Day 1
08:00 – 08:30 Registration and handing out of course books
08:30 – 09:00 Welcome and introduction into the course
09:00 – 10:30 Anesthesia machines, anesthesia circuits, vaporizers & related equipment; Part I
10:30 – 12:00 Anesthesia machine, anesthesia circuits, vaporizers & related equipment; Part II
12:00 – 13:00 Endotracheal intubation techniques incl. endoscopy assisted intubation & related equipment
13:00 – 14:00 Lunch Break
14:00 – 16:00 Workshop in small groups: Assembly of anesthesia machines and rebreathing circuits, leak check & function testing, common machine failures
16:00 – 17:00 Workshop in small groups: Practice of assisted intubation techniques
Day 2
08:30 – 09:30 Total (TIVA) & partial intravenous anesthesia (PIVA) for maintenance of anesthesia – Part I
09:30 – 10:30 Total (TIVA) & partial intravenous anesthesia (PIVA) for maintenance of anesthesia – Part II
10:30 – 12:00 Applied Pharmacokinetics for the Anesthetist – Uptake, distribution & elimination of inhalant anesthetics – Part I
12:00 – 13:00 Applied Pharmacokinetics for the Anesthetist – Uptake, distribution & elimination of inhalant anesthetics – Part II
13:00 – 14:00 Lunch Break
14:00 – 17:00 Workshop in small groups: High & Low Flow Anesthesia – Computer Simulations with the Gas Man® Program
Day 3
08:30 – 09:30 Review of ECG recording
09:30 – 10:30 The most common cardiac arrythmias during anesthesia in canine and feline patients – Part I
10:30 – 12:00 The most common cardiac arrythmias during anesthesia in canine and feline patients – Part II
12:00 – 13:00 Causes and treatment of the he most common cardiac arrythmias during anesthesia in canine and feline patients
13:00 – 14:00 Lunch Break
14:00 – 17:00 Workshop in 3 small groups: Recognition and treatment of cardiac arrythmias in canine and feline patients
Day 4
08:30 – 09:15 The principles of volume-limited mechanical ventilation. Part I
09:15 – 10:30 The principles of volume-limited mechanical ventilation. Part II
10:30 – 12:00 The principles of pressure-limited mechanical ventilation. Part I
12:00 – 13:00 The principles of pressure-limited mechanical ventilation. Part II
13:00 – 14:00 Lunch Break
14:00 – 18:00 Workshop in small groups: Volume- and Pressure limited ventilation in small animal patients including clinical examples
Day 5
08:30 – 10:30 Diagnosing and treatment of acid-base disturbances.
10:30 – 13:00 Diagnosing and treatment of electrolyte (Na, K, Ca, Mg) disturbances.
13:00 – 14:00 Lunch Break
14:00 – 17:00 Workshop in 3 small groups: Recognition and treatment of common acid-base distrubances in canine and feline patients
17:00 – 18:00 Workshop in 3 small groups: Recognition and treatment of common electrolyte distrubances in canine and feline patients