Duration
32h Th, 6h Pcl Pr.
Number of credits
| Veterinary surgeon | 3 crédits |
Lecturer
Marc Balligand, Géraldine Bolen, Valeria Busoni, Annick Gabriel, Sigrid Grulke, Annick Hamaide, Kamal Touati
Coordinator
Language(s) of instruction
French language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the first semester, review in January
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
The lessons of clinical anatomy aims at studying , in a topographic way, the anatomy of domestic animals, by insisting particularly on the zones of clinical interest. The teaching of topographic anatomy permits to study the relationships between the different organs, as well as an integrated study of the different systems within a region, in a very targeted and practical way. The lessons of radio-anatomy explains the basic principles of the formation of the image in radiology and ultrasound and describes the anatomy by the image of the belly, the thorax and the limbs of the pets and the thorax and the members of Equidae. Ultrasound and radiographic elements of semiology will be introduced.
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
A the end of the lessons, students must be able to describe and draw the morphology and the topography of anatomical structures and to anote anatomical structures that can be seen on anatomical images and diagnostic medical images (radiography, echography, scanner, anatomical chart, photo of dissection). In practics, the student must be able to adapt the knowledge to the professional requirements, particularly in the field of clinical sciences; medical imaging, semiology, propedeutics and surgery as well as in foodstuffs inspection The students must be able of explaining the formation of a radiographic and ultrasound image, of analyzing its geometry and of recognizing the radiographic incidence. They shall be able of quoting Roentgen signs ( radiographic basic signs) and ultrasound basic signs.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
The knowledge of descriptive and comparative anatomy of domestic animals is necessary. The students must have made a success of the examinations for anatomy of domestic animals I, II and III.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
The presence in practical class is compulsory. A student having one unjustified absence during this practical class can be refused for his examination of first session. 6 hours of practical class are planned. The students must prepare the subject before coming in the dissection room, oral questions will be ask. A certificative evaluation can take place during the last session of TP. These will take place in the morning by 3-4 groups of students (approximately 18-24 students). 4 TPs of 1:30 will be organized: 2 on carnivores, 1 on equids and 1 on the animals of production. The TP on equids will be made on alive animals, in clinic and will be mainly sessions of topographic anatomy. For carnivores, the 1st TP will approach the locomotor system with various surgical drainings with the articular drainings; the 2nd the laparotomy. This TPs will take place in the dissection room of the 3rd bac students ( B43). Biosecurity measures: the acces to the dissection rooms (B43, Niv 1) is only by the rear of the B43 (parking side). Students come with their own cotton apron, rubber boots, latex (or silicone) gloves and dissection case. Wearing gloves is obligatory. It is forbidden to drink, eat or smoke within the dissection room. Students must wear apron and rubber boots as soon as they penetrate the dissection room and these must be take away as soon as they live the room. Rubber boots and hands have to be washed in depth and disinfected at the end of each dissection. Students must be vaccinated againts tetanos.
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning)
32 hours of theoretical courses are planned, during the first quadrimester, at the rythm of 2-4 hours a week. The course will begin with the clinical anatomy and radio-anatomy of the domestic carnivores. We shall study the clinical anatomy and radio-anatomy of equids and animals of production. We shall end with the clinical anatomy of the rabbit and birds if there's still some time left available. Interventions of the clinicians: The precise dates will be communicated via an excell file Marc Balligand, Locomotor system of the dog (including medical imaging); Géraldine Bolen, Principles of ultrasound, radiopositioning and radiographic and ultrasound anatomy of the belly and the thorax of pets; Valeria Busoni, principles of radiology, radiopositioning and radiographic anatomy of the limbs of the horse and the dog,principles of radiographic semiology; Sigrid Grulke, Abdomen and pelvic cavity of Equidae, rectal exploration, triadan system; Annick Hamaide, Abdomen and pelvic cavity of carnivores (including medical imaging); Kamal Touati, Abdomen and pelvic cavity of Ruminants, rectal exploration.
Recommended or required readings
Reference books: The power point will be available on line on myulg and e-campus . Dyce, Sack and Wensing. Textbook of veterinary anatomy. Ed. W.B. Saunders Company Advised readings : Anatomy of the dog. Miller, Christensen and Evans. Ed. W.B. Saunders Company Small animal surgery, T.W. Fossum. Mosby, Elsevier. A color atlas of clinical anatomy of the dog and cat. J.S.Boyd. Wolfe Publishung Ltd. Saunders Company Equine surgery, Auer and Stick, Saunders Company. Sissons and Grossman's. The anatomy of the domestic animals. Volume 1. Ed. W.B. Saunders. Farm animal surgery. Fubini S, Ducharme N. Elsevier, Saunders Compa Here is also a list of interesting Web sites containing information in anatomy and in anatomy by imaging (attention all the contents of sites were not verified) : General: http://hsl.lib.umn.edu/vetmed/help/online-veterinary-resources http://www.ucd.ie/vetanat/images/image.html http://www.onlineveterinaryanatomy.net/museum-highlights http://www.cvmbs.colostate.edu/vetneuro/VCA3/vca.html Real3danatomy.com http://www.biosphera.com.br/e-index.asp (software) RX: http://vetmed.illinois.edu/courses/imaging_anatomy/ Thorax-cardio patho: http://www.vetgo.com/cardio/database/raddb.php Exotica: http://cal.vet.upenn.edu/projects/specrad/radiology/entrance.html Equine: http://www.vet.k-state.edu/vhc/services/small/radiology/equine-anatomy/carpus.html Cases & excercises: http://people.upei.ca/lpack/vetrad/ http://www.veterinaryradiology.net/ MRI : http://vanat.cvm.umn.edu/mriBrainAtlas/ http://3dvetanatomy.ncsu.edu
Assessment methods and criteria
The evaluation will take place during the session of January. This examination will contain 2 parts: a written examination (radio-anatomy and matter taught by the clinicians) and an oral examination (anatomists).
The final note is a global note attributed collectively by the co-holders of the EU, after dialogue. This note does not thus result from an average of sub-notes and is inseparable. A note <10/20 leads the student to have to represent all the activities of learning of the EU in second session.
The modalities of examination are identical in the second session
Work placement(s)
Organizational remarks
Clinical anatomy bases on the acquired matters of the 1st cycle and does not include "new subjects" in the strict sense of the word. The students having good bases in anatomy thus make a success of this course very easily. If prerequisites are not sufficient, hours of additional learning will be necessary to allow to make the necessary links with the courses of semiology, propedeutics, surgery and pathology. Radioanatomy includes new notions of formation of the image in radiology and ultrasound
Assistance to practical lessons is obligatory. A student with 1 or more non justified absences during the TPs may be forbidden to present his exam during the first session. The presences will be taken every day during practical class.
Contacts
Prof. Annick Gabriel Department of Morphology and Pathology Faculty of Véterinary Medecine Bd de Colonster, B43 4000 Liège Tél. : 04/366 4060 - Fax : 04/366 4076 E-mail : annick.gabriel@ulg.ac.be