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Summary of the Profile
General Description:
Objective(s) of a study programme:
Prepare veterinary specialist, having professional qualification of veterinary small animal therapist, having sufficient experience to diagnose and treat different types of small animals, capable to apply the acquired knowledge, skills and abilities in practical work, rationally applying modern diagnostic and treatment methods, capable of functioning in extreme conditions in case of urgency.
Learning outcomes:
To be able to carry out a general animal clinical study to identify clinical satus and assess its level of difficulty; to create the necessary diagnostic tests plan; to be able to interpret the results of the primary (medical history, clinical examination) and secondary (interpretation of the results and the planning, carrying out and interpreting additional results ) surveys; to determine the animal's symptoms causes differential diagnosis; provide an appropriate individual animal treatment plan and discuss it with the owner of the animals; to be able to evaluate possible drug interactions and possible side effects, and the effectiveness of the prescribed treatment.
To be able to recognize medical emergency requiring states to provide first aid, according to the current guidelines; to provide initial trauma; to be able to provide emergency assistance and to treat animals requiring emergency.
To be able to take material for morphological, biochemical, microbiological, coprological, toxicological, or other diagnostic tests.
To be able to perform biological fluids morphological, biochemical, immunological and other materials coprologicall, microbiological investigations peculiarities; to be able to evaluate and analyze the results.
Apply modern animal noninfectious diseases diagnostic and treatment methods.
Prepare and defend papers, residency thesis, prepare publications.
Activities of teaching and learning:
Apply various teaching and learning methods: lectures, seminars, group discussions with resident doctors, clinics work with patients. Daily activities Journal refill, the thesis preparation and defense of the settlement commission.
Abilities and skills acquired through clinical examination and treatment of patients, providing emergency aid. Preventive measures knowledge and application of knowledge. Hospital treatment of patients in intensive care during the night duty. Working with the resident doctors and doctors / professors therapists examine different non-infectious diseases.
Methods of assessment of learning achievements:
Participation in the theoretical lectures, seminars and group activity discussions. It required in the annual lectures, seminars and group discussion schedule to be settled at least 75% of the theoretical sessions during the relevant topics. Published settlement alignment with the previous year residents or individual schedule.
Settlement takes place orally and in writing at the end of each cycle, according to the inventory cycle requirements. Payment in the form of a written test takes place, are open and closed type questions / tasks in the clinical situation. Graded ten-point grading system.
Regular clinical work, diagnostic procedures for the proper execution and / or interpretation of the assessment of weekly review of the activities of daily journal and task completion confirming residency head stamp.
Residency base veterinarians reviews (written in free form or questionnaire principle) of the resident work working independently and in a team at the end of each cycle. Feedback recorded as an additive to the daily activities of Journal.
The cycle time to gain practical skills and abilities graded ten-point grading system and recorded in the daily activity journal and residents of credit tests book.
The thesis topic can offer the resident himself or a resident manager. Preliminary scientific subject, the subject matter and methods are discussed and approved in the beginning of resident studies. Thesis defended in qualification commission meeting.
Framework:
Study subjects (modules), practical training:
The program consists of mandatory and optional cycles, covering theory, practical work and self-employment.
Mandatory cycles focused on small animal veterinarian therapist's clinical knowledge and skills deepening of non-infectious diseases diagnostic and treatment areas for each species. Veterinary non-infectious diseases clinical diagnostic, medical and therapeutic treatment and prevention knowledge, abilities and skills, and the uptake of knowledge in practical work. Optional cycles for one to delve into any narrow field of veterinary medicine (eg., Small animal anesthesia and analgesia deepen skills).
Specialisations:
Optional courses:
Residents studies offered free to choose to study optional disciplines cycle of the block is: Data from published clinical evaluation and application in practice; Hormonal regulation and its disorders; Small Animal Toxicology; Small animal anesthesia and analgesia; Emergency aid for small animals.
Distinctive features of a study programme:
The program is designed, according to the Lithuanian legislation, the European Parliament and Council Directive 2005/36 / EC of the EFNS / EBN recommendations veterinarian therapist training. The program is based on theoretical studies and practical integration of the first year of study. Practical and theoretical skills acquired in the course absorbed in helping the University professors/veterinary doctors - specialists of residency base. Small animal therapy residency program for individual cycles is accredited LUHS VA L.Kriaučeliūno Small Animal Clinic, Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology Laboratory, as well as animal reproduction laboratory performing the cutting edge of the blood and semen samples. Pathology Center, providing wider opportunities for diagnosis: histologic evaluation samples. LUHS VA L.Kriaučeliūnas Small Animal Clinic is located near the center of Kaunas, provides excellent opportunities for a resident to participate in events at the Academy, to provide emergency assistance to clinics patients. It is also convenient for residents to use LUHS VA Library, conduct research works of literature analysis, to find the necessary information diagnosis issues.
Access to professional activity or further study:
Access to professional activity:
Veterinarian of small animal therapist practical work can work in both public and private institutions which have a license to provide animal care and treatment services. Veterinary doctor's license gives the State Food and Veterinary Service, on submisssion of a veterinary medicine degree diploma. Also, small animal veterinarian therapist can work in a scientific-research and educational work in higher education institutions, to build their own business. Employment opportunities after completion of the veterinary small animal therapy residency program excellent.
Access to further study:
Degree granting third-tier doctoral studies.
