Exotic Pets 1:
Methods of Diagnostic Imaging and Clinical Cardiology

16 - 20 June 2025 | China

General Overview

The ESAVS Exotic Pets Medicine and Surgery courses cover the core of the exotic pet medicine and surgery curriculum over a three year period, with particular emphasis on the diagnosis and treatment of captive reptiles, birds and small mammals from an advanced care perspective.

This program is designed specifically for veterinarians wishing to gain advanced experience in exotic pet medicine and to deepen further expertise in the practical management of patients (reptiles, birds and small mammal).
In this course participants will learn about how to realise the standard post mortem examination of exotic pet patient and how to use the methods of clinical pathology (parasitology, haematology, cytology and plasma chemistry) in modern clinical practice.

The successful management of difficult to treat problems will be discussed.

Key Features of Exotic Pets Medicine and Surgery Course 1:

This course covers the introduction to clinical anatomy of reptiles, birds and small mammals. It is focused on advanced radiographic and ultrasonographic assessments of reptiles, small mammals and birds. It also focuses on the importance of clinical cardiology in exotic pet patients.  Reptile, avian and small mammalian radiography, ultrasonography and cardiology are clinically very important subjects and are covered in the practicals.

Language

All modules will be held in China, in English language with consecutive translation in Chinese.

This course is open for Newscomers!

CPD Hours: 40

ECTS credits (Master & Certificate): 5

Tuition Fee: TBA

Course Language: English with consecutive translation in Chinese

Preliminary Program (Click to Open)
Day 1

08:00 – 09:00 Registration
09:00 – 09:30 Welcome and Course Goals
09:30 – 10:30 Clinical anatomy of reptiles I
10:30 – 11:00 Coffee Break
11:00 – 12:30 Clinical anatomy of reptiles II
12:30 – 13:30 Lunch
13:30 – 14:30 Radiography in reptiles
14:30 – 16:30 Practical training - Radiography in reptiles - cases

Day 2

08:00 – 09:00 Registration
09:00 – 09:30 Clinical anatomy of birds I
09:30 – 10:30 Clinical anatomy of birds II
10:30 – 11:00 Coffee Break
11:00 – 12:30 Clinical anatomy of birds III
12:30 – 13:30 Lunch
13:30 – 14:30 Radiography in birds
14:30 – 16:30 Practical training - Radiography in birds - cases

Day 3

08:00 – 09:00 Registration
09:00 – 09:30 Clinical anatomy of small mammals I
09:30 – 10:30 Clinical anatomy of small mammals II
10:30 – 11:00 Coffee Break
11:00 – 12:30 Clinical anatomy of small mammals III
12:30 – 13:30 Lunch
13:30 – 14:30 Radiography in small mammals
14:30 – 16:30 Practical training - Radiography in small mammals - cases

Day 4

08:00 – 09:00 Registration
09:00 – 09:30 Ultrasonography in reptiles
09:30 – 10:30 Avian ultrasonography
10:30 – 11:00 Coffee Break
11:00 – 12:30 Ultrasonography in small mammals I
12:30 – 13:30 Lunch
13:30 – 14:30 Ultrasonography in small mammals II
14:30 – 16:30 Practical training – ultrasonography

Day 5

08:00 – 09:00 Registration
09:00 – 10:30 Reptile cardiology
10:30 – 11:00 Coffee Break
11:00 – 12:30 Cardiology in small mammals/birds
12:30 – 13:30 Lunch
13:30 – 16:30 Practical training - cardiology in exotic pets

Course Masters

Prof. Dr. Zdenek Knotek

MVDr. CSc. Dipl ECZM (CZ)

Avian and Exotic Animal Clinic, Brno, Czech Republic

Registration and Fees

Discount tuition fee for Thailand, Indonesia, Philippines, Malaysia, India, Sri Lanka, China, Pakistan, Lebanon and Vietnam: EURO 1.400,–

    Early registration: Euro 1.300,--

    (Deadline for FULL early registration payment: 16th March 2025)

Discount tuition fee for Japan, Macao, South Korea and Taiwan: EURO 1.850,–

    Early registration: Euro 1.750,-

  (Deadline for FULL early registration payment: 16th March 2025)

Tuition fee for Europe, Singapore, Hong Kong, Australia, New Zealand, United Arab Emirates, Canada, and USA : EURO 2.350,–

    Early registration: Euro 2.250,-

    (Deadline for FULL early registration payment: 16th March 2025)

Enroll now.

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