SCAM13018U Veterinary Clinical Pathology - Clinical Decision Making II
Focus on level of evidence for diagnostic markers in veterinary clinical pathology relevant for small animal clinical practice.
Understand and explain the relation between study design of reported results and the level of evidence, incl. identification and importance of specific sources and types of bias in clinical studies.
Development of models based on several analytes:
Diagnostic models
Predictive models
Having completed the course, the student should be able to:
Knowledge
• To identify, categorise and rank the level of available
evidence on the use of relevant diagnostic markers
• The importance and impact of the most common biases in
reports of diagnostic accuracy
• The theory of using multiple markers and creating composite
scores as diagnostic tools
Skills
• Explain the relation between study design and possible bias
in reports of diagnostic accuracy of diagnostic markers
• Use correct and appropriate terminology
Competences
• Select the optimal marker in a given clinical situation
based on the prevalence of disease, costs of false negatives and
positives and available evidence for diagnostic performance.
• Collaborate and communicate within and between specialist
and non-specialist peers and lay persons involved in companion
animal patient management
SCAM13001U, SCAM13002U, SCAM13003U, SCAM13004U, SCAM13016U, SCAM13017U or
Recertified Danish "Fagdyrlæge i sygdomme hos hund og kat" and SCAM13016U, SCAM13017U
- Category
- Hours
- Exam
- 2
- Lectures
- 8
- Practical exercises
- 25
- Preparation
- 77
- Project work
- 25
- Theory exercises
- 25
- Total
- 162
- Credit
- 5 ECTS
- Type of assessment
- Written assignmentOral examinationAs a part of the course the student will have to hand in a number of written cases and a final webbased written report and present this at an oral examination.
- Exam registration requirements
- 80 % active participation in the on site course activities are required in order to obtain approved course certificate. Both, approved course certificate and a passed examination are required to pass the course. Students may attend examination without approval of course certificate.
- Aid
- All aids allowed
- Marking scale
- 7-point grading scale
- Censorship form
- External censorship
Criteria for exam assesment
Having completed the course, the student should be able to:
Knowledge
• To identify, categorise and rank the level of available
evidence on the use of relevant diagnostic markers
• The importance and impact of the most common biases in
reports of diagnostic accuracy
• The theory of using multiple markers and creating composite
scores as diagnostic tools
Skills
• Explain the relation between study design and possible bias
in reports of diagnostic accuracy of diagnostic markers
• Use correct and appropriate terminology
Competences
• Select the optimal marker in a given clinical situation
based on the prevalence of disease, costs of false negatives and
positives and available evidence for diagnostic performance.
• Collaborate and communicate within and between specialist
and non-specialist peers and lay persons involved in companion
animal patient management
Course information
- Language
- English
- Course code
- SCAM13018U
- Credit
- 5 ECTS
- Level
- Part Time Master
- Duration
- Practical 5-days course at University Hospital For Companion Animals (Universitetshospitalet for Familiedyr)
- Placement
- Autumn
- Schedule
- 14-18 November 2016
Monday - Friday full time - Course capacity
- 20
- Continuing and further education
- Price
- DKK 31.500
- Study board
- Study Board of Veterinary Sciences
Contracting department
- Department of Veterinary Clinical and Animal Sciences
Course responsibles
- Mads Kjelgaard-Hansen