Companion Animal Surgery – Soft Tissue Surgery II. Advanced Soft Tissue Surgery-Cancer Surgery
Course content
To extend the student's knowledge, skills and competences
within the approach to, assessment and management of the companion
animal cancer patient in need of surgery. The course will
extend the students assessment and management of companion animal
cancer patients in need of surgery and plan the perioperative
management of the patient including special anaesthesia and
analgesia requirements.
Read more about the Master of Companion Animal Science.
Having completed the course, the student must be able to:
Knowledge
- Understand the aetiology, pathophysiology and clinical appearance of neoplastic disorders in companion animal patients with focus on surgical intervention.
- Understand the influence of surgical neoplastic disorders in companion animal patients on the selection of anaesthesia and pain alleviation.
- Use and continue to develop common and typical surgical techniques in the treatment of neoplastic disease in companion animal patients with focus on acute symptom relief.
- Explain, reflect about, and discuss a problem oriented and evidence based work-up and treatment plan for companion animal patients with with surgical neoplastic disease.
- Define and identify relevant anatomical structures.
Skills
- Perform atraumatic surgical techniques in particular with regards to tissue handling and minimal invasive diagnostics in regard to companion animal neoplastic disorders including fibrosarcoma, osteosarcoma, mastocytoma, oral and laryngeal cancers, respiratory cancers, gastro-intestinal and pancreatic cancer, hepatic and biliary cancer, and urological cancers.
- Evaluate, plan and perform reconstructive surgery used for cancer patients.
- Assess companion animal cancer patients perioperatively with
focus on treatment effect, complications and prognosis, including
adjuvant therapy.
Competences
- Evaluate, plan and manage a diagnostic work-up for a companion animal patient with neoplastic disease in need of surgical intervention.
- Plan advanced therapy/procedure for companion animal cancer patients including decision of the surgical dose in relation to specific neoplasias.
- Independently obtain, evaluate and elaborate on evidence based new knowledge within companion animal cancer surgery.
- Collaborate and communicate within and between specialist and non-specialist peers and laypersons involved in companion animal surgical cancer patient management.
A mixture of case-based and problem oriented lectures, e-learning, theoretical and practical exercises. Case-study work. Scientific literature.
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.
Progression requirements:
SCAM13001U Veterinary Methodology and Paraclinical Skills
SCAM21001U Companion Animal Surgery - Good Surgical Practice (GSP)
SCAM21002U Companion Animal Surgery – Soft Tissue Surgery I
SCAM21003U Companion Animal Surgery – Orthopaedics I - Basic
Orthopaedic Principles
SCAM21004U Companion Animal Surgery – Orthopaedics II - Large Joint
Surgery
- 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 oral presentation of a problem oriented clinical case and c) a written assignment.
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. - 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
- Understand the aetiology, pathophysiology and clinical appearance of neoplastic disorders in companion animal patients with focus on surgical intervention.
- Understand the influence of surgical neoplastic disorders in companion animal patients on the selection of anaesthesia and pain alleviation.
- Use and continue to develop common and typical surgical techniques in the treatment of neoplastic disease in companion animal patients with focus on acute symptom relief.
- Explain, reflect about, and discuss a problem oriented and evidence based work-up and treatment plan for companion animal patients with with surgical neoplastic disease.
- Define and identify relevant anatomical structures.
Skills
- Perform atraumatic surgical techniques in particular with regards to tissue handling and minimal invasive diagnostics in regard to companion animal neoplastic disorders including fibrosarcoma, osteosarcoma, mastocytoma, oral and laryngeal cancers, respiratory cancers, gastro-intestinal and pancreatic cancer, hepatic and biliary cancer, and urological cancers.
- Evaluate, plan and perform reconstructive surgery used for cancer patients.
- Assess companion animal cancer patients perioperatively with
focus on treatment effect, complications and prognosis, including
adjuvant therapy.
Competences
- Evaluate, plan and manage a diagnostic work-up for a companion animal patient with neoplastic disease in need of surgical intervention.
- Plan advanced therapy/procedure for companion animal cancer patients including decision of the surgical dose in relation to specific neoplasias.
- Independently obtain, evaluate and elaborate on evidence based new knowledge within companion animal cancer surgery.
- Collaborate and communicate within and between specialist and non-specialist peers and lay persons involved in companion animal surgical cancer patient management.
Part time Master and Diploma courses
- Category
- Hours
- Lectures
- 20
- Preparation
- 96
- Practical exercises
- 15
- Exam
- 50
- English
- 181
Kursusinformation
- Language
- English
- Course number
- SCAM21005U
- ECTS
- 6 ECTS
- Programme level
- Part Time Master
- Duration
-
5 days full time
- Placement
- Autumn
Autumn 2023 (every second year)
- Price
- Schedulegroup
-
Novara, Italy
- Capacity
- 24
- 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 Coordinator
- James Edward Miles (4-72697571487b7d766c36737d366c73)
Teacher
Thomas Eriksen, Helle Harding Poulsen, and other national and international capacities within the field
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