SCAM13002U Companion Animal Internal Medicine and Speciality Cases - Systematic Díagnostic Decision Making
The purpose of this course is to provide the students with
theoretical and practical skills to perform rational diagnostic
work up and clinical decision making and to extend the participants
knowledge, personal skills and competences within the discipline of
companion animal internal medicine and the subspecialties
neurology, cardiology and oncology. The course will have special
emphasis on the application of the problem oriented medical record
(POMR) method as a systematic reflective diagnostic decision making
tool in companion animal internal medicine patients. It will mainly
be case based and interactive to further reflection,
analysis and synthesis of patient problems from available data
and background knowledge. The POMR method will be used to work up
cases with simple or complex clinical manifestations of medical
diseases. Evaluation and interpretation of blood samples, including
haematological and biochemical profiles, as well as of urine
samples and other laboratory results will be taught in relation to
complex clinical cases.
Read more about the Master of Companion Animal Science.
Having completed the course, the student must be able to:
Knowledge
- Define, identify and discuss the systematic diagnostic decision making approach to the companion animal internal medicine patient as well as the cardiologic, neurologic, and oncologic patient using the problem based approach (POMR)
- Explain and reflect about the systematic diagnostic decision making approach using POMR
Skills
- Apply the POMR approach in complex companion animal internal medicine patients in relation to clinical manifestations of disease.
- Interpret, assess and reflect on patient data in order to list patient problems, localise and identify the cause of disease (DAMNIT), establish a final diagnosis and perform follow up assessment based on POMR on complex internal medicine patients
- Reflect about indications for and interpretion of laboratory and imaging data in relation to the internal medicine patient
- Perform an advanced clinical cardiologic examination, neurologic examination, and examination of a patient with cancer
- Perform case presentations for both companion animal dedicated and non-dedicated colleagues and clients
- Apply evidence based approaches in internal medicine patients
Competences
- Plan and evaluate a diagnostic work-up for a patient with a complex history within companion animal internal medicine
- Independently obtain, evaluate and elaborate on evidence based new knowledge within veterinary internal medicine
- Collaborate and communicate within and between both companion animal dedicated and non-dedicated peers and lay persons involved in companion animal internal medicine patient management
Theoretical cases and practice case paradigms as well as an updated literature lists will be posted at least 1 month prior to course start. The participant should have theoretical knowledge updated prior to participation. Furthermore it is required that the paticipant has worked with all theoretical cases and prepared a presentation of a practice case (following the POMR paradigm)
- Category
- Hours
- Exam
- 40
- Lectures
- 10
- Practical exercises
- 10
- Preparation
- 134
- Theory exercises
- 12
- Total
- 206
- Credit
- 7,5 ECTS
- Type of assessment
- PortfolioAs a part of the course the student will have to hand in and/or present a number of written exercises/cases and procedure protocols.
- 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
- No external censorship
More than one internal examiner
Criteria for exam assesment
Having completed the course, the student should be able to:
Knowledge
- Define, identify and discuss the systematic diagnostic decision making approach to the companion animal internal medicine patient as well as the cardiologic, neurologic, and oncologic patient using the problem based approach (POMR)
- Explain and reflect about the systematic diagnostic decision making approach using POMR
Skills
- Apply the POMR approach in complex companion animal internal medicine patients in relation to clinical manifestations of disease.
- Interpret, assess and reflect on patient data in order to list patient problems, localise and identify the cause of disease (DAMNIT), establish a final diagnosis and perform follow up assessment based on POMR on complex internal medicine patients
- Reflect about indications for and interpretion of laboratory and imaging data in relation to the internal medicine patient
- Perform an advanced clinical cardiologic examination, neurologic examination, and examination of a patient with cancer
- Perform case presentations for both companion animal dedicated and non-dedicated colleagues and clients
- Apply evidence based approaches in internal medicine patients
Competences
- Plan and evaluate a diagnostic work-up for a patient with a complex history within companion animal internal medicine
- Independently obtain, evaluate and elaborate on evidence based new knowledge within veterinary internal medicine
- Collaborate and communicate within and between both companion animal dedicated and non-dedicated peers and lay persons involved in companion animal internal medicine patient management
Course information
- Language
- English
- Course code
- SCAM13002U
- Credit
- 7,5 ECTS
- Level
- Part Time Master
- Duration
- 6 days full time
- Placement
- Spring
- Schedule
- Spring 2016 (every second year)
Week 5 2016 – 01.01.2016-05.01.2016
Exam week 12 2016 – 21.03.2016-23.03.2016 - Course capacity
- 40
- Continuing and further education
- Price
31.500
- Study board
- Study Board of Veterinary Sciences
Contracting department
- Department of Veterinary Clinical and Animal Sciences
Course responsibles
- Lisbeth Rem Jessen (4-73797471477a7c756b35727c356b72)
- Charlotte Reinhard Bjørnvad (3-69786846797b746a34717b346a71)
Hovedansvalig - Annemarie Thuri Kristensen (3-677a7146797b746a34717b346a71)
Lecturers
Professor, P. Jane Armstrong, DVM, MS, DACVIM-SA, DACVN, Dept. of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Minnesota, USA