Advanced Abdominal Surgery
£2,297.00 (+VAT)
A highly practical course for experienced vets looking to extend their abdominal surgery skills into more advanced procedures, with hands-on training to support confident, safe decision-making in complex cases.
“Wonderful course, really enjoyed it. Learnt a lot”
“Excellent”
Advanced Abdominal Surgery
Are you experienced with exploratory laparotomies and ready to start performing more advanced procedures? This course will equip you with the knowledge that you need for preparing your small animal patients for more challenging procedures. You’ll learn key practical skills for successful outcomes in a supportive environment with extensive hands-on wet lab sessions. Lee Meakin, Head of Soft Tissue Surgery at Langford Vets (University of Bristol) will guide you through the procedures in this two-day highly practical course so that you will feel confident to tackle more difficult surgeries when you get back to your practice.
What you’ll learn:
- Stomach: hiatal hernia, gastrectomy including bilroth I
- Intestines: typhlectomy, ileocaecocolic junction resection, subtotal colectomy
- Endocrine: pancreatic mass resection, adrenalectomy and cavotomy
- Liver: liver lobectomy, hepatectomy
- Biliary system: cholecystectomy, cholecystenterostomy
- Urinary system: neoureterocystostomy, colposuspension/urethropexy
- How to refine your skills to cope with all eventualities
- Extensive practical sessions with direct help and guidance to develop your skills
Course Tutor: Lee Meakin MA MRes PhD VetMB DipECVS FRCVS Specialist in Small Animal Soft Tissue Surgery
This course is kindly sponsored by Veterinary Instrumentation
Find exactly the right course for you. Visit our Small Animal Soft Tissue Surgery CPD Compass Page
‘Excellent course, with very approachable tutors. No question was too small. Also happy to cover areas just outside the course remit.’
‘Wonderful course, really enjoyed it. Learnt a lot.’
‘Great, good amount of practical time.’
‘Excellent.’
‘Very comprehensive but also straight forward to follow the practical’
This course is 14 hours of CPD
