Companion Animal Internal Medicine – Diagnosis and Treatment of Patients with Gastrointestinal and Respiratory Diseases
Course content
The purpose of this course is to provide the student with theoretical and practical skills to perform diagnostic work-up, establish prognosis and develop therapeutic strategies for the management of:
1) dogs and cats with gastrointestinal disease, including pancreatic and hepatic disease.
2) dogs and cats with upper and lower airway diseases.
To provide the student with hands on knowledge in the field of minimal invasive endoscopic procedures through an endoscopy workshop (bronchoscopy, gastroduodenoscopy, and colonoscopy).
By theory and practical exercises to extend the students
knowledge, practical skills and competences within the clinical
decision making and diagnostic procedures with regards to
gastrointestinal and respiratory diseases.
Read more about the Master of Companion Animal Science.
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).
Having completed the course, the student must be able to:
Knowledge
• Explain, reflect about and demonstrate overview of the
systematic approach to the patient with gastrointestinal symptoms.
• Explain, reflect about and demonstrate overview of the
systematic approach to the patient with respiratory symptoms.
• Know aetiology, diagnosis, treatment and prognosis of
gastrointestinal diseases in dogs and cats at an advanced level.
• Know aetiology, diagnosis, treatment and prognosis of
respiratory diseases in dogs and cats at an advanced level.
• Define, identify and evaluate veterinary methodology and the
use of minimally invasive techniques for patients with
gastrointestinal and respiratory symptoms.
Skills
• Apply evidence based approaches to dogs and cats with
complex gastrointestinal or respiratory diseases.
• Perform oral presentation of patient history, symptoms and
diagnostic plan for both specialist and non-specialist colleagues
and clients.
• Discuss relevant problems and questions within the
systematic approach to patients with complex gastrointestinal or
respiratory symptoms.
• Use and adjust endoscopy equipment.
• Perform a systematic endoscopy with relevant sample
collection.
• Interpret, assess, and reflect on collected patient data in
order to identify/localise the cause of gastrointestinal or
respiratory disease occurrence, make clinical decisions, arrive at
a diagnosis and apply and integrate evidence based scientific
approaches to plan and administer further diagnostics, patient
therapy and management.
Competences
• Collaborate and communicate within and between specialist
and non-specialist peers and lay persons involved in companion
animal patient management.
• Plan, evaluate and manage a diagnostic work-up and treatment
of patients with complex gastrointestinal or respiratory diseases.
• independently obtain, evaluate and elaborate on evidence
based new knowledge at a specialty level within complex
gastrointestinal or respiratory diseases.
A mixture of lectures, e-learning, theoretical and practical exercises. Case-study work
Updated literature list 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
- ECTS
- 6 ECTS
- Type of assessment
-
Portfolio
- Type of assessment details
- The portfolio exam consists of two parts.
1) The course certificate, which supports, underpins, and focuses on the learning process (learning portfolio). All required components of the course certificate must be approved and include a) a minimum of 80% active participation, b) preparation and presentation of, and participation in problem oriented case discussions and c) a written assignment: a critical review of scientific papers.
2) A graded evaluation, which focuses on the intended learning outcomes (evaluation portfolio). The graded evaluation includes an exam with multiple-choice, short answer, and/or essay questions. - Exam registration requirements
-
80% active participation in the on site course activities are required in order to obtain approved course certificate. Both, approved course certificate and a passed examination are required to pass the course. Students may attend examination without approval of course certificate.
- Aid
- All aids allowed
- Marking scale
- 7-point grading scale
- Censorship form
- External censorship
- Exam period
-
Exam dates will be published on the programme homepage.
Criteria for exam assessment
To achieve the maximum grade of 12, the student shall be able
to:
Knowledge
• Explain, reflect about and demonstrate overview of the
systematic approach to the patient with gastrointestinal symptoms.
• Explain, reflect about and demonstrate overview of the
systematic approach to the patient with respiratory symptoms.
• Know aetiology, diagnosis, treatment and prognosis of
gastrointestinal diseases in dogs and cats at an advanced level.
• Know aetiology, diagnosis, treatment and prognosis of
respiratory diseases in dogs and cats at an advanced level.
• Define, identify and evaluate veterinary methodology and the
use of minimally invasive techniques for patients with
gastrointestinal and respiratory symptoms.
Skills
• Apply evidence based approaches to dogs and cats with
complex gastrointestinal or respiratory diseases.
• Perform oral presentation of patient history, symptoms and
diagnostic plan for both specialist and non-specialist colleagues
and clients.
• Discuss relevant problems and questions within the
systematic approach to patients with complex gastrointestinal or
respiratory symptoms.
• Use and adjust endoscopy equipment.
• Perform a systematic endoscopy with relevant sample
collection.
• Interpret, assess, and reflect on collected patient data in
order to identify/localise the cause of gastrointestinal or
respiratory disease occurrence, make clinical decisions, arrive at
a diagnosis and apply and integrate evidence based scientific
approaches to plan and administer further diagnostics, patient
therapy and management.
Competences
• Collaborate and communicate within and between specialist
and non-specialist peers and lay persons involved in companion
animal patient management.
• Plan, evaluate and manage a diagnostic work-up and treatment
of patients with complex gastrointestinal or respiratory diseases.
• independently obtain, evaluate and elaborate on evidence
based new knowledge at a specialty level within complex
gastrointestinal or respiratory diseases.
Part time Master and Diploma courses
- Category
- Hours
- Lectures
- 16
- Preparation
- 90
- Theory exercises
- 16
- Practical exercises
- 8
- Exam
- 32
- English
- 162
Kursusinformation
- Language
- English
- Course number
- SCAM13005U
- ECTS
- 6 ECTS
- Programme level
- Part Time Master
- Duration
-
Practical 5-days course at the University Hospital For Companion Animals (Universitetshospitalet for Familiedyr)
- Placement
- Spring
Offered next time spring 2024
- Price
- Schedulegroup
-
Monday - Friday full time
- Capacity
- 20
- Studyboard
- Study Board for the Professionel Master´s Degree Programmes at The Faculty og Health and Medical Science
Contracting department
- Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences
Contracting faculty
- Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences
Course Coordinators
- Charlotte Reinhard Bjørnvad
(3-6574644275777066306d7730666d)
Chief responsible - Lise Nikolic Nielsen (4-6f6c716c4376787167316e7831676e)
Teacher
Professor, Karin Allenspach Dr. Vet.Med. PhD, DECVIM-SA,
Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, Iowa State University
Veterinary Consultant, Jon Wray, BVSc, DSAM, CertVC, MRCVS, Dick
White Referrals, Suffolk, UK
Professor Charlotte Reinhard Bjørnvad
Lektor Lise Nielsen
Lektor Lisbeth Rem Jessen
Lektor Rebecca Langhorn
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