Companion Animal Dermatology – Applied Clinical Dermatology

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

Knowledge

Define, identify, and discuss veterinary methodology and paraclinical tools in systematised reflective clinical decision-making relevant to companion animal clinical dermatology.

• Explain, reflect, and demonstrate overview of systematic clinical approach to the dermatological patient at a basic specialized level.
• Demonstrate critical reflection on the significance of morphological skin lesion identification in companion animals, including the interpretation of the basic pathophysiologic causes for common dermatological presentation patterns in companion animals.
• Demonstrate critical reflection with respect to further diagnostic planning in an advanced practice situation.
• Discuss the fundamental prerequisites for appropriate preparation of diagnostic protocols for dermatology in companion animals.
• List appropriate differential diagnoses based on clinical dermatological presentation.

Skills

• Perform and apply clinical dermatological examination and identify and assess morphological clinical lesion patterns of the skin.
• Use basic diagnostic tools and master relevant skills to perform a relevant diagnostic workup of the dermatological patient, including pruritic versus non-pruritic lesions in both dogs and cats and chronic otitis cases.
• Interpret, assess, and reflect on collected patient data in order to identify causes of dermatological disease.
• Make clinical decisions, arrive at a diagnosis, and consider evidence-based scientific approaches in order to plan and administer further appropriate diagnostics, patient therapy, and management.
• Communicate effectively in writing and pass on results to relevant parties.

   

Competences

• Work independently, take responsibility for, predict, prognosticate, and make decisions within clinical dermatology at an advanced basic level.
• Evaluate and manage common dermatological cases and have a solid understanding of applied treatment protocols.  
• Evaluate and assess chronic dermatological patients concerning long-term medical treatment and supportive long-term treatment for the skin barrier.
• Make ethical considerations regarding long-term therapy for chronic dermatological patients and place these into perspective.
• Use relevant scientific literature in the field of dermatology.
• Evaluate different patient types by combining the above-achieved skills.

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

Knowledge
Define, identify, and discuss veterinary methodology and paraclinical tools in systematised reflective clinical decision-making relevant to companion animal clinical dermatology.

• Explain, reflect, and demonstrate overview of systematic clinical approach to the dermatological patient at a basic specialized level.
• Demonstrate critical reflection on the significance of morphological skin lesion identification in companion animals, including the interpretation of the basic pathophysiologic causes for common dermatological presentation patterns in companion animals.
• Demonstrate critical reflection with respect to further diagnostic planning in an advanced practice situation.
• Discuss the fundamental prerequisites for appropriate preparation of diagnostic protocols for dermatology in companion animals.
• List appropriate differential diagnoses based on clinical dermatological presentation.

Skills

• Perform and apply clinical dermatological examination and identify and assess morphological clinical lesion patterns of the skin.
• Use basic diagnostic tools and master relevant skills to perform a relevant diagnostic workup of the dermatological patient, including pruritic versus non-pruritic lesions in both dogs and cats and chronic otitis cases.
• Interpret, assess, and reflect on collected patient data in order to identify causes of dermatological disease.
• Make clinical decisions, arrive at a diagnosis, and consider evidence-based scientific approaches in order to plan and administer further appropriate diagnostics, patient therapy, and management.
• Communicate effectively in writing and pass on results to relevant parties.

Competences

• Work independently, take responsibility for, predict, prognosticate, and make decisions within clinical dermatology at an advanced basic level.
• Evaluate and manage common dermatological cases and have a solid understanding of applied treatment protocols.  
• Evaluate and assess chronic dermatological patients concerning long-term medical treatment and supportive long-term treatment for the skin barrier.
• Make ethical considerations regarding long-term therapy for chronic dermatological patients and place these into perspective.
• Use relevant scientific literature in the field of dermatology.
• Evaluate different patient types by combining the above-achieved skills.