Companion Animal Internal Medicine – Diagnosis and Treatment of Patients with Endocrine and Urological Diseases
Course content
The purpose of this course is to provide the student with theoretical and practical skills to perform diagnostic work-up, establish prognosis, and develop therapeutic strategies for the management of:
1) dogs and cats with endocrine diseases.
2) dogs and cats with upper and lower urinary tract diseases.
To provide the student with hands-on knowledge in the field of
advanced diagnostic imaging including abdominal ultrasonography. To
demonstrate the use of advanced CT and MRI in internal medicine.
By theory and practical exercises to extend the students'
knowledge, practical skills and competences within the clinical
decision-making and diagnostic procedures with regards to endocrine
and urologic diseases.
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).
Read more about the Master of Companion Animal Clinical Science.
Having completed the course, the student shall be able to:
Knowledge
• Explain, reflect about, and demonstrate overview of the
systematic approach to the patient with symptoms of endocrine
disease.
• Explain, reflect about, and demonstrate overview of the
systematic approach to the patient with symptoms of upper or lower
urinary tract disease.
• Know etiology, diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis of
endocrine diseases in dogs and cats at an advanced level.
• Know etiology, diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis of upper
or lower urinary tract diseases in dogs and cats at an advanced
level.
• To define, identify, and evaluate veterinary methodology and
the use of general and advanced veterinary imaging methods for
internal medicine patients.
Skills
• Apply evidence-based approaches to dogs and cats with
complex endocrine or urologic symptoms.
• Perform oral presentation of patient history, symptoms, and
diagnostic plan for both specialist and non-specialist colleagues
and clients.
• Discuss relevant problems and questions within the
systematic approach to patients with complex endocrine
and urological symptoms.
• Use and adjust ultrasonographic equipment.
• Perform abdominal ultrasonographic examination at a basic
level.
• Interpret, assess, and reflect on collected patient data in
order to identify/localise the cause of endocrine or urologic
disease occurrence, make clinical decisions, arrive at a diagnosis,
and apply and integrate evidence-based scientific approaches to
plan and administer further diagnostics, patient therapy, and
management.
Competences
• Collaborate and communicate within and between specialist
and non-specialist peers and lay persons involved in companion
animal patient management.
• Plan, evaluate, and manage a diagnostic work-up and
treatment of patients with complex endocrine or urologic diseases.
• Independently obtain, evaluate, and elaborate on
evidence-based new knowledge at a specialty level within complex
endocrine or urologic diseases.
A mixture of lectures, e-learning, theoretical and practical exercises. Case-study work.
Updated literature list 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:
• Danish Certificate in Small Animal Diseases, in danish known as
"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
- 1 ECTS
- Type of assessment
-
Other
- Type of assessment details
- The Ongoing Test consists of three parts:
a) A minimum of 80% active participation,
b) A written assignment: a problem-oriented approach to a clinical case,
c) Preparation and presentation of, and participation in problem-oriented case discussions.
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
- 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
• Explain, reflect about, and demonstrate overview of the
systematic approach to the patient with symptoms of endocrine
disease.
• Explain, reflect about, and demonstrate overview of the
systematic approach to the patient with symptoms of upper or lower
urinary tract disease.
• Know etiology, diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis of
endocrine diseases in dogs and cats at an advanced level.
• Know etiology, diagnosis, treatment and prognosis of upper
or lower urinary tract diseases in dogs and cats at an advanced
level.
• To define, identify, and evaluate veterinary methodology and
the use of general and advanced veterinary imaging methods for
internal medicine patients.
Skills
• Apply evidence-based approaches to dogs and cats with
complex endocrine or urologic symptoms.
• Perform oral presentation of patient history, symptoms, and
diagnostic plan for both specialist and non-specialist colleagues
and clients.
• Discuss relevant problems and questions within the
systematic approach to patients with complex endocrine
and urological symptoms.
• Use and adjust ultrasonographic equipment.
• Perform abdominal ultrasonographic examination at a basic
level.
• Interpret, assess, and reflect on collected patient data in
order to identify/localise the cause of endocrine or urologic
disease occurrence, make clinical decisions, arrive at a diagnosis,
and apply and integrate evidence-based scientific approaches to
plan and administer further diagnostics, patient therapy, and
management.
Competences
• Collaborate and communicate within and between specialist
and non-specialist peers and lay persons involved in companion
animal patient management.
• Plan, evaluate, and manage a diagnostic work-up and
treatment of patients with complex endocrine or urologic diseases.
• Independently obtain, evaluate, and elaborate on
evidence-based new knowledge at a specialty level within complex
endocrine or urologic diseases.
- ECTS
- 5 ECTS
- Type of assessment
-
Written assignment
- Type of assessment details
- The written assignment includes an exam with multiple-choice,
short answer, and/or essay questions.
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 - Examination prerequisites
-
Students may attend this examination without approval of Exam 1 (SCAM25021E Ongoing Test).
- Aid
- All aids allowed except Generative AI
- 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
• Explain, reflect about, and demonstrate overview of the
systematic approach to the patient with symptoms of endocrine
disease.
• Explain, reflect about, and demonstrate overview of the
systematic approach to the patient with symptoms of upper or lower
urinary tract disease.
• Know etiology, diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis of
endocrine diseases in dogs and cats at an advanced level.
• Know etiology, diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis of upper
or lower urinary tract diseases in dogs and cats at an advanced
level.
• To define, identify, and evaluate veterinary methodology and
the use of general and advanced veterinary imaging methods for
internal medicine patients.
Skills
• Apply evidence-based approaches to dogs and cats with
complex endocrine or urologic symptoms.
• Discuss relevant problems and questions within the
systematic approach to patients with complex endocrine
and urological symptoms.
• Interpret, assess, and reflect on collected patient data in
order to identify/localise the cause of endocrine or urologic
disease occurrence, make clinical decisions, arrive at a diagnosis,
and apply and integrate evidence-based scientific approaches to
plan and administer further diagnostics, patient therapy, and
management.
Competences
• Collaborate and communicate within and between specialist
and non-specialist peers involved in companion animal patient
management.
• Plan, evaluate, and manage a diagnostic work-up and
treatment of patients with complex endocrine or urologic diseases.
• Independently obtain, evaluate, and elaborate on
evidence-based new knowledge at a specialty level within complex
endocrine or urologic diseases.
Part time Master and Diploma courses
- Category
- Hours
- Lectures
- 16
- Preparation
- 90
- Theory exercises
- 16
- Practical exercises
- 8
- Exam
- 32
- English
- 162
Kursusinformation
- Language
- English
- Course number
- SCAM25021U
- ECTS
- See exam description
- Programme level
- Part Time Master
- Duration
-
5 course days full time.
- Placement
- Autumn
This course is offered in the Autumn semester (odd-numbered years). For more information about the exact course dates, please visit the webpage.
- Price
- Schedulegroup
-
Monday - Friday full time.
- Capacity
- 20
- 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
- Lisbeth Rem Jessen (4-6f75706d4376787167316e7831676e)
- Charlotte Reinhard Bjørnvad (3-6574644275777066306d7730666d)
Teacher
National and International capacities within the field.
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