SCAM13008U Companion Animal Surgery - Soft Tissue Surgery
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 introduce the approach to,
assessment and management of the sick patient in need of soft
tissue surgery. The course will extend the students assessment and
management of the sick complex patient in need of soft tissue
surgery and plan the perioperative management of the patient
including special anaesthesia and analgesia requirements.
Read more about the Master of Companion Animal Science.
Having completed the course, the student must be able to:
Knowledge
- Understand the aetiology, pathophysiology and clinical appearance of surgical disorders of the gastrointestinal, urinary and respiratory system.
- Understand the influence of surgical disorders of the gastrointestinal, urinary and respiratory system on the selection of anaesthesia and pain alleviation.
- Use and continue to develop common and typical techniques in selected surgical organ disease with focus on acute symptom relief.
- Explain, reflect about, and discuss a problem oriented and evidence-based work-up, treatment plan and prognostication for patients with surgical organ disease of the gastrointestinal, urinary and respiratory system.
- Define and identify relevant anatomical structures.
Skills
- Perform atraumatic advanced surgical techniques in particular with regards to tissue handling and minimal invasive diagnostics in regard to disorders of the gastrointestinal and urinary systems including stutured and stapled anastomosis, hepatobiliary and urinary tract surgery.
- Perform atraumatic surgical techniques in particular with regards to tissue handling and minimal invasive diagnostics in regard to disorders of the respiratory system and thorax including lung lobectomy and congenital cardiac malformations.
- Applying advanced surgical technologies such as multi-staplers, electrosurgery, harmonic scalpels.
- Assess patients after surgery with focus on treatment effect, complications and prognosis.
Competences
- Evaluate, plan and manage a diagnostic work-up for a patient with a complex history within companion animal soft tissue surgery.
- Plan advanced therapy/procedure for companion animal soft tissue surgery patients.
- Independently obtain, evaluate and elaborate on evidence based new knowledge within companion animal soft tissue surgery.
- Collaborate and communicate within and between specialist and non-specialist peers and lay persons involved in companion animal soft tissue surgical patient management.
Updated literature lists 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
- 40
- Lectures
- 15
- Practical exercises
- 15
- Preparation
- 80
- Theory exercises
- 12
- 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 portfolio report.
- 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
- Re-exam
Re-examination will concert the themes that have not been passed.
Criteria for exam assesment
Having completed the course, the student should be able to:
Knowledge
- Understand the aetiology, pathophysiology and clinical appearance of surgical disorders of the gastrointestinal, urinary and respiratory system.
- Understand the influence of surgical disorders of the gastrointestinal, urinary and respiratory system on the selection of anaesthesia and pain alleviation.
- Use and continue to develop common and typical techniques in selected surgical organ disease with focus on acute symptom relief.
- Explain, reflect about, and discuss a problem oriented and evidence-based work-up, treatment plan and prognostication for patients with surgical organ disease of the gastrointestinal, urinary and respiratory system.
- Define and identify relevant anatomical structures.
Skills
- Perform atraumatic advanced surgical techniques in particular with regards to tissue handling and minimal invasive diagnostics in regard to disorders of the gastrointestinal and urinary systems including stutured and stapled anastomosis, hepatobiliary and urinary tract surgery.
- Perform atraumatic surgical techniques in particular with regards to tissue handling and minimal invasive diagnostics in regard to disorders of the respiratory system and thorax including lung lobectomy and congenital cardiac malformations.
- Applying advanced surgical technologies such as multi-staplers, electrosurgery, harmonic scalpels.
- Assess patients after surgery with focus on treatment effect, complications and prognosis.
Competences
- Evaluate, plan and manage a diagnostic work-up for a patient with a complex history within companion animal soft tissue surgery.
- Plan advanced therapy/procedure for companion animal soft tissue surgery patients.
- Independently obtain, evaluate and elaborate on evidence based new knowledge within companion animal soft tissue surgery.
- Collaborate and communicate within and between specialist and non-specialist peers and lay persons involved in companion animal soft tissue surgical patient management.
Course information
- Language
- English
- Course code
- SCAM13008U
- 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 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
- 12
- Continuing and further education
- Price
DKK 35.000
- Study board
- The Study Board for Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science
Contracting department
- Department of Veterinary Clinical and Animal Sciences
Course responsibles
- Thomas Eriksen (3-7768754376787167316e7831676e)
Lecturers
Assistant professor, James Edward Miles, Dept. of Veterinary
Clinical and Animal Sciences, Faculty of Health and Medical
Sciences, University of Copenhagen
Professor Kyle Mathews, North Carolina State University
National and international capacities within the field.