| 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: . Confident in pre-op workup . Surgical management of different cancertypes . Post-op management . Complications in surgery . Use of radiotherapy . Diagnostic workup before treatment . Planning of treatment . Complications in radiotherapy . Ethics | |
| Teaching and learning Methods | |
| A combination of theoretical lectures and case-based practice. | |
| Learning Outcome | |
| The purpose of this course is: Surgical approach to the oncologic patient. Pre-op-workup including diagnostic surgical procedures. Surgical management of the most common companion animal cancers. Post-operative management, adjunctive therapy. Complications. Prognosis, client communication and consulting. Assignment : Each participant makes procedures for surgical management of oncology patients for their clinic. The use of radiotherapy in companion animal oncology. Principles of radiotherapy. Diagnostic workup before treatment. Planning of treatment | |
| Course Literature | |
| Recommended literature list will be posted 1 month prior to course start. | |
| Course Coordinator | |
| Annemarie Thuri Kristensen, atk@life.ku.dk, Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences/, Phone: 353-32923 | |
| Course Fee | |
| DKK 30.000 | |
| Study Board | |
| Study Committee V | |