| Responsible Department | Department for Small Animal Clinical Sciences
50 % Department of Large Animal Sciences 50 % | ||||||||||
| Earliest Possible Year | MSc. 1 year | ||||||||||
| Duration | One block | ||||||||||
| Credits | 7.5 (ECTS) | ||||||||||
| Level of Course | MSc | ||||||||||
| Examination | Continuous Assessment written examination and oral examination All aids allowed Description of Examination: The students will be evaluated at the end of each part of the course, where it will be assessed whether the student is able to: Obtain an accurate and relevant history. Perform a complete clinical examination. Draw conclusions. Suggest relevant diagnoses and differential diagnoses as well as prognosis for each diagnosis. Prepare and justify a relevant diagnostic and treatment plan. Demonstrate relevant insight into pathophysiological mechanisms of disease. pass/fail, internal examiner | ||||||||||
| Requirement for Attending Exam | 80% participation in each part of the course and in total. | ||||||||||
| Organisation of Teaching | Introduction week, clinical rotations and night duty. There will be up to 6 days of night duty at the Small Animal Hospital and up to 6 at the Large Animal Hospital per student per block. | ||||||||||
| Block Placement | Block 3 Week Structure: Outside schedule, Year 1 Block 4 Week Structure: Outside schedule, Year 1 Block 1 Week Structure: Outside schedule, Year 2 Block 2 Week Structure: Outside schedule, Year 2 | ||||||||||
| Language of Instruction | English | ||||||||||
| Optional Prerequisites | 300066 Veterinary Paraclinc 300069 Large animal Basic Clinical Theory 300072 Small Animal Basic Clinical Theory Veterinary bachelor's degree with relevant electives (pathology, basic medicine for large and small animals). | ||||||||||
| Restrictions | Ingen. Forbeholdt veterinærstuderende. | ||||||||||
| Course Content | |||||||||||
| · Introduction week with 4-5 modules of Imaging, Small Animal ECC, Small Animal Anesthesia, Large Animal ECC and Large Animal Anesthesia.o Lectures (to activate the student's prior knowledge on which to build on; to present overviews of specific topics; to introduce to practicals). o Supervised work including e.g. e-learning and guided cases (to assist learning of practical skills, and to activate the student in order to facilitate learning relevant principles and clinical problem-solving in a clinical context). · Practicals and evening shifts 2x2 weekso SA ECC and Anesthesiao LA ECC and Anesthesia | |||||||||||
| Teaching and learning Methods | |||||||||||
| Clinical rotations, lectures. Clinical rotations take place: Monday - Friday 0800-1600.Night shifts in ECC and anesthesia are Monday - Friday 16-24. When 24/7 is implemented at both hospitals, then shifts from 24 to 07 may be put into practice. If so there may be teaching activities from 08 next morning, but planning of the rotations should avoid this. No student can be requested to meet at 08 if they have just ended a night shift from 24-07. | |||||||||||
| Learning Outcome | |||||||||||
| The purpose of this course is that the student must acquire the fundamental knowledge, skills and competencies necessary to examine, diagnose and treat key emergency conditions in a clinical setting. Employ, collect and interpret relevant laboratory data and test result. During the course, the students will gain fundamental skills to necessary to design and implement a diagnostic and therapeutic plan in an emergency/critical care setting. Course topics: Small Animal Emergency and Critical Care, Large Animal Emergency and Critical Care, Anesthesiology, Obstetric emergencies. Learning Objectives:The main objectives of the course is that the students acquire the knowledge, skills and competencies necessary to examine, diagnose and treat an critically ill animals. To expose students to the field of emergency and critical care medicine. To provide the opportunity to use the knowledge and clinical skills learned in the veterinary curriculum in a "real-life" clinical setting. To provide an opportunity for students to learn the value of the team approach. Learning Outcomes: Upon completion of the clinical rotation, the student will understand the capabilities and options of small and large animal emergency/critical care, obstetrics and anesthesiology. They will understand the use of and limitations of intensive care monitoring tools. They will be able to implement the use of triage for multiple emergency patients. They will be able to identify key emergency conditions and know how to manage them. They will be able to implement these critical care skills in a real clinic situation. Knowledge: At the end of the course the student is expected to have the following knowledge within the topic: ·Explain common medical, surgical and reproductive diseases with regards to occurrence, etiology, pathogenesis, diagnosis, treatment and prognosis ·Explain optimal work-up and treatment plans for selected diseases ·Explain the nomenclature of diseases, clinical findings and work-up and treatment procedures ·Identify and integrate current relevant literature into diagnostic and treatment plans ·Know modes of action, pros and cons of common forms of anaesthesia for relevant animal species including total intravenous anaesthesia (TIVA) ·Know modes of action and pros and cons of different relevant sedatives and analgesics ·Be familiar with basic ECC procedures Skills: At the end of the course the student is expected to have the following skills within the topic: ·Obtain a patient history from a client ·Perform a clinical examination of a companion animal (patient) ·Write a POMR (problem oriented medical journal) based on history and clinical examination ·Write a discharge letter to a client ·Identify when referral to a specialist is indicated (relevant and necessary) ·Identify and integrate current relevant literature into diagnostic and treatment plans ·Be able to perform anesthesia on relevant animal species for basic indications, including inhalation and TIVA anesthesia ·Be able to execute analgesia and sedation Competences: At the end of the course the student is expected to have the following competencies within the topic: ·Be able to identify, diagnose and treat emergency cases including: first aid (ABC), fluid therapy, handling of bleeding patients, open wounds, respiratory emergencies, eye and ear injuries, loss of consciousness, clinical deterioration, burns, tissue trauma and internal organ trauma. First aid competencies include: bandaging, cleaning of wounds, immobilization of limbs, CPR and hemostasis. ·Be able to identify, diagnose and treat animals with obstetric complications. ·Be able to asses and choose right form of anesthesia, seation and analgesia. ·Be able to assess and treat pain in animals ·Be able to identify the need for euthanasia and guide clients concerning euthanasia | |||||||||||
| Course Literature | |||||||||||
| MH ECC: Small Animal Critical Care Medicine (Saunders: Ed Silverstein & Hopper) Alternative: BSAVA Manual of Canine and Feline Emergency and Critical Care· SH ECC: Equine Emergencies 3rd edition, Orsini and Divers· Anaesthesia: Veterinary Anesthesia and Analgesia ) Lumb and Jones or Diane McKelvey) | |||||||||||
| Course Coordinator | |||||||||||
| Bo Wiinberg, bwi@life.ku.dk, Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences/, Phone: 353-32924 Pia Haubro Andersen, pia@life.ku.dk, Department of Large Animal Sciences/Medicine and Surgery, Phone: 353-32874 Annemarie Thuri Kristensen, atk@life.ku.dk, Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences/, Phone: 353-32923 | |||||||||||
| Study Board | |||||||||||
| Study Committee V | |||||||||||
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