Vets Course
内科专科国际证书课程
GPCert in Small Animal Medicine
ISVPS General Practitioner Certificate (GPCert)
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03 Aug 2026 - 14 Jan 2028
GPCert in Small Animal Medicine
Internal Medicine is undoubtedly the most extensive area of veterinary medicine, making it very difficult to keep abreast of innovations and maintain an up-to-date level of knowledge.
Through the way it is structured, this course guarantees an effective updating of knowledge in the main areas of Internal Medicine.
The essentially interactive and clinical case presentation approach facilitates the understanding and acquisition of new skills.
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Venue: Online/Shangai, China
Date: 03 Aug 2026 - 14 Jan 2028
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Read More01 - Cardiovascular Medicine I
- Extend your understanding of the principles and importance of a physical examination in patients with suspected cardiac disease
- Familiarize yourself with the principles of electrocardiography
- Integrate your understanding of the approach to electrocardiographic interpretation to help you identify common arrhythmias
- Improve your evaluation of thoracic radiographs about cardiac patients
- Understand the basic principles of echocardiography and its role in the diagnosis of cardiac disease
02 - Cardiovascular Medicine II
- Recognize and understand the pathophysiology of heart failure
- Familiarize yourself with the most common congenital conditions in dogs and cats and understand their management
- Familiarize yourself with the most common acquired valvular and myocardial diseases and understand the reasoning behind their management
- Familiarize yourself with pericardial diseases and understand how to manage these
- Understanding the management of the most common cardiac emergencies
03 - Urology I
- Understand the diagnostic techniques available to investigate urinary disease
- Delve into the details of the pathophysiology of acute and chronic renal failure, glomerular disease and proteinuria
- Develop your investigative approach to renal disease
- Improve your therapeutic management of such cases
04 - Urology II
- Describe and understand the factors involved in the development of crystalluria and urolithiasis in cats and dogs
- Understand the principles of management of lower urinary tract disease in cats and dogs
- Explore the often complicated management of FLUTD and urethral obstruction
- Examine the possible causes of urinary incontinence, their diagnosis and management
- Classify canine prostatic diseases and understand their pathogenesis, diagnosis and medical management
05 - Endocrinology I
- Get to grips with the underlying principles of endocrine anatomy, physiology and pathophysiology
- Become familiar with the clinical signs and diagnostic approaches in cats and dogs with endocrine disorders such as
- Hypo and hyperadrenocorticism – common and uncommon presentations
- Hypo and hyperthyroidism
- Primary and Secondary hyperparathyroidism
- Understand the basis of medical and (where appropriate) surgical management for diseases affecting the adrenal, thyroid and parathyroid glands
06 - Endocrinology II
- Demonstrate an understanding of the pathophysiology and clinical signs associated with endocrine pancreatic disease including insulinoma
- Describe the investigation and management of diabetes mellitus and diabetic ketoacidosis in the dog and cat
- Get to grips with understanding the causes of failure to control diabetes and the approach to the unstable diabetic patient
- Understand the pathophysiology of pituitary endocrine diseases
- Become familiar with the clinical signs, investigation and management of pituitary endocrine disease in the dog and cat
07 - Immunology
- Learn the basis of immune function and the immune response to better understand the pathophysiology of immune-mediated disease
- Develop your diagnostic approach to common immune-mediated diseases in small animals
- Transform your understanding of the basis of therapy for immune-mediated diseases
- Discuss the use of common immunosuppressive therapies
08 - Ophthalmology
- Perfect your ability to perform common ophthalmic examination techniques:
- Basic neuro-ophthalmological examination
- Ophthalmoscopy: Distant Direct; Close Direct & Indirect
- Correct use of Fluoroscein for corneal evaluation
- Tonometry & Gonioscopy
- Get to grips with current ocular therapeutics: what do you need to have on your pharmacy shelf?
- Familiarise yourself with the medical management of common ocular conditions
- Identify the ocular manifestations of systemic diseases
- Be able to recognise common ocular conditions that require surgery
09 - Clinical Pathology and Laboratory Medicine I
- Understand the rationale behind the selection of appropriate tests for your patients
- Consider the different sampling techniques, sample processing and identify factors that may affect them
- Become familiar with the clinical pathology of hepatobiliary and renal disease
- Structure your approach to anaemia to differentiate between non-regenerative and regenerative types before determining possible underlying causes
- Transform your understanding of haemostasis to enable you to determine when, why and how it goes wrong
- Use your knowledge to interpret laboratory data from clinical patients to help you prioritise further investigations
- Develop your haematological skills by becoming adept at interpreting both normal and abnormal haemograms, identifying reticulocytes and discovering platelet and white cell abnormalities
- Improve your approach to patients with neutropaenia and marked leucocytosis
10 - Medical Oncology I
- Be able to understand the principles of tumour biology and staging
- Formulate a general investigative approach to the cancer patient
11 - Medical Oncology II
- Develop your understanding of chemotherapy, radiotherapy and surgical oncology
- Familiarise yourself with the therapeutic management of common canine and feline neoplasms
- Enable yourself to recognise and manage common oncologic emergencies
12 - Clinical Pathology and Laboratory Medicine II
- Understand the principles and practical aspects of cytological sample collection, storage and preparation
- Maximise the value of your microscopy skills
- Perfect your ability to describe the principles of routine cytological examination and how this informs a cytological diagnosis
- Transform your understanding of the different cytological characteristics of effusions, aspirates and lavage samples
- Familiarise yourself with some of the conditions most commonly diagnosed by cytology
13 - Dermatology
- Develop a problem-solving approach to skin diseases
- Describe the steps involved in dermatologic examination in cats and dogs
- List and understand the techniques used for the laboratory investigation of skin disease and when they should be used
- Recommend a rational problem-solving approach to the investigation and treatment of:
- Alopecia
- Pruritus
- Become familiar with the common presentations of bacterial, parasitic and fungal skin disease
- Identify common dermatologic manifestations of systemic disease and their pathogenesis
14 - Gastroenterology I
- Develop your understanding of deglutition and dysphagia
- Familiarise yourself with the pathophysiology of:
- Regurgitation
- Acute and chronic vomiting
- Diarrhoea
- Enhance your diagnostic approach to gastrointestinal abnormalities
- Describe the principles and basic use of endoscopy in the diagnosis of gastrointestinal disease and when it is indicated
15 - Gastroenterology II
- Improve your understanding of the pathophysiology of hepatic and hepatobiliary disease
- Devise a systematic diagnostic approach to the jaundiced patient
- Perfect your investigative approach to suspected hepatobiliary disease
- Understand the pathophysiology of exocrine pancreatic disease
- Describe the investigative approach to acute and chronic exocrine pancreatic diseases
- Discuss the therapeutic options in hepatobiliary and pancreatic diseases
16 - Respiratory disease
- Improve your understanding of the importance of a detailed and thorough physical examination
- Learn the best approach to the acute management of the dyspnoeic patient and Integrate a dyspnoea algorithm into your investigations of respiratory disease
- Consolidate your knowledge of upper and lower airway disease, parenchymal and pleural space disease
- Develop an understanding of the importance of diagnostic aids in the investigation of respiratory disease: radiography; endoscopy; ultrasonography and cytology
- Familiarise yourself with the principles of primary and ancillary respiratory therapeutics
17 - Diagnostic Imaging + Film Reading
- Review the principles of radiography, radiology and the significance of radiation protection
- Understand the principles of ultrasound imaging
- Appreciate the use of contrast radiography in a variety of situations and using a variety of techniques
- Familiarise yourself with the basic principles of advanced imaging
- Compare and contrast CT and MRI as diagnostic tools
- Film Reading Session
18 - Infectious Disease
- Compile a list of the major infectious diseases in dogs and cats
- Describe the diagnosis and management of common infectious diseases in dogs and cats
- Familiarise yourself with the clinical signs of significant imported diseases occurring in dogs and cats
- Understand the principles of vaccination and vaccination regimes
- Learn the steps involved in the pet travel scheme
- List notifiable diseases in dogs and cats
19 - Medical Neurology
- Revise your understanding of the principles of functional neuroanatomy
- Become adept at a thorough and systematic neurologic examination to help you localise lesions
- List and understand further diagnostic techniques available to investigate neurologic disease
- Consider the investigation and management of common neurologic syndromes
- Understand the steps involved in the investigation into the aetiology of seizures in dogs and cats
- Improve your ability to manage seizures in an emergency and longer term.
20 - Emergency Medicine and Critical Care
- Familiarise yourself with a thorough and systematic approach to the assessment of the critically ill patient’s major body systems
- Enhance your understanding of the minimum database and its’ interpretation
- Implement your assessment of your patients when considering their fluid, electrolyte and transfusion requirements
- Understand the principles and practical aspects of critical patient monitoring
- Recognise imminent cardiopulmonary arrest and learn how to deal with it by learning both basic and advanced life support
Venue: Online/Shangai, China
Date: 03 Aug 2026 - 14 Jan 2028
GPCert in Small Animal Medicine
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ACCREDITED BY:
This course is accredited by ISVPS and allows you to achieve a General Practitioner Certificate
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内科专科国际证书课程 regular price
| Payment Option | First Payment | Second Payment(s) | Total Payment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deposit and Payment in Full | RMB 39000.00 | - | RMB 39000.00 |
| Deposit and 6 Monthly Payments | RMB 40560.00 | - | RMB 40560.00 |
Venue: Online/Shangai, China
Date: 03 Aug 2026 - 14 Jan 2028
GPCert in Small Animal Medicine
See the pricing tab
Get in touch
ACCREDITED BY:
This course is accredited by ISVPS and allows you to achieve a General Practitioner Certificate
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