Postgraduate Advanced Courses DSV Postgraduate Advanced Courses Learn more! Postgraduated advanced courses are programs of variable length designed to provide specialised knowledge in specific scientific and professional fields, accessible after a bachelor’s or master’s degree. Ongoing Postgraduate Advanced Courses Academic Year 2025/26 Dog Hepatology The general aim of the course is to provide knowledge and clinical approaches for managing liver diseases in dogs. This includes reading and interpreting laboratory tests, ultrasound and CT reports, and histological findings, as well as practical diagnostic and therapeutic approaches for various canine liver diseases. Generalities Director: Prof. Veronica Marchetti Management of Patients Undergoing Laparoscopy – Theoretical and Practical Course for Anesthetists and Surgeons The course aims to provide the fundamental theoretical and practical knowledge needed to safely manage anesthesia in animals, with particular focus on patient monitoring, complication management, and the correct use of anesthetic drugs.Generalities Director: Prof. Angela Briganti Practical course in Abdominal Ultrasound To provide theoretical and practical knowledge for performing abdominal ultrasound examinations in dogs and cats. The specific aim of the course is to develop ultrasound skills and competencies, enabling participants to use ultrasound diagnostically in patient management and to independently perform abdominal ultrasound exams. Generalities Course Flyer Director: Prof. Simonetta Citi Thoracic Radiology in dogs and cats The general aim of the course is to provide theoretical and practical knowledge for interpreting thoracic radiographs of dogs and cats. Starting from the fundamentals of clinical examination, participants will learn a systematic method for analysing and interpreting images, essential for recognising pathologies in the different anatomical regions. GeneralitiesCourse Flyer Director: Prof.ssa Simonetta Citi Academic Year 2024/25 Specific Training for Personnel Involved in Animal Research for Scientific Purposes: Equines and Cattle The general aim of the course is to provide an adequate level of training for personnel involved in animal research, in accordance with Article 23 of Legislative Decree 26/2014 (Directive 2010/63/EU), for equine and cattle species. Specifically, the course will provide the legislative and ethical tools to approach animal research responsibly, with particular attention to alternative methods (3Rs), in line with national and European legislation.Generalities Course Flyer Director: Prof. Alberto Elmi Academic Year 2023/24 POCUS – Point of Care Ultrasound in the emergency setting The course aims to provide the theoretical and practical skills needed to use POCUS ultrasound effectively in veterinary clinical practice, as a tool particularly useful in emergency/critical care settings, offering a non-invasive means of immediate decision-making support. GeneralitiesCourse Flyer Director: Prof.ssa Angela Briganti Postgraduate Advanced Courses Office email: master@vet.unipi.itPEC: scienzeveterinarie@pec.unipi.itFax: 0502210654Telephone: 0502216701