WORKSHOPS

During this hands-on workshop with animals, participants will work in groups of four and learn the key techniques required to identify anatomical structures that can be difficult to visualise, but which are associated with relatively common conditions in small animal clinical practice. These structures include the pancreatic lobes, lymph nodes, gastrointestinal arteries and veins, and hepatic vessels.

A section of the workshop will also be devoted to planning ultrasound-guided abdominal punctures. Participants will learn how to visualise the correct positioning of the ultrasound probe according to the organ being punctured and will use ultrasound training models to practise the puncture technique.

This workshop is intended for participants with previous knowledge and experience in abdominal ultrasound.

Following a theoretical introduction covering the technical principles of musculoskeletal ultrasound, participants in this hands-on workshop with animals will work in groups of four and learn how to handle and position the ultrasound probe to optimise visualisation of the joint, muscle and tendon structures of greatest clinical relevance.

After practising the identification of the different anatomical structures, participants will review clinical cases that include a brief medical history and ultrasound recordings. They will use this information to reach a diagnosis for some of the most common traumatic and degenerative musculoskeletal conditions that can be identified using ultrasound.

During this combined radiographic and ultrasonographic interpretation workshop, participants will work in pairs at a computer to review clinical cases highlighting the complementary information provided by radiographic and ultrasound imaging in abdominal conditions.

For each clinical case, participants will be provided with a brief medical history, together with the corresponding radiographic images and ultrasound video clips, enabling them to reach a diagnosis. Identifying abnormalities and compiling a list of differential diagnoses will help determine the most appropriate management of each case.

Each group will identify the different abnormalities and prepare a list of differential diagnoses, together with suitable clinical recommendations for the treatment of the animal.

This will be followed by a joint discussion involving all groups to organise the findings, prioritise the differential diagnoses and evaluate the key interpretation details. The session will focus particularly on the abdominal clinical cases most commonly encountered in everyday veterinary practice.

In this advanced ultrasound interpretation workshop, participants will work in pairs at a computer to review video clips from clinical cases involving particularly challenging hepatobiliary and gastrointestinal conditions.

Identifying abnormalities and compiling a list of differential diagnoses will support appropriate case management while strengthening participants’ interpretation skills.

Each group will identify the different abnormalities and prepare a list of differential diagnoses, together with suitable clinical recommendations for the treatment of the animal.

This will be followed by a joint discussion involving all groups to organise the findings, prioritise the differential diagnoses and evaluate the key interpretation details. The session will focus on the most complex hepatobiliary and gastrointestinal cases encountered in everyday clinical practice.

This workshop is intended for participants with a solid foundation in ultrasound.

After receiving a brief clinical history, participants will review thoracic radiographs of the lungs and heart. These reviews will help improve both interpretation skills and case management recommendations.

During the workshop, participants will work in pairs at computer-equipped stations. Each group will be provided with radiographs accompanied by a brief clinical history.

The identification of relevant findings, preparation of a differential diagnosis list, conclusions and case management recommendations will be discussed in a structured manner.

This approach will help participants develop solid and systematic skills for the radiographic interpretation of the most common cardiopulmonary conditions encountered in small animals.