| Responsible Department | Department for Small Animal Clinical Sciences |
| Earliest Possible Year | Post experience Master´s Programme |
| Duration | Outside schedule |
| Credits | 5 (ECTS) |
| Level of Course | Post experience masters programme |
| Examination | Continuous Assessment written examination and oral examination Portfolio Examination All aids allowed Description of Examination: The students will be continuously assessed based on the following: Students have to participate at least 80% of the practical course. As a part of the course the student will have to perform oral presentations and hand in a number of in written exercises/cases and procedure protocols. 7-point scale, internal examiner Dates of Exam: |
| Organisation of Teaching | Practical 5-days course at University Hospital For Companion Animals (Universitetshospitalet for Familiedyr) |
| Block Placement | Outside schedule Week Structure: Outside schedule, Week 13 2012, Monday - Friday |
| Language of Instruction | English |
| Mandatory Prerequisites | Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM); at least two years of companion animal practice work experience; and certified Danish Fagdyrlæge. *If fagdyrlæge-edducation from another country, please provide documentation of education and recertification. |
| Course Content | |
| Having completed the course, the student should be able to: Perform a test validation, with regard to 1. Analytical performance (precision, inaccuracy, linerity, detection limit etc.) 2. Overlap performance (Ability to differentiate clearly diseased from healthy individuals) And explain and understand 3. Clinical performance (Diagnostic performance in clinically relevant settings) 4. Outcome performance (Relevance to patient management) Explain and understand the theory and practicals behind: . Reference interval establishment . Ref. int. validation . Ref. int. partitioning Have knowledge about establishment of specific clinical decision limits: . ROC-curve analysis | |
| Teaching and learning Methods | |
| Theory and practice workshops. | |
| Learning Outcome | |
| The purpose of this course is: The basics and practical training of ensuring the validity of tests used for diagnostic purposes in clinical practice | |
| Course Literature | |
| Recommended literature list will be posted 1 month prior to course start. | |
| Course Coordinator | |
| Mads Kjelgaard-Hansen, mjkh@life.ku.dk, Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences/Centrallaboratoriet, Phone: 353-33873 | |
| Course Fee | |
| DKK 30.000 | |
| Study Board | |
| Study Committee V | |