Speakers include:

Jackie Demetriou BVetMed CertSAS MRCVS

Carol Wright BVSc CertVR CertSAS MRCVS

Chris Shales MA VetMB CertSAS DipECVS MRCVS

Alasdair Hotston-Moore MA VetMB CertSAC CertVRCertSAS MRCVS

* * Please note some dates are subject to change. A fixed date list will be available soon and sent to all delegates **

Year One - Soft-Tissue Surgery  Principal Taught Modules

01 Surgical asepsis and basic operative techniques - Wounds and wound healing. Instrumentation and instrument handling Antiseptics, sterilisation techniques and use of antibiotics Gloving and gowning Principles of wound healing - primary and delayed closure, secondary healing Principles of reconstructive surgery - skin flaps and grafts Principles and uses of surgical drains

02 Surgical oncology Principles of oncologic surgery Surgery for skin tumours, oral tumours, gastrointestinal tumours, urogenital tumours and chest wall tumours Feline specific tumours

03 Gastrointestinal surgery I Salivary gland diseases - mucocoeles, trauma, hypersialism, neoplasia Oesophageal foreign bodies, trauma, strictures, diverticulum, neoplasia The stomach - hiatal hernias, gastric foreign bodies, dilatation/volvulus, gastric outflow disease, gastric neoplasia

04 Gastrointestinal surgery II - Liver, spleen and pancreas surgery Intestinal surgery - serosal and omental patching, obstructions and foreign bodies, neoplasia Megacolon, rectal prolapse and stricture The anus and perianal area - atresia ani, anal sac disease, anal furunculosis Liver, spleen and pancreas surgery

05 Urinary and reproductive tract surgery Obstructive diseases of the urinary tract - ureters, bladder and urethra Urinary tract trauma - kidneys, ureters, bladder and urethra Urinary incontinence Urinary tract neoplasia Disorders and surgery of the female and male reproductive tracts

06 Oral and pharyngeal surgery. The ear Surgery of the lips and cheeks, tongue and hard palate Maxilla/mandible - maxillectomy and mandibulectomy Pharyngeal surgery Tonsillar surgery The ear - lateral wall resection, vertical canal ablation, total canal ablation/lateral bulla osteotomy, ventral bulla osteotomy, haematomas

07 Surgery of the upper airways. Laryngeal and tracheal surgery The nose - neoplasia, autoimmune disease The nasal sinuses Brachycephalic airway disease Laryngeal diseases - paralysis, collapse, trauma, stenosis, neoplasia Tracheal surgery - tracheotomy, tracheostomy, collapse, resection/anastomosis, trauma, foreign bodies, neoplasia

08 Thoracic surgery Instrumentation, thoracotomy procedures, thoracic drainage Lung lobectomy, thoracic trauma Diaphragmatic ruptures Chylothorax Patent ductus arteriosus

Four-day soft-tissue practical course Content

Day One Reconstructive surgery

Day Two Gastrointestinal and urinary tract surgery

Day Three Head and neck surgery

Day Four Thoracic surgery

(Please note the venue for the practical sessions is Swindon, Wiltshire in the UK for all groups)

Year Two - Orthopaedics and Spinal Surgery Principal Taught Modules

01 Orthopaedics I - The forelimb Luxation, osteochondrosis, dysplasia, excision arthroplasty and fractures of the shoulder Luxations, developmental disease, un-united anconeal process and fractures of the elbow Developmental carpal disease, carpal hyperextension and arthrodesis, luxations, and fractures of the carpus and foot Growth plate disorders

02 Orthopaedics II -The hindlimb Conditions of the hip, including dysplasia, luxations, arthroplasty and total hip replacement Pelvic fractures Femoral fractures Conditions of the stifle, including patellar luxation, osteochondrosis, fractures and cruciate rupture Conditions of the hock, including osteochondrosis, luxation and fractures

03 Orthopaedics III - Decision making in fracture repair The initial assessment of the fracture patient Descriptions and applications of fracture classification Principles and decision making in fracture repair Methods of fracture fixation and implants, including plating and external fixation devices

04 Orthopaedics IV - Complications of fracture repair The principles of fracture reduction, including both closed and open techniques Options for bone grafting including both cancellous and cortical grafts Approaches to the following complications: Delayed union Non-union Mal-union Osteomyelitis

05 Spinal Surgery I Lesion localisation - the neurological examination and it's interpretation The application of neurodiagnostics The approach to and management of paraplegia and tetraplegia Neurological emergencies, including cranial trauma and status epilepticus

06 Spinal Surgery II Cervical disc surgery Thoracolumbar disc surgery Lumbosacral disc surgery

Four-day orthopaedic and spinal surgery practical course

Content

Day One Joint and fracture surgery in the forelimb

Day Two Joint and fracture surgery in the hindlimb

Day Three External skeletal fixation

Day Four Spinal surgery

(Please note the venue for the practical sessions is Swindon, Wiltshire in the UK for all groups)

The principal objectives of the programme are to allow delegates to achieve true improvement in knowledge and expertise through a combination of didactic tuition, reflective learning, case-based discussion, practical experience, and to provide the learning towards an attainable balanced qualification.

There is no requirement that delegates on these courses must undertake the ESVPS examination. However, it is intended that delegates should be able to complete the training programme without taking excessive time away from their practice and normal activities.

The aim of the examination is to demonstrate that a delegate achieving success performs to a good standard in that area of veterinary practice.

Programmes commence in October 2007, with didactic sessions to be based at training centres in Swindon, Cambridge and Dublin. A four-day practical soft tissue course will take place for all venue groups in Cicklade, Wiltshire, in the UK in June 2008 for year one. Candidates will complete the taught part of the course over 24 months and will then be eligible to sit the final part of the examination. Examinations and assessment will be through feedback, in–course assessment, self– and mutual–appraisal and final examinations.

A detailed syllabus together with comprehensive Learning Objectives will be issued to all delegates.