300084 Equine Clinic Track Offered 2013/2014

Detaljer
Ansvarligt institutInstitut for Produktionsdyr og Heste   85 %
Institut for Mindre Husdyrs Sygdomme   5 %

English TitleEquine Clinic Track
Tidligst mulig placeringKandidat 2. år
VarighedTo blokke
 
Pointværdi26.5 (ECTS)
 
KursustypeKandidatkursus
 
EksamenSluteksamen

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Beskrivelse af eksamen: OSCE (objective structured clinical examination)casebased

Vægtning: 100%



7-trinsskala, intern censur
 
Forudsætninger for indstilling til eksamen80% participation in practicals and evaluation during the course
 
Rammer for UndervisningClinical rotation: Supervised clinical work as rounds, seminars, lectures, e-learning and excursions.
 
BlokplaceringBlok 3
Ugestruktur: Udenfor ugestruktur, Year 2 team 1

Blok 4
Ugestruktur: Udenfor ugestruktur, Year 2 team 1

Blok 1
Ugestruktur: Udenfor ugestruktur, Year 3 team 2

Blok 2
Ugestruktur: Udenfor ugestruktur, Year 3 team 2
 
UndervisningssprogDansk
 
Anbefalede forudsætninger300077 Veterinary imaging Offerd in 2012/2013
300078 Emergency obstetrics, critical care and clinical anaesthesiology Offered 2012/2013
300081 Medicine, surgery and reproduction - Large animal Offered 2012/2013
300082 General clinical practice large Animals Offered 2012/2013
300089 Veterinary paraclinics-2 Offered in 2012/2013
 
Begrænset deltagerantal25. Forbeholdt veterinærstuderende.
 
Kursusindhold
The purpose of this clinical course is to guide students in acquiring the knowledge, skills and competences (clinical thinking) required for day-one competency as well as updated practical knowledge of common veterinary problems in equine practice; also, more clinical exposure to typical diagnostic, therapeutic and surgical methods. The overall goal is to create the professional foundation for the student to function competently as an equine clinician.

Course topics:
-To know, evaluate and treatments for clinical problems most commonly seen in horses in Denmark in both daily work and emergencies.
-Analyse, interpret and construct plans for diagnostics, treatment and prevention of the most commonly seen equine diseases (at both single animal and herd level).
-Daily evaluation of the equine patient.
-Carry out the most commonly used technical procedures in horse practice.
-Necessity and procedures in equine practice for referring patients to hospital.
-Common hospital procedures.
-Common procedures in practice.
-Advice about horse management.
-Diagnose, investigate, treat and estimate prognosis for diseases in daily work and on call (at both single animal and herd level).
-Carry out common reproduction work.
-Carry out the most commonly used diagnostic, therapeutic and surgery procedures for a horse practitioner.
- Effectively communicate professionally to others (veterinarians, non-veterinarians and laymen).
- How to update yourself from the scientific literature.
- How to interpret clinical research of horse diseases.

 
Undervisningsform
Clinical rotation: Supervised clinical work including mentoring from clinical cases as well as practicals, rounds, seminars, lectures, e-learning and excursions (i.e. supported through the learning process and thereby acquiring knowledge, skills and day-one competences required, as in-line with the purpose of the course).
 
Målbeskrivelse
Learning outcomes:
After completing the course, the student should be able to:

Knowledge:
- Understand the principles and methods from veterinary clinical practice and referral hospital work in order to diagnose, treat, prognosis and prevent diseases in horse populations, both in daily work and emergencies.
- Understand principles and methods in reproduction work.

Skills:
- Use a professional language when discussing diseases of the horse.
- Realise the importance of keeping one-self up to date and critical evaluation of clinical based research in equine diseases.

Competences:
- Able to formulate an action plan for examination, diagnostics, treatment, prognosis and prevention of horse diseases.
- Discuss relevant aspects of horse management.
- Take responsibility for independent searching and critical evaluation of relevant literature.

 
Litteraturhenvisninger
Large Animal Internal Medicine. Bradford P. Smith, 4th edition, 2009. Mosby Elsevier. ISBN-13: 978-0323009461 / ISBN-10: 0323009468

Veterinary Anesthesia and Analgesia. Lumb & Jones, 4th edition.
Blackwell Publishing 2007. ISBN: 9780781754712

Equine Surgery. Jorg A. Auer og John A. Stick. 3rd edition.
W.B. Saunders Company 2005 ISBN 9781416001232

Veterinary Medicine, A textbook of the diseases of cattle, horses, sheep, pigs and goats.
Otto M. Radostits, ed.
10th edition Saunders 2006 ISBN 0702027774 / 9780702027772

Arthur's Veterinary Reproduction and Obstetrics
 
Kursusansvarlig
Julie Fjeldborg, jf@life.ku.dk, Institut for Produktionsdyr og Heste/Faggruppe: Medicin og Kirurgi, Tlf: 353-32872
 
Studienævn
Studienævn V
 
Kursusbeskrivelsesomfang
teoretiske øvelser70
praktiske øvelser398
vejledning157
forberedelse92
ekskursioner6
eksamen6

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