Intermediate Gastrointestinal Tract Surgery
University of Nottingham
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Date: Tuesday 8th September, 2026 - Tuesday 8th September, 2026
Start time: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Duration: 8 hour(s)
Cost: £1095
**25% discount for bookings before 31 March 2026** This unique and comprehensive Veterinary Surgical Training Academy’s intermediate level course covers the basic and intermediate techniques of suturing, instrument handling and stapling when used to perform gastrointestinal tract surgery in small animals.
It is a practical hands-on intensive one-day workshop covering the full range of commonly performed gastric and small and large bowel procedures. These are fundamental techniques that all general small animal surgeons should know and be proficient to perform confidently and safely.
During the workshop the techniques will be explained and demonstrated before each delegate is able to carry out the procedure themselves under close supervision. You can expect to carry out numerous fundamental surgical procedures during the day with emphasis on how each procedure can be performed in a reliable and safe manner.
Topics to be covered
Instrumentation and suture guidance for gastrointestinal tract surgery
Hand sewn bowel anastomoses, enterotomies and enterectomies
Use of stapling devices for small bowel anastomoses and enterectomies
Gastric: pyloroplasty, gastrotomy, partial gastrectomy and gastropexy
Small bowel: full thickeness biopsy, enterotomy, enterectomy
Large bowel: colonopexy
Who is it for?
This course is suitable for qualified veterinary surgeons at any level of training, especially those actually performing gastrointestinal tract surgery on a regular basis. Ideally (but not essential) delegates will have already attended the VSTA Core Surgical Skills Course.
The Speakers
Rob White BSc BVetMed CertVA DSAS (Soft Tissue) DipECVS SFHEA 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
8 hours
Registration and Booking
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