VSC328 Companion Animal 2 (8)
CSU Discipline Area: Animal and Vet Science (ANVET)
Duration: One session
Abstract:
The Companion Animal subjects in Years 3 to 5 represent the bulk of undergraduate training in medical and surgical conditions encountered in companion animal practice. As such, they comprise a large component of the clinical curriculum and include performance animal conditions and wildlife medicine. At CSU, these subjects will be presented in a Problem Based Learning environment where course material will be presented in the format of clinical case information and self-directed learning will be augmented by Resource Sessions, which will include highlight lectures, tutorials and practical classes. Companion Animal 2 will provide additional PBL based material as a stimulus to further learning in veterinary medicine and surgery.
Companion Animal 2 will present three PBL packages over a three week period. The content of the subject will integrate pre-clinical and clinical disciplines. This subject will build on material covered in CA1 and will move into more specific evaluation of clinical conditions encountered in canine, feline and equine patients.
+ Subject Availability Modes and Locations
| Session 2 | |
|---|---|
| Internal | Wagga Wagga |
Continuing students should consult the SAL for current offering details: VSC328
Where differences exist between the Handbook and the SAL, the SAL should be taken as containing the correct subject offering details.
Prerequisite(s):
VSC310 and VSC332 and ASC474 and ASC262 and ASC370 and VSC225
Enrolment restrictions:
Restricted to enrolment in the Bachelor of Veterinary Science
Bachelor of Veterinary Biology/Bachelor of Veterinary Science
Bachelor of Veterinary Biology/Bachelor of Veterinary Science (Honours)
Objectives:
Upon successful completion of this subject, students should:
- Be able to integrate information from pre-clinical subjects with clinical disciplines, such as general medicine, clinical pathology, diagnostic imaging, and apply this information to the management of medical and surgical conditions presented in the PBL format.
- Be able to demonstrate clinical proficiency in the performance of routine diagnostic tests in small animal and equine patients.
- Be able to utilise a problem based approach to case management and record keeping.
- Be able to plan, prepare and administer an appropriate general anaesthesia regimen for inhalation anaesthesia of a healthy dog; and to identify risk factors associated with small animal anaesthesia.
- be able to demonstrate soft tissue surgical skills required for exploratory laparotomy in a small animal patient.
Syllabus:
The subject will cover the following topics:
Content covered by each case will be rigorously mapped against CSU Veterinary Graduate Attributes, and traditional clinical curricula followed at other Veterinary Schools. Briefly, the syllabus for CA2 will address the following topics:
- Small Animal Medicine
- Small Animal Surgery and Anaesthesia
- Equine Medicine and Surgery
- Animal welfare
- Pathophysiology
- Clinical Pathology
- Immunology
- Pathology
- Microbiology
- Parasitology
- Toxicology
- Pharmacology
- Case management
- Communication with owners of pets
- Preventive medicine
- Jurisprudence
- Public health and biosecurity
- Epidemiology
- Small Animal and Equine Nutrition
- Record keeping and client communication.
- Signalment, history and clinical signs relevant to case(s) presented.
- Physical examination relevant to case(s) presented.
- Therapeutics and control relevant to case(s) presented.
- Principles of aseptic technique.
- Suture materials, selection and use; practical class(es) based on case(s) presented.
- General introduction to anaesthesia.
- Intravenous, short duration anaesthesia in a healthy dog.
In addition, preclinical subject material relevant to the cases presented (for example pathology, microbiology, etc) will be reinforced (if previously covered) or extended, as appropriate for the cases presented.
The information contained in the 2013 CSU Handbook was accurate at the date of publication: 24 April 2013. The University reserves the right to vary the information at any time without notice.