Companion Animal Cardiology - Advanced Clinical Cardiology

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

Knowledge
• Define, identify, and discuss evidence-based decision-making within advanced clinical cardiology.
• Explain, reflect about, and demonstrate a complete overview of systematic clinical approach to the cardiovascular patient at an advanced specialised level.
• List, classify, and demonstrate critical reflection on the most current and novel approaches to patient diagnosis, therapy, and management at a specialised level of clinical cardiology using comparative aspects to human cardiology where applicable.
• List, classify and demonstrate critical reflection of research methods, research study design, and research presentation in specialised scientific veterinary and human cardiology journals.

Skills
• Communicate effectively verbally and in writing and be capable of discussing issues within the specialisation area with professional colleagues in private practice, in academia, and in research institutions within the area of specialised clinical cardiology.
• Continuously seek out, reflect on, and apply new evidence-based methods and solution models within veterinary- and human cardiology where applicable.
• Work systematically and effectively in the specialisation area, having knowledge and understanding of the area at the highest international level.
• Master advanced practice skills/tools in combination with theoretical knowledge such as color Doppler imaging, tissue Doppler imaging, 3D imaging, and Holter recording.

Competences

• Evaluate and manage specialised cardiovascular medical and surgical cases.
• Work independently, take responsibility for, predict, prognosticate, and make decisions at a specialised cardiovascular level using most current diagnostic and therapeutic methods such as Tissues Doppler imaging, Strain and Strain-rate imaging, and interventional cardiology.
• Collaborate constructively within and between specialists/​professionals and lay persons involved in cardiovascular patient management of specialized cases requiring heart surgery (such as PDA, PRRA), catheter-based surgical procedures (such as PDA, PS), or pacemaker implantation.
• Make ethical considerations regarding diagnostic methods and therapies and place these into perspective such as cardiovascular screening programs in susceptible cat and dog breeds.
• Independently evaluate and structure own learning processes and continuously obtain new knowledge at a specialty level within advanced clinical cardiology.
• Take responsibility for the continuing education of staff working in the graduates own clinic to ensure a uniform advanced level of care.

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

Knowledge
• Define, identify, and discuss evidence-based decision-making within advanced clinical cardiology.
• Explain, reflect on, and demonstrate a complete overview of systematic clinical approach to the cardiovascular patient at an advanced specialised level.
• List, classify, and demonstrate critical reflection on the most current and novel approaches to patient diagnosis, therapy, and management at a specialised level of clinical cardiology using comparative aspects to human cardiology where applicable.
• List, classify, and demonstrate critical reflection of research methods, research study design, and research presentation in specialised scientific veterinary and human cardiology journals.

Skills
• Communicate effectively verbally and in writing and be capable of discussing issues within the specialisation area with professional colleagues in private practice, in academia, and in research institutions within the area of specialised clinical cardiology.
• Continuously seek out, reflect on, and apply new evidence-based methods and solution models within veterinary- and human cardiology where applicable.
• Work systematically and effectively in the specialisation area, having knowledge and understanding of the area at the highest international level.
• Master advanced practice skills/tools in combination with theoretical knowledge such as color Doppler imaging, tissue Doppler imaging, 3D imaging, and Holter recording.

Competences
• Evaluate and manage specialised cardiovascular medical and surgical cases. 
• Work independently, take responsibility for, predict, prognosticate, and make decisions at a specialised cardiovascular level using most current diagnostic and therapeutic methods such as Tissues Doppler imaging, Strain and Strain-rate imaging, and interventional cardiology.
• Collaborate constructively within and between specialists/​professionals and lay persons involved in cardiovascular patient management of specialized cases requiring heart surgery (such as PDA, PRRA), catheter-based surgical procedures (such as PDA, PS), or pacemaker implantation.
• Make ethical considerations regarding diagnostic methods and therapies and place these into perspective such as cardiovascular screening programs in susceptible cat and dog breeds.
• Independently evaluate and structure own learning processes and continuously obtain new knowledge at a specialty level within advanced clinical cardiology.
• Take responsibility for the continuing education of staff working in the graduates' own clinic to ensure a uniform advanced level of care.