Postgraduate Certificate in Small Animal Internal Medicine

Date: 27-28th March 2027

Modality: Streaming

Competencies and objectives:

• Know how to logically approach a medicine case, form an appropriate problem and differential diagnoses list, and devise a suitable investigative plan.
• Know how to logically interpret routine laboratory tests including haematology, biochemistry, urinalysis and basic cytology.
• Gain confidence in using and interpreting diagnostic imaging in practice.
• Learn skills to help you keep up-to-date; review scientific literature and become an independent learner.

Module Summary:

• Getting things right from the beginning: how to approach the medicine case.
• Interpreting haematology, biochemistry and urinalysis.
• Cytology in practice.
• Thoracic and abdominal radiography; tips for confident interpretation in practice.
• Making the most of ultrasound in practice.
• Future proof yourself! How to become an independent learner.

Speaker: Jennifer Raj, Oriol Jornet, Friederike Rau

Date: 27-28th March 2027

Modality: Streaming

Competencies and objectives:

• Know how to investigate and treat an anaemic patient.
• Understand how to diagnose and treat different bleeding disorders.
• Know the principles of transfusion medicine and be able to apply this to clinical practice.
• Understand how to diagnose and treat common immune mediated diseases of the dog and cat.
• Understanding and using immunosuppressive medications.
• Know how to logically approach a pyrexic patient.

Module Summary:

• Regenerative and non-regenerative anaemia.
• Understand bleeding disorders, diagnostic tests and treatment.
• Understand the principles of transfusion medicine and be able to apply this to clinical practice.
• Immune mediated diseases of the dog and cat.
• Understanding and using immunosuppressive medications.
• A logical approach to the pyrexic patient.

Speaker: Rachel Miller, Jennifer Raj

Date: 8-9th May 2027

Modality: Streaming

Competencies and objectives:

• Understand normal physiology of the gastrointestinal tract.
• Know how to approach and treat the acute and chronic gastrointestinal case.
• Oesophageal disease; know how to investigate and treat the regurgitating patient.
• Understand the rational use of therapeutics in gastrointestinal disease.
• Know how to logically investigate a patient with unexplained weight loss.

Module Summary:

• A logical approach to the acute gastrointestinal case.
• Investigating and treating chronic gastrointestinal diseases.
• Oesophageal disease; know how to investigate and treat the regurgitating patient.
• Know how to rationally use therapeutics in gastrointestinal disease.
• Investigating unexplained weight loss.

Speaker: Mellora Sharman, Jennifer Raj

Date: 8-9th May 2027

Modality: Streaming

Competencies and objectives:

• Canine chronic hepatic disease – logical investigation including interpreting diagnostic tests and how and when to obtain hepatic biopsies.
• Diagnosis and management of acute liver injury and hepatic encephalopathy in practice.
• Understanding the pathophysiology, diagnosis and treatment of canine and feline hepatic, biliary and pancreatic idease. feline cholangitis.
• Pancreatic disorders.
• Nutritional support for the sick patient in practice.

Module Summary:

• Investigating and treating canine hepatic disease: how to interpret laboratory tests and how and when to collect hepatic tissue samples.
• Diagnosis and management of acute liver injury and hepatic encephalopathy in practice.
• Disorders of the biliary tract.
• Pancreatic disorders.
• Nutritional support for the sick patient in practice.

Speaker: Mellora Sharman, Jennifer Raj, Marisa Lourenço

Date: 5-6th June 2027

Modality: Streaming

Competencies and objectives:

• Know how to perform a full assessment of the cardiovascular system. Understand the origin of different heart murmurs.
• Confidently diagnose and treat canine congestive heart failure in practice.
• Know how to manage feline cardiomyopathies.
• Understand the normal ECG and how to diagnose and manage common arrhythmias.
• Know how to diagnose and manage hypertension.
• How to approach a case with episodic weakness and collapse; cardiac, medical and neurological perspectives.

Module Summary:

• Know how to perform a full assessment of the cardiovascular system. Understand the origin of different heart murmurs.
• Diagnosis and treatment of canine congestive heart failure.
• How to manage feline cardiomyopathies.
• Understand the normal ECG and how to diagnose and manage common arrhythmias.
• Management of the hypertensive patient.
• How to approach a case with episodic weakness and collapse; cardiac, medical and neurological perspective.

Speaker: Xavi Navarro, Rachel Miller, Jennifer Raj

Date: 5-6th June 2027

Modality: Streaming

Competencies and objectives:

• Know how to diagnose and treat common malignancies in practice including round cell tumours and mast cell disease.
• Know how to approach incidental masses, e.g. adrenal, hepatic and adrenal masses in practice.
• Understand how to rationally and safely use chemotherapeutics in practice.
• Client communication and long-term management of oncology patients.
• Learn about new developments in oncology, understand what treatment options are available to patients.

Module Summary:

• Diagnosis and treatment of round cell tumours.
• Managing mast cell disease in practice.
• Incidental splenic masses, hepatic and adrenal masses. What should I do?
• Using chemotherapy safely and effectively in general practice.
• Sarcomas; diagnosis and treatment.

Speaker: Sarah Mason, Petros Frezoulis

Date: 3-4th July 2027

Modality: Streaming

Competencies and objectives:

• Know how to clinically evaluate and use appropriate diagnostic tests to investigate abnormalities of the respiratory system.
• Know which infectious respiratory diseases affect dogs and cats.
• Know how to logically investigate, manage, and treat diseases of the pleural space.
• Understand what causes signs of nasal disease in dogs and cats; differential diagnoses, investigation, treatment and prognosis.
• Know how to diagnose, investigate and treat disorders of the upper and lower airway disorders.
• Pulmonary parenchymal diseases; aetiology, diagnosis, and treatment.

Module Summary:

• Clinical evaluation of the respiratory system.
• Infectious respiratory disease in dogs and cats.
• Investigation, management, and treatment of pleural space diseases.
• Nasal diseases in small animals; differential diagnoses, investigation, treatment and prognosis.
• Diagnosis and treatment of upper and lower airway disorders.
• Pulmonary parenchymal diseases; aetiology, diagnosis and treatment.

Speaker: Mellora Sharman, Raquel del Solar Bravo, Marisa Lourenço

Date: 3-4th July 2027

Modality: Streaming

Competencies and objectives:

• Understand the principles Fluid therapy; making appropriate plans.
• Shock; causes and management.
• Interpreting blood gas analysis and acid base disorders.
• Diagnosing and managing electrolyte disorders in practice.
• Stabilising the dyspnoeic patient.
• Monitoring the critical patient.

Module Summary:

• Triage and monitoring the critical patient.
• Shock; causes and management.
• Fluid therapy; making appropriate plans.
• Interpreting blood gas analysis, acid base disorders.
• Diagnosing and managing electrolyte disorders in practice.
• Stabilising the dyspnoeic patient.

Speaker: Marisa Lourenço

Date: 18-19th September 2027

Modality: Streaming

Competencies and objectives:

• Know how to approach the patient with polyuria and polydipsia.
• Calcium disorders in dogs and cats.
• Management of diabetes mellitus in the dog and cat. Know how to troubleshoot the unstable patient.
• Management of diabetic ketoacidosis.

Module Summary:

• A logical approach to polyuria and polydipsia.
• Calcium disorders in dogs and cats.
• Management of diabetes mellitus in the dog and cat, including the unstable patient.
• Management of diabetic ketoacidosis.
• Insulinoma and emergency management of hypoglycaemia.

Speaker: Raquel del Solar Bravo, Ana Jacinto

Date: 18-19th September 2027

Modality: Streaming

Competencies and objectives:

• Canine hypothyroidism – making a secure diagnosis, treatment and monitoring of this condition. Canine hyperthyroidism; causes and management.
• Understanding the treatment options of feline hyperthyroidism and what’s new in this area.
• Hyperadrenocorticism, diagnosis, treatment and monitoring in practice.
• Canine hypoadrenocorticism, when to test, diagnosis, treatment and monitoring plans.
• A guide to the less common endocrinopathies.

Module Summary:

• Canine hypothyroidism – making a secure diagnosis, treatment and monitoring of this condition. Canine hyperthyroidism; causes and management.
• Understanding the treatment options of feline hyperthyroidism and what’s new in this area.
• Hyperadrenocorticism, diagnosis, treatment and monitoring in practice.
• Canine hypoadrenocorticism, when to test, diagnosis, treatment and monitoring plans.
• A guide to the less common endocrinopathies.

Speaker: Raquel del Solar Bravo, Jennifer Raj, Ana Jacinto

Date: 23-24th October 2027

Modality: Streaming

Competencies and objectives:

• Understand causes of lower urinary tract signs in dogs and cats, how to investigate and treat these.
• Understand different urolith types in dogs and cats, their causes and treatment.
• Know how to appropriately manage a patient with chronic kidney disease and acute kidney injury.
• Proteinuria; diagnosis, management, treatment and monitoring.

Module Summary:

• Know how to approach to the patient with lower urinary tract signs.
• Diagnosis and treatment of the incontinence.
• Urolithiasis in cats and dogs; understand different stone types, locations, and treatment options.
• Diagnosing and long-term management of chronic kidney disease.
• Acute kidney injury; understand the pathogenesis, underlying causes and how to manage these cases.
• Proteinuria; diagnosis, management, treatment and monitoring.

Speaker: Jennifer Raj

Date: 23-24th October 2027

Modality: Streaming

Competencies and objectives:

• Understand the pathogenesis and management of FeLV and FIV in cats.
• FIP; diagnosis, treatment and monitoring.
• Mycobacterial diseases. When this disease should be considered, how it may be treated.
• Imported diseases, a growing problem. Understanding these diseases, how and when to test for them and treatment options.
• Antibiotics and antimicrobial resistance, one of the biggest threats to human health. Know how to use antimicrobials appropriately and become a champion for this cause.

Module Summary:

• Understand the pathogenesis and management of FeLV and FIV in cats.
• FIP; diagnosis, treatment and monitoring.
• Mycobacterial diseases. When this disease should be considered, how it may be treated.
• Imported diseases, a growing problem. Understanding these diseases, how and when to test for them and treatment options.
• Antibiotics and antimicrobial resistance, one of the biggest threats to human health. Know how to use antimicrobials appropriately and become a champion for this cause.

Speaker: Raquel del Solar, Jennifer Raj