| 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 | written examination and oral examination Practical 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) |
| 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 | |
| The purpose of this course is: To introduce the approach to and management of the sick patients with surgical disease. Acute abdomen - to cut or not to cut Surgical anatomy Practical: Diagnostic peritoneal lavage Practical: Exploratory laparotomy Practical: Wound drainage and monitoring Decision making in GI surgery Gastro- and coloscopy Surgical anatomy Practical: Gastrotomy and PEG tubes Practical: Enterotomy, anastomoses and J-tubes Practical: Abdominal drainage Decision making in urological surgery Cystoscopy Surgical anatomy Practical: Urinary catheter placement Practical: Cystotomy Practical. Urethrotomy Decision making in respiratory surgery Laryngo-tracheo-bronchoscopy Surgical anatomy Practical: Laryngo-tracheo-bronchoscopy Practical: Correction of brachycephalic defects Practical: Chesttube placement Anaesthesia of the ASA class 3 and 4 patients Local and epidural analgesia Perinatal anaesthesia Casepresentations Casepresentations Casepresentations | |
| Teaching and learning Methods | |
| Course contents A combination of theoretical lectures and case-based practice. | |
| Learning Outcome | |
| Having completed the course, the student should be able to: . Approach and evaluate the sick patient in need of soft tissue surgery . Design and use a problem oriented and evidence based work-up plan for patients with surgical organ disease . Use and continue to develop common and typical techniques in selected surgical organ disease with focus on acute symptom relief . Work with atraumatic surgical techniques in particular with regards to tissue handling and minimal invasive diagnostics . Plan the perioperative management of the patient including special anaesthesia and analgesia requirements | |
| Course Coordinator | |
| Thomas Eriksen, ter@life.ku.dk, Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences/, Phone: 353-32935 | |
| Course Fee | |
| DKK 35.000 | |
| Study Board | |
| Study Committee V | |