Companion Animal Surgery - Soft Tissue Surgery

Course content

The purpose of this course is to introduce the approach to, assessment and management of the sick patient in need of soft tissue surgery. The course will extend the students assessment and management of the sick complex patient in need of soft tissue surgery and plan the perioperative management of the patient including special anaesthesia and analgesia requirements.
 

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Education

This course is a specialisation course at the Master of Companion Animal Clinical Science. The Master is a post graduate education targeted small animal veterinarians seeking Continual Professional Development (CPD).

Learning outcome

Having completed the course, the student must be able to:

Knowledge

  • Understand the aetiology, pathophysiology and clinical appearance of surgical disorders of the gastrointestinal, urinary and respiratory system.
  • Understand the influence of surgical disorders of the gastrointestinal, urinary and respiratory system on the selection of anaesthesia and pain alleviation.
  • Use and continue to develop common and typical techniques in selected surgical organ disease with focus on acute symptom relief.
  • Explain, reflect about, and discuss a problem oriented and evidence-based work-up, treatment plan and prognostication for patients with surgical organ disease of the gastrointestinal, urinary and respiratory system.
  • Define and identify relevant anatomical structures.

 Skills

  • Perform atraumatic advanced surgical techniques in particular with regards to tissue handling and minimal invasive diagnostics in regard to disorders of the gastrointestinal and urinary systems including stutured and stapled anastomosis, hepatobiliary and urinary tract surgery.
  • Perform atraumatic surgical techniques in particular with regards to tissue handling and minimal invasive diagnostics in regard to disorders of the respiratory system and thorax including lung lobectomy and congenital cardiac malformations.
  • Applying advanced surgical technologies such as multi-staplers, electrosurgery, harmonic scalpels.
  • Assess patients after surgery with focus on treatment effect, complications and prognosis.

 Competences

  • Evaluate, plan and manage a diagnostic work-up for a patient with a complex history within companion animal soft tissue surgery.
  • Plan advanced therapy/procedure for companion animal soft tissue surgery patients.
  • Independently obtain, evaluate and elaborate on evidence based new knowledge within companion animal soft tissue surgery.
  • Collaborate and communicate within and between specialist and non-specialist peers and lay persons involved in companion animal soft tissue surgical patient management.

A mixture of lectures, e-learning, theoretical and practical exercises. Case-study work.

Updated literature lists will be posted 1 month prior to course start. The participant should have theoretical knowledge updated prior to participation.

Inclusion criteria for Master's Programme in Companion Animal Clinical Science: Degree in veterinary medicine and at least two years of relevant work experience.

SCAM13001U, SCAM13002U, SCAM13003U, SCAM13004U or one of the following certifications in Companion Animal Diseases:
• DVA in Small Animal Diseases, in Danish known as “certificeret fagdyrlæge i sygdomme hos hunde og katte”
• Swedish specialist in diseases of dogs and cats, in Swedish known as Steg 1
• Norwegian specialist in diseases of dogs and cats, in Norwegian known as Specialisering i veterinærmedisin, spesialitet smådyr
• Finnish specialist in diseases of dogs and cats, in Finnish known as Pieneläinsairauksien erikoiseläinlääkäri

Oral
Individual
Collective
ECTS
6 ECTS
Type of assessment
Portfolio
As part of the course the student will have to perform oral presentations and hand in a number of written exercises/cases and procedure protocols.
Aid
All aids allowed
Marking scale
7-point grading scale
Censorship form
No external censorship
No external censorship
More than one internal examiner
Criteria for exam assessment

Having completed the course, the student should be able to:

Knowledge

  • Understand the aetiology, pathophysiology and clinical appearance of surgical disorders of the gastrointestinal, urinary and respiratory system.
  • Understand the influence of surgical disorders of the gastrointestinal, urinary and respiratory system on the selection of anaesthesia and pain alleviation.
  • Use and continue to develop common and typical techniques in selected surgical organ disease with focus on acute symptom relief.
  • Explain, reflect about, and discuss a problem oriented and evidence-based work-up, treatment plan and prognostication for patients with surgical organ disease of the gastrointestinal, urinary and respiratory system.
  • Define and identify relevant anatomical structures.

 Skills

  • Perform atraumatic advanced surgical techniques in particular with regards to tissue handling and minimal invasive diagnostics in regard to disorders of the gastrointestinal and urinary systems including stutured and stapled anastomosis, hepatobiliary and urinary tract surgery.
  • Perform atraumatic surgical techniques in particular with regards to tissue handling and minimal invasive diagnostics in regard to disorders of the respiratory system and thorax including lung lobectomy and congenital cardiac malformations.
  • Applying advanced surgical technologies such as multi-staplers, electrosurgery, harmonic scalpels.
  • Assess patients after surgery with focus on treatment effect, complications and prognosis.

 Competences

  • Evaluate, plan and manage a diagnostic work-up for a patient with a complex history within companion animal soft tissue surgery.
  • Plan advanced therapy/procedure for companion animal soft tissue surgery patients.
  • Independently obtain, evaluate and elaborate on evidence based new knowledge within companion animal soft tissue surgery.
  • Collaborate and communicate within and between specialist and non-specialist peers and lay persons involved in companion animal soft tissue surgical patient management.

Part time Master and Diploma courses

  • Category
  • Hours
  • Lectures
  • 15
  • Preparation
  • 80
  • Theory exercises
  • 12
  • Practical exercises
  • 15
  • Exam
  • 40
  • English
  • 162