Day 1– Anaesthetic Machine and Monitoring
08:30 – 09:00 Welcome and registration
09:00 – 09:45 Introduction to anaesthesia in small animals
09:45 – 10:45 Anaesthetic machine – How does it work?
10:45 – 11:15 Coffee Break
11:15 – 12:00 Cleaning, maintenance and checks of the anaesthetic machine
12:00 – 12:30 Common problems/pitfalls with the anaesthetic machine
12:30 – 13:30 Lunch Break
13:30 – 14:30 Monitoring of the anaesthetic patient (theory)
14:30 – 15:00 Coffee Break
15:00 – 17:15 Monitoring devices for the anaesthetic patient (demonstration and practice)
Day 2 – Drugs and Protocols
08:30 – 10:30 Overview of relevant drugs for anaesthesia and perioperative management
10:30 – 11:00 Coffee Break
11:00 – 12:30 Anaesthetic protocols for healthy patients with discussion and group work
12:30 – 13:30 Lunch Break
13:30 – 14:30 Breed specific considerations in cats and dogs including brachycephalic patients
14:30 – 15:15 Anaesthetic and perioperative management in guinea pigs and small rodents
15:15 – 15:45 Coffee Break
15:45 – 16:30 CASUS
16:30 – 17:15 Case based discussion
Day 3– Perioperative Management and CPR
08:30 – 09:15 The importance of a thorough anamnesis and clinical evaluation
09:15 – 09:45 Perioperative temperature management – how / why?
09:45 – 10:15 Coffee Break
10:15 – 11:00 Airway management: Intubation, laryngeal mask airway and tracheotomy
11:00 – 12:00 Placement and interpretation of a central venous catheter (theory and practice)
12:00 – 13:00 Lunch Break
13:00 – 13:45 This should be in your crash cart!
13:45 – 14:45 CPR in dogs and cats – new RECOVER guidelines in theory
14:45 – 15:15 Coffee Break
15:15 – 17:15 Practical Session: CPR in dogs & cats & Team work in a critical situation
Day 4 – Local Anaesthesia
08:30 – 09:15 Introduction to local anaesthesia and available drugs
09:15 – 09:45 Local blocks on the thorax
09:45 – 10:45 Local blocks on the head
10:45 – 11:15 Coffee Break
11:15 – 12:30 Local blocks of the limbs and other clinically relevant local blocks
12:30 – 13:30 Lunch Break
13:30 – 17:00 Practical session: Wet lab – local blocks (Coffee Break in between)
Day 5– Disease Management
08:30 – 10:00 Anaesthetic management of the cardiac patient with case discussion
10:00 – 10:30 Coffee Break
10:30 – 11:15 Anaesthetic management of C-section and care of the neonatal patient
11:15 – 12:15 Anaesthetic management in patients with renal and hepatic insufficiency
12:15 – 13:15 Lunch Break
13:15 – 14:00 Anaesthetic, analgesic and perioperative management of the dog with GDV
14:00 – 14:45 Anaesthetic management of dentistry patients incl. geriatric patients
14:45 – 15:15 Questions, discussion
