General Overview
General Overview
The ESAVS Soft Tissue Surgery courses are dedicated to veterinarians in practice or in the academic field who are willing to deepen their knowledge in soft tissue surgery. The comprehensive study program consists currently of 4 one-week modules. A fifth “advanced” module is being planned. Each course is composed of a mix of theory and practice on models and cadavers. Much time is dedicated to interactive and practical training under the supervision of course masters and instructors, who are all internationally recognized European or American specialists.
After attending the whole program, participants shall have acquired sufficient knowledge not only to face most of the current clinical situations but also to further progress by themselves and then recognize the cases that need to be referred to specialists.
STS 1 (Soft Tissue Surgery 1) is mandatory before continuing on to the next courses. STS 2, 3 and 4 can be taken in any order. It is recommended to take STS 5 only after completion of the previous courses.
Soft Tissue Surgery 1:
This course focuses on the basic principles of surgery, tissue handling, knotting techniques and general abdominal and gastro-intestinal surgery.
Language
All modules will be held in China, in English language with consecutive translation in Chinese.
Saturday, 26th July 2025, Webinars
7 hours of Recorded Webinars on Surgical methods from STS I Panel course masters
Webinar: Surgical Site Infections: 1hour
Webinar: Instrument and Tissue Handling Techniques: 1 hour
Webinar: Patient, Surgeon, OP Room Preparation: 1 hour
Webinar: Disinfection/Sterilisation Methods: 45 ‘
Webinar: Hemostasis, Hemostatic Devices: 1 hour
Webinar: Suture Material and Suture Techniques: 1 hour
Webinar: Abdominal Wall Anatomy, Approaches, Closure and biopsies: 75’
Sunday, 27th July 2025, Lectures
08:30–09:00 Local welcome
09:00–10:00 Abdominal wall anatomy, approaches, closure (Dr. Gradner)
10:00–10:30 Abdominal biopsies (Dr. Siedenburg)
10:30–11:00 Coffee Break
11:00–12:30 Basic knowledge in gastrointestinal surgery: anatomy (Dr. Siedenburg)
12:30–13:00 Particularities of large intestines and large intestines surgical diseases (Dr. Gradner)
13:00–14:00 Lunch Break
14:00–14:30 Use of omentum (Dr. Gradner)
14:30–15:00 Splenectomy and fast splenectomy (Dr. Gradner)
15:00–15:30 Coffee Break
15:30–17:00 Dry labs on suture and ligature techniques
Monday, 28th July 2025, Practicals
08:30–09:00 Introduction
09:00–10:30 Laparotomy/Abdominal exploration
10:30–11:00 Coffee Break
11:00–12:30 Abdominal biopsies, splenectomy
12:30–13:30 Lunch break
13:30–15:30 Enterotomies, gastropexies
15:30–16:00 Coffee Break
16:00–17:30 Resection anastomosis
Tuesday, 29th July 2025, Lectures
08:30 – 09:15 Abdominal congenital and traumatic hernias (Dr. Gradner)
09:15 – 10:30 Nutritional needs of the surgical patient (Dr. Siedenburg)
10:30 – 11:00 Coffee Break
11:00 – 12:30 Gastric dilatation volvulus (Dr. Gradner)
12:30 – 13:00 Casus work–up (Dr. Siedenburg)
13:00 – 14:00 Lunch Break
14:00 – 15:00 The septic peritonitis (Dr. Gradner)
15:00 – 15:30 Introduction to minimally–invasive surgery (Dr. Gradner)
15:30 – 16:00 Coffee Break
16:00 – 17:45 Debriefing casus case and wrap–up (Dr. Siedenburg)
19:00 onwards Social Dinner
Wednesday, 30th July 2025, Practicals
08:30 – 09:00 Introduction
09:00 – 10:30 Feeding tubes placement / Abdominal exploration
Advanced dissections (pancreas, adrenals, aorta…) / Omentum lenghthening
10:30 – 11:00 Coffee Break
11:00 – 12:30 Serosal patch / Enteroplication
12:30 – 13:30 Lunch Break
13:30 – 15:00 Fast splenectomy / Gastropexy, jejunal grafts / Colectomy
15:00 – 15:30 Coffee Break
15:30 – 17:00 Debriefing and farewell
Course Masters
Dr. Gabriele Gradner
DVM, Dipl. ECVS
Vienna, Austria
Dr. Johannes Siedenburg
Dipl. ECVS
Hanover,Germany
Course Location
Small Animal Hospital Chulalongkorn University, 254 Phayathai Road, Pathumwan, Bangkok 10330, Thailand
Registration and Fees
Tuition fees correspond to the country where you are currently employed.
Discount tuition fee for Thailand, Indonesia, Philippines, Malaysia, India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Lebanon and Vietnam: EURO 1.850,–
Early registration: Euro 1.750,-
(Deadline for FULL early registration payment: 26th April 2025)
Discount tuition fee for Jpana, Macao, South Korea and Taiwan: EURO 2.450,–
Early registration: Euro 2.350,-
(Deadline for FULL early registration payment: 26th April 2025)
Tuition fee for Europe, Singapore, Hong Kong, Australia, New Zealand, United Arab Emirates, Canada, and USA: EURO 3.150,–
Early registration: Euro 3.050,-
(Deadline for FULL early registration payment: 26th April 2025)
Related Courses
| Soft Tissue Surgery 1, Shanghai/China, Dr. Katic & Dr. Van Goethem | 10. - 14. Nov 2024 | |
| Soft Tissue Surgery 2, Shanghai/China, Dr. Katic & Dr. Van Goethem | 17. - 21. Nov 2024 | |
| Soft Tissue Surgery 1, Shanghai/China, Dr. Merca & Dr. Miraldo | 24. - 28. Feb 2025 | |
| Soft Tissue Surgery 3, Shanghai/China, Dr. Brissot & Dr. Bismuth | 24. - 28. Mar 2025 | |
| Soft Tissue Surgery 5, Shanghai/China, Dr. Findji & Dr. Jiménez Peláez | 08. - 12. Apr 2025 | |
| Soft Tissue Surgery 4, Shanghai/China, Dr. ter Haar | 14. - 18. Apr 2025 | |
| Soft Tissue Surgery 2, Shanghai/China, Dr. Van Goethem | 07. - 11. Jul 2025 | |
| Soft Tissue Surgery 1, Shanghai/China, Dr. Gradner & Dr. Siedenburg | 26. - 30. Jul 2025 |
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