SCAM13019U Companion Animal Oncology - Medical Oncology I
The purpose of this course is to provide experience and expertise in diagnostic work up including staging and grading of the oncology patient, the use of diagnostic tools including biopsy principles and staging and grading of the most common companion animal cancers.
Each participant makes diagnostic procedures for staging and grading of oncology patients for their own practice.Having completed the course, the student must be able to:
Knowledge
• Describe common ethical considerations in companion animal
cancer patients
• Define and describe the safety procedures regarding use of
cancer chemotherapy drugs according to Danish law
• Explain and demonstrate overview of carcinogenesis
• Define, identify and demonstrate overview of diagnostic
methodology and paraclinical tools used in the diagnostic work up
incl. biopsy principles of the companion animal oncologic patient
• Explain, reflect about and demonstrate overview of staging
and grading of the companion animal cancer patient
• List and classify the staging and grading of common
companion animal cancers
• List, classify, and demonstrate critical reflection on
existing and new approaches to patient diagnosis and client
education
• Demonstrate an overview of the veterinary use of
chemotherapy
Skills
• Use appropriate diagnostics for staging and grading of
specific companion animal cancer types according to WHO staging
criteria
• Interpret, assess and reflect on collected patient data in
order to stage and grade and make clinical decisions, arrive at a
diagnosis and apply and integrate evidence based scientific
approaches to plan and administer further diagnostics and suggest
therapeutic management in companion animal cancer patients
• Continously seek out, reflect on and apply new evidence
based diagnostic methods and biomarkers in companion animal cancer
patients
• Apply and integrate appropriate safety procedures in
relation to the use of chemotherapy
• Communicate and discuss ethical and academic issues with
both peers and non-specialists at an advanced level
• Communicate effectively in writing and pass on results to
relevant parties
Competences
• Evaluate and manage the staging and grading of companion
animal cancer patients which may necessitate novel solutions and
approaches identified from current medical literature or other
ressources
• Work independently, take responsibility for, predict,
prognosticate based on staging and grading for commonly treated
companion animal cancers
• Collaborate constructively within and between
specialists/professionals and lay persons involved in companion
animal cancer patient management
• Make ethic considerations regarding diagnostic methods and
medical therapy in companion animal cancer patients
• Independently evaluate and structure own learning processes
and continously obtain new knowledge within the diagnostic work up
of companion animal cancer patients
SCAM13001U, SCAM13002U, SCAM13003U, SCAM13004U or
Recertified Danish "Fagdyrlæge i sygdomme hos hund og kat"
- Category
- Hours
- Exam
- 50
- Lectures
- 10
- Practical exercises
- 10
- Preparation
- 72
- Theory exercises
- 20
- Total
- 162
- Credit
- 6 ECTS
- Type of assessment
- PortfolioAs a part of the course the student will have to perform oral presentations and hand in a number of in 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
- Re-exam
- Re-examination will concentrate on the themes that have not been passed.
Criteria for exam assesment
Having completed the course, the student must be able to:
Knowledge
• Describe common ethical considerations in companion animal
cancer patients
• Define and describe the safety procedures regarding use of
cancer chemotherapy drugs according to Danish law
• Explain and demonstrate overview of carcinogenesis
• Define, identify and demonstrate overview of diagnostic
methodology and paraclinical tools used in the diagnostic work up
incl. biopsy principles of the companion animal oncologic patient
• Explain, reflect about and demonstrate overview of staging
and grading of the companion animal cancer patient
• List and classify the staging and grading of common
companion animal cancers
• List, classify, and demonstrate critical reflection on
existing and new approaches to patient diagnosis and client
education
• Demonstrate an overview of the veterinary use of
chemotherapy
Skills
• Use appropriate diagnostics for staging and grading of
specific companion animal cancer types according to WHO staging
criteria
• Interpret, assess and reflect on collected patient data in
order to stage and grade and make clinical decisions, arrive at a
diagnosis and apply and integrate evidence based scientific
approaches to plan and administer further diagnostics and suggest
therapeutic management in companion animal cancer patients
• Continously seek out, reflect on and apply new evidence
based diagnostic methods and biomarkers in companion animal cancer
patients
• Apply and integrate appropriate safety procedures in
relation to the use of chemotherapy
• Communicate and discuss ethical and academic issues with
both peers and non-specialists at an advanced level
• Communicate effectively in writing and pass on results to
relevant parties
Competences
• Evaluate and manage the staging and grading of companion
animal cancer patients which may necessitate novel solutions and
approaches identified from current medical literature or other
ressources
• Work independently, take responsibility for, predict,
prognosticate based on staging and grading for commonly treated
companion animal cancers
• Collaborate constructively within and between
specialists/professionals and lay persons involved in companion
animal cancer patient management
• Make ethic considerations regarding diagnostic methods and
medical therapy in companion animal cancer patients
• Independently evaluate and structure own learning processes
and continously obtain new knowledge within the diagnostic work up
of companion animal cancer patients
Course information
- Language
- English
- Course code
- SCAM13019U
- Credit
- 6 ECTS
- Level
- Part Time Master
- Duration
- Practical 5-days course at University Hospital For Companion Animals (Universitetshospitalet for Familiedyr)
- Placement
- Autumn
- Schedule
- 11-15 November 2015
Monday - friday full time - Course capacity
- 12
- Continuing and further education
- Price
- 31.500 DKK
- Study board
- Study Board of Veterinary Sciences
Contracting department
- Department of Veterinary Clinical and Animal Sciences
Course responsibles
- Annemarie Thuri Kristensen (atk@sund.ku.dk)