Don't miss the opportunity to become specialized under the guidance of elite professionals and incorporate the latest surgical techniques into your daily practice"

This training program is the best option you can find to specialize in Veterinary Surgery in Small Animals and make more accurate diagnoses"

Veterinarians face new challenges every day in treating their patients. Advances in this field bring with them new tools with which to diagnose and make the most accurate treatments, so it is necessary that professionals are trained with programs like this one. 

Today we know that the future of veterinary medicine is specialization, so with this professional master’s degree, we help you to continue growing, guaranteeing you an exciting future in the world of small animal surgery. It is a very practical and accessible training program for any veterinarian who wants to direct their professional career by specializing in this branch of veterinary surgery. 

This is a comprehensive training program that covers any surgery required by small animals, in addition to an anatomical reminder of the different regions and organs of small animals. 

After completing this professional master’s degree, the student will have the knowledge to tackle any surgery that may arise. They will know from the first moment everything that a surgery entails, from the specific material and instruments for each region or surgery, anesthetics and medications used, to the most specific details that make a surgery a success. 
Throughout this course, the student will learn about all the current approaches to the different challenges posed by his or her profession. A high-level step that will become a process of improvement, not only on a professional level, but also on a personal level. Additionally, at TECH we have a social commitment: to help highly qualified professionals to specialize and to develop their personal, social and professional skills throughout the course of their studies.  

We will not only take you through the theoretical knowledge we offer, but we will introduce you to another way of studying and learning, one which is simpler, more organic, and efficient. We will work to keep you motivated and to develop your passion for learning, helping you to think and develop critical thinking skills. And we will push you to think and develop critical thinking 

Don’t miss the opportunity to study this professional master’s degree in Veterinary Surgery in Small Animals with us” It's the perfect opportunity to advance your career"

This professional master’s degree in Veterinary Surgery in Small Animals contains the most complete and up-to-date educational program on the market. The most important features of the program include: 

• Development of practical cases presented by experts in Veterinary Surgery in Small Animals  
• The graphic, schematic, and eminently practical contents with which they are created provide scientific and practical information on the disciplines that are essential for professional practice 
• Latest developments in Veterinary Surgery in Small Animals
• Practical exercises where the self-assessment process can be carried out to improve learning
• Special emphasis on innovative methodologies in Veterinary Surgery in Small Animals
• Theoretical lessons, questions to the expert, debate forums on controversial topics, and individual reflection assignments
• Content that is accessible from any fixed or portable device with an Internet connection

This professional master’s degree is the best investment you can make when choosing a refresher program to expand your existing knowledge Veterinary Surgery in Small Animals” 

The teaching staff includes professionals from the field of Veterinary Surgery, who bring their experience to this training program, as well as renowned specialists from leading societies and prestigious universities. 

The multimedia content, developed with the latest educational technology, will provide the professional with situated and contextual learning, i.e., a simulated environment that will provide immersive training programmed to train in real situations. 

This program is designed around Problem Based Learning, whereby the specialist must try to solve the different professional practice situations that arise during the academic year. For this, the professional will have the help of an innovative interactive video system made by recognized experts in Veterinary Surgery, and with great experience.

This training is unique due to the quality of its innovative contents and its excellent teaching staff"

This specialization has the best teaching material and the most innovative educational methodology, relearning, which will allow you to assimilate the contents more quickly and efficiently"

The professional master’s degree in Veterinary Surgery in Small Animals is designed to facilitate the performance of the professional in this field to acquire and know the main novelties in this area of engineering.   

With this high-level training program you will integrate up-to-date knowledge into your daily practice, which will give you greater security and confidence in veterinary interventions and treatments"

General Objectives

• Establish a basis for aseptic compression sterility maintenance 
• Highlight the importance of the perioperative care given to the surgical patient
• Define the basic surgical principles to take into account before we perform surgery
• Propose alternatives to deal with surgical complications that appear in daily clinical practic
• Develop knowledge of the techniques used to deal with wounds, establishing guidelines according to clinical charactistics
• Offer a clear and global vision of the healing process, the factors that promote it and those that hinder it
• Analyze how a decision is made to close a wound in one way or another, establish what complications there may be and how to prevent or solve them
• Compile a list of the available flap techniques
• Implement the most advanced general surgical knowledge to minimise postoperative complications 
• Integrate the student's knowledge which will allow them to gain confidence and a sense of security in the interventions developed throughout this training
• Evaluate the most frequent complications and acquire the knowledge required to be able to solve them with the greatest guarantee
• Present the pathophysiology and treatment of urinary obstruction and trauma
• Make a detailed report of the problems commonly caused by surgical treatment which can affect the genitourinary system
• Present the most advanced and innovative techniques for dealing with patients with genitourinary disease
• Provide the student with theoretical resources and graphic material to help them develop the necessary skills to successfully treat these cases
• Establish the basic principles of oncology surgery to ensure the correct care is given to the patient
• Define each surgical treatment according to the type of tumor we are faced with
• Identify each skin tumor to know its behavior in the tissue and the area in which it is located
• Propose the optimal surgical margins that are appropriate for each type of tumor 
• Examine the main surgically treatable diseases affecting the liver and spleen 
• Establish the main endocrine principles that affect small animals 
• Identify the main key points in the diagnosis and treatment of different illnesses 
• Provide the student with the necessary knowledge to implement different surgical techniques and minimize surgical and postoperative complications
• Implement knowledge to be able to decide which is the best treatment in each case
• Present the main surgically treatable diseases which affect the head and neck as well as diseases of the oral and nasal cavity, the ears, the salivary glands, the larynx and trachea.  
• Integrate the student's knowledge which will allow them to gain confidence and a sense of security in the interventions
• Evaluate the most frequent complications and ensure knowledge to be able to confidently and successfully resolve them
• Examine the main minimally invasive techniques such as laparoscopy and thoracoscopy
• Define the advantages and disadvantages of minimally invasive techniques
• Analyze interventional radiology, as well as the main techniques that are being performed with this type of approach.  
• Define the main equipment and instruments necessary to perform laparoscopies and thoracoscopy.

Specific Objectives

Module 1. Basic Principles of Soft Tissue Surgery. Medical-surgical Techniques. Exploratory Laparotomy

• Refine the rules of conduct for a surgeon
• Explain the correct use of tissue synthesis materials
• Develop knowledge of the surgical instruments available and promote their correct use.
• Refine the surgical technique to minimize tissue damage
• Propose new hemostasis techniques
• Identify and successfully treat surgical site infections

Module 2. Skin. Treatment of Wounds and Reconstructive Surgery

• Understand the types of wounds there are, not only from an etiopathogenesis point of view, but also from a microbiological point of view
• Develop an understanding of the criteria involved in making decisions about the medical and surgical treatment of wounds
• Specify the local and systemic factors affecting healing
• Understand what laser therapy consists of, which parameters are important, their indications and their contraindications
• Gain an in-depth understanding of how to manage of the subdermal plexus with the use of local options they provide
• Propose techniques specially adapted to each different zone on the body, from the head to interdigital areas
• Specify how axial plexus flaps are designed and implemented in each area
• Explain grafting and the importance of correct patient selection and postoperative management

Module 3. Gastrointestinal Surgery

• Examine the anatomy of the affected area and provide the student with the specialized knowledge to safely and appropriately perform the surgical procedures on the gastrointestinal tract
• Compile all the latest material and develop it in a clear way so that the student can get the most out of it
• Develop understanding of the most common surgical techniques in the gastrointestinal tract
• Propose diagnostic and therapeutic plans for the different diseases that affect the gastrointestinal tract
• Examine the unique tools used for the diagnosis of gastrointestinal tract diseases
• Explain in detail the different diseases that can occur in each zone and how to treat them
• Develop specialized knowledge so that the student can perfect their clinical practice in the diagnosis and management of gastrointestinal tract diseases

Module 4. Genitourinary Surgery. Mammary Surgery

• Examine the most important anatomical considerations in the surgical treatment of genitourinary disease
• Consolidate knowledge of how certain surgical principles are applied in the treatment of urinary tracts
• Develop knowledge of the problems that occur when urine cannot be excreted from the patient’s body
• Establish clear recommendations for the imaging techniques to choose to diagnose each disease
• Develop a detailed understanding of relevant surgical techniques
• Identify the most common complications in each surgical technique and how to prevent or solve them
• Propose protocols for making decisions in breast oncology
• Demonstrate the importance of peri-operative care of patients with breast tumors

Module 5. Surgical Oncology. Basic Principles. Cutaneous and Subcutaneous Tumors

• Define the differences between curative, cytoreductive or palliative interventions
• Analyze each patient to understand the optimal treatment for them
• Develop an action protocol for cutaneous tumors, including correct prior diagnosis and staging
• Establish correct surgical management techniques and margins to deal with soft tissue sarcomas
• Establish correct surgical management techniques and margins to deal with mastocytomas
• Establish correct surgical management techniques and margins to deal with cutaneous and subcutaneous tumors relevant to pet animal medicine

Module 6. Liver and Biliary System Surgery Spleen Surgery. Endocrine System Surgery

• Analyze the liver anatomy and the principal surgical techniques and complications in the most common liver diseases affecting small animals
• Analyze the spleen anatomy, main surgical techniques and complications in the main splenic diseases affecting small animals. Specifically, an action protocol for dealing with a splenic mass will be developed
• Establish diagnostic and therapeutic plans for the different diseases that affect the liver and the spleen, based on evidence and with the aim of tailoring it to each individual patient and their owner
• Develop the most appropriate techniques and therapeutic plans to treat the most common diseases which affect the thyroid glands, such as thyroid tumors and hyperthyroidism in cats
• Develop the most appropriate techniques and therapeutic plans to treat the most common diseases which affect the adrenal gland, such as adrenal tumors
• Develop the most appropriate techniques and therapeutic plans to treat the most common diseases which affect the endocrine pancreas, such as pancreatic tumors
• Establish diagnostic and therapeutic plans for the different edures

• Develop understanding of the main conditions of the oral cavity such as oral and labial tumors in the context of diagnosis, therapeutic approach, surgical techniques, complications and prognosis
• Develop understanding of the main ear problems such as otohematomas, tumors of the external auditory pavilion and external auditory canal, chronic recurrent otitis and nasopharyngeal polyps. This will be in the context of diagnosis, the therapeutic approach, surgical techniques, complications and prognosis
• Develop understanding of the main conditions of the pharynx such as laryngeal paralysis in the context of diagnosis, therapeutic approach, surgical techniques, complications and prognosis
• Develop understanding of the main conditions of the salivary glands such as sialoceles in the context of diagnosis, therapeutic approach, surgical techniques, complications and prognosis
• Compile all the scientific literature on the subject to create a diagnostic and therapeutic protocol, with the most innovative techniques for the treatment of tracheal collapse
• Compile all the scientific literature on the subject to create a diagnostic and therapeutic protocol, with the most innovative techniques for the treatment of brachycephalic syndrome
• Define other less frequent diseases which affect the head and neck of small animals, such as nasopharyngeal stenosis, tracheal and laryngeal tumors and cricopharyngeal achalasia
• Establish different diagnostic and therapeutic techniques for the different head and neck diseases
• Generate up-to-date material, based on evidence from different surgical techniques of the oral cavity, nasal cavity, ears, trachea and larynx

Module 8. Thoracic Cavity Surgery

• Provide knowledge of the anatomy to establish the basis for an appropriate surgical technique for procedures in the thoracic cavity
• Present the specific material needed to perform surgical interventions in this area
• Develop knowledge of the most advanced techniques, least common in daily practice due to their complexity, to make them easier to understand and more practical for the student
• Compile up-to-date information on the best surgical techniques for treating thoracic structures
• Propose diagnostic and therapeutic plans for the different diseases that affect the thoracic cavity
• Examine the unique tools used for the diagnosis of thoracic cavity diseases
• Teach the student how to identify and resolve the most common complications that could occur during thoracic cavity surgery

Module 9. Amputations: Thoracic Limb, Pelvic Limb, Caudectomy, Phalanges. Umbilical, Inguinal, Scrotal, Traumatic, Perineal, Diagrammatic and Peritoneopericardial Diaphragmatic Hernias

• Present the most common indications for the amputation of the pelvic limb, thoracic, caudectomy and phalanges
• Compile the different surgical techniques for performing amputations in small animals as a resolution technique for tumors of the pelvic region, including hemipelvectomy
• Revise the preoperative indications, patient selection, post-operative care and complications that could arise when performing amputations in small animals
• Present the most appropriate techniques and therapeutic plans for resolving the different umbilical, inguinal, scrotal and traumatic hernias
• Revise the different techniques for the resolution of a perineal hernia as well as establishing an appropriate therapeutic protocol for treating this condition
• Develop knowledge of a diaphragmatic hernia in the context of the indication for surgery, diagnosis and most effective techniques for its resolution
• Develop knowledge of a peritoneopericardial diaphragmatic hernia in the context of the indication for surgery, diagnosis and the most effective techniques for its resolution

Module 10. Minimally Invasive Surgery. Laparoscopy. Thoracoscopy. Interventional Radiology

• Identify the main equipment and instruments necessary to perform laparoscopies and thoracoscopies
• Develop the main techniques performed in small animal laparoscopic surgery such as ovariectomy, cryptorchidectomy, preventive gastropexy and liver biopsy
• Define other, less-common techniques of laparoscopic approach such as assisted cystoscopy, digestive examination, cholecystectomy and biopsy of different organs of the abdominal cavity
• Develop knowledge of the main techniques used in thoracoscopic surgery in small animals such as pericardiectomy and establish the most appropriate protocol to follow in each case
• Identify other, less common techniques of the thoracoscopic approach in small animals such as pulmonary biopsies, pulmonary lobectomy, chylothorax resolution technique and vascular rings
• Identify the main equipment and instruments needed to perform interventional radiology
• Define the main techniques with which interventional radiology is performed

Make the most of the opportunity and take the step to get up-to-date on the latest developments in Veterinary Surgery in Small Animals”