Medicine and Surgery in Exotic Pets

Overview:
The new intensive course on exotic medicine, which will be held in Avian and Exotic Animal Clinic Brno, will be a training programme for those who wish to broaden their knowledge of advanced medicine and surgery of exotic animals (reptiles, pet birds, small mammals). The course will be at an advanced level with major emphasis on new methods-oriented and problem-solving approaches. The course will consist of five days of intensive training programme. The morning sessions will include lectures/presentations. The afternoon sessions will be organised as wetlabs focused on practical training all steps under supervision of the course masters. This form of modern intensive training programme (using live animals, cadavers and dummies) covers all important methods used for practical examination, diagnosis and treatment of exotic pets, including the recent advances in diagnostic endoscopy and minimal invasive surgery.
The course language will be English.

• Clinical biology, handling, sample collection and drug administration in reptiles, pet birds, small mammals
• Imaging techniques (radiography, USG, CT, MRI)
• Therapeutics for exotic patients
• Anaesthesia (inhalant, injection, TIVA)
• Surgery in reptiles, pet birds, small mammals
• Rigid endoscopy: equipment and methods
• Flexible endoscopy: equipment and methods    
  
• Minimal invasive surgery in reptiles and pet birds