VSC450 Clinical Practice 3 (8)
CSU Discipline Area: Animal and Vet Science (ANVET)Animal and Vet Science (ANVET)
Duration: One session
Abstract:
Clinical Practice 3 extends the development of practical clinical skills, clinical reasoning skills professional skills, knowledge and attitudes for the fifth year veterinary student, leading the student to a level of competence which is satisfactory for entering Phase 3 of the program, and performing at a junior intern standard in extramural veterinary practices, under supervision. Students will further develop knowledge and skills in surgical, anaesthetic, diagnostic and therapeutic procedures with small animals, horses, cattle and sheep, including surgical obstetric procedures of the bovine. Students will continue their intramural clinical rotations through the University's veterinary clinics and through visits to local sheep, beef and dairy farms.
Students will continue their consultancy project commenced in VSC410 Clinical Practice 1. Students will complete five weeks of Clinical Extra Mural Studies (CEMS 2) and one week of compulsory ABEMS in an abattoir and will complete a report which will also contribute to the final grade of the subject. A professional portfolio of professional activities is maintained .
+ Subject Availability Modes and Locations
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| Internal | Wagga Wagga |
Continuing students should consult the SAL for current offering details: VSC450
Where differences exist between the Handbook and the SAL, the SAL should be taken as containing the correct subject offering details.
Prerequisite(s):
Enrolment restrictions:
Bachelor of Veterinary Biology/Bachelor of Veterinary Science
Bachelor of Veterinary Biology/Bachelor of Veterinary Science (Honours)
Bachelor of Veterinary Science
Objectives:
Upon successful completion of this subject, students should:
- demonstrate beginner-level competence in a range of orthopaedic and soft tissue surgical procedures
- be able to induce, maintain and effectively monitor anaesthesia in a small animal and a horse
- be able to choose the appropriate drugs to use in anaesthesia and intensive care, and to identify the advantages, disadvantages and riskes associated with those drugs
- competently use anaesthetic and intensive care monitoring equipment
- be able to perform clinical examinations on small and large animals, describe the findings and determine the presence of abnormalities
- be able to interview a client and collect a useful history
- be able to communicate effectively with clients and colleagues.
- be able to discharge a patient to an owner's care with adequate instructions for home-care
- be able to use radiography to make a radiological diagnosis of conditions in horses and small animals
- demonstrate basic understanding of ultrasonic diagnostic procedures
- demonstrate skills in a range of diagnostic and therapeutic procedures in the horse, bovine and ovine animal
- demonstrate proficiency in the use of clinical equipment
- be able to perform a caesarean operation on a cow under supervision
- be able to proficiently handle, examine and medicate a range of production, companion, performance and laboratory animals.
- be able to record and maintain clinical information from a live animal in a legally acceptable format, such as medical records
- demonstrate and describe the progression of a case in a veterinary hospital, being mindful of legal, client and patient considerations for case progression.
- be able to keep and add to professional portfolio.
- be able to investigate a problem of animal health, welfare or productivity in an animal population
- be able to identify the risks to human health associated with the processing of food products of animal origin in an abattoir
Syllabus:
The subject will cover the following topics:
- The prescribed number of weeks of Clinical Extramural Studies (for CEMS-2), conducted in vacation time, following the guidelines published in the School's CEMS handbook
- One week of Abattoir Extramural Studies (ABEMS), following the guidelines published in the School's ABEMS handbook
- Analysing, reviewing and reporting on the conduct of a commercial animal production system
- Surgery workshops inclusing orthopaedic and soft tissue surgery
- Small animal clinical practice
- Reproduction and obstetrics
- Caesarean Section of a Bovine
- Equine clinical practice
- Bovine clinical practice, including herd health management
- Ovine clinical practice, including flock health management
- Diagnostic Imaging
- Anaesthesiology and intensive care (EMST)
- Bovine teat surgery
Workplace Learning
This subject contains a Compulsory Workplace Learning component of 30 days duration.
The WPL component of this subject involves 5 weeks of Clinical Extra Mural Studies (CEMS 2) at different veterinary practices of the students choice across Australia and overseas and follows 4 weeks of CEMS 1 and precedes 3 weeks of CEMS 3 in Phase 3.. There are restrictions on the type of practice. Students must contact the placement and organise suitable dates, complete a Placement Request Form which enables the Placements Officer to contact the Practice and send documents relating to the student's level of knowledge, OH & S requirements and assessment forms.
Abattoir Extra Mural Studies (ABEMS) comprises one week of abattoir placement with the on-plant veterinarian where students learn about the role of the veterinarian in carcass evaluation for disease and suitability for human consumption. The School of Animal and Veterinary Sciences maintains a data base of suitable and accredited abattoirs from which students are able to select a placement.
CEMS 2 and ABEMS are part of the compulsory Clinical Extra Mural Studies component required of all veterinary science courses in Australia and New Zealand.
Specialised Resources
All veterinary science students are immunised for Q Fever in First Year as a requirement of the course. There are a very small number of students who, for medical reasons, have not been immunised. These students are provided with extra biosecurity personal protective equipment where appropriate.
Students must make their own travel arrangements to the CEMS placements (which are self chosen) and to the ABEMS placement (which is arranged by the School), as well as organise their own accomodation at these placements.
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.