Equines clinic, 3 weeks

Duration

Equines surgery and orthopaedics : 17,5h Clin.
Internal medicine : 17,5h Clin.
Anaesthesia, emergency management, reproduction and on duty periods : 35h Clin.

Number of credits

Lecturer

Equines surgery and orthopaedics : Geoffroy de la Rebière de Pouyade, Sigrid Grulke, Alexandra Salciccia, Didier Serteyn
Internal medicine : Hélène Amory, Stefan Deleuze, Jérôme Ponthier
Anaesthesia, emergency management, reproduction and on duty periods : Hélène Amory, Geoffroy de la Rebière de Pouyade, Sigrid Grulke, Jérôme Ponthier, Alexandra Salciccia, Charlotte Sandersen, Didier Serteyn

Coordinator

Sigrid Grulke

Language(s) of instruction

French language

Organisation and examination

All year long, with partial in January

Schedule

Schedule online

Units courses prerequisite and corequisite

Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program

Learning unit contents

During this clinical training, students
- recall practical aspects of semiology, anaesthesia, clinical anatomy, pharmacology and reproductive physiology. They are applied to the clinical cases of the equine clinic.
- participate to clinical rounds about the cases and to orthopaedic exams, surgeries, exams in internal medicine and reproduction in equines.
- participate to examinations and follow-up of horses admitted in consultation and hopitalization in the equine clinic.
Detailed explanations of each of the 3 weeks of clinical activity are given in the instruction of the course VETE2084-A-a: Clinique des équidés on e-campus.
The first day of the clinical rotation, students receive all practical information about their activity during theses rotations.
A program of the specific activities of each day per discipline is announced on the blackboard next to the secretary of the equine clinic (admission).   

Learning outcomes of the learning unit

The aim of this clinic isto give the stiudents the opportunity to put into practice notions of equine semiology, equine clinical anatomy, pharmacology, anaesthesia, physiology and medicine acquired during 1st and 2nd blocks of the master.
 

Prerequisite knowledge and skills

-Semiology of companion animals and equids (partim equids) (Master 1)
- General medicine, dentistry and surgery of companion animals and equids (partim equids) (Master 1)
- Equine anatomy, including anatomy of the reproductive system (Bac)
- Clinical anatomy (partim equids) (Master 1)
- Physiology, including reproduction physiology (Bac)
- Pharmacology (Master 1)
- Biosecurity (Master 1)
- Anaesthesia (if given during Master 1)

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

See practical informations on  E Campus, course VETE2084-A-a: Clinique des Equidés
During the clinical rotation of this teaching unit, various learning activities are organized to permit students to obtain clinical skills listed in the section "Master 2: equine clinic" of the Log book of clinical skills. This list is available on e-campus, course VETE2084-4 "Log book of Master". The student has to validate (signature by a professor, assistant, intern) each of the skills in the electronic version of the log book when performed.
Furthermore, during the clinical rotation the student has to ask the electronic validation of  clinical cases (2nd part of the log book of master: file with all the clinical cases followed during the clinical rotations under the supervision of a membre of the faculty). This file will be compiled during the masters in the course VETE2099 Intégration des compétences.
A "clinical skill" can only be validated if performed correctly and actively under the direct supervision of a qualified member of the staff (professor, assistant, resident, intern or technician according to the skill). Only assisting to a seminar or practical exercice is not sufficient.
A "clinical case" can only be validated if the student has participated actively to the exam (case history, clinical and special exam, necropsy, complimentary exam and discussed with a staff member about the differential diagnosis and/or the treatment. Only doeing a general exam or giving a medication is not sufficient.

Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)

Students will take part to (1) clinical rounds (2) consultations (3) complementary diagnostic tests (4) oral sessions Practically, the rules aplied to the students in rotation in the equine clinic are available on the Master 2 web site, on E Campus, and in the french version.
See section evaluation in the general description of the "clinic of equids"

Organisational adjustments related to the current health context

Recommended or required readings

See prerequistes
Additional notes available on E campus (course VETE2084-A-a: Clinique des équidés)
 

Assessment methods and criteria

Below you will find information on the evaluation methods planned for in-person and remote exams as well as those planned for hybrid sessions. Depending on how the health crisis evolves, the chosen method will be communicated to you no later than one month before the start of the exam session.

The final mark is composed of:
(1) A prerequisite test at the beginning of the clinical rotations in the equine clinic (2) A written test at the end of the clinical rotations in the equine clinic (3) A practical test (4) Evaluation of the human and scientific qualities during the 3 weeks of clinical rotation in the equine clinic
The details of the evaluation of this clinic are given in the french version.
5. Validation of the clinical skills log book
At least 90 % of the log book has to be validated. Otherwise. This will automatically result in an absence note for this teaching unit.

Work placement(s)

Organizational remarks

Contacts

Coordinator for the equine clinic : Sigrid Grulke (sgrulke@uliege.be) Pedagogic support:  Audrey Fraipont (audrey.fraipont@uliege.be)   Secretary : Clinique Equine, Bâtiment B41 Sylvie Mathonet (04/366 41 03) Catherine Strauven (04/366 41 44); Yves Doyen (04/366 41 03)
Coordinator for each of the clinical rotations :

« Chirurgie et orthopédie des équidés»; coordinatrice = Sigrid Grulke (sgrulke@uliege.be)
« Anesthésiologie et gardes»: coordinatrice = Charlotte Sandersen (charlotte.sandersen@uliege.be)
« Médecine interne et reproduction des équidés»; coordinatrice = Hélène Amory (helene.amory@uliege.be)