This advanced master’s degree in Anesthesia and Surgery in Small Animals is an incomparable, highly qualified tool for veterinary professionals, which will allow you, in a single training itinerary, to acquire the most up-to-date knowledge and skills in the sector”

The goal of this complete advanced master’s degree is to know all the aspects of Anesthesia and Surgery in Small Animals, which we now present to you. With a wide methodological development, throughout this specialization, you will be able to learn each and every one of the fundamental points in this area of work.

In this sense, the advanced master’s degree will prepare you in everything concerning the phases prior to the application of anesthesia on the patient: knowledge of the equipment, previous management of the patient, drugs and study of drug interactions. 

The study of the physiology most closely related to anesthesia, focusing on the involvement of the cardiocirculatory, respiratory, nervous system and endocrine systems, is essential to understand the functioning and consequences on the patient of the application of anesthesia. 

However, the success of an anesthetic procedure goes far beyond the administration of the appropriate drugs. It is imperative to master the pre-anesthetic assessment, induction, maintenance and education of the process in order to achieve its success and a return to normality without after-effects. Fluid therapy, and even transfusion, must also be taken into account and, therefore, become the subject of study in our comprehensive advanced master’s degree in Anesthesia and Surgery in Small Animals. 

The anesthesiologist must also take care of pain management. A basic vital sign that, if not adequately controlled, can be one of the main causes of delayed discharge and perioperative complications. Acquiring competence in this part of care is another of our major objectives. 

Monitoring, anesthetic complications, management of anesthesia under special conditions and the application of balanced anesthesia and multimodal anesthesia protocols will complete the more extensive review. But the purpose of an anesthetic is usually to allow surgical intervention. For this reason, this advanced master’s degree also deals comprehensively with the techniques and new developments in this area.

We will review the new surgical materials available and the advances in infection treatment. In addition, we will learn everything we need to know about wound healing. In this unit, the ways of performing the cures and their progress will be part of the agenda. 

A complete refresher in Anesthesia and Surgery in Small Animals with this highly effective educational advanced master’s degree, which opens new paths to your professional advancement”

This advanced master’s degree in Anesthesia and Surgery in Small Animals, contains the most comprehensive and up-to-date academic course on the university scene. The most important features include: 

• Latest technology in online teaching software 
• A highly visual teaching system, supported by graphic and schematic contents that are easy to assimilate and understand
• Practical cases presented by practising experts 
• State-of-the-art interactive video systems
• Teaching supported by practising remotely
• Continuous updating and recycling systems 
• Autonomous learning: full compatibility with other occupations 
• Practical exercises for self-evaluation and learning verification 
• Support groups and educational synergies: questions to the expert, debate and knowledge forums
• Communication with the teacher and individual reflection work 
• Content that is accessible from any , fixed or portable device , with an Internet connection 
• Supplementary documentation databases are permanently available, even after the program

This exceptional specialization is the answer to the veterinary professionals need for updating and specialization. A process that you will finish with the solvency of a high-level professional”

Our teaching staff is made up of professionals from different fields related to this specialty. In this way we make sure to offer you the objective of educational updating from all related sectors, with the direct and experienced vision of experts. A multidisciplinary team of doctors with training and experience in different environments, who will develop the theoretical knowledge in an efficient way, but above all, they will bring their practical knowledge from their own experience to the course: one of the differential qualities of this specialization. 

This mastery of the subject is complemented by the effectiveness of the methodological design of this advanced master’s degree in Anesthesia and Surgery in Small Animals developed by a multidisciplinary team of e-learning experts, it integrates the latest advances in educational technology. This way, you will be able to study with a range of easy-to-use and versatile multimedia tools that, will give you the necessary skills you need for your specialization. A new way of learning that transcends physical and temporal barriers, opening the doors to the highest qualification, regardless of place or time. 

With a methodological design based on proven teaching techniques, this advanced master’s degree in Anesthesia and Surgery in Small Animals will take you through different teaching approaches to allow you to learn in a dynamic and effective way"

Our innovative remote practise concept will give you the opportunity to learn through an immersive experience, which will provide you with a faster integration and a much more realistic view of the contents: “Learning from an expert”

The main objective of this advanced master’s degree in Anesthesia and Surgery in Small Animals is to offer you a quality training program: the most complete syllabus, first class teachers, a highly efficient methodology, and a teaching staff of experts in the field. A combination that will lead you to achieve your goals in the easiest possible way, with total compatibility with your professional and personal life.  

If your objective is to broaden your skill set to include new paths of success and development, this is your moment. Increase your surgical skills and your mastery of surgical and anesthetic techniques and position yourself as one of the best experts in the industry”

General Objectives

Anesthesiology Area 

• Know and understand the main mechanical parts of the anesthesia machine and the importance of the previous management of the patient, in terms of drugs and feeding
• Know the most important physiological characteristics of the different organ systems and their relationship and modifications that occur during anesthesia
• Know the general characteristics of pharmacology and the specific characteristics of the main anesthetic drugs used
• Use of tables for the preparation of anesthetic or anesthesia-related drug combinations 
• Know the characteristics of each anesthetic time and the control points to take into account in order to increase patient safety  
• Know the specific needs in terms of fluid therapy and transfusion medicine related to the perioperative period  
• Understanding and knowledge of nociceptive and pain physiology, both acute and chronic 
• Acquire a logical understanding of the physiological implications of untreated pain 
• In-depth knowledge of the different analgesics and their indications 
• Know how to assess both acute and chronic pain 
• Understand the basics of locoregional anesthesia and analgesia 
• Understand the main differences and indications of different drugs 
• Understand the different blockages t be performed and the areas affected by them 
• Understand the monitoring of the anesthetized patient, from the most basic to the most complicated such as nociception and hypnosis monitoring 
• Understand the limitations and the most appropriate monitoring in each patient and in each specific case 
• Detect, prevent and treat the main complications during the perioperative period 
• Anesthetic management of the patient under specific pathological situations or with specific physiological alterations that will mark a different anesthetic management  
• Establish and understand the differences in management of specific anesthetic situations and determine mechanisms to anticipate potential problems that may arise during patient management  
• Implement all the topics learned in the management of concrete situations, understanding the protocol used, monitoring, detection of complications and their solution 

Surgery Area 

• Establish a basis for aseptic compression sterility maintenance 
• Highlight the importance of the perioperative care given to the surgical patient 
• Define the basic surgical principles to take into account before we perform surgery 
• Propose alternatives to deal with surgical complications that appear in daily clinical practice 
• Develop knowledge of the techniques used to deal with wounds, establishing guidelines according to clinical characteristics
• Offer a clear and global vision of the healing process, the factors that promote it and those that hinder it 
• Analyze how a decision is made to close a wound in one way or another, establish what complications there may be and how to prevent or solve them 
• Compile a list of the available flap techniques 
• Implement the most advanced general surgical knowledge to minimise postoperative complications  
• Integrate the student's knowledge which will allow them to gain confidence and a sense of security in the interventions developed in this module 
• Evaluate the most frequent complications and ensure the student acquires the knowledge to be able to confidently and successfully resolve them 
• Present the pathophysiology and treatment of urinary obstruction and trauma 
• Make a detailed report of the problems commonly caused by surgical treatment which can affect the genitourinary system 
• Present the most advanced and innovative techniques for dealing with patients with genitourinary disease 
• Provide the student with theoretical resources and graphic material to help them develop the necessary skills to successfully treat these cases 
• Establish the basic principles of oncology surgery to ensure the correct care is given to the patient 
• Define each surgical treatment according to the type of tumor we are faced with 
• Identify each skin tumor to know its behavior in the tissue and the area in which it is located 
• Propose the optimal surgical margins that are appropriate for each type of tumor 
• Examine the main surgically treatable diseases affecting the liver and spleen 
• Establish the main endocrine principles that affect small animals 
• Identify the main key points in the diagnosis and treatment of different illnesses 
• Provide the student with the necessary knowledge to implement different surgical techniques and minimize surgical and postoperative complications 
• Implement knowledge to be able to decide which is the best treatment in each case 
• Present the main surgically treatable diseases which affect the head and neck as well as diseases of the oral and nasal cavity, the ears, the salivary glands, the larynx and trachea  
• Integrate the student's knowledge which will allow them to gain confidence and a sense of security in the interventions 
• Evaluate the most frequent complications and ensure the student acquires the knowledge to be able to confidently and successfully resolve them 
• Examine the main minimally invasive techniques such as laparoscopy and thoracoscopy 
• Define the advantages and disadvantages of minimally invasive techniques  
• Analyze interventional radiology, as well as the main techniques that are being performed with this type of approach  
• Define the main equipment and instruments necessary to perform laparoscopies and thoracoscopy 

Specific Objectives

Anesthesiology Area

• Know the origins of the specialty in human medicine and its incorporation into the veterinary field
• Know the guidelines and importance of perioperative management of feeding of the surgical patient and fasting of solids and liquids
• Know and understand the operation of anesthetic machines and mechanical ventilators
• Know and understand the ventilatory, cardiovascular, digestive, renal, endocrine, nervous (both central and peripheral) physiology and their age-related modifications
• Know and understand the general pharmacological processes and those directly related to each of the pharmacological families related to anesthesia (sedatives, analgesics, inducers, neuromuscular relaxants)
• Practical knowledge of the different phases of anesthesia, from the preoperative assessment to the awakening of the patient, and the main postoperative care
• Know the characteristics of premedication, induction, maintenance and education, in order to minimize anesthetic risks as much as possible
• Understand in a practical way the differences during the maintenance phase in the case of inhalation and intravenous anesthesia
• Know the characteristics and indications of perioperative fluid therapy and the administration of blood products
• Understand the different nociceptive pathways and the phenomena of central and peripheral sensitization
• Understand the action of each family of analgesics and their use in both acute and chronic pain
• Know the importance and the different methods of acute and chronic pain assessment
• Understand the basics of locoregional anesthesia and analgesia with the different technical methods used
• Know the main complications associated with locoregional techniques and their treatment
• Understand basic pharmacology of local anesthetics and their adjuvants
• Understand the different Blockages to be performed on the head, trunk and limbs
• Inclusion of locoregional techniques explained in specific clinical cases, within multimodal analgesia protocols
• Understand in detail how to make the most of basic patient monitoring based on examination, observation and palpation
• Understand the most important parameters to monitor from a cardiovascular, ventilatory and neurological point of view
• Understand and assess the different methods of monitoring the patient's blood volume
• Assist in the detection, prevention and treatment of complications related to perioperative management (regurgitation, hypothermia)
• Assist in the detection, prevention and treatment of cardiovascular, neurological and ventilatory complications associated with anesthesia 
• Assist in the detection and treatment of cardiorespiratory arrest and patient management after resuscitation
• Establish and understand the differences in management of specific anesthetic situations, and determine mechanisms to anticipate potential problems that may arise during patient management
• Establish and understand the differences in the management of specific anesthetic situations and determine the mechanisms to anticipate possible problems that may arise during the management of patients with respiratory or ophthalmologic pathologies, for minimally invasive procedures, with alterations in body condition, extreme body size, brachiocephalic, with thoracic pathology, oncologic or pregnant patients
• See in a practical way the use of different protocols, anesthetic and monitoring techniques applied to specific situations
• Assess the most appropriate protocol for each patient and understand the absence of predetermined protocols, as individualization is necessary for each procedure and each case

Surgery Area

• Refine the rules of conduct for a surgeon 
• Explain the correct use of tissue synthesis materials 
• Develop knowledge of the surgical equipment available and promote its correct use 
• Refine the surgical technique to minimize tissue damage 
• Propose new hemostasis techniques 
• Identify and successfully treat surgical site infections 
• Understand the types of wounds there are, not only from an etiopathogenesis point of view, but also from a microbiological point of view 
• Develop an understanding of the criteria involved in making decisions about the medical and surgical treatment of wounds 
• Specify the local and systemic factors affecting healing 
• Understand what laser therapy consists of, which parameters are important, their indications and their contraindications 
• Gain an in-depth understanding of how to manage of the subdermal plexus with the use of local options they provide
• Propose techniques specially adapted to each different zone on the body, from the head to interdigital areas
• Specify how axial plexus flaps are designed and implemented in each area 
• Explain grafting and the importance of correct patient selection and postoperative management 
• Examine the anatomy of the affected area and provide the student with the specialized knowledge to safely and appropriately perform the surgical procedures on the gastrointestinal tract
• Compile all the latest material and develop it in a clear way so that the student can get the most out of it 
• Develop understanding of the most common surgical techniques in the gastrointestinal tract 
• Propose diagnostic and therapeutic plans for the different diseases that affect the gastrointestinal tract 
• Examine the unique tools used for the diagnosis of gastrointestinal tract diseases 
• Explain in detail the different diseases that can occur in each zone and how to treat them 
• Develop specialized knowledge so that the student can perfect their clinical practice in the diagnosis and management of gastrointestinal tract diseases 
• Examine the most important anatomical considerations in the surgical treatment of genitourinary disease 
• Consolidate knowledge of how certain surgical principles are applied in the treatment of urinary tracts 
• Develop knowledge of the problems that occur when urine cannot be excreted from the patient’s body
• Establish clear recommendations for the imaging techniques to choose to diagnose each disease 
• Develop a detailed understanding of relevant surgical techniques 
• Identify the most common complications in each surgical technique and how to prevent or solve them 
• Propose protocols for making decisions in breast oncology  
• Demonstrate the importance of peri-operative care of the patients with breast tumors
• Define the differences between curative, cytoreductive or palliative interventions 
• Analyze each patient to understand the optimal treatment for them 
• Develop an action protocol for cutaneous tumors, including correct prior diagnosis and staging 
• Establish correct surgical management techniques and margins to deal with soft tissue sarcomas 
• Establish correct surgical management techniques and margins to deal with mastocytomas 
• Establish correct surgical management techniques and margins to deal with cutaneous and subcutaneous tumors relevant to pet animal medicine 
• Analyze the liver anatomy and the principal surgical techniques and complications in the most common liver diseases affecting small animals  
• Analyze the spleen anatomy, main surgical techniques and complications in the main splenic diseases affecting small animals. Specifically, an action protocol for dealing with a splenic mass will be developed  
• Establish diagnostic and therapeutic plans for the different diseases that affect the liver and the spleen, based on evidence and with the aim of tailoring it to each individual patient and their owner  
• Develop the most appropriate techniques and therapeutic plans to treat the most common diseases which affect the thyroid glands, such as thyroid tumors and hyperthyroidism in cats  
• Develop the most appropriate techniques and therapeutic plans to treat the most common diseases which affect the adrenal gland, such as adrenal tumors   
• Develop the most appropriate techniques and therapeutic plans to treat the most common diseases which affect the endocrine pancreas, such as pancreatic tumors
• Establish diagnostic and therapeutic plans for the different endocrine diseases, based on evidence and with the aim of tailoring it to each individual patient and their owner 
• Revise the anatomy of the oral cavity, nasal cavity, ear, trachea and larynx, so that the student has the knowledge to adequately and safely perform surgical procedures
• Develop understanding of the main conditions of the oral cavity such as oral and labial tumors in the context of diagnosis, therapeutic approach, surgical techniques, complications and prognosis  
• Develop understanding of the main ear problems such as otohematomas, tumors of the external auditory pavilion and external auditory canal, chronic recurrent otitis and nasopharyngeal polyps. This will be in
• the context of diagnosis, the therapeutic approach, surgical techniques, complications and prognosis  
• Develop understanding of the main conditions of the pharynx such as laryngeal paralysis in the context of diagnosis, therapeutic approach, surgical techniques, complications and prognosis  
• Develop understanding of the main conditions of the salivary glands such as sialoceles in the context of diagnosis, therapeutic approach, surgical techniques, complications and prognosis  
• Compile all the scientific literature on the subject to create a diagnostic and therapeutic protocol, with the most innovative techniques for the treatment of tracheal collapse  
• Compile all the scientific literature on the subject to create a diagnostic and therapeutic protocol, with the most innovative techniques for the treatment of brachycephalic syndrome  
• Define other less frequent diseases which affect the head and neck of small animals, such as nasopharyngeal stenosis, tracheal and laryngeal tumors and cricopharyngeal achalasia  
• Establish different diagnostic and therapeutic techniques for the different head and neck diseases 
• Generate up-to-date material, based on evidence from different surgical techniques of the oral cavity, nasal cavity, ears, trachea and larynx 
• Provide knowledge of the anatomy to establish the basis for an appropriate surgical technique for procedures in the thoracic cavity 
• Present the specific material needed to perform surgical interventions in this area 
• Develop knowledge of the most advanced techniques, least common in daily practice due to their complexity, to make them easier to understand and more practical for the student 
• Compile up-to-date information on the best surgical techniques for treating thoracic structures 
• Propose diagnostic and therapeutic plans for the different diseases that affect the thoracic cavity 
• Examine the unique tools used for the diagnosis of thoracic cavity diseases 
• Teach the student how to identify and resolve the most common complications that could occur during thoracic cavity surgery 
• Present the most common indications for the amputation of the pelvic limb, thoracic, caudectomy and phalanges 
• Compile the different surgical techniques for performing amputations in small animals as a resolution technique for tumors of the pelvic region, including hemipelvectomy  
• Revise the preoperative indications, patient selection, post-operative care and complications that could arise when performing amputations in small animals  
• Present the most appropriate techniques and therapeutic plans for resolving the different umbilical, inguinal, scrotal and traumatic hernias   
• Revise the different techniques for the resolution of a perineal hernia as well as establishing an appropriate therapeutic protocol for treating this condition  
• Develop knowledge of a diaphragmatic hernia in the context of the indication for surgery, diagnosis and most effective techniques for its resolution  
• Develop knowledge of a peritoneopericardial diaphragmatic hernia in the context of the indication for surgery, diagnosis and most effective techniques for its resolution 
• Identify the main equipment and instruments necessary to perform laparoscopies and thoracoscopies  
• Develop knowledge of the main techniques used in a laparoscopy of small animals such as ovarioectomy, cryptorchidism, preventive gastropexy and liver biopsy
• Define other, less-common techniques of laparoscopic approach such as assisted La cystoscopy, digestive examination, cholecystectomy and biopsy of different organs of the abdominal cavity  
• Develop knowledge of the main techniques used in thoracoscopic surgery in small animals such as pericardiectomy and establish the most appropriate protocol to follow in each case  
• Identify other, less common techniques of the thoracoscopic approach in small animals such as pulmonary biopsies, pulmonary lobectomy, chylothorax resolution technique and vascular rings
• Identify the main equipment and instruments needed to perform interventional radiology
• Define the main techniques with which interventional radiology is performed

A unique, key and decisive training experience to boost your professional development"