VET SC 7230ARW - Companion Animal Practice

Roseworthy Campus - Semester 2 - 2017

In this course students will learn about the pathophysiology, diagnosis and treatment of medical and surgical conditions that are encountered in companion animal practice.

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Course Details

Course Code	VET SC 7230ARW
Course	Companion Animal Practice
Coordinating Unit	School of Animal and Veterinary Sciences
Term	Semester 2
Level	Postgraduate Coursework
Location/s	Roseworthy Campus
Contact	4 hours of Lectures / tutorials per week. 18 x 3 hour practicals throughout the course plus 8 full day Desexing Clinic rotations during the year
Available for Study Abroad and Exchange	N
Prerequisites	VET SC 7001RW, VET SC 7002RW, VET SC 7005RW, VET SC 7006RW, VET SC 7008RW, VET SC 7009RW, VET SC 7010RW
Incompatible	VET SC 7110RW and VET SC 7220RW
Restrictions	Available to DVM students only
Assessment	On-course assignments; Mid-semester examination and Final semester exam Semesters 1 & 2. Formative assessment ? practical competence in anaesthetising and desexing dogs and cats.

Course Staff

Course Coordinator: Dr Lynette Bester

Course Timetable

The full timetable of all activities for this course can be accessed from Course Planner.

Course Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this course students should be able to:

1. Apply to clinical veterinary medicine knowledge learnt in previous courses, especially anatomy (surgery and imaging), physiology (medicine), pharmacology (medicine and surgery) and pathology.

2. Describe medical and surgical disorders of companion animals, including their pathogenesis, pathophysiology, investigation, diagnosis, management and prognosis.

3. Use patient histories and clinical examination findings to evaluate the medical condition of companion animals.

4. Construct differential diagnosis lists for medical and surgical conditions of companion animals and use the lists to propose a diagnostic approach to patients’ clinical problems.

5. Interpret results of clinical pathology, diagnostic imaging, and other clinical investigations in order to reach a diagnosis for medical and surgical conditions.

6. Recognise common diseases and disorders in companion animals and plan therapeutic approaches to them, knowing when to refer complicated or uncommon cases to specialist veterinarians.

7. Plan and employ, under supervision, safe anaesthetic practices for common simple procedures in companion animals.

8. Plan and perform, under supervision, basic surgical procedures safely.

9. Work well in a team when conducting basic surgical and anaesthetic procedures.

University Graduate Attributes

This course will provide students with an opportunity to develop the Graduate Attribute(s) specified below:

University Graduate Attribute	Course Learning Outcome(s)
Deep discipline knowledge informed and infused by cutting edge research, scaffolded throughout their program of studies acquired from personal interaction with research active educators, from year 1 accredited or validated against national or international standards (for relevant programs)	1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8
Critical thinking and problem solving steeped in research methods and rigor based on empirical evidence and the scientific approach to knowledge development demonstrated through appropriate and relevant assessment	1,3,4,5,6,7,8
Teamwork and communication skills developed from, with, and via the SGDE honed through assessment and practice throughout the program of studies encouraged and valued in all aspects of learning	2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9
Career and leadership readiness technology savvy professional and, where relevant, fully accredited forward thinking and well informed tested and validated by work based experiences	1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9
Intercultural and ethical competency adept at operating in other cultures comfortable with different nationalities and social contexts able to determine and contribute to desirable social outcomes demonstrated by study abroad or with an understanding of indigenous knowledges	6,7,8,9
Self-awareness and emotional intelligence a capacity for self-reflection and a willingness to engage in self-appraisal open to objective and constructive feedback from supervisors and peers able to negotiate difficult social situations, defuse conflict and engage positively in purposeful debate	6,7,8,9

Learning & Teaching Activities

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Assessment
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1. Assessment must encourage and reinforce learning.
2. Assessment must enable robust and fair judgements about student performance.
3. Assessment practices must be fair and equitable to students and give them the opportunity to demonstrate what they have learned.
4. Assessment must maintain academic standards.
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Submission

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Course Grading

Grades for your performance in this course will be awarded in accordance with the following scheme:

NOG (No Grade Associated)

Grade Description

CN Continuing

Further details of the grades/results can be obtained from Examinations.

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Final results for this course will be made available through Access Adelaide.
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NOG (No Grade Associated)
Grade	Description
CN	Continuing

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