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Great opportunity to practice several techniques
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Key Areas
- Brachycephalic obstructive breathing syndrome (BOAS) – medical, anaesthetic and surgical management
- Brachycephalic airway surgery - staphylectomy, rhinoplasty, tonsillectomy
- Managing the hospitalised brachycephalic patient
Would you like to enhance your skills in managing BOAS patients?
Brachycephalic dogs are increasingly popular pets and can be extremely challenging to manage in the hospital environment. They are high-risk patients and require special techniques to care for them. This is a multi-disciplinary lecture and practical course. There will be lectures from specialists in emergency and critical care, anaesthesia and surgery. We will discuss tips and tricks for managing these patients smoothly and enable you to be in the best possible position to reduce the risks for them and alleviate their owners’ fears and stress.
The course will also have a cadaver practical allowing delegates to review and practice surgical techniques such as wedge resection rhinoplasty, partial staphylectomy, tonsillectomy and temporary tracheostomy tube placement. In addition we will discuss post-operative recovery and how best to manage these patients when hospitalised.
Why do this course?
This course is ideal if you would like to enhance the care you and your team can offer these challenging cases.
Tutors
Stefano Cortellini, DVM MVetMed DipACVECC DipECVECC FHEA MRCVS
Senior Lecturer in Emergency and Critical Care
The Royal Veterinary College
Carolina Palacios Jimenez, DVM CertVA PGCertVetEd PhD DipECVAA MRCVS
Lecturer in Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia
The Royal Veterinary College
Lynda Rutherford, BVM&S MVetMed DipECVS PGCertVetEd FHEA MRCVS
Lecturer in Small Animal Surgery
The Royal Veterinary College
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