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| VETE0079-2 | Surgery of companion animals
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| Duration : | 52,5h Clin. |
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| Holder(s) : | Marc Balligand, Annick Hamaide |
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| Coordinator : | Marc Balligand |
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| Language : | French language |
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| Course contents : | Introduction to SA surgery is carried out via the participation in receivings, surgical procedures and cares given to hospitalized patients. |
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| Course objective : | - To practice surgical propedeutics
- To learn how to make a diagnosis, a pronostic and take a decision
- To learn how to assess pre and post operative status and to perform post-op cares
- To get acquainted the operating theatre via participation in surgical procedures |
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| Prerequisites : | Theoretical courses of propedeutics, surgical biology, techniques and pathologies dispended through 1st and 2nd GVM. |
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| Organization : | Each senior student spends 1 1/2 week in the SA surgery clinic from 8:00 AM to 05:00 PM. Nights, weekend and holiday duties are also parts of the training. Students work in teams of approximatively 8 persons each following an agenda established at the beginning of the year. |
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| Written notes : | No course notes. |
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| Assessment : | Each student is evaluated upon his personal performances throughout the year. A final oral exam based on clinical cases, takes place at the end of the year. |
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| Contacts : | Prof. Marc Balligand : Marc.Balligand@ulg.ac.be
Dr Annick Hamaide : Annick.Hamaide@ulg.ac.be |
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| Remarks : | The presence in clinics is mandatory. The reason for any absence must be communicated by phone the same day or at latest the day after. Medical cetificates must be presented to the student office and the secretary office of the concerned clinical services. The injustified absences will be severely sanctionned and coul mean for the concerned student exclusion of the deliberation. |
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