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$2,150.00
Canine III & IV Lab Series in Zagreb, Croatia
Description
This course will provide the participant with lecture and hands-on experience in which participants will be guided through a standardized canine fitness assessment, exercise form, and program design with live dogs. Hands-on experiences for selected equipment used in canine fitness and conditioning are incorporated including balance, strength, cardio, flexibility, and mental foundation elements. This course also provides the participant with the basic fitness assessment skills necessary to create an exercise program for dogs. Topics covered include basic exercise physiology, gait training, strengthening exercises, balance and proprioceptive exercises, and exercises for wellness/prevention. Outcome measures (Gulick circumferential measurements, etc.) will also be practiced in this course.
Event Details
Reminder: Online lectures for CCFT I must be completed prior to attending this lab.
Dates: 9-14 June 2025
Location:
More Information coming soon
(All times are approximate. Attendees leaving early will not receive credit for Lab Series.)
Start date: June 09, 2025
End date: June 14, 2025
Start time: 08:00 a.m. CEST
End time: 05:00 p.m. CEST
Venue: Zagreb, Croatia
Course Details
| Time | 22.5 hours |
|---|---|
| platform | Live |
| sponsors | ASA (Cutting Edge) Laser, Calinobio, INDIBA Animal Health, Respond Systems Incorporated, S+B medVet GmbH, Scandi Orthopedic, Vetkin Tape |
Learning Objectives
After successful completion of this course, the participant should be able to:- Palpate on live dogs the major muscles, boney landmarks, joints, ligaments, and other anatomica structures important for rehabilitation.
- Recognize differences in acute and chronic inflammation and the proper signs of each in clinical patients.
- Understand the basic regulatory issues involved with canine rehabilitation.
- Demonstrate proper understanding of the general guidelines when using physical agents as modalities.
- Apply superficial heat safely and competently as part of a laboratory experience.
- Apply cryotherapy safely and competently as part of a laboratory experience.
- Describe the typical parameters used in therapeutic ultrasound in small animal practice and demonstrate safe technique in preparing and applying ultrasound on dogs.
- Understand the basic principles of electrical stimulation including parameters, electrodes, motor stimulation, sensory stimulation, and edema reduction and demonstrate proper technique on dogs.
- Understand the basic principles of laser therapy in veterinary practice and demonstrate proper technique during treatment.
- Perform techniques of massage in small animal practice including its benefits, effects and general considerations.
- Demonstrate various exercise techniques on dogs in safe and proficient manner.
- Prescribe and provide therapeutic exercise programs for dogs to improve range of motion, strength, balance, endurance, and improved function.
- Understand the principles of proprioception and demonstrate useful proprioceptive exercises during canine rehabilitation.
- Proficiently demonstrate the use of various outcome measures used for the assessment of rehabilitation programs in dogs.
- Develop basic skills in understanding joint function and demonstrate proper technique with goniometry on dogs.
- Describe the use of aquatic therapy in rehabilitation and demonstrate proficiency in basic aquatic therapy with dogs.
- Demonstrate an understanding of how to safely progress a dog in a rehabilitation program.
- Develop a basic understanding of joint mobilizations along with normal and abnormal end feels in dogs.
- Understand the normal and abnormal characteristics of canine gait and be able to describe each joint relative to different parts of a gait cycle.
- Competently perform selected orthopedic/neurological evaluation/assessment techniques on live dogs with and without pathology.
Prerequisites
Online lectures for Canine I and VET II must be completed before you attend Canine III and IV labs. This course is required for Veterinarians and Veterinary Technicians and actively enrolled students in these fields.Additional Info
Outline Coming Soon! AAVSB RACE Approval Pending- CCRP Labs include coffee breaks, lunches and handouts.
- Course-related products (if any) will be available at the course, however, in a limited quantity.
- Certificates of Attendance will be given to all participants and may be used for those who need C.E.U. verification and credits.
- Participants will be required to sign a Release of Liability prior to the commencement of this seminar.