Companion Animal Surgery – Soft Tissue Surgery I

To achieve the grade passed, the student shall be able to:

Knowledge

• Understand the etiology, pathophysiology, and clinical appearance of soft tissue surgical disorders of the abdomen (abdominal wall, gastro-intestinal, splenic, and urological conditions), as well as of the ear, nose, and throat common in primary and referral practice.
• Understand the influence of surgical disorders of the gastrointestinal, urinary, and upper respiratory systems on the selection of anesthesia and analgesia protocols.
• Use and continue to develop common and typical techniques for selected surgical organ diseases with a focus on acute symptom relief.
• Explain, reflect on, and discuss a problem-oriented and evidence-based work-up, treatment plan, and prognostication for patients with surgical disease of the gastrointestinal, urinary, and upper respiratory systems.
• Define and identify relevant anatomical structures.
   

Skills

• Perform atraumatic advanced surgical techniques with particular emphasis on tissue handling and minimally invasive diagnostics regarding disorders of the abdomen (abdominal wall, gastro-intestinal incl. sutured and stapled anastomoses, splenic, and urologic conditions), as well as ear, nose, and throat surgeries common in primary and referral practice.  
• Applying advanced surgical technologies such as surgical staplers, electrosurgery, laser surgery, and harmonic scalpels.
• Assess patients after surgery with a focus on treatment effects, 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 more advanced therapy/procedures for companion animal soft tissue surgery patients in regard to disorders of the abdomen (abdominal wall, gastro-intestinal incl. sutured and stapled anastomoses, splenic, and urogenital conditions), as well as ear, nose, and throat surgeries common in primary and referral practice.
• Independently obtain, evaluate, and elaborate on evidence-based new knowledge within companion animal soft tissue surgery incl. ethical challenges.
• Collaborate and communicate within and between specialist and non-specialist peers and laypersons involved in companion animal soft-tissue surgical patient management.

To achieve the maximum grade of 12, the student shall be able to:

Knowledge

• Understand the etiology, pathophysiology, and clinical appearance of soft tissue surgical disorders of the abdomen (abdominal wall, gastro-intestinal, splenic, and urological conditions), as well as of the ear, nose, and throat common in primary and referral practice.
• Understand the influence of surgical disorders of the gastrointestinal, urinary, and upper respiratory systems on the selection of anesthesia and analgesia protocols.
• Use and continue to develop common and typical techniques for selected surgical organ diseases with a focus on acute symptom relief.
• Explain, reflect on, and discuss a problem-oriented and evidence-based work-up, treatment plan, and prognostication for patients with surgical disease of the gastrointestinal, urinary, and upper respiratory systems.
• Define and identify relevant anatomical structures.
   

Skills

• Perform atraumatic advanced surgical techniques with particular emphasis on tissue handling and minimally invasive diagnostics in regard to disorders of the abdomen (abdominal wall, gastro-intestinal incl. sutured and stapled anastomoses, splenic, and urologic conditions), as well as ear, nose, and throat surgeries common in primary and referral practice.  
• Applying advanced surgical technologies such as surgical staplers, electrosurgery, laser surgery, and harmonic scalpels.
• Assess patients after surgery with a focus on treatment effects, 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 more advanced therapy/procedures for companion animal soft tissue surgery patients in regard to disorders of the abdomen (abdominal wall, gastro-intestinal incl. sutured and stapled anastomoses, splenic, and urogenital conditions), as well as ear, nose, and throat surgeries common in primary and referral practice.
• Independently obtain, evaluate, and elaborate on evidence-based new knowledge within companion animal soft tissue surgery incl. ethical challenges.
• Collaborate and communicate within and between specialist and non-specialist peers and laypersons involved in companion animal soft-tissue surgical patient management.