VET359 Diseases in Organ systems 1

Credits (ECTS):24

Course responsible:Mette Myrmel

Campus / Online:Taught campus Ås

Teaching language:Norsk

Course frequency:Yearly

Nominal workload:37.5-45 hours/week

Teaching and exam period:Fall semester

About this course

The course contains three organ blocks

Oncology and diseases of the skin, blood and immune system
Diseases of the locomotor system
Diseases of the digestive system

Important subject areas are

internal medicine
surgery
radiology
pathophysiology
pathology
pharmacology and toxicology
microbiology
immunology
clinical nutrition

The focus will be on pathogenesis and how abnormal conditions/diseases arise, develop and manifest in the living or dead animal.

Species of which knowledge is expected are sports and family animals including dogs, cats, horses and exotic animals, and production animals such as ruminants, pigs, poultry and salmonids.

Teaching on mammals, birds and fish is comparative.

Learning outcome

The learning outcome consists of knowledge, skills and general competence.

Knowledge

After completing the teaching, the students must show that they have knowledge in etiology, defense mechanisms, pathogenesis, clinical and pathological manifestations, diagnostics, treatment and important comparative aspects for a selection of conditions in the various organ systems. Current conditions and the detailed level of knowledge are described in more detail in the learning objectives for the various organ blocks.

Skills

After completing the course, the student should be able to:

Work in line with HSE requirements when handling live animals
Use simple diagnostic tools and carry out a clinical examination of organ systems on models or live animals
Use basic principles for examining patients through case assignments and casuistries to make a diagnosisInterpret pathological changes and propose morphological diagnoses
Discuss case assignments and case studies in groups and with the teacher and present their part of the group work in plenary
Answer written assignments associated with case assignments in a structured manner

General competence

After completing the course, the student should be better able to:

Reflect on your own learning process
Identify your own professional strengths and weaknesses in the subject area
Apply and seek new knowledge independently

Day one competence (EAEVE D1C)

1.1, 1.6, 1.8, 1.9, 1.14, 1.16, 1.21, 1.24, 1.25, 1.33, 2.1, 2.3, 2.5, 2.6, 2.8, 2.9, 2.11.

Learning activities
The teaching will be in the form of:
- Lectures
- Summaries/ questioning session
- case assignmnents
- exercises/ practical work
- demonstrations/ case review
Information about compulsory education can be found in Canvas.
Teaching support
There is an opportunity to contact teachers by email, where academic questions are asked. The questions will be answered in an email sent out to the entire cohort. The questioner is anonymised.
Prerequisites
Completed 1st and 2nd year in veterinary medicine (NMBU) after the new studyplan from fall 2021
Assessment method
The exam consists of a portfolio assessment divided into three parts. Each part is a three-hour test with multiple-choice and short-answer questions, conducted at the end of the relevant organ block.
Each exam part awards up to 60 points, with a total of 180 points available for the course. The final evaluation is pass or fail, based on the total score from all three parts.
The passing threshold is set at 108 points (60%) in total, with a minimum of 30 points (50%) required in each individual part.
If a student achieves at least 60% overall but scores below 50% in one or more parts, those parts must be retaken before the course is considered passed.
If a student scores below 60% overall, all parts with a score below 60% must be retaken.
In the case of valid absence, the overall percentage is calculated based on the results of the completed exams.
In the case of invalid absence, a score of 0 is assigned for each missing exam, and the overall percentage is calculated based on all three parts.
Examiner scheme
An internal and an external examiner will quality assure the questions before the exam and grade the short-answer questions.
Mandatory activity
Information about mandatory activities can be found on the course homepage on Canvas.
Mandatory teaching includes all activities that cannot be learned solely from literature, i.e., practical instruction. Unjustified absences are not acceptable. Valid absences are defined as personal illness, illness of young children, special welfare reasons such as funerals, student representative duties, and elite sports status.
In the case of a valid absence, the instructor will determine how the absence should be compensated. Information about this can be found on Canvas. Students are expected to acquire the necessary skills on their own, and these may be tested in the OSCE exam in the 8th semester. The exam in the course VET359 may include questions on the theoretical basis of the skills.
Preferential right
VET