In-Hospital Basic Training Opportunities
Flexible Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
Canine and Feline
Goal: To assist veterinarians in learning the basics of canine
and feline flexible endoscopy using the Karl Storz 60512 endoscope.
The introduction covers the care, maintenance and cleaning of
the endoscope, and patient selection and preparation. The endoscope
can then be used to demonstrate the basic handling and manipulation
for performing routine gastroduodenoscopy and ileocolonoscopy.
Biopsy and foreign body retrieval techniques are covered.
The syllabus covers a wide variety of information pertaining
to endoscopy. Included is general information about the care,
maintenance and cleaning of the endoscope. Sections cover patient
indications for esophagoscopy, gastroscopy, gastroduodenoscopy,
colonoscopy and ileocolonoscopy, and the common diagnoses obtained
from these procedures. A final section covers foreign body retrieval,
challenges and complications.
In addition, guidance is available in using flexible bronchoscopes
for the basic techniques of bronchoscopy, vaginoscopy and cystoscopy.
For a detailed syllabus click
here (Mircosoft Word format).
Method: In-hospital hands-on instruction is provided on a one-on-one
basis, or to a group of veterinarians within the practice. The
hospital needs to provide patients or pets suitable for instructional
purposes, patient preparation as needed, anesthesia, anesthetic
monitoring, and patient recovery. Instruction is done using the
veterinarian’s or practice’s endoscope(s) and accessories.
An endoscopic video camera and laptop computer (PC) is available
for viewing and recording images.
About the instructor: Jeffrey K. Saur, DVM, DABVP, graduated
from Iowa State University in 1982. Upon graduation, he did a
one-year internship at the California Animal Hospital under the
guidance of Stephen J. Ettinger, DVM, DACVIM. Subsequently, he
did a two-year residency in internal medicine at Washington State
University. He has been a diplomate in the ABVP since 1991. Starting
in 1993, his practice has been limited to providing endoscopy
and ultrasonography on a mobile basis to over 50 veterinary facilities
in the Ventura County, coastal Santa Barbara County, and western
Los Angeles County regions of southern California.
Contact: For training, scheduling and financial details, contact
Dr. Jeff Saur at (805) 498-5003.
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