Equine clinical module, 3 weeks

Duration

Applied semiology, care and anaesthesia of equines : 17,5h Clin.
Internal equine medicine, intensive care and on-call duty : 27,5h Clin.
Equine surgery, anaesthetics and orthopaedics, intensive care and on-call duty : 25h Clin.

Number of credits

Lecturer

Applied semiology, care and anaesthesia of equines : Audrey Fraipont, Charlotte Sandersen
Internal equine medicine, intensive care and on-call duty : Hélène Amory, Carlota Cesarini Latorre, Geoffroy de la Rebière de Pouyade, Stefan Deleuze, Audrey Fraipont, Sigrid Grulke, N..., Alexandra Salciccia, Charlotte Sandersen
Equine surgery, anaesthetics and orthopaedics, intensive care and on-call duty : Hélène Amory, Carlota Cesarini Latorre, Geoffroy de la Rebière de Pouyade, Stefan Deleuze, Audrey Fraipont, Sigrid Grulke, N..., Alexandra Salciccia, Charlotte Sandersen

Substitute(s)

Internal equine medicine, intensive care and on-call duty : Stefan Deleuze
Equine surgery, anaesthetics and orthopaedics, intensive care and on-call duty : Stefan Deleuze

Coordinator

Audrey Fraipont

Language(s) of instruction

French language

Organisation and examination

All year long, with partial in January

If a student fails an examination during the first term:

• They are permitted to resit the assessed subject during the second term (May-June);

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)

- Radiographic Anatomy and Surgical Anatomy of Companion Animals - Equine Part (Master 1)

- Physiology, including reproduction physiology (Bac)

- Pharmacology (Master 1)

- Biosecurity (Bac)

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 "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. Complete information about the LogBook can be found in the course "VETE0000-4 LogBook of Master".

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 Cross-cutting professional activities.

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)

Face-to-face course


Further information:

Face-to-face course


Additional information:

Students will take part to (1) clinical rounds (2) consultations (3) complementary diagnostic tests care of hospitalized animals, and (4) the review of clinical examination findings and applied clinical anatomy in relation to clinical cases, as well as the performance of practical clinical procedures in the skills laboratory under the supervision of a clinical assistant
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"

 

Any absence from the Equine Clinic must be justified by email to the coordinator(s) of the relevant clinical week(s): H. Amory for the Equine Internal Medicine week; A. Salciccia and C. Sandersen for the Surgery, Orthopaedics and Anaesthesia week; and A. Fraipont for the on-call duty week. A copy of the email must also be sent to Ms Marine Counhaye (M.Counhaye@uliege.be) and Ms Clara Compère (C.Compere@uliege.be).

The absence must also be reported by telephone to the Equine Clinic secretariat at 04/366 41 74 or, if there is no answer, at 04/366 41 03 or 04/366 41 44.

In the event of an absence for medical reasons, a medical certificate must additionally be submitted to the Equine Clinic secretariat or sent by email to Ms Marine Counhaye (M.Counhaye@uliege.be) and Ms Clara Compère (C.Compere@uliege.be) as soon as possible.

Any absence must be made up according to arrangements agreed upon with the person(s) responsible for the relevant clinical week.

Any unjustified absence or inappropriate behaviour during clinical activities may result in a reduction of the grade awarded for the Equine Clinic.

Recommended or required readings

Platform(s) used for course materials:
- eCampus


Further information:

See prerequistes and Equine Medicine (VETE2080)

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

 

Assessment methods and criteria

Continuous assessment

Out-of-session test(s)


Further information:

Continuous assessment

Out-of-session test(s)


Additional information:

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

All information and documents relating to these clinical rotations are available on e-Campus (course VETE2084 "Clinique des équidés", section "Practical Information - Equine Clinic").

Meeting point:

You are generally required to report to the clinic every morning at 8:30 a.m. (with some exceptions, for example during your on-call week). The meeting point is specific to each clinical week and is detailed later in this document.

Equipment and dress code:

You must wear a clean, dark-coloured, long-sleeved coverall, which must be worn fully closed (with the upper part pulled up over the shoulders and the zip fully closed), or bordeaux surgical scrubs (trousers and scrub top).

You must also wear clean boots or waterproof safety shoes, as well as a badge (MANDATORY) displaying your name and year of study.

You must bring your basic clinical examination equipment (stethoscope, thermometer, percussion hammer and pleximeter, medical light, pen, paper, etc.). In addition, for (bio)safety reasons, hair must be tied back, nails must be kept short, and jewellery must not be worn.

For the Surgery and Anaesthesiology weeks and during on-call duties, you must additionally bring surgical trousers and a surgical scrub top (not bordeaux), clean shoes reserved exclusively for use in the operating theatre, and a white apron. The white apron must be worn over your surgical scrubs to protect them until you enter the operating theatre.

Schedule:

• The general schedule for your clinical, paraclinical and theoretical teaching activities is available on the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine website under the "Schedule" section.
• For this teaching unit, you will generally attend the clinic from 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 noon, Monday to Friday, except on public holidays and during your on-call weeks. Attendance will be recorded every morning.
• In addition, you will take part in night and weekend on-call duties in subgroups together with third-year Master's students. The detailed on-call schedule, as well as additional information regarding these duties, is available on e-Campus in the "Clinique des équidés" course, under "Practical Information - Equine Clinic".

Contacts

Coordinator for the equine clinic : Audrey Fraipont (audrey.fraipont@uliege.be)
 
Secretary :  Marine Counhaye or Clara Compère (04/366 41 74)

Coordinator for each of the clinical rotations :

« Médecine interne des équidés et gardes» : Dr. Hélène Amory (Helene.Amory@uliege.be)

« Chirurgie-orthopédie et anesthésie des équidés»: Dr. Alexandra Salciccia (Alexandra.Salciccia@uliege.be) et Dr. Charlotte Sandersen (charlotte.sandersen@uliege.be)

« Soins intensifs et gardes» : Dr. Audrey Fraipont (audrey.fraipont@uliege.be)

 

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