Monday, 10th March 2025 – Physical examination and ECG of the cardiac patient

8:45 – 9:00 Welcome and registration
9:00 – 10:00 Cardio is easy and logic – an introduction to anatomy, physiology, pathology
10:00 – 10:45 ECG – interpretation made easy
10:45 – 11:15 Coffee Break
11:15 – 12:15 Cardiac Arrhythmias and Conduction Disturbances
12:15 – 13:00 Practicals: ECG-based case examples (small groups)
13:00 – 14:00 Lunch Break
14:00 – 15:00 Practicals: ECG cases self-study (small groups) (Group work)
15:00 – 16:00 Antiarrhythmic Drugs
16:00 – 16:30 Coffee Break
16:30 – 17:15 Physical examination and auscultation of the heart and lungs part I
17:15 – 18:00 Physical examination and auscultation of the heart and lungs part II

Tuesday, 11th March 2025 – Diagnostics: Radiology and Biomarker

9:00 – 10:00 Practicals: ECG case studies discussions
10:00 – 10:45 Reading chest radiographs – cardiac diseases
10:45 – 11:15 Coffee Break
11:15 – 12:15 The basics of Rx-morphology: vascular/interstitial/bronchial/alveolar pattern
12:15 – 13:00 Echocardiography: basic techniques and standard views
13:00 – 14:00 Lunch Break
14:00 – 15:00 Practicals: ECG cases self-study (small groups) (Group work)
15:00 – 16:00 Biomarker – troponins
16:00 – 16:30 Coffee Break
16:30 – 17:15 Lung diseases: typical morphology/case examples and mediastinal diseases
17:15 – 18:15 Radiograph interpretation – cases

Wednesday, 12th March 2025 – Treatment and diagnosis of acquired diseases

9:00 – 09:45 Treatment of specific arrhythmias / ECG cases
9:45 – 10:45 Dirofilariosis – Heartworm disease
10:45 – 11:15 Coffee Break
11:15 – 12:15 Diuretics - case examples
12:15 – 13:00 Biomarker - NTproBNP
13:00 – 14:00 Lunch Break
14:00 – 15:00 Practicals: Clinical case studies ECG cases
15:00 – 15:30 Coffee Break
15:30 – 16:15 Feline Cardiomyopathies – Diagnosis
16:15 – 17:15 Feline Cardiomyopathies – Therapy

Thursday, 13th March 2025 – Pathophysiology and Therapeutic principles

9:00 – 10:00 Pathophysiology of the failing heart
10:00 – 10:45 ACE- Inhibitors – from physiology to clinical use
10:45 – 11:15 Coffee Break
11:15 – 12:15 Neurohumoral regulation and treatment options: Beta-adrenergic blocking drugs and Spironolactone
12:15 – 13:00 Positive inotrope and inodilator
13:00 – 14:00 Lunch Break
14:00 – 15:00 Practicals: ECG cases self-study (small groups) (Group work)
15:00 – 15:30 Coffee Break
15:30 – 16:30 Chronic valvular diseases – diagnosis and staging Diuretics - case examples
16:30 – 17:30 Chronic valvular diseases – therapy

Friday, 14th March 2025 – Acquired and congenital diseases

9:00 – 10:00 Pericardial diseases
10:00 – 10:45 Aortic stenosis
10:45 – 11:15 Coffee Break
11:15 – 12:00 Pulmonic stenosis
12:00 – 12:45 PDA
13:00 – 14:00 Lunch Break
14:00 – 14:45 DCM, ARVC, Doberman cardiomyopathy – diagnosis
14:45 – 15:30 DCM, ARVC, Doberman cardiomyopathy -treatment
15:30 – 15:45 Wrap-up of course, Certificates, Q & A