(OCSG20-48) Basic Endoscopy

Monday, August 17, 2020

8:00 AM – 5:00 PM

CE: 24

Sponsored By:

Lead Instructor(s)

Andrew Mackin, BVMS, MVS, DVSC, DACVIM (SAIM), FANZCVSC, BSc

Professor, Small Animal Medicine and Head, Dept. of Clinical Sciences

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Course Dates: 8/17/2020 – 8/19/2020 | Each day the course begins at 8:00a ends at 5:00p

Capacity: 24
Skill Level: General

Price: $2600
Course Description to be added soon.

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1. Understand a step-wise approach to diagnosis gastrointestinal disorders in dogs and cats.
2. Learn a low-cost diagnostic work up for gastrointestinal disorders in dogs and cats for owners that have financial restrictions.
3. Learn when, in the diagnostic approach, it is necessary to collect gastrointestinal biopsies in dogs and cats.
4. Learn the basic anatomy and function of rigid and flexible endoscopes.
5. Perform the basic skills needed to effectively use a flexible endoscope for the collection of biopsies and foreign body retrieval.
6. Navigate the upper gastrointestinal tract (esophagus, stomach, duodenum) of anesthetized dogs.
7. Learn and perform the appropriate procedures for the placement of feeding tubes (nasoesophageal, esophagostomy, and percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) tubes) in dogs and cats.