Master Course of Internal Medicine
Prof. Andrea Zatelli
DVM, Associate Professor
March.17-20, 2026 Shanghai, China
Course Overview
Build clinical clarity. Diagnose with precision. Treat with confidence.
Spanning over one year, this immersive course combines 24 days of in-person training with 13 expert-led webinars, delivering a structured and in-depth journey into the diagnostic and therapeutic core of small animal internal medicine.
What You’ll Learn
This course is built around real-world clinical needs and designed to guide you from foundational principles to advanced case management.
Topics include:
● Clinical pathology and emergency medicine
● Endocrinology and hematology
● Oncology and gastroenterology
● Respiratory and cardiovascular diseases
● Immune-mediated disorders and systemic diseases
● Evidence-based medicine and rational diagnostics
Each module is designed by an elite team of international specialists and EAVSI’s expert faculty, blending theory with extensive case discussions to help you think critically, act confidently, and treat effectively.
Why Join This Course?
✔ Develop a comprehensive internal medicine problem-solving system
✔ Master evidence-based, step-by-step diagnostic and treatment strategies
✔ Enhance your clinical confidence through PBL (Problem-Based Learning) and scenario simulations
✔ Learn directly from world-class educators with decades of clinical expertise
Learning by Doing: Our Teaching Philosophy
With a strong focus on problem-based learning, this course integrates:
● Real clinical cases from across specialties
● Emergency scenario simulations
● Deep dives into lab data interpretation and decision-making flowcharts
This approach empowers you to develop diagnostic logic and clinical agility, equipping you to manage complex cases in daily practice.
Curriculum
Day 1
● Anatomical Features of the Lower Urinary Tract and Defense Mechanisms Against Infection in Dogs and Cats
● Pathogenesis & Etiology of Lower Urinary Tract Infections
● Clinical Management Urinary Tract Infections (including Complicated Lower UTI; Key Points in Pyelonephritis Diagnosis)
● The Enigma of Feline Idiopathic Cystitis: “Pain vs. Analgesia”; Diagnostic Approach to Complex FIC
Day 2
● Pathophysiology, Diagnosis, and Management of Canine Prostatic Diseases
● Renal Blood Perfusion Mechanism, Structure, and Function of Nephron
● Kidney function—-fluid balance, electrolyte balance, acid-base balance
● Kidney pathophysiology: proteinuria and behind
Day 3
● Pathophysiological Analysis of Acute Kidney Injury from Structural Perspectives
● Clinical Diagnosis, Treatment, and Monitoring of Acute Kidney Injury: Emergency Care, Oliguria Conversion, Supportive Therapy
● Clinical Application of Blood Purification Therapy and Case Studies
● Irreversible Structural Degeneration and Functional Abnormalities in Chronic Kidney Disease
Day 4
● Biomarkers of nephropathy & their use in clinical practice
● In-Depth Interpretation of the International Renal Society Staging System
● Therapy of CKD
★ Interactive Case Discussion on CKD (Early Stage & Advanced Stage)
Instructor
Prof. Andrea Zatelli
DVM
Associate Professor at the Department of Veterinary Medicine of the University of Bari
Medical Director of the Emergency and Outpatient Department of the University Veterinary Teaching Hospital
His main research interests are nephrology and urology in dogs and cats (with a particular interest in nephropathies due to vector-borne diseases and the diagnosis and treatment of canine glomerulonephritis), leishmaniasis, dirofilariasis and urinary tract infections.
Author of over 60 publications in international scientific journals
Founding member of the Canine Leishmaniasis Study Group
