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Soft Tissue Surgery 1

TBA 2026 | Shanghai, China

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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.

Study Program in Veterinary Surgery

Language

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

REQUIREMENTS: Open to Newcomers

CPD Hours: 40

Tuition Fee: TBA

Course Language: English with consecutive translation into chinese

Preliminary Full Program (Click to Open)
Day 1

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: Desinfection/Sterilisation Methods: 45 ‘
Webinar: Hemostasis, Hemostatic Devices: 1 hour
Webinar: Suture Material and Suture Techniques: 1 hour

Day 2

08:30 – 09:00 Local welcome
09:00 – 10:00 Abdominal wall anatomy, approach, closure
10:00 – 10:30 Abdominal biopsies
10:30 – 11:00 Coffee Break
11:00 – 12:30 Basic Knowledge of Gastro-Intestinal Surgery: Anatomy
12:30 – 13:00 Particularities of Large Intestines and large intestines surgical diseases
13:00 – 14:00 Lunch Break
14:00 – 14:30 Use of Omentum
14:30 – 15:00 Splenectomy & The Fast Splenectomy
15:00 – 15:30 Coffee Break
15:30 – 17:00 Dry labs on suture and ligature techniques
18:00 onwards Welcome Drink

Day 3

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  Gastropexy, Enterotomy
15:30 – 16:00  Coffee Break
16:00 – 17:30  Resection and anastomosis

Day 4

08:30 – 09:15 Abdominal congenital and traumatic hernias
09:15 – 10:30 Nutritional needs of the Surgical Patient
10:30 – 11:00 Coffee Break
11:00 – 12:30 Gastric dilatation volvulus
12:30 – 13:00 Case work-up
13:00 – 14:00 Lunch Break
14:00 – 15:00 Septic peritonitis
15:00 – 15:30 Introduction to minimally invasive surgery
15:30 –16:00 Coffee Break
16:00 – 17:45 Debriefing casus and wrap-up
19:00 onwards Social Dinner

Day 5

08:30 – 09:00  Introduction
09:00 – 10:30  Feeding tube placement/ Abdominal exploration/ 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/ jenjunal graft/ Colectomy
15:00 – 15:30  Coffee Break
15:30 – 17:00  More exercises...
17:00 onwards Debriefing & Farewell

 

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