SCAM13007U Companion Animal Internal Medicine -Diagnosis and Treatment of Patients with Haematological, Infectious and Critical Medical Diseases. Hands on: Cytology workshop
This course is a specialisation course at the Master of Companion Animal Clinical Science. The Master is a post graduate education targeted small animal veterinarians seeking Continual Professional Development (CPD).
The purpose of this course is to provide the student with theoretical and practical skills to perform diagnostic work-up, establish prognosis and elaborate therapeutic strategies for the management of:
1) dogs and cats with haematological disorders including haemostatic disorders
2) dogs and cats with critical medical conditions including vascular emergencies and emergency acid-base disorders
3) dogs and cats with infectious diseases
And to provide the student with hands-on knowledge in the field of cytology including accurate sampling and advanced interpretation with regards to haematological, infectious and critical medical diseases.
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
haematological, infectious and critical medical diseases.
Read more about the Master of Companion Animal Science.
Having completed the course, the student should be able to:
Knowledge
• Explain, reflect about and demonstrate overview of the
systematic approach to the medical emergency patient.
• Explain, reflect about and demonstrate overview of the
systematic approach to patients with symptoms of haematologic,
haemostatic or infectious diseases.
• Know aetiology, diagnosis, treatment and prognosis of
haematologic diseases and haemostatic disorders in cats and dogs at
an advanced level
• Know aetiology, diagnosis, treatment and prognosis of
emergency medical conditions in cats and dogs at an advanced level.
• Know aetiology, diagnosis, treatment and prognosis of
infectious diseases in cats and dogs at an advanced level.
• Identify patients that would benefit from blood or plasma
transfusion.
• Evaluate a transfusion plan.
• To define, identify and evaluate veterinary methodology and
the use of cytology for veterinary patients with haematologic,
haemostatic or infectious diseases.
Skills
The student must be able to
• Perform oral presentation of patient history, symptoms,
diagnostic and treatment plans for both specialist and
non-specialist colleagues and clients.
• Discuss relevant problems and questions within the
systematic approach to patients with complex haematologic,
emergency medical or infectious diseases.
• Interpret, assess, and reflect on collected patient data in
order to identify/localise the cause of haematologic, haemostatic
or infectious 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.
• Interpret, assess, and reflect on collected patient data in
order to identify/localise the cause of a veterinary medical
emergency, 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.
• Plan and adjust an adequate transfusion strategy.
• Perform emergency treatment of acute and critical medical
conditions including vascular emergencies and acid-base disorders.
• Perform and interpret cytology in patients with
haematologic, haemostatic or infectious diseases.
Competences
The student must be able to
• 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 haematologic, medical emergency or
infectious diseases.
• independently obtain, evaluate and elaborate on evidence
based new knowledge at a specialty level within complex
haematologic, medical emergency or infectious
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 one of the following certifications in Companion Animal Diseases:
• DVA in Small Animal Diseases, in Danish known as “certificeret fagdyrlæge i sygdomme hos hunde og katte”
• Swedish specialist in diseases of dogs and cats, in Swedish known as Steg 1
• Norwegian specialist in diseases of dogs and cats, in Norwegian known as Specialisering i veterinærmedisin, spesialitet smådyr
• Finnish specialist in diseases of dogs and cats, in Finnish known as Pieneläinsairauksien erikoiseläinlääkäri
- Category
- Hours
- Exam
- 32
- Lectures
- 16
- Practical exercises
- 8
- Preparation
- 90
- Theory exercises
- 16
- Total
- 162
- Credit
- 6 ECTS
- Type of assessment
- PortfolioAs part of the course the student will have to perform oral presentations and hand in 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
- External censorship
Criteria for exam assesment
Having completed the course, the student should be able to:
Knowledge
• Explain, reflect about and demonstrate overview of the
systematic approach to the medical emergency patient.
• Explain, reflect about and demonstrate overview of the
systematic approach to patients with symptoms of haematologic,
haemostatic or infectious diseases.
• Know aetiology, diagnosis, treatment and prognosis of
haematologic diseases and haemostatic disorders in cats and dogs at
an advanced level
• Know aetiology, diagnosis, treatment and prognosis of
emergency medical conditions in cats and dogs at an advanced level.
• Know aetiology, diagnosis, treatment and prognosis of
infectious diseases in cats and dogs at an advanced level.
• Identify patients that would benefit from blood or plasma
transfusion.
• Evaluate a transfusion plan.
• To define, identify and evaluate veterinary methodology and
the use of cytology for veterinary patients with haematologic,
haemostatic or infectious diseases.
Skills
The student must be able to
• Perform oral presentation of patient history, symptoms,
diagnostic and treatment plans for both specialist and
non-specialist colleagues and clients.
• Discuss relevant problems and questions within the
systematic approach to patients with complex haematologic,
emergency medical or infectious diseases.
• Interpret, assess, and reflect on collected patient data in
order to identify/localise the cause of haematologic, haemostatic
or infectious 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.
• Interpret, assess, and reflect on collected patient data in
order to identify/localise the cause of a veterinary medical
emergency, 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.
• Plan and adjust an adequate transfusion strategy.
• Perform emergency treatment of acute and critical medical
conditions including vascular emergencies and acid-base disorders.
• Perform and interpret cytology in patients with
haematologic, haemostatic or infectious diseases.
Competences
The student must be able to
• 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 haematologic, medical emergency or
infectious diseases.
• independently obtain, evaluate and elaborate on evidence
based new knowledge at a specialty level within complex
haematologic, medical emergency or infectious
diseases.
Course information
- Language
- English
- Course code
- SCAM13007U
- Credit
- 6 ECTS
- Level
- Part Time Master
- Duration
- Practical 5-days course at the University Hospital For Companion Animals (Universitetshospitalet for Familiedyr)
- Placement
- Autumn
- Schedule
- Monday - Friday full time
Fall 2016(every second year)
Week 46 in 2016 - 14.11.2016 – 18.11.2016
Exam week 3 2017 - 16.01.2017 - 20.01.2017 - Course capacity
- 20
- Continuing and further education
- Price
31.500 DKK
- Study board
- The Study Board for Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science
Contracting department
- Department of Veterinary Clinical and Animal Sciences
Course responsibles
- Lisbeth Rem Jessen (4-6f75706d4376787167316e7831676e)
- Charlotte Reinhard Bjørnvad (3-6574644275777066306d7730666d)
- Annemarie Thuri Kristensen (3-63766d4275777066306d7730666d)
Lecturers
National and international capacities within the field