Study Programmes 2016-2017
VETE2082-1  
Pets Orthopedics
Duration :
30h Th
Number of credits :
Master in veterinary medicine (60 ECTS)3
Lecturer :
Marc Balligand, Géraldine Bolen, Valeria Busoni, Johann Detilleux, Marianne Diez
Coordinator :
Marc Balligand
Language(s) of instruction :
French language
Organisation and examination :
Teaching in the second semester
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite :
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents :
Osteo-articular pathologies in domestic carnivor species
Learning outcomes of the learning unit :
Diagnose the osteo-articular pathologies and know the principles of treatment. 
Prerequisite knowledge and skills :
Anatomy and physiology of the locomotor apparatus.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
Lectures.
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
Presential.
Recommended or required readings :
recommended lectures:
Fossum, Small Animal Surgery, 4th Edition, Elsevier
Brinker, Piermattei and Flo's Handbook of Small Animal Orthopedics andFfracture Repair, 5th Edition, Elsevier
compulsory lecture: syllabus of the orthopedics cursus on e-campus
Assessment methods and criteria :
Modalities: all the modalities presently used at the University of Liège are susceptible to be used by the teachers, alone or in combination: written examinations with multiple choices or open questions; oral examination.
Criteria: to successfully pass the exam, the student must obtain the minimal mark of 10/20.
Work placement(s) :
None
Organizational remarks :
Lectures attendance is compulsory.
Contacts :
Prof. Marc BALLIGAND, Marc.Balligand@ulg.ac.be
Secretary: Nadine.Dumont@ulg.ac.be(Nadine.Dumont@ulg.ac.be)