Flexible GI Endoscopy - For Veterinarians

October 30 - 31, 2024

SOLD OUT - Please join the waitlist using the link below!

Course Description

SOLD OUT

If you would like to be added to the waitlist for this course, please complete this form.

We are also offering more sessions of this course in March of 2025! If you’re interested in either session, use the links below!

March 24-25, 2025

March 26-27, 2025

Special Offer: We are committed to seeing your training experience turn into tangible results in your practice. To get you up and running with your new skills, your course registration fee will be discounted from the purchase price of a new KARL STORZ video tower or videoscope purchased at the course or in the three months following it. Please speak to the KARL STORZ representative at the course for more details. 

This special offer is available only for attendees residing in the United States or Canada.

Whether it is foreign body removal, PEG tube placement or GI biopsy … your new GI endoscopy skills will make you a valuable member of your clinic team and the hero of many future pet-owning clients!    

This two-day introductory GI endoscopy course is specifically designed for the inspired veterinary learner with little / no endoscopic experience.  You will enjoy 7 hours of practical and engaging lecture / discussion covering indications, basic technique, and disorders diagnosed via endoscopy interspersed amongst 9+ hours of valuable hands-on training in the state-of-the-future Endoscopy Training Center of CSU’s Translational Medicine Institute!   

On Day 1, you will use fresh cadavers to learn basic endoscopic manipulation, biopsy techniques, foreign body removal, and PEG tube placement.  On Day 2, you perfect your basic upper endoscopy skills in live dogs.   A delicious breakfast, lunch and break refreshments are included in the registration. 

Following this course, you’ll be motivated and prepared to perform GI endoscopic procedures in your practice.  

Interested in bringing a technician from your practice? They’d be welcome (but are not required)! We do limit technicians to 1 per veterinarian.

Register your Technician here.

Questions? Contact [email protected] 

Access to this course will expire one year (365 days) from the course’s end date. After this period, users will no longer have access to course materials, resources, and any associated content. It is the responsibility of the users to complete the course and download any materials including their course completion certificate.

Category

Small Animal

Instructors

Dr. David Twedt

Dr. Michael Leib

Dr. Lauren Prause

Dr. Michael Matz

Race Approved CE

16.0

Cost

$2,495.00

Course Type

In-Person

David Twedt

Dr. David Twedt

DVM, DACVIM

Dr. David C. Twedt graduated from Iowa State University and entered an internship and medicine residency in gastroenterology at The Animal Medical Center in New York City.  Dr. Twedt then joined the staff of the Animal Medical Center and was also a research associate at the Liver Research Center of Albert Einstein Medical School.  Dr. Twedt then joined the faculty in the Department of Clinical Sciences at Colorado State University in small animal internal medicine.  He is currently Professor Emeritus in the Department and a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine, Dr. Twedt is past President of the ACVIM and Comparative Gastroenterology Society and co-founder of the Veterinary Endoscopy Society. Publication and research interests include liver disease, gastrointestinal disease and endoscopy.  He has also been the recipient of a number of teaching. research and national awards including the Norden-Pfizer Distinguished Teacher Award, WSAVA International Scientific Achievement Award, Pioneer in Endoscopy Award and ACVIM Robert W. Kirk Award for Professional Excellence. He is also the co-editor of 4 textbooks including Current Veterinary Therapy 14 and 15 editions.

Dr. Michael Leib

DVM, DACVIM

Dr. Leib graduated from the University of Georgia and completed a residency in Internal Medicine at Colorado State University.  He then served on the faculty at Virginia Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine at Virginia Tech where he was C.R. Roberts Professor of Small Animal Medicine until retiring in 2017.  He is now Emeritus Professor and Diplomate of ACVIM.  Dr. Leib’s clinical and research interests are in gastroenterology and endoscopy.  He as published extensively and has lectured Nationally and Internationally.  Dr. Leib is also the recipient of many teaching awards.

Dr. Lauren Prause

Dr. Michael Matz

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Participant Cancellation Policy: Course attendees can cancel their registration for an in-person course according to the following

  • Cancellation more than 60 days prior: Full refund minus 10% processing fee or 100% Future Transfer Credit (FTC).
  • Cancellation 30-60 days prior: 50% refund or 75% FTC.
  • Cancellations within 30 days: 50% FTC only. Cancellations due to illness or other unforeseen circumstances will be considered on an individual basis.
  • Future Transfer Credits can be applied to any course within 365 days of the cancelled course.

Course Cancellation Policy: Course cancellations due to low registration numbers or other circumstances may be announced 35 days or more prior to the course. Full refund of the course registration or 100% Future Transfer Credit (FTC) will apply. We are unable to reimburse for travel expenses incurred.

Course Access Policy: 

Access to this course will expire one year (365 days) from the course’s end date. After this period, users will no longer have access to course materials, resources, and any associated content. It is the responsibility of the users to complete the course and download any materials including their course completion certificate.