| 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: 22 March 2013, The examination date will be updated later |
| 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, 2013, 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: Use the principles of oncological veterinary surgery . Use the fundamentals of biopsy techniques . Use the principles of management of cancer patients in need of surgery . Use and continue to develop selected surgical procedures relevant for the specialised primary small animal practice . Discuss possibilities and limitation of oncological veterinary surgery with peers Biopsies - indications and preoperative considerations Biopsies - techniques and equipment Principles of cancer surgery Chronic pain pathophysiology Management of chronic pain Oral cancer pathophysiology Management of patients with oral cancer Hemimandibulectomy Practical: Reading radiographs Practical: Hemimandibulectomy Practical: Hemimandibulectomy Mammary cancer pathophysiology Manegement of patients with mammary cancer Electrosurgery and coagulation Practical: Mastectomy Practical: Mastectomy Practical: Mastectomy Bone cancer pathophysiology Management of patients with bone cancer Hindlimb amputation Practical: Hindlimb amputation Practical: Hindlimb amputation Practical: Hindlimb amputation Casepresentations Casepresentations Casepresentations Casepresentations Casepresentations Evaluation | |
| Teaching and learning Methods | |
| A combination of theoretical lectures and case-based practice. | |
| Learning Outcome | |
| Introduce and train the fundamental principles and techniques necessary for managing surgical cancer patients | |
| Course Literature | |
| Recommended literature list will be posted 1 month prior to course start. | |
| 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 | |