Companion Animal Internal Medicine – Diagnosis and Treatment of Patients with Endocrine and Urological 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 endocrine diseases
2) dogs and cats with upper and lower urinary tract diseases
To provide the student with hands on knowledge in the field of
advanced diagnostic imaging including abdominal ultrasonography. To
demonstrate the use of advanced CT and MRI in internal medicine.
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 endocrine and
urologic 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 symptoms of endocrine
disease.
• Explain, reflect about and demonstrate overview of the
systematic approach to the patient with symptoms of upper or lower
urinary tract disease.
• Know aetiology, diagnosis, treatment and prognosis of
endocrine diseases in dogs and cats at an advanced level.
• Know aetiology, diagnosis, treatment and prognosis of
upper or lower urinary tract diseases in dogs and cats at an
advanced level.
• To define, identify and evaluate veterinary methodology and
the use of general and advanced veterinary imaging methods for
internal medicine patients.
Skills
• Apply evidence based approaches to dogs and cats with
complex endocrine or urologic symptoms.
• 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 endocrine
and urological symptoms.
• Use and adjust ultrasonographic equipment.
• Perform abdominal ultrasonographic examination at a basic
level.
• Interpret, assess, and reflect on collected patient data in
order to identify/localise the cause of endocrine or urologic
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 endocrine or urologic diseases.
• Independently obtain, evaluate and elaborate on evidence
based new knowledge at a specialty level within complex endocrine
or urologic 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) a written assignment: a problem oriented approach to a clinical case and c) preparation and presentation of, and participation in problem oriented case discussions.
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
- No external censorship
More than one internal examiner
- 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 symptoms of endocrine
disease.
• Explain, reflect about and demonstrate overview of the
systematic approach to the patient with symptoms of upper or lower
urinary tract disease.
• Know aetiology, diagnosis, treatment and prognosis of
endocrine diseases in dogs and cats at an advanced level.
• Know aetiology, diagnosis, treatment and prognosis of
upper or lower urinary tract diseases in dogs and cats at an
advanced level.
• To define, identify and evaluate veterinary methodology and
the use of general and advanced veterinary imaging methods for
internal medicine patients.
Skills
• Apply evidence based approaches to dogs and cats with
complex endocrine or urologic symptoms.
• 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 endocrine
and urological symptoms.
• Use and adjust ultrasonographic equipment.
• Perform abdominal ultrasonographic examination at a basic
level.
• Interpret, assess, and reflect on collected patient data in
order to identify/localise the cause of endocrine or urologic
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 endocrine or urologic diseases.
• Independently obtain, evaluate and elaborate on evidence
based new knowledge at a specialty level within complex endocrine
or urologic 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
- SCAM13006U
- ECTS
- 6 ECTS
- Programme level
- Part Time Master
- Duration
-
Practical 5-days course at the University Hospital For Companion Animals (Universitetshospitalet for Familiedyr)
- Placement
- Autumn
- Price
- Schedulegroup
-
Monday - Friday full time
Offered next time Autumn 2023 (offered every second year) - 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
- Lisbeth Rem Jessen (4-747a7572487b7d766c36737d366c73)
- Charlotte Reinhard Bjørnvad (3-6a7969477a7c756b35727c356b72)
Teacher
RCV-recognised Specialist in Companion Animal Internal Medicine
Jon Wray, BVSc, DSAM, Cert. VC MRCVS and European Veterinary
Specialist (Internal medicine)
Rory Bell, MVB, DSAM, DECVIM-CA, MRCVS, FHEA Head of Internal
Medicine, Wear Referrals, United Kingdom
Associate professor, Lisbeth Rem Jessen, DVM, DECVIM-CA,
Professor Charlotte Bjørnvad, DVM, PhD Dipl. ECVCN,
Professor Fintan McEvoy, DVSc, PhD, Dipl. ECVDI,
Associate professor Lene E. Buelund, DVM, PhD,
Associate professor Peter Panduro Damborg, DVM, PhD. University of
Copenhagen
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