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2025-2026 / VETE2087-1

Interdisciplinary skills (decision making and interpersonal skills)

Veterinary management of animal resources

Reaching a joint decision in veterinary consultation

Professional veterinary management

Duration

Veterinary management of animal resources : 17,5h PCL
Reaching a joint decision in veterinary consultation : 17,5h PCL
Professional veterinary management : 17,5h PCL

Number of credits

 Veterinary surgeon2 crédits 

Lecturer

Veterinary management of animal resources : Nicolas Antoine-Moussiaux, Jean-François Cabaraux, Marianne Diez, Jean-Luc Hornick, Marc Vandenheede
Reaching a joint decision in veterinary consultation : Catherine Delguste, Sonia Parrilla Hernandez
Professional veterinary management : Nicolas Antoine-Moussiaux

Coordinator

Catherine Delguste

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

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Veterinary management of animal resources

This teaching aims to guide students in their ethical reflection regarding the various uses of animals by humans.

Reaching a joint decision in veterinary consultation

This activity aims to sensitize students to the importance of communication in veterinary consultation.
It is based on an adaptation of the "Calgary-Cambridge" model.

Professional veterinary management

The activity aims at helping the student to anticipate his initial steps as a professional.

Learning outcomes of the learning unit

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Veterinary management of animal resources

At the end of this teaching unit, the student will be able to analyze an ethical question relating to the use of animals by humans, based on scientific knowledge, and to debate it by exchanging their opinions with respect for other participants.

Reaching a joint decision in veterinary consultation

Development of students analysis and comprehension skills about communication with clients in veterinary consultation.

Professional veterinary management

At the end of this activity, the student should be able to consider and discuss his/her professional future, as well as practical modalities of private medicine exercise and strategic planning (incl. SWOT analysis).

Prerequisite knowledge and skills

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Veterinary management of animal resources

Knowledge in relation to courses related to the management of animal resources

Reaching a joint decision in veterinary consultation

UE VETE2060-1

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

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Veterinary management of animal resources

The activities are described in detail on the eCampus website.

Monday: presentation of activities by the supervisor.  Distribution of roles: the group of students will be divided into two and each group will choose a topic to prepare.

From Tuesday to Thursday: research (bibliographic and other) and preparation of the Friday debate.

Friday: presentation in French of the research and general discussion with the supervisor and several teachers. 

Reaching a joint decision in veterinary consultation

Mainly based on role games

Professional veterinary management

- 3 activities in face-to-face

- video material on the e-learning platform

- homeworks, described on the first activity.

- simulation game

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

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Veterinary management of animal resources

Face-to-face course

Reaching a joint decision in veterinary consultation

Face-to-face course


Additional information:

Presential

Professional veterinary management

* online video content
* presential activities, involving the Union Professionnelle Vétérinaire

Recommended or required readings

Voir les engagements des divers composants de l'unité d'enseignement/see the components of the unit.

Veterinary management of animal resources

Platform(s) used for course materials:
- eCampus

Reaching a joint decision in veterinary consultation

Platform(s) used for course materials:
- eCampus


Further information:

See eCampus platform

 

Handbook of veterinary communication skills (2010) C Gray & J Moffett, Wiley-Blackwell

 

Calgary Cambridge model:

http://www.med.ucalgary.ca/education/learningresources

Assessment methods and criteria

Written work / report

Continuous assessment


Further information:

Voir les engagements des divers composants de l'unité d'enseignement/see the components of the unit.

 

The final grade is an average of scores obtained in each component  (VETEA-a, C-a), conditioned by the validation of the activity VETE2087D-a (in a mode yes/no).

However, if the score of one component is <10, the lowest score will be reported as the final grade.

During the second session, only components for which a insufficient mark was obtained must be reviewed. The scores greater than or equal to 10 are carried over from one year to another in case of failure in the second session.

Veterinary management of animal resources

Written work / report


Further information:

Students will be evaluated on the basis of their work in preparing the chosen topic, as well as their active participation in the debate.  The evaluation is carried out by a panel of teachers.

Reaching a joint decision in veterinary consultation

The evaluation concerns the student's respect of general instructions, and the evaluation of a group work at the end of the activity.
Participation is mandatory.
In case of absence or insufficiency, a written report is requested.

Professional veterinary management

Exam(s) in session

Any session

- In-person

oral exam


Additional information:

 / 

Work placement(s)

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Organizational remarks

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Reaching a joint decision in veterinary consultation

At the "Skill Lab", 9 a.m. on the first day (road 15)

Contacts

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Veterinary management of animal resources

marc.vandenheede@uliege.be

Reaching a joint decision in veterinary consultation

Catherine Delguste, cdelguste@uliege.be

Sonia Parrilla Hernandez, sparrilla@uliege.be 

Professional veterinary management

Nicolas Antoine-Moussiaux
e-mail: nantoine@uliege.be
tel office 04 366 4142
 

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