Acquire the necessary skills to act as an expert in the area of Gastrointestinal Emergencies in Small Animals, with the mastery of the latest techniques and advances in this intervention"

In emergency medicine there is a series of understandings, procedures and techniques which are common in the majority of cases, independent of the specialty or specialties involved in each case

Gastrointestinal emergencies include all ailments involving hollow viscera such as the stomach or intestine, but also processes involving the liver, biliary, pancreatic or abdominal cavity.  

In gastrointestinal emergencies, laboratory tests and diagnostic imaging tests, such as ultrasound, play a fundamental role in the diagnosis and control of the patient's evolution, since in many cases the patient refers very unspecific symptoms such as vomiting, diarrhea or acute abdomen, which do not allow a quick and conclusive diagnosis, being necessary to perform these complementary tests to support the clinical examination of the physician. 

This Postgraduate Certificate will cover the care of a patient with gastrointestinal emergencies from arrival at the emergency department, initial stabilization, as well as anamnesis, examination, complementary tests and medical treatment.

Get complete training in all aspects of Gastrointestinal Emergency Intervention through this highly effective educational program"

This Postgraduate Certificate in Management of Gastrointestinal Emergencies in Small Animals contains the most complete and up-to-date scientific program on the market. The most important features include: 

• The latest technology in online teaching software
• Intensely visual teaching system, supported by graphic and schematic contents, easy to assimilate and understand
• Practical cases presented by practicing experts
• State-of-the-art interactive video systems
• Teaching supported by telepractice 
• Continuous updating and recycling systems
• Autonomous learning: full compatibility with other occupations
• Practical exercises for self-assessment 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

Our innovative telepractice concept will provide you with faster integration and a much more realistic view of the content: Learning from an expert”

The teaching staff includes teaching professionals who contribute their experience to this educational program, as well as renowned specialists belonging to leading societies and prestigious universities.

Thanks to its multimedia content developed with the latest educational technology, they will allow the professional a situated and contextual learning, that is to say, a simulated environment that will provide an immersive learning programmed to prepare for real situations. 

The design of this program is based on problem-based learning, by means of which the professional must try to solve the different professional practice situations that arise throughout the Postgraduate Certificate. For this purpose, the physician will be assisted by an innovative interactive video system developed by renowned experts in the field of veterinary medicine who have extensive teaching experience. 

With the experience of veterinarians specializing in the different branches of the small animal veterinary clinic"

A Postgraduate Certificate that will enable you to face different situations with safety and therapeutic success"

The development of this program has been carried out according to the most demanding criteria of academic efficiency at present. Through a complete and specific syllabus, the professionals will go through all the essential learning areas proposed, gradually acquiring the necessary skills to put the necessary knowledge into practice.  

This Postgraduate Certificate in Management of Gastrointestinal Emergencies in Small Animals contains the most complete and up-to-date scientific program on the market”

Module 1. Introduction to Emergency Medicine in Small Animals 

1.1. Triage and Initial Assessment 
1.2. Initial Assessment 
1.3. Primary Care and Management of Emergency Patients 
1.4. Management of Difficult Canine Patient 
1.5. Management of Difficult Feline Patient 
1.6. Anesthesia and Analgesia in Emergency Patients 
1.7. Pharmacology in Emergency Patients 
1.8. Enteral Nutrition 
1.9. Intensive Care Unit (ICU) 
1.10. Diagnostic Imaging

Module 2. Management of Gastrointestinal Emergencies 

2.1. General Clinical Management 
2.2. Acute Abdomen 
2.3. Acute Vomiting 
2.4. Acute Diarrhea 
2.5. Volvulo-Gastric Dilatation (VGD) 
2.6. Acute Pancreatitis 
2.7. Acute Liver Failure 
2.8. Foreign Bodies 
2.9. Colitis 
2.10. Jaundiced Cat

A comprehensive teaching program, structured in well-developed teaching units, oriented towards learning that is compatible with your personal and professional life"