Companion Animal Surgery – Orthopaedics III-Advanced Fracture and Joint Management
Course content
The purpose of this course is to extend the student’s knowledge, skills, and competences in the approach to, assessment, diagnosis, and management of the sick companion animal patient in need of advanced fracture and joint management. The course will extend the students assessment and management of the companion animal patient in need of advanced fracture and joint management, orthopaedic surgery and plan the perioperative management of the patient, including specific anaesthesia and analgesia requirements.
This course is a compulsory course at the Master of Companion Animal Clinical Science. The Master is a postgraduate education targeting 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 fracture disorders
- Understand the influence of surgical fracture disorders on the musculoskeletal system and on the selection of anaesthesia and anagelsia protocols.
- Use and continue to develop common and typical techniques in musculoskeletal disease focused on advanced fracture and joint management.
- Explain, reflect about, and discuss a problem oriented and evidence-based work-up and treatment plan for patients with fractures.
- Define and identify relevant anatomical structures
Skills
- Perform advanced atraumatic and traumatic surgical techniques
in advanced fracture management including:
- Fracture classification, fracture healing and absolute and relative stability
- Principles of using pin and cerclage, plates and screws, external fixator methods
- Implant selection
- Fracture management and surgical techniques for diaphyseal fractures, joint related fractures, pelvic fractures, fractures in growing animals, Salter-Harris fractures
- Arthrodesis and fracture complications
- Risk assessment after surgery with focus on treatment effect,
complications and estimation of prognosis.
Competences
- Evaluate, plan and manage a diagnostic work-up for a patient with a complex history within companion animal advanced fracture and joint disorders.
- Plan advanced therapy/procedures for companion animal orthopaedic surgery patients with advanced fractures and joint disorders.
- Independently obtain, evaluate and elaborate on evidence-based new knowledge within companion animal orthopaedic surgery of patients with advanced fractures.
- Collaborate and communicate within and between specialist and non-specialist peers and laypersons involved in companion animal surgical patient fracture 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
SCAM21005U Companion Animal Surgery – Soft Tissue Surgery II.
Advanced Soft Tissue Surgery-Cancer Surgery
- ECTS
- 4 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, such as an evidence-based procedure or clinical protocol.
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
- No external censorship
Internal 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 must be able to:
Knowledge
- Understand the aetiology, pathophysiology and clinical appearance of surgical fracture disorders
- Understand the influence of surgical fracture disorders on the musculoskeletal system and on the selection of anaesthesia and anagelsia protocols.
- Use and continue to develop common and typical techniques in musculoskeletal disease focused on advanced fracture and joint management.
- Explain, reflect about, and discuss a problem oriented and
evidence-based work-up and treatment plan for patients with
fractures.
• Define and identify relevant anatomical structures
Skills
- Perform advanced atraumatic and traumatic surgical techniques
in advanced fracture management including;
- Fracture classification, fracture healing and absolute and relative stability
- Principles of using pin and cerclage, plates and screws, external fixator methods
- Implant selection
- Fracture management and surgical techniques for diaphyseal fractures, joint related fractures, pelvic fractures, fractures in growing animals, Salter-Harris fractures
- Arthrodesis and fracture complications
- Risk assessment after surgery with focus on treatment effect, complications and estimation of prognosis.
Competences
- Evaluate, plan and manage a diagnostic work-up for a patient with a complex history within companion animal advanced fracture disorders.
- Plan advanced therapy/procedures for companion animal orthopaedic surgery patients with advanced fractures.
- Independently obtain, evaluate and elaborate on evidence-based new knowledge within companion animal orthopaedic surgery of patients with advanced fractures.
- Collaborate and communicate within and between specialist and non-specialist peers and laypersons involved in companion animal surgical patient fracture 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
- SCAM21006U
- ECTS
- 4 ECTS
- Programme level
- Part Time Master
- Duration
-
5 days full time
- Placement
- Spring
Spring 2024 (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 (4-6e65716d4477797268326f7932686f)
Teacher
James Miles, Dorthe Hansen and other national and international capacities within the field.
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