SMALL ANIMAL SURGERY

February 2022

Get digital … without missing a real-life practical experience!

Our Blended Learning Postgraduate Program in Small Animal Surgery has been developed to enable all veterinary surgeons’ access to our world-class teaching materials and it is approved by RACE for 248 CE/CPD credits.

This is a modular program, delivered in over 2 years and covering key orthopedic and soft-tissue surgical procedures delivered online. There are 14 taught modules and 10 practical modules which will be delivered at the University of California. This program includes two components: soft-tissue surgery and orthopedics/neurosurgery. Each part takes a year to complete and is supported by high-quality surgical videos. After completing all the lecture-based modules of each part, delegates will attend 5 continuous days of hands-on training that correspond to the previously lectured component.

This is the most in-depth and practical modular surgery program, developed to provide even more practical experience in orthopedic and soft-tissue surgical techniques and more relevancy to the general practitioner.

You will have support and guidance from a RCVS or EBVS/ABVS Small Animal Surgery Diploma Holder Module Tutor.

Program Features:

24 varied modules

Covering soft-tissue and orthopedic procedures delivered over 2 years

Support from the Module Tutor

All module tutors will provide online support during their module and will be available to answer all your questions

Multiple learning processes

Presentations, written notes, interactive quizzes and exercises which test your knowledge as you work

High-quality surgical videos

The modules will be supported by surgical videos delivered by a world-class surgeon

Discussion forum

A discussion forum for conversation, debate and sharing cases with your peers and Module Tutors

Four sessions per month

Each module consists of four sessions spread throughout a month. Sessions include separate lessons and case-based studies to work through at your own pace

Online program

Giving you access 24/7 from your laptop, tablet or even your mobile. Supported by 10 practical attendance sessions delivered in state-of-the-art wet-lab facilities with the support of a specialist in the area

Regular assessments

Pre-module and post-module assessments encourage you to reflect on your learning and evaluate your progress

Dedicated CE Tutor

A dedicated Program Tutor who will support you every step of the way

Interactive and engaging modules

Which allow you to absorb the learning materials in an online environment

VIDEO

Watch an introductory video from Jon Hall – MA VetMB CertSAS DipECVS SFHEA FRCVS, a recognized specialist in Small Animal Surgery, who performed the recorded soft-tissue techniques for this CE program.

CE Program Details:

Modules summary

Surgical Basics: asepsis, instrumentation, operative techniques and wound healing
Urinary and reproductive tract surgery
Upper gastrointestinal surgery
Lower gastrointestinal surgery, liver, spleen and pancreas
Oral, pharyngeal and aural surgery
Surgery of the upper airways, larynx and trachea
Surgery of the abdominal and thoracic cavities
Surgical oncology
Reconstructive skin surgery – practical session
Gastrointestinal surgery – practical session
Urological surgery – practical session
Head and neck surgery – practical session
Thoracic surgery – practical session
Joint diseases of the forelimb
Joint diseases of the hindlimb
Fracture repair I
Fracture repair II
Spinal surgery I
Spinal surgery II
Internal fixation I – practical session
Internal fixation II – practical session
Joint diseases of the forelimb – practical session
Joint diseases of the hindlimb – practical session
External fixation and bone grafting – practical session

Please note the module order may be subject to change.

Tutors

Eric Monnet (DVM, PhD, FAHA, DACVS, DECVS)
Guillaume Chanoit (DEDV PhD DECVS DACVS FHEA FRCVS)
Hannes Bergmann (DrMedVet DipECVS MRCVS)
Heidi Radke (DVM DipECVS MRCVS and RCVS Specialist in Small Animal Surgery (Orthopaedics))
Jane Ladlow (MA VetMB CertSAS CertVR MRCVS)
Jonathan Bell (BVM&S CertSAS DipECVS MRCVS)
Kelly Blacklock (BVM&S DipECVS FHEA PGCert MRCVS)
Pieter Nelissen (DVM CertSAS DipECVS MRCVS)
Rachel Burrow (BVetMed CertSAS CertVR DipECVS MRCVS RCVS Specialist in Small Animal Surgery (Soft Tissue))
Samantha Woods (BSc MA VetMB CertSAS Dipl.ECVS MRCVS)
Sebastien Behr (DVM DipECVN MRCVS RCVS Specialist (Veterinary Neurology))

Qualifications

Our Small Animal Surgery Distance Learning Program gives you an opportunity to obtain a recognized qualification.

General Practitioner Certificate (GPCert)

By attending the full online structured program as well as having a successful assessment including an exam you can get the GPCert awarded by the International School of Veterinary Postgraduate Studies (ISVPS).

Only registered vets who have been qualified for a minimum of one year can apply to undertake a General Practitioner Certificate.

Postgraduate Certificate (PgC)

A route to a PgC in Small Animal Surgery is available through our partnership with Harper Adams University (HAU). For more information about this please contact us.

This course includes

The program is approved by RACE for 248 CE credits. All program prices include ISVPS registration and examination fees. Participants will receive the two-volume Improve International Manual of Small Animal Surgery. All professionals will have the opportunity of requesting, in any moment of the program, a statement regarding their earned credits to present to their respective board.

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01 - Surgical Basics: Asepsis, Instrumentation, Operative techniques and Wound healing

 Feb, 2022 |  Online

Key Learning Objectives

Asepsis, sterilization and appropriate antibiosis for surgical cases
Surgical instrumentation and proper handling
Different uses of sutures, needles, staples and clips
Wound healing principles and how to apply them to clinical cases
Principles of wound management and latest innovations

Speaker: Jonathan Bell (BVM&S CertSAS DipECVS MRCVS)

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02 - Urinary and Reproductive tract surgery

 Mar, 2022 |  Online

Key Learning Objectives

Renal surgery principles and techniques
Obstructive diseases of the urinary tract
Management of urolithiasis
Surgical options for urinary incontinence: colposuspension, TVT and urethral occluders
Surgery of the male reproductive system – from prostatic omentalization to penile and preputial procedures
Surgery of the female reproductive system – ovariectomy and ovariohysterectomy

Speaker: Guillaume Chanoit (DEDV PhD DECVS DACVS FHEA FRCVS)

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03 - Upper Gastrointestinal Surgery

 Apr, 2022 |  Online

Key Learning Objectives

Surgical approaches to salivary gland disease
Esophageal disease - indications for surgical treatment
Gastrotomy and gastrectomy - indications beyond GDV
Small intestinal disease and how to minimize complications
Ruptures and hernias

Speaker: Rachel Burrow (BVetMed CertSAS CertVR DipECVS MRCVS RCVS Specialist in Small Animal Surgery (Soft Tissue))

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04 - Lower Gastrointestinal Surgery, Liver, Spleen and Pancreas

 May, 2022 |  Online

Key Learning Objectives

Large intestinal surgery - differences between cats and dogs
Surgical approaches to the rectum and anus
Different options for liver surgery – suture, staples or electrosurgery
Biliary tract surgery – anatomy and surgical options
Pancreatic surgery
Splenectomy - indications, techniques and alternatives to surgical removal

Speaker: Guillaume Chanoit (DEDV PhD DECVS DACVS FHEA FRCVS)

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05 - Oral, Pharyngeal and Aural surgery

 Jun, 2022 |  Online

Key Learning Objectives

Surgery of the lips, cheeks and tongue
Surgical treatment of palatal abnormalities
Maxillectomy and mandibulectomy
Pharyngeal surgery and options for tonsillar surgery
Aural surgery: lateral wall resection, vertical canal ablation, ventral bulla osteotomy, total canal ablation, lateral bulla osteotomy and approach to aural hematoma

Speaker: Samantha Woods (BSc MA VetMB CertSAS Dipl.ECVS MRCVS)

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06 - Surgery of the Upper Airways, Thyroid, Larynx and Trachea

 Jul, 2022 |  Online

Key Learning Objectives

Conditions of the nasal planum according the animal´s age
Indications for nasal sinuses surgery
Brachycephalic airway syndrome
Surgery of the larynx: paralysis, collapse, trauma, stenosis and neoplasia
Surgery of the trachea: tracheotomy, tracheostomy, tracheal avulsion, collapse, resection/anastomosis, trauma, foreign bodies and neoplasia

Speaker: Jane Ladlow (MA VetMB CertSAS CertVR MRCVS)

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07 - Surgery of the Abdominal and Thoracic Cavities

 Sep, 2022 |  Online

Key Learning Objectives

Peritonitis: pathophysiology, clinical signs, diagnosis and treatment options
Thoracic surgery
- Differences between small and large dogs
- Thoracostomy for pneumothorax, pyothorax and chylothorax
- Thoracotomia
- Lung lobectomy
- Pericardectomy
- PDA
- PRAA - regurgitating patients and thoracotomy
- Chylotorax
- Chest wall diseases

Speaker: Kelly Blacklock (BVM&S DipECVS FHEA PGCert MRCVS)

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08 - Surgical Oncology

 Oct, 2022 |  Online

Key Learning Objectives

Principles of oncologic surgery: approaches to the most common tumors seen in practice
Latest treatment options for mast cell tumors
Oral tumors - performing maxillectomy and mandibulectomy
Gastrointestinal tumors
Feline-specific tumors

Speaker: Pieter Nelissen (DVM CertSAS DipECVS MRCVS)

09 - Reconstructive Surgery - Practical Session

 Nov 14, 2022 |  Surgical Education Center - University of California, Irvine Health

Key Learning Objectives

Tension relieving techniques
- Undermining
- Tension relieving sutures
  - Walking sutures
  - Bolster / stent sutures
  - Continuous pretensioning sutures
- Relaxing incisions
  - Multiple punctate relaxing incision
  - Simple relaxing incision
  - Z-plasty
  - V-Y plasty
Wound closure
- Rectangle / square shape wound
- Circular/crescent shape wound
- Triangle shape wound
- Dog ears
Subdermal plexus flaps
- Advancement flaps
- Rotation flap
- Transposition flap
- Interpolation flap
Axial pattern flaps
- Thoracodorsal flap
- Caudal superficial epigastric flap
Skin graft
- Full-thickness meshed skin graft
- Pinch and punch graft

 Speaker: TBC

10 - Head and Neck Surgery – Practical Session

 Nov 15, 2022 |  Surgical Education Center - University of California, Irvine Health

Key Learning Objectives

Total ear canal ablation and lateral bulla osteotomy
Ventral bulla osteotomy
Lateral approach to the larynx and demonstration of unilateral arytenoid lateralization
Thyroidectomy (modified extracapsular)
Mandibular and sublingual sialadenectomy

 Speaker: TBC

11 - Thoracic Surgery – Practical Session

 Nov 16, 2022 |  Surgical Education Center - University of California, Irvine Health

Key Learning Objectives

Thoracotomy
- Lateral intercostal thoracotomy
- Median sternotomy
Lung lobectomy
- Total lung lobectomy
Pericardectomy
- Partial pericardectomy
Thoracocentesis / Thoracic drain placement
Abdominal drain placement

 Speaker: TBC

12 - Gastrointestinal Surgery – Practical Session

 Nov 17, 2022 |  Surgical Education Center - University of California, Irvine Health

Key Learning Objectives

Esophageal surgery
- Esophageal tube placement
- Approach to the cervical esophagus
- Esophagotomy/ Esophagectomy
Gastric surgery
- Gastrostomy tube placement
- Gastrotomy/ Gastrectomy
- Gastropexy (incisional)
Intestinal surgery
- Enterotomy / Enterectomy
- Intestinal biopsies

 Speaker: TBC

13 - Urological Surgery - Practical Session

 Nov 18, 2022 |  Surgical Education Center - University of California, Irvine Health

Key Learning Objectives

Nephrectomy / Nephrotomy
Renal biopsies
Cystotomy/ Nystectomy
Urethrostomy (parascrotal in the dog and perineal in the cat)
Cystostomy tube placement
Urohydropulsion

 Speaker: TBC

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14 - Joint Diseases of the Forelimb

 Feb, 2023 |  Online

Key Learning Objectives

Shoulder conditions including luxation, osteochondrosis, dysplasia and excision arthroplasty surgery
Elbow conditions including, luxations, IOHC, dysplasia, developmental disease and ununited anconeal process
Developmental carpal disease, carpal hyperextension, arthrodesis and luxations of the carpus and foot
Growth plate disorders

Speaker: Hannes Bergmann (DrMedVet DipECVS MRCVS)

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15 - Joint Diseases of the Hindlimb

 Mar, 2023 |  Online

Key Learning Objectives

Pros and cons of surgical options for the ruptured cruciate ligament
Alternative causes of stifle dysfunction besides the cranial cruciate ligament
Relate the underlying causes of patellar luxation with the appropriate surgical approach
Hock anatomy - conditions that affect the joint including osteochondrosis and luxation
Possible treatments for conditions that affect the hip including dysplasia and luxation
Pros and cons of total hip replacement

Speaker: Hannes Bergmann (DrMedVet DipECVS MRCVS)

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16 - Fracture Repair I

 Apr, 2023 |  Online

Key Learning Objectives

Initial assessment of the fractured patient
Fracture classification
Principles of fracture repair and practical applications
Fracture fixation methods and implants including plating and external fixation devices

Speaker: Heidi Radke (DVM DipECVS FRCVS and RCVS Specialist in Small Animal Surgery (Orthopedics))

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17 - Fracture Repair II

 May, 2023 |  Online

Key Learning Objectives

Principles of fracture reduction, including both closed and open techniques
Bone grafting - cancellous and cortical
Fore and hindlimb specific fracture stabilization
Clinical approaches to the following complications: Delayed union/Non-union/Mal-union/Osteomyelitis

Speaker: Heidi Radke (DVM DipECVS FRCVS and RCVS Specialist in Small Animal Surgery (Orthopedics))

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18 - Spinal Surgery I

 Jun, 2023 |  Online

Key Learning Objectives

Systematic neurological exam and interpretation: localizing spinal lesions
Application of neurodiagnostics
Approach and management of paraplegia and tetraplegia
Clinical approach to neurological emergencies, including cranial trauma and status epilepticus

Speaker: Sebastien Behr (DVM DipECVN MRCVS RCVS Specialist (Veterinary Neurology))

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19 - Spinal Surgery II

 Jul, 2023 |  Online

Key Learning Objectives

Surgical options for spinal surgery according to site
- Cervical spine - Ventral slot procedure
- Thoracolumbar spine - Hemilaminectomy
- Lumbosacral spine - Dorsal laminectomy
CSF tap and Myelography - landmarks for acquiring CSF samples and obtaining diagnostic myelograms

Speaker: Sebastien Behr (DVM DipECVN MRCVS RCVS Specialist (Veterinary Neurology))