SCAM21007U Companion Animal Surgery – Endoscopic surgery - Arthroscopy, Laparoscopy, Thoracoscopy

Volume 2024/2025
Education

This course is a compulsory course at the Master of Companion Animal Clinical Science. The Master is a postgraduate education targeting small animal veterinarians seeking Continual Professional Development (CPD).

This course is only available to enrolled students pursuing the full programme and is not open to single course students

Content

The purpose of this course is to extend the student’s knowledge, skills, and competences in the approach to, assessment, diagnosis, and management of the sick companion animal patient in need of endoscopic surgery. The course will extend the students assessment and management of the companion animal patient in need of endoscopic surgery incl. arthroscopy, laparoscopy and thoracoscopy and plan the perioperative management of the patient, including specific anaesthesia and analgesia requirements.

Learning Outcome

Having completed the course, the student must be able to:

Intended Learning Outcomes

Knowledge

  • Understand the aetiology, pathophysiology, clinical appearance and indications for arthroscopy in large joint disorders.
  • Understand the indications for laparoscopic surgery and on the selection of anaesthesia and anagelsia protocols.
  • Understand the indications for thoracoscopic surgery and on the selection of anaesthesia and anagelsia protocols.
  • Understand the use and typical techniques in endoscopic surgery.
  • Explain, reflect about, and discuss a problem oriented and evidence-based work-up and treatment plan for patients undergoing endoscopic surgery.
  • Define and identify relevant anatomical structures.

 

Skills

  • Perform advanced atraumatic surgical techniques in endoscopic surgery including:
    • Arthroscopy of the shoulder, elbow, stifle
    • Laparoscopic surgery incl. diagnostic biopsy procedures and surgeries (ovariohysterectomy/​ovarioectomy, cystotomy, gastropexy).
    • Thoracoscopic surgery including incl. diagnostic biopsy procedures and surgeries (lung lobe extirpation, pericardectomy)
    • Complications
  • Risk assessment after surgery with focus on treatment effect, complications and estimation of prognosis.

 

Competences

  • Evaluate, plan and manage a diagnostic work-up for a patient with a complex history in which endoscopic surgery is indicated.
  • Plan advanced therapy/procedures for companion animal patients in need of endoscopic surgery.
  • Independently obtain, evaluate and elaborate on evidence-based new knowledge within companion animal patients in need of endoscopic surgery.
  • Collaborate and communicate within and between specialist and non-specialist peers and laypersons involved in companion animal patients in need of endoscopic surgery.

Updated literature lists will be posted 1 month prior to course start. The participant should have theoretical knowledge updated prior to participation.

Inclusion criteria for Master's Programme in Companion Animal Clinical Science: Degree in veterinary medicine and at least two years of relevant work experience.
A mixture of case-based and problem oriented lectures, e-learning, theoretical and practical exercises. Case-study work. Scientific literature.
  • Category
  • Hours
  • Lectures
  • 16
  • Preparation
  • 41
  • Practical exercises
  • 12
  • Exam
  • 43
  • Total
  • 112
Oral
Individual
Collective
Credit
4 ECTS
Type of assessment
Portfolio
Type of assessment details
The portfolio exam consists of two parts.

1) The course certificate, which supports, underpins, and focuses on the learning process (learning portfolio). All required components of the course certificate must be approved and include a) a minimum of 80% active participation, b) preparation and oral presentation of a problem oriented clinical case and c) a written assignment, such as an evidence-based procedure or clinical protocol.

2) A graded evaluation, which focuses on the intended learning outcomes (evaluation portfolio). The graded evaluation includes an exam with multiple-choice, short answer, and/or essay questions.
Exam registration requirements

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
Exam period

Exam dates will be published on the programme  homepage.

Re-exam

The exam form for the reexam is the same as the ordinary exam. Se dates in the examplan

Criteria for exam assesment

To achieve to maximum grade of 12, the student shall be able to:

 

Knowledge

  • Understand the aetiology, pathophysiology, clinical appearance and indications for arthroscopy in large joint disorders.
  • Understand the indications for laparoscopic surgery and on the selection of anaesthesia and anagelsia protocols.
  • Understand the indications for thoracoscopic surgery and on the selection of anaesthesia and anagelsia protocols.
  • Understand the use and typical techniques in endoscopic surgery.
  • Explain, reflect about, and discuss a problem oriented and evidence-based work-up and treatment plan for patients undergoing endoscopic surgery.
  • Define and identify relevant anatomical structures.

 

Skills

  • Perform advanced atraumatic surgical techniques in endoscopic surgery including:
    • Arthroscopy of the shoulder, elbow, stifle
    • Laparoscopic surgery incl. diagnostic biopsy procedures and surgeries (ovariohysterectomy/​ovarioectomy, cystotomy, gastropexy).
    • Thoracoscopic surgery including incl. diagnostic biopsy procedures and surgeries (lung lobe extirpation, pericardectomy)
    • Complications
  • Risk assessment after surgery with focus on treatment effect, complications and estimation of prognosis.

 

Competences

  • Evaluate, plan and manage a diagnostic work-up for a patient with a complex history in which endoscopic surgery is indicated.
  • Plan advanced therapy/procedures for companion animal patients in need of endoscopic surgery.
  • Independently obtain, evaluate and elaborate on evidence-based new knowledge within companion animal patients in need of endoscopic surgery.
  • Collaborate and communicate within and between specialist and non-specialist peers and laypersons involved in companion animal patients in need of endoscopic surgery.