VSC478 Clinical Rotation 8 - Mixed Practice (8)

This rotation exposes students to mixed rural veterinary practice. Mixed veterinary practices are common throughout rural Australia and perform an important role in their communities by ensuring access of the public to veterinary services, advice on zoonoses, public health and animal welfare and performing other community services, while also acting as sentinels for new or exotic diseases of animals and as a reserve for outbreaks of introduced disease in animals. This composite role is unique to mixed rural practice and CSU veterinary graduates require an understanding and familiarity with this complex community responsibility.

Availability

Year-long Period 4 (62)
On Campus
Wagga Wagga Campus

Continuing students should consult the SAL for current offering details: VSC478. Where differences exist between the Handbook and the SAL, the SAL should be taken as containing the correct subject offering details.

Subject Information

Grading System

HD/FL

Duration

One session

School

School of Animal and Veterinary Sciences

Enrolment Restrictions

Only available to students enrolled in the:
Bachelor of Veterinary Science 
Bachelor of Veterinary Biology/Bachelor of Veterinary Science
Bachelor of Veterinary Biology/Bachelor of Veterinary Science (Honours) 

Not available to students who have successfully completed VSC466.

Prerequisites

VSC415 and VSC426 and VSC427 and VSC450 and VSC451 and VSC453

Subject Relationships

VSC466 replaced by VSC478

Incompatible Subjects

VSC466

Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this subject, students should:
  • be able to describe the role of veterinarians working in mixed rural veterinary practice, including recognition of the contribution of veterinary practitioners in rural communities through activities beyond those associated with veterinary practice;
  • be able to communicate empathically and effectively with clients from a range of backgrounds, including primary producers and owners of companion and performance animals;
  • be able to assist in the provision of veterinary services to clients for a wide range of domestic animal species;
  • be able to perform clinical examinations and interpret findings for common domestic animal species;
  • be able to describe, perform and interpret diagnostic and therapeutic procedures commonly required in veterinary practice;
  • be able to integrate current scientific evidence with existing knowledge to develop clinical reasoning and problem solving ability and improve management of cases encountered in practice;
  • be able to conduct scientific research on a public health, animal welfare or animal health topic and communicate appropriate findings to the local community in a suitable oral or written format;
  • be able to integrate with lay and professional staff and contribute to effective clinical operations; and
  • be able to demonstrate appropriate time management and organisational skills to permit completion of clinical and assessment responsibilities.

Syllabus

This subject will cover the following topics:
  • Veterinary reproduction
  • Veterinary surgery
  • Veterinary medicine
  • Veterinary emergency medicine
  • Veterinary anaesthesia
  • Diagnostic imaging
  • Epidemiology
  • Public Health
  • Communication skills

Workplace Learning

This subject contains a 15 days Compulsory Workplace Learning component.

Student must attend a Mixed Practice for this clinical rotation.

Special Resources

Students have to supply their own travel and accommodation for the Mixed Practice Rotation.

The information contained in the CSU Handbook was accurate at the date of publication: June 2022. The University reserves the right to vary the information at any time without notice.

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