Day 1 – 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 (Prof. Wess)
10:00 – 10:45 ECG – interpretation made easy (Prof. Wess)
10:45 – 11:15 Coffee Break
11:15 – 12:15 Cardiac Arrhythmias and Conduction Disturbances (Prof. Wess)
12:15 – 13:00 Practicals: ECG-based case examples (small groups) (Prof. Wess)
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 (Prof. Häggström)
16:00 – 16:30 Coffee Break
16:30 – 17:15 Physical examination and auscultation of the heart and lungs part I (Prof. Häggström)
17:15 – 18:00 Physical examination and auscultation of the heart and lungs part II (Prof. Häggström)

Day 2 – Diagnostics: Radiology and Biomarker

9:00 – 10:00 Practicals: ECG case studies discussions (Prof. Wess)
10:00 – 10:45 Reading chest radiographs – cardiac diseases (Prof. Wess)
10:45 – 11:15 Coffee Break
11:15 – 12:15 The basics of Rx-morphology: vascular/interstitial/bronchial/alveolar pattern (Prof. Wess)
12:15 – 13:00 Echocardiography: basic techniques and standard views (Prof. Wess)
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 (Prof. Häggström)
16:00 – 16:30 Coffee Break
16:30 – 17:15 Lung diseases: typical morphology/case examples and mediastinal diseases (Prof. Häggström)
17:15 – 18:15 Radiograph interpretation – cases (Prof. Häggström)

Day 3 – Treatment and diagnosis of acquired diseases

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

Day 4 – Pathophysiology and Therapeutic principles

9:00 – 10:00 Pathophysiology of the failing heart (Prof. Häggström)
10:00 – 10:45 ACE- Inhibitors – from physiology to clinical use (Prof. Häggström)
10:45 – 11:15 Coffee Break
11:15 – 12:15 Neurohumoral regulation and treatment options: Beta-adrenergic blocking drugs and Spironolactone (Prof. Häggström)
12:15 – 13:00 Positive inotrope and inodilator (Prof. Häggström)
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 (Prof. Häggström)
16:30 – 17:30 Chronic valvular diseases – therapy (Prof. Häggström)

Day 5 – Acquired and congenital diseases

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