A Practical Introduction To Small Animal Thoracic Surgery (Two Days)
University of Nottingham
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Date: Tuesday 15th September, 2026 - Wednesday 16th September, 2026
Start time: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Duration: 16 hour(s)
Cost: £2495
**25% discount for bookings before 31st March 2026 ** This is a course aimed at providing the basic knowledge and understanding of the key principles of thoracic surgery, with a mix of lectures and practical sessions. Candidates will learn the key approaches of the thoracic cavity as well as some of the more commonly performed procedures in the thorax, such as a lung lobectomy and pericardiectomy.
Topics to be covered
Equipment and instrumentation
Anesthesia and analgesia techniques
Thoracostomy tube placement
Thoracic surgical approaches
Lung lobectomy
Pericardiectomy
Surgical conditions of the thorax including pneumothorax, pyothorax, patent ductus arteriosus
Who is it for?
This course would be ideally suited towards general and advanced practitioners who are relevantly confident with their general surgical skills and are looking to understand and gain confidence in how to perform thoracic surgery.
The Speakers
Will Robinson BVetMed MSc BSAVA PGCertSAS DipECVS MRCVS<br /> <br /> Rob White BVetMed BSc DipECVS CertVA DSAS(Soft Tissue) SFHEA DSc FRCVS
The Venue
School of Veterinary Medicine and Science. The University of Nottingham. Sutton Bonington Campus, Loughborough, LE12 5RD.
The School of Veterinary Medicine and Science is based at the Sutton Bonington Campus of the University of Nottingham.
The Sutton Bonington Campus encompasses world-leading laboratories and specialist facilities for studying biosciences and veterinary medicine.
https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/vet/service-for-business/index.aspx
Number of CPD hours this event can be recorded as
16 hours
Registration and Booking
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