthopaedic examination forelimb Schnabl-Feichter
11:30 – 12:00 Orthopaedic examination hindlimb Knebel
12:00 – 12:45 Neurologic examination Schnabl-Feichter
12:45 – 13:45 Lunch Break
13:45 – 15:15 Group 1: Lameness analysis Schnabl-Feichter
Group 2: Orthopaedic examination Knebel / Koch
15:15 – 15:30 Coffee Break
15:30 – 17:00 Group 1: Orthopaedic examination Knebel / Koch
Group 2: Lameness analysis Schnabl-Feichter
Wednesday, 28 February 2024 – Radiology
08:30 – 09:00 Brainstorming Knebel
09:00 – 10:00 Introduction in ultrasonography in orthopaedics Hittmair
10:00 – 10:15 Coffee Break
10:15 – 12:00 Ultrasonography in orthopaedics Hittmair
12:00 – 13:00 Lunch Break
13:00 – 14:00 Arthrocentesis Schnabl-Feichter / Knebel
14:00 – 14:45 Radiography – Big points of image quality / positioning Ludewig
14:45 – 15:00 Coffee Break
15:00 – 16:00 Film reading Ludewig
16:00 – 17:00 CT and MRI imaging – The added value Ludewig
17:00 – 17:30 Case discussion Ludewig
17:30 – 22:00 Social Dinner
Thursday, 29 February 2024 – OA, Cytology
09:00 – 09:30 Brainstorming Schnabl-Feichter
09:30 – 10:00 Pathophysiology of osteoarthritis Knebel
10:00 – 10:45 Nutraceuticals and other joint supplements Handl
10:45 – 11:00 Coffee Break
11:00 – 11:30 Other forms of arthritis Knebel
11:30 – 12:00 Emerging therapies Schnabl-Feichter
12:00 – 12:30 Total joint replacement Knebel
12:30 – 13:30 Lunch Break
13:30 – 14:15 How to interpret a joint tap Schwendenwein
14:15 – 15:15 Group 1: How to do a proper bandage Schnabl-Feichter / Knebel
Group 2: Cytology Schwendenwein
15:15 – 15:30 Coffee Break
15:30 – 16:30 Group 1: Cytology Schwendenwein
Group 2: How to do a proper bandage Schnabl-Feichter / Knebel
Friday, 01 March 2024 – Physiotherapy and Musculoskeletal Development, Nutrition
09:00 – 09:30 Brainstorming Schnabl-Feichter
09:30 – 09:50 Fetal development Knebel
09:50 – 10:30 Nutrition in juvenile animals Handl
10:30 – 10:45 Coffee Break
10:45 – 11:45 Orthopaedic diseases in juvenile animals and nutrition problems Handl / Schnabl-Feichter
11:45 – 12:15 Exercising during musculoskeletal development Bockstahler
12:15 – 13:15 Lunch Break
13:15 – 14:00 Physiotherapy as a possibility to increase quality of life in old dogs Bockstahler
14:00 – 14:45 How can an obese dog lose weight? Tips and tricks Handl
14:45 – 15:00 Coffee Break
15:00 – 15:30 CASUS case Schnabl-Feichter

Course location

thv – International Training Center for Human & Veterinary Medicine
Bergmillergasse 5, Stiege 2, Top 3, 1140 Vienna, Austria

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