Echocardiography course

• The student will acquire a solid foundation in echocardiography, which will allow him or her to confidently start performing echocardiographic studies: how to start the study (probe, position), the reliable measurement of the cardiac chambers and their meaning, the correct evaluation (when and where) the size of the left atrium, understand Doppler, assess systolic function with confidence, know how to identify the most common diseases.

For those veterinarians already with basic knowledge:

• Prior knowledge will be improved, polished and strengthened and, as the groups are small, those aspects to be improved will be individually focused on. In particular, the exhaustive evaluation of systolic and diastolic function, the Doppler technique, the findings in less common diseases will be explored, and the teaching of a systematic approach that allows reaching logical answers in more unusual cases will be emphasized.

• General veterinarians, regardless of their experience who want to start in echocardiography.
• Veterinarians, with already an interest in cardiology and some knowledge in echocardiography and want to consolidate these and progress under the tutelage of a specialist.
• Veterinarians who spend most of their time in other disciplines that often overlap with cardiology such as internal medicine, emergency and intensive care and want to start or consolidate their knowledge in echocardiography.

• ONLINE theory class: May 7
• Face-to-face practical class: 05/14 and 06/4 (see locations)

• Madrid: May 14
• Saragossa: June 4

• DVM CertSAM DVC DECVIM-CA EBVS MRCVS
• British -RCVS- Diplomate and Recognised Specialist in Veterinary Cardiology
• ECVIM -European- Diplomate and Specialist in Small Animal Medicine
• Head of the Cardiology, Respiratory and Interventional Cardiology Service of the Reference Veterinary Hospital of the Catholic University of Valencia

SATURDAY 05/07

9.15-9.30 Access to the platform

9.30-10.30 The ultrasound machine, “button-logy” and artifacts

Echocardiography. A bit of physics. Which probe for which situation? How to adapt the probes that I have in the clinic. How to get the best possible image. Common artifacts in echocardiography, how to recognize them and how to avoid them. Fundamentals and applications of Doppler echocardiography.

10.30-10.45 Rest

10.45-11.45 Right parasternal views and subcostal view.

How to position the patient. How to position the probe. Hand and wrist changes for each view. What I value subjectively in each view. Fundamental measurements of systolic and diastolic volumes and size. Left and right atrium measurements. What reference values ​​do I use? How to evaluate the flows in the four valves, in the outflow tracts and in the pulmonary artery and aorta.

11.45-12.00 Rest

12.00-13.00 Left para-sternal views, evaluation of diastolic and systolic function and fundamentals of lung ultrasound.

How to position the patient. How to position the probe. Hand and wrist changes for each view. What I value subjectively in each view. Fundamental measurements of systolic and diastolic volumes and size. What reference values ​​do I use? How do I analyze systolic function in echocardiography? diastolic studies.

13.00-14.15 Food

14.15-15.15 Diagnosis and evaluation by echocardiography of the most common cardiac diseases in dogs.

Mitral valve disease. Dilated cardiomyopathy. pericardial disease. Pulmonary hypertension. Patent ductus arteriosus. Pulmonary stenosis.

15.15-15.30 Rest

15.30-16.30 Diagnosis and evaluation by echocardiography of the most common cardiac diseases in cats.

Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. Restrictive cardiomyopathy. Other cardiomyopathies. Pleural effusion. Secondary cardiomyopathies: Systemic hypertension and hyperthyroidism.

16.30-16.45 Rest

16.45-18.00 Session of clinical cases. Questions and answers.

FACE-TO-FACE PRACTICE CLASS 14/05 (Madrid) or 4/06 (Zaragoza)

As of 05/14 or 06/4, the consultation period on the course opens.

• Single advance payment before 04/17/22: 800€