15th - 16th July 2025
Synopsis
Aimed at the experienced clinician this course will look to expand surgical skills and cover common and some of the more uncommon surgeries that practitioners may face. The emphasis will be use of the evidence base to drive decision making and approaches to surgery, for example, appropriate suture materials and approaches to general anaesthesia in the field. The course will involve both theory and practical elements and incorporate time for discussion and debate. Some of the surgeries that will be focused on include:
- Abdominal surgery: Approaching an ex-lap, RDAs and right volvulus of the abomasum, caecal torsions, rumenotomy
- Surgical management of contracted tendons
- Enucleation and surgery for entropion
- Complex caesareans (e.g., torsions, recumbent cow or dead calf)
- Complicated umbilical surgeries
- Tracheostomy
- Tibial neurectomy and modified gastrocnemius tenotomy
- Management of septic arthritis and orthopaedic cases
- Surgical removal of fibropapillomas from the penis of the bull
Delegates will be required to bring their own coverall and boots, along with their own surgical kits so they can practice using the equipment they would use in their day to day.
The surgical kit should include:
- 1 x scalpel handle for size 24 blades.
- 2 x scissors (mayo scissors are fine)
- 4 x haemostat
- 1 x allis tissue forceps.
- 1 x rat tooth forceps.
- 2 x doyens
- Needles - large and small; cutting and rounded
All blades and suture materials will be provided by BCVA.
