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.
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
- 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
- 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 and b) preparation and oral presentation of a problem oriented clinical case.
2) A graded evaluation, which focuses on the intended learning outcomes (evaluation portfolio). The graded evaluation includes a) An Objective Structured Assessment of Technical Skills (OSATS) weighted 60% of the final grade and b) a written assignment: Critical mini-review. Weighted 40% of the final grade. - Exam registration requirements
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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
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
- 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
Kursusinformation
- Language
- English
- Course number
- SCAM13008U
- 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
This course is offered for the last time Autumn 2023 - Please visit our webpage for information about the transitional arrangement between the 2013 Curriculum and the the 2022 Curriculum: https://healthsciences.ku.dk/education/for-students/curricula/cacs/
- Schedulegroup
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Monday - Friday full time
- Capacity
- 12
- 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
- Thomas Eriksen (3-8475825083857e743e7b853e747b)
- James Edward Miles (4-6c636f6b4275777066306d7730666d)
Teacher
Assistant professor, James Edward Miles, Dept. of Veterinary
Clinical and Animal Sciences, Faculty of Health and Medical
Sciences, University of Copenhagen
Professor Kyle Mathews, North Carolina State University
National and international capacities within the field.
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