This program will allow you to advance your soft tissue surgery skills:

• The pathophysiology and available literature in relation to small animal surgical conditions

• A focus on problem-solving to increase confidence in diagnosing and stabilizing animals with complex pathologies

• Interactive and engaging lectures, demonstrations and practical application

• New surgical techniques and more advanced procedures under close supervision in a wet-lab environment

• The different types of tumors affecting the body systems as well as staging, diagnosis and different treatment modalities

• Complex surgical techniques and minimally invasive techniques. All modules are practical.

• World-class clinicians provide you with the very latest information in small animal soft tissue surgery

NOTE: Dates displayed on this program are subject to change.

Pricing

Early: From 94.500DKK Up to 90 days before course starts

Regular: From 105.000DKK Less than 90 days before course starts

All prices are exclusive of VAT.

Module 1 – Oral Surgery Date: March 24th 2025 Speaker: Daniela Murgia, DVM GPCert(SASTS)DipECVS – Hon Learning objectives:

• List the main neoplasms affecting the nasal planum, premaxilla and oral cavity (including tongue and tonsils).
• Discuss pathophysiology, different treatment modalities, expected outcome and associated prognosis.
• Select the appropriate surgical procedure and discuss cosmetic and functional results.
• Prepare the animal and owner for surgical intervention and discuss potential limitations and complications.
• Describe the pathogenesis and surgical principles of most congenital disorders affecting the lips in dogs (cleft palate, abnormal lip conformation, tight lip syndrome and lower lip redundancy and eversion).
• Formulate a treatment plan for traumatic lesions affecting the oral cavity,
• lips and cheeks.

Surgical techniques: mandibulectomy; maxillectomy; glossectomy; nasal planum reconstruction; lip and facial flaps and cleft palate repair.

Module 2 - Endocrine system surgery Date: March 25th 2025 Speaker: Daniela Murgia, DVM GPCert(SASTS)DipECVS – Hon Leaning objectives:

• Explain the physiology of the adrenal glands.
• List the different types of adrenal tumours.
• Be confident with diagnosis.
• Outline perioperative management.
• Be familiar and discuss different management options.
• Advise on long-term prognosis.
• Explain the physiology of the thyroid and parathyroid glands.
• List the different types of pathologies affecting these glands including tumours.
• Be confident with diagnosis.
• Outline perioperative management.
• Be familiar and discuss different management options.
• Advise on long-term prognosis.
• Explain the physiology of the pancreas.
• List the different types of pancreatic tumours.
• Be confident with diagnosis.
• Outline perioperative management.
• Be familiar and discuss different management options.
• Advise on long-term prognosis.

Surgical techniques: adrenalectomy with and without vena cava venotomy; thyroidectomy; parathyroidectomy; partial pancreatectomy.

Module 3 - Reconstructive and skin surgery Date: June 16th 2025 Speaker: Jean-Philippe Billet, Dr.vét. Cert SAS ECVS MRCVS Learning objectives: Summarize wound classification and types of available management.

• Be confident with trouble shooting and decision making.
• Be familiar with negative pressure wound therapy and preparation of a wound bed for reconstructive surgery.
• Outline the different types of subdermal plexus flaps.
• Be familiar with animal preparation and guidelines for flap development.
• Discuss the most common and reliable axial pattern and myocutaneous flaps.
• Be confident with animal preparation and areas covered by each individual flap.
• Be proficient at managing flap necrosis.
• Explain the general classification and healing process of free skin grafts.
• Be confident with wound bed preparation and perioperative steps required to minimize graft necrosis.

Surgical techniques: negative pressure wound therapy placement; development of subdermal plexus flaps; development of axial and myocutaneous flaps; harvesting and preparation of full thickness skin grafts.

Module 4 - Surgery of the nose and ear Date: June 17th 2025 Speaker: Jean-Philippe Billet, Dr.vét. Cert SAS ECVS MRCVS Learning objectives:

• Discuss the pathophysiology and clinical presentation on specific conditions of the nasopharyngx and nose, i.e. nasopharyngeal polyps and stenosis and neoplasia of the nasal planum and cavity.
• Be confident with diagnosis.
• Be familiar with different management options and approaches to the nasal cavity.
• Advise on long-term prognosis.
• Explain the pathophysiology and clinical presentation of specific conditions affecting the ear canal and middle ear, i.e. otitis, polyps, neoplasia, trauma, avulsion and abscessation.
• Be confident with diagnosis.
• Be familiar with different management options.
• Advise on long-term prognosis.

Surgical techniques: ventral and dorsal rhinotomy; ventral approach to the nasopharyngx; total ear canal ablation and lateral bulla osteotomy; ventral bulla osteotomy

Module 5 - Upper gastrointestinal tract reconstruction Date: September 3rd 2025 Speaker: Jean-Philippe Billet, Dr.vét. Cert SAS ECVS MRCVS Learning objectives:

• Discuss the pathophysiology of specific diseases affecting the stomach, i.e.
• hypertrophic pylorogastropathy, gastric neoplasia and gastric perforation.
• Be confident with diagnosis.
• Outline perioperative management.
• Be familiar and discuss different surgical options.
• Advise on long-term prognosis.
• Be familiar with indications, maintenance and complications associated with placement of gastrotomy and enterostomy tubes.
• Outline the pathophysiology and clinical presentation associated with hiatal hernia.
• Be confident with diagnosis.
• Outline perioperative management.
• Be familiar with surgical options.
• Advise on long-term prognosis.

• Surgical techniques: gastrostomy and enterostomy tube placement; HeinekeMikulicz pyloroplasty; Y-U pyloroplasty; partial gastrectomy; oesophagopexy.

  Module 6 - Intestinal surgery – Caecum, colon, rectum and anal sacs Date: September 4th 2025 Speaker: Jean-Philippe Billet, Dr.vét. Cert SAS ECVS MRCVS Learning objectives:

• Explain the physiology of the colon and rectum.
• Discuss the pathophysiology of specific diseases affecting these structures, i.e. megacolon, caeco-colonic and colonic volvulus, neoplasia, rectal perforation, anorectal strictures.
• Be confident with diagnosis.
• Outline perioperative management.
• List surgical principles that maximize healing.
• Be familiar and discuss different surgical approaches.
• Advise on long-term prognosis.

Surgical techniques: typhylectomy; colonic resection/anastomosis; subtotalcolectomy; anal sacculectomy for tumour management; abdominal approach for dissection of metastatic sub-lumbar lymph nodes; rectal pull through

Module 7 - Thoracic surgery I Date: November 6th 2025 Speaker: Filippo Cinti, DVM, PhD, GPCert(SASTS), Dipl. ECVS, MRCVS Learning objectives:

• Discuss the aetiology and clinical findings associated with specific lung conditions, i.e. cysts, bullae and blebs, bronchoesophageal fistula, lung abscessation, lung laceration, lung lobe torsion and pulmonary neoplasia.
• Be confident with diagnosis.
• Outline emergency and long-term management.
• Be familiar and discuss different surgical approaches.
• Advise on long-term prognosis.
• Explain the aetiology and clinical findings associated with specific thoracic wall conditions, i.e. pectus excavatum, multiple trauma and thoracic wall tumours.
• Be confident with diagnosis.
• Outline emergency and long-term management.
• Be familiar and discuss different reconstructive techniques including
• the use of muscle flaps and synthetic meshes.
• Advise on long-term prognosis.

Outline the pathophysiology, diagnosis and treatment options associated with patent ductus arteriosus.

Module 7 - Thoracic surgery II Date: November 7th 2025 Speaker: Filippo Cinti, DVM, PhD, GPCert(SASTS), Dipl. ECVS, MRCVS Learning objectives:

• List indications and surgical principles associated with intra-thoracic oesophageal surgery.
• Be familiar with diagnosis and surgical approach.
• Outline steps to minimize complications.
• Advise on prognosis.
• Explain the aetiology and clinical findings associated with chylothorax.
• Be confident with diagnosis.
• Outline emergency and long-term management.
• Be familiar and discuss different surgical options.
• Advise on long-term prognosis.
• Be familiar with advantages, limitations and placement of a pleural port.
• Become familiar with the principles of thoracoscopically assisted thoracic surgery.

Surgical techniques 1: intercostal and rib resection thoracotomy; standard and modified closure; partial and complete lung lobectomy (sutured and stapled); intrathoracic esophagotomy; location of the persistent ductus arteriosus area; pericardial window; principles of thoracoscopy; thoracoscopically assisted lung biopsy and pericardial window.

Surgical techniques 2: median sternotomy; subtotal pericardiectomy; caudal thoracotomy and location of the ligation site for the thoracic duct; trasndiaphragmatic approach for thoracic duct ligation and cysterna chilli ablation; Pleural port placement.

Module 9 - Surgery of liver and biliary system Date: January 29th 2026 Speaker: Guillaume Chanoit, DEDV PhD DECVS DACVS FHEA FRCVS Learning objectives:

• Explain the physiology of the liver and biliary system.
• Discuss the pathophysiology and clinical presentation of specific hepatic and biliary diseases, i.e. neoplasia, hepatic abscesses and cysts, traumatic biliary tract rupture, extra-hepatic biliary obstruction and gallbladder mucocele.
• Be confident with diagnosis.
• Outline perioperative management and considerations.
• Be familiar and discuss different surgical options.
• Advise on long-term prognosis.

Surgical techniques: liver lobectomy (sutured and stapled), cholecystoduodenostomy, cholecystojejunostomy (sutured and stapled).

Module 10 - Hernia resolution Date: January 30th 2026 Speaker: Guillaume Chanoit, DEDV PhD DECVS DACVS FHEA FRCVS Learning objectives:

• Discuss the pathophysiology of abdominal hernias.
• Be confident with diagnosis.
• Be familiar with different surgical options including reconstruction of large defects.
• Advise on long-term prognosis.
• Outline the pathophysiology of the different diaphragmatic hernias including pleuroperitoneal and peritoneopericardial.
• Be confident with diagnosis.
• Be familiar with stabilization, timing and indications for surgical intervention and different reconstructive techniques.
• Advise on long-term prognosis.
• Explain the pathophysiology of perineal hernias.
• Be confident with diagnosis.
• Be familiar with different management options and surgical approaches.
• Advise on long-term prognosis

Surgical techniques: abdominal wall reconstruction by external abdominal oblique myofascial flap and cranial sartorius muscle flap; use of polypropylene mesh for reconstruction and omentalisation technique; internal obturator transposition technique; cystopexy; vas deferens pexy; colopexy.

Module 11 - Urinary system surgery Date: March 23rd 2026 Speaker: Delphine Sarran, DMV, Dipl. ECVS, Small Animal Surgeon Learning objectives:

• Discuss the pathophysiology of renal calculi, and neoplasia.
• Be confident with diagnosis.
• Be familiar with different management options.
• Advise on long-term prognosis.
• Explain the pathophysiology of ureteral obstruction including ureterolithiasis and neoplasia.
• Be confident with diagnosis.
• Be familiar with different surgical options including stenting and
• subcutaneous ureteral bypass system.
• Advise on long-term prognosis.
• Discuss the pathophysiology of urinary incontinence.
• Be confident with diagnosis.
• Be familiar with different management options.
• Advise on long-term prognosis.

Surgical techniques: nephrotomy; nephrectomy; ureterotomy in dogs; reimplantation of the ureters in cases of ectopic ureters

Module 12 - Upper airway surgery Date: March 24th 2026 Speaker: Delphine Sarran, DMV, Dipl. ECVS, Small Animal Surgeon Learning objectives:

• Discuss the aetiology and clinical findings associated with laryngeal paralysis
• Be confident with diagnosis of the disease as well as selecting an appropriate anaesthetic regime for laryngoscopy.
• Outline emergency and long-term management for the condition.
• Be familiar with unilateral arytenoid lateralization and discuss associated limitations and possible complications.
• Advise on long-term prognosis for GOLPP (geriatric onset laryngeal paralysis polyneuropathy)
• Explain the pathophysiology for OBAS (obstructive brachycephalic airway syndrome).
• List the primary and secondary conformational changes.
• Describe medical and surgical management for the condition.
• Outline the different grades of laryngeal collapse and discuss
• appropriate management options for each grade.
• Advise on long-term management and outcome.
• List indications for temporary and permanent tracheostomy.
• Be familiar with the surgical technique and postoperative management.
• Outline steps that will minimize postoperative complications.
• Advise on long-term outcome.
• Discuss indications and considerations for tracheal resection and
• anastomosis.

Surgical techniques: unilateral arytenoid lateralization; staphylectomy and folding palatoplasty; wedge rhinoplasty; resection of everted laryngeal saccules; partial arytenoidectomy; temporary and permanent tracheostomy; tracheal resection and anastomosis.

Module 13 – Surgery of the reproductive system Date: May 20th 2026 Speaker: Guillaume Chanoit, DEDV PhD DECVS DACVS FHEA FRCVS Learning objectives:

• Discuss the pathophysiology and clinical presentation of uterine prolapse, rupture and dystocia.
• Be confident with diagnosis.
• Be familiar with different management options.
• Advise on long-term prognosis.
• Explain the pathophysiology of specific conditions, i.e. vestibulovaginal stenotic lesions, recessed vulva, vaginal oedema and prolapse and neoplasia of the vagina, vestibule and vulva.
• Be confident with diagnosis.
• Be familiar with different management options for each condition.
• Advise on long-term prognosis for each condition.
• Be familiar with laparoscopic ovariectomy.
• Outline the pathophysiology and clinical signs associated with specific penile disorders, i.e. hypospadias, penile wounds, paraphimosis and tumours.

Surgical techniques: vulvoplasty; episiotomy; partial vaginal resection; episioplasty; principles of laparoscopic ovariectomy; partial penile amputation; phallopexy; preputial advancement

Module 14 – Acute abdomen and hepatic vascular malformations Date: May 21st 2026 Speaker: Guillaume Chanoit, DEDV PhD DECVS DACVS FHEA FRCVS Learning objectives:

• Summarize the pathophysiology and classification of peritonitis.
• Be confident with diagnosis.
• Outline emergency and long-term management.
• Be familiar and discuss different management options.
• Advise on long-term prognosis.
• Explain the pathophysiology associated with penetrating peritoneal injuries, haemoabdomen, uroabdomen, chylous peritonitis, biliary peritonitis and intra-abdominal abscesses.
• Be confident with diagnosis.
• Outline emergency and long-term management.
• Be familiar and discuss different management options.
• Advise on long-term prognosis.
• Discuss the pathophysiology and clinical findings associated with hepatic vascular anomalies, i.e. portosystemic shunts and hepatic arteriovenous malformations.
• Be confident with diagnosis.
• Outline emergency and long-term management.
• Be familiar and discuss different management options.
• Advise on long-term prognosis.

Surgical techniques: Jackson-Prat abdominal drainage; partial cystectomy, colecystectomy, biliary stent placement, vascular dissection and attenuation by placement of an ameroid constrictor and cellophane banding