Behavioural Medicine I, Luxembourg 12 - 16 September 2011 held

Cat behaviour management: soiling, cohabitation, territorial organisation

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PROGRAM

Monday, 12 September 2011 - 8h30-12h30:
Role of behavioural medicine in veterinary medicine.
History taking for behavioural cases (behaviour sequence, postures, contexts, consequences).
How to get useful information
• Models used in behavioural medicine
• The role of behavioural medicine in the veterinary practice:
- What is and why veterinary behavioural medicine?
- The veterinary behavioural consultation
- Observations versus interpretations; what distinguishes us from trainers (behavioural modification versus training); medical approach to behaviour,
• The analysis of the behaviour sequence, posture, context and consequences
• Psychiatric illness; normal versus abnormal behaviour; CD and differential diagnoses

Tuesday, 13 September 2011 - 8h30-12h30:
Treatment (behaviour modification; environmental enrichment and medication) and coaching
• Coaching and environmental enrichment and modification
• Behavioural modification
• Pharmacological treatment

Wednesday, 14 September 2011 - 8h30-12h30:
Separation-related problems - theory around clinical cases
• Emotions, moods and disorders
• Importance of films
• Separation-related behaviours, Diagnostic criteria, Epidemiology, Ethiology Treatment and therapy, research results

Thursday, 15 September 2011 - 8h30-12h30:
Aggression in dogs and cats - theory around clinical cases
• Classification, evaluation, dangerousness assessment
• Cat aggression to people
• Dog aggressions, biology of aggression, dominance & aggression, anxiety, fear & aggression, hormones & aggression, neurotransmitters & aggression, principles of behaviour modification

Friday, 16 September 2011 - 8h30-12h30:
House soiling and other disorders in cats - theory around clinical cases
• Environmental enrichment
• Intercat aggression; house-soiling
• Anxiety related behaviours in cats: when fear and anxiety becomes a problem, the causes of anxiety, signs of anxiety how can an anxious cat be recognised? Stereotypies & compulsive disorders

From 14.00 - ca. 17h00 there will be practicals / group work on every course day.

Program: Behavioural Medicine I 2011 - subject to change

CPD points (Continuing Professional Developement): 40
Please also see ESAVS Certficate Program (ECSAVP)

ECTS points (European Credit Transfer System): 5
Please also see ESAVS Master Program (EMSAVMP)

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ONLINE MATERIAL

Course Notes

Please note that the online material is available to the participants of residential courses only.

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COURSE LOCATION

Hotel and Travel Information

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REGISTRATION

Tuition fee: EURO 1.600,--
Early registration: EURO 1.500,-- (deadline for FULL early registration payment: 31st March 2011)