Duration
40h Clin.
Number of credits
| Veterinary surgeon | 2 crédits |
Lecturer
Coordinator
Language(s) of instruction
French language
Organisation and examination
All year long, with partial in January
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
The student will be educated by means of a clinical training based on the radiographic and ultrasonographic examinations realized during the day on the patients referred to the imaging service.
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
- Initiate the students to the diagnostic imaging techniques routinely used in veterinary medicine;
- Learn the principles of radiographic interpretation;
- Learn how to correlate the radiographic differential diagnosis to the clinical findings.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
- anatomy
- manual restrain
- content of the previous year course in diagnostic imaging
- objectives of the clinical training of the previous year
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Hands-on in radiographic technique and ultrasonography.
Supervised training in image interpretation.
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning)
Teaching is adapted to the choosen option. A rotation between the different activities of the imaging service will be organized: radiographic interpretation, radiographic technique and ultrasonography. Specific hands-on in radiographic technique and ultrasonography are planned.
Presence at the clinic is mandatory between 8.30AM and 5PM. Each student should be identified by a badge with her/his name and surname.
Recommended or required readings
No specific notes.
Suggested readings:
An Atlas of Interpretative Radiographic Anatomy of the Dog & Cat » ; COULSON, LEWIS ; 2002, Blackwell Science Ltd, ISBN 0-632-04078-5
« Textbook of Veterinary Diagnostic Radiology » ; Thrall ; 2012, Elsevier - Health Sciences Division, ISBN: 9781455703654
« Atlas of Normal Radiographic Anatomy and Anatomic Variants in the Dog and Cat » ; Thrall, Robertson, 2015, Elsevier - Health Sciences Division, ISBN: 9780323312257
« Clinical Radiology of the Horse » ; Butler, Colles, Dyson, Kold, Poulos, 2008, Blackwell Science Ltd, ISBN: 978-1-4051-7108-3
"BSAVA Manuals" about Imaging
Assessment methods and criteria
An evaluation will be done during the clinical week based on participation and activity of the student during the clinical work. A written exam (based on 3 to 5 clinical cases) will be organised during the session.
Work placement(s)
Organizational remarks
The presence at the clinic is mandatory. Every absence should be notified in advance.
Contacts
Valeria Busoni, coordinatrice, vbusoni@ulg.ac.be
Géraldine Bolen, gbolen@ulg.ac.be