| 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 to 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 Master Class course, the student should be able to manage: . Current concepts of aetiology, pathophysiology, clinical diagnosis, treatment and prognosis of . Myxomatous mitral valvular diseases (canine) . Dilated cardiomyopathy (canine and feline) . Acute and chronic heart failure (canine and feline) . Supra- and ventricular arrhythmias . Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (feline) . Aortic stenosis (canine) . Murmurs in puppies/kittens . Cardiopulmonary helminths . Syncope . Pericardial diseases . Cardiac neoplasms . Endocarditis . Pulmonary hypertension . Screening of heart disease - How to guide breeders and design . Advanced echocardiographic modalities (tissue Doppler and speckle tracking) . Holter monitorering (24 hours ambulatory ECG) o Heart rate variability . Human cardiology - interventional studies and therapy . Future directions in diagnostics and therapy | |
| Teaching and learning Methods | |
| A combination of theoretical lectures and workshops/case-based practice. | |
| Learning Outcome | |
| The purpose of this course is to further develop the skills of the student within the discipline of veterinary cardiology in companion animals. The level of prior knowledge and skills within cardiology from both veterinary candidate level and the first part of the master-education will further be developed into an advanced level. | |
| Course Literature | |
| Recommended literature list will be posted 1 month prior to course start. | |
| Course Coordinator | |
| Jørgen Koch, jko@life.ku.dk, Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences/, Phone: 353-32933 Jakob Willesen, jwi@life.ku.dk, Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences/, Phone: 353-32955 | |
| Course Fee | |
| DKK 30.000 | |
| Study Board | |
| Study Committee V | |