AD151 – Advance25 – Endoscopy for Advanced Practitioners

Learn in your own time with this fully flexible Advance25TM Course. 

Enjoy unlimited access to your course materials for a full 12 months. Get the help you need to deal effectively with your feline patients and get better outcomes.

Complete the course and get your CPD / CE Certificate for 25 Hours of learning.

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Session 1: Foundations of Endoscopy

Session A: Introduction to Endoscopy

In this section we will cover the basics of endoscopy, to provide a solid foundation for the following sessions. We will progress to discuss types of endoscope, handling, cleaning and additional equipment (eg, biopsy forceps, types of grabbers).

Session B: Foreign-body Removal

In this section we will discuss various techniques for endoscopic removal of easy and complicated airway, oesophageal and upper gastrointestinal foreign-bodies. We will discuss how to manage challenging oesophageal obstructions.

Session 2: Upper Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

Session A: Basics of Upper Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

We will first discuss the indications for upper GI endoscopy, and then spend time talking about how to prepare these patients in order to get the best endoscopic images. We will look at images and videos showing how the oesophagus, stomach and duodenum should appear in a clinically healthy patient.

Session B: Advanced Upper Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

We will progress to look at the range of diseases of the oesophagus, stomach and duodenum, including how they might appear endoscopically. This will involve discussing challenging cases and unusual histopathology results that you might see from biopsy samples.

Session 3: Lower Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

Session A: Basics of Lower Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

We will first discuss the indications for lower GI endoscopy, and then spend time talking about how to prepare these patients in order to get the best endoscopic images. We will look at images and videos showing how the ileum, ileocaecocolic-junction and colon should appear in a clinically healthy patient.

Session B: Advanced Lower Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

We will progress to look at the range of diseases of the ileum and colon, including how they might appear endoscopically. This will involve discussing challenging cases and unusual histopathology results that you might see from biopsy samples. We will also cover the process of getting through the ICCJ into the ileum, including examples of Dos and Don’ts of endoscopy in that anatomical area.

Session 4: Bronchoscopy

Session A: Bronchoscopy

In this first section we will discuss indications for performing a bronchoscopy, the approach and complications. We will look at several cases of foreign-body removal to help you understand how to simplify these challenging situations, and things to consider when you have concerns that the foreign-body may have caused significant damage to the airway.

Session B: Bronchoalveolar Lavage

Here we will discuss how to perform a BAL using bronchoscopy; we will talk about the most common cytological findings and how to use those results to treat various lower-airway diseases. We will look at Dos and Don’ts for performing this procedure, including how to minimise the risk of complications.

Session 5: Rhinoscopy

Session A: Basics of Rhinoscopy

This first session will cover the indications for rhinoscopy, as well as the practical approach to the procedure, and the normal appearance of a clinically healthy nasal cavity. We will also talk about the two main techniques for getting nasal biopsies.

Session B: Advanced Rhinoscopy

This second session will cover the range of diseases of the nasal cavity, including their rhinoscopic appearance. We will look at how to manage nasopharyngeal disease, including using balloon-dilation to open a nasopharyngeal stenosis.

Session 6: Cystoscopy

Session A: Cystoscopy

Here we will spend time talking about indications and approach to performing cystoscopy in the canine bitch, which can be extremely challenging. We will discuss the normal appearance of the vestibule, cervix, urethra and bladder, and talk about what abnormalities you might expect to see. We will also talk about how to minimise trauma to the urinary tract during the procedure, and how to take biopsies from lesions within the urinary tract.

Session B: Cases

In this final session we will go through some interesting cases (images, videos, histopathology results) covering what we have learnt throughout the course.

What do Vets Say About Advance25 Courses?

‘Excellent from start to finish’

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‘The forum was brilliant, the speakers were all very engaged and put a lot of effort into answering our questions.’

Tutor

Will Bayton, BVMedSci (Hons), BVMBVS (Hons), MRCVS
European specialist in veterinary internal medicine

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