SCAM13006U Companion Animal Internal Medicine – Diagnosis and Treatment of Patients with Endocrine and Urological Diseases
The purpose of this course is to provide the student with theoretical and practical skills to perform diagnostic work up, establish prognosis and develop therapeutic strategies for the management of:
1) dogs and cats with endocrine diseases
2) dogs and cats with upper and lower urinary tract diseases
To provide the student with hands on knowledge in the field of
advanced diagnostic imaging including abdominal ultrasonography. To
demonstrate the use of advanced CT and MRI in internal medicine.
By theory and practical exercises to extend the students knowledge,
practical skills and competences within the clinical decision
making and diagnostic procedures with regards to endocrine and
urologic diseases.
Read more about the Master of Companion Animal Science.
Having completed the course, the student must be able to:
Knowledge
• Explain, reflect about and demonstrate overview of the
systematic approach to the patient with symptoms of endocrine
disease
• Explain, reflect about and demonstrate overview of the
systematic approach to the patient with symptoms of upper or lower
urinary tract disease
• Know aetiology, diagnosis, treatment and prognosis of
endocrine diseases in dogs and cats at an advanced level
• Know aetiology, diagnosis, treatment and prognosis of
upper or lower urinary tract diseases in dogs and cats at an
advanced level
• To define, identify and evaluate veterinary methodology and
the use of general and advanced veterinary imaging methods for
internal medicine patients
Skills
• Apply evidence based approaches to dogs and cats with
complex endocrine or urologic symptoms
• Perform oral presentation of patient history, symptoms and
diagnostic plan for both specialist and non-specialist colleagues
and clients
• Discuss relevant problems and questions within the
systematic approach to patients with complex endocrine
and urological symptoms
• Use and adjust ultrasonographic equipment
• Perform abdominal ultrasonographic examination at a
basic level
• Interpret, assess, and reflect on collected patient data in
order to identify/localise the cause of endocrine or urologic
disease occurrence, make clinical decisions, arrive at a diagnosis
and apply and integrate evidence based scientific approaches to
plan and administer further diagnostics, patient therapy and
management
Competences
• Collaborate and communicate within and between specialist
and non-specialist peers and lay persons involved in companion
animal patient management
• Plan, evaluate and manage a diagnostic work-up and treatment
of patients with complex endocrine or urologic diseases
• Independently obtain, evaluate and elaborate on evidence
based new knowledge at a specialty level within complex endocrine
or urologic diseases
Updated literature list will be posted 1 month prior to course start. The participant should have theoretical knowledge updated prior to participation
SCAM13001U, SCAM13002U, SCAM13003U, SCAM13004U or
Recertified Danish "Fagdyrlæge i sygdomme hos hund og kat"
- Category
- Hours
- Exam
- 32
- Lectures
- 16
- Practical exercises
- 8
- Preparation
- 90
- Theory exercises
- 16
- Total
- 162
- Credit
- 6 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, he student should be able to:
Knowledge
• Explain, reflect about and demonstrate overview of the
systematic approach to the patient with symptoms of endocrine
disease
• Explain, reflect about and demonstrate overview of the
systematic approach to the patient with symptoms of upper or lower
urinary tract disease
• Know aetiology, diagnosis, treatment and prognosis of
endocrine diseases in dogs and cats at an advanced level
• Know aetiology, diagnosis, treatment and prognosis of
upper or lower urinary tract diseases in dogs and cats at an
advanced level
• To define, identify and evaluate veterinary methodology and
the use of general and advanced veterinary imaging methods for
internal medicine patients
Skills
• Apply evidence based approaches to dogs and cats with
complex endocrine or urologic symptoms
• Perform oral presentation of patient history, symptoms and
diagnostic plan for both specialist and non-specialist colleagues
and clients
• Discuss relevant problems and questions within the
systematic approach to patients with complex gastrointestinal or
respiratory symptoms
• Use and adjust ultrasonographic equipment
• Perform abdominal ultrasonographic examination at a
basic level
• Interpret, assess, and reflect on collected patient data in
order to identify/localise the cause of endocrine or urologic
disease occurrence, make clinical decisions, arrive at a diagnosis
and apply and integrate evidence based scientific approaches to
plan and administer further diagnostics, patient therapy and
management
Competences
• Collaborate and communicate within and between specialist
and non-specialist peers and lay persons involved in companion
animal patient management
• Plan, evaluate and manage a diagnostic work-up and treatment
of patients with complex endocrine or urologic diseases
• Independently obtain, evaluate and elaborate on evidence
based new knowledge at a specialty level within complex endocrine
or urologic diseases
Course information
- Language
- English
- Course code
- SCAM13006U
- Credit
- 6 ECTS
- Level
- Part Time Master
- Duration
- Practical 5-days course at University Hospital For Companion Animals (Universitetshospitalet for Familiedyr)
- Placement
- Autumn
- Schedule
- Monday - Friday full time
Fall 2015(every second year)
Week 46 in 2015 - 09.11.2015 – 13.11.2015
Exam week 3 2016 - 18.01.2016 - 22.01.2016 - Course capacity
- 20
- 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
- Lisbeth Rem Jessen (4-7d837e7b5184867f753f7c863f757c)
- Charlotte Reinhard Bjørnvad (3-7382725083857e743e7b853e747b)
Lecturers
Professor, P. Jane Armstrong, DVM, MS, DACVIM-SA, DACVN, Dept.
of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of
Minnesota, USA
and/or other intaernational capacities within the field