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 competencies 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 student's assessment and management of the companion animal patient in need of advanced fracture and joint management, orthopedic surgery, and plan the perioperative management of the patient, including specific anesthesia and analgesia requirements.
Read more about the Master of Companion Animal Science
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).
This course is only available to enrolled students pursuing the full programme and is not open to single course students
Read more about the Master of Companion Animal Science.
Having completed the course, the student shall be able to:
Knowledge
- Understand the etiology, pathophysiology, and clinical appearance of surgical fracture disorders.
- Understand the influence of surgical fracture disorders on the musculoskeletal system and on the selection of anesthesia and analgesia 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 a 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 orthopedic surgery patients with advanced fractures and joint disorders.
- Independently obtain, evaluate, and elaborate on evidence-based new knowledge within companion animal orthopedic 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 searching.
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.
- ECTS
- 2 ECTS
- Type of assessment
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Other
- Type of assessment details
- The Ongoing Test consists of three parts.
a) a minimum of 80% active participation,
b) oral presentation and discussion of scientific paper/s
c) a written assignment
To pass the course, students must have passed both Exam 1 and Exam 2. However, students may attend Exam 2 without having passed Exam 1. - Aid
- All aids allowed except Generative AI
The use of AI or AI-assisted tools is prohibited for this exam.
- Marking scale
- passed/not passed
- Censorship form
- No external censorship
More than one internal examiner.
- Exam period
-
For information about the exact exam dates, please visit the exam schedule.
- Re-exam
-
For information about the exact exam dates, please visit the exam schedule.
Criteria for exam assessment
To achieve the grade passed, the student shall be able to:
Knowledge
- Understand the etiology, pathophysiology, and clinical appearance of surgical fracture disorders
- Understand the influence of surgical fracture disorders on the musculoskeletal system and on the selection of anesthesia and analgesia protocols. Use and continue to develop common and typical techniques in musculoskeletal disease focused on advanced fracture and joint management.
- Explain, reflect on, 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 a focus on treatment effect, complications, and estimation of prognosis.
Competences
- Evaluate, plan, and manage a diagnostic work-up for patients with a complex history within companion animal advanced fracture disorders.
- Plan advanced therapy/procedures for companion animal orthopedic surgery patients with advanced fractures.
- Independently obtain, evaluate, and elaborate on evidence-based new knowledge within companion animal orthopedic 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.
- ECTS
- 2 ECTS
- Type of assessment
-
Written assignment
- Type of assessment details
- A written assignment including an exam with multiple-choice, short answer, and/or essay questions.
- Aid
- All aids allowed except Generative AI
The use of AI or AI-assisted tools is prohibited for this exam.
- Marking scale
- 7-point grading scale
- Censorship form
- No external censorship
More than one internal examiner.
- Exam period
-
For information about the exact exam dates, please visit the exam schedule.
- Re-exam
-
For information about the exact exam dates, please visit the exam schedule.
Criteria for exam assessment
To achieve the maximum grade 12, the student shall be able to:
Knowledge
- Understand the etiology, pathophysiology, and clinical appearance of surgical fracture disorders
- Understand the influence of surgical fracture disorders on the musculoskeletal system and on the selection of anesthesia and analgesia 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 a focus on treatment effect, complications, and estimation of prognosis.
Competences
- Evaluate, plan, and manage a diagnostic work-up for patients with a complex history within companion animal advanced fracture disorders.
- Plan advanced therapy/procedures for companion animal orthopedic surgery patients with advanced fractures.
- Independently obtain, evaluate, and elaborate on evidence-based new knowledge within companion animal orthopedic 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
- 16
- Preparation
- 41
- Practical exercises
- 12
- Exam
- 43
- English
- 112
Kursusinformation
- Language
- English
- Course number
- SCAM25011U
- ECTS
- See exam description
- Programme level
- Part Time Master
- Duration
-
5 days full time.
- Placement
- Spring
The course will be offered in the Spring semester (even-numbered years. For more information about the exact course please visit the webpage.
- Price
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Orthopaedics III - Advanced Fracture and Joint Management – University of Copenhagen.
- Schedulegroup
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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 (4-7b727e7a5184867f753f7c863f757c)
Teacher
National and International capacities within the field.
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