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Veterinary diagnostic imaging

Language of instruction

lithuanian

Qualification degree and (or) qualification to be awarded

Place of delivery

Kaunas, A. Mickevičiaus g. 9, LT-44307

Institution that has carried out assessment

Studijų kokybės vertinimo centras

Institution that has performed accreditation, accreditation term

Studijų kokybės vertinimo centras, 10/11/2030

Data provided or updated (date)

8/2/2017

Order on accreditation

SV6-59
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Summary of the Profile

General Description:
Objective(s) of a study programme:
main objective of imaging veterinary diagnostics is to prepare veterinarian specialist that has veterinarian – veterinarian specialist of imaging diagnostic qualification, which would be able to apply his knowledge and his abilitys in practical work.
Learning outcomes:
1. Make specialist which would be honorable and honest with patients and their owners, hold on to veterinary medicine ethic norms, good veterinary medicine practice requirements, be critical to himself and others, be able to have compassion for patients and his owners, be creative and initiative.
2. After residency graduation be able to evaluate his competence in imagining veterinary diagnostics and in side specialty’s, and if necessary ask for help. Have knowledge in new visual methods that are used in veterinary medicine, could work be himself, solve problems and make decisions, work and communicate in team with other specialists, could organize work and plan his work time.
3. Be able to: evaluate patient’s condition by veterinary medicines documents, gather correct (reasonable or necessary) anamnesis for radiological examination, evaluate selective and purposive radiological test’s, complete radiological conclusion, recommend additional test’s.
4. Be able to: explain patient’s owners the propose and objective of the examination, explain examination course, examination’s possible risk, discus the examination results and further need examinations with owner’s and colleges. Correctly fill veterinarian documents.
5. Be able to: identify somatic condition, give urgent help when it’s necessary, treat animals with valid recommendations, which need urgent help.
6. Be able to: assess indications for radiologic examination, make optimal plan for patient, and make radiodiagnostic examinations, intervention procedures while controlling them with radiological view.
7. Be able to: evaluate separate body parts, using different methods, make radiological signs differential diagnostics.
8. Be able to: evaluate indications for ultrasound examination, make optimal plane for patient, know how to configure ultrasound machine for work.
9. Be able to: evaluate different body part ultrasound examinations results, make differential diagnosis, interventional procedures while controlling with ultrasound.
10. Be able to: evaluate indications for endoscopic examination, make optimal examination plan for patient, be able to configure the endoscope machine, prepare fibroscopic machine for work.
11. Be able to: evaluate endoscopic examination results, make differential diagnostic, make interventional procedures while controlling with endoscope.
12. Be able to: evaluate the risk for patient’s health apply right and rational methods to lower the risk, apply control for infection disease, evaluate the risk of own profession action’s for own health and take action to reduce it.
13. Be able to: recognize, analyze pathological radiological, ultrasound and endoscope signs. Always improve learning all life in veterinary radiology, ultrasonography, endoscopy diagnostic procedures, be able to apply theoretic knowledge in practice, be able to share knowledge with younger colleges, be able to make science experiments.
Activities of teaching and learning:
Variety of teaching and study methods: lectures, workshops, consultations, group discussions with others residents and with other department veterinarians. Filling work day’s journal, rare cases presentation, and newest literature presentation. Personal improvement plan filling and execution. Abilities and skills acquired while makings and evaluating radiological examination results, while working with resident manager, participating in discussion of department’s patient’s.
Methods of assessment of learning achievements:
Attendance in lectures, activity in workshops and group discussions are marked in separate journal.
It’s required to report non les then 75 proc. all theoretical activity examined themes by annual lecture and workshop schedule.
Continual clinical work, proper diagnostic procedure execution and/or interpretation evaluation every weak in day’s work journal and assignments execution are confirmed by resident manager’s stamp. Individual analysis of clinical cases and presentation evaluation of consultations as well as weekly meetings should be marked in day work journal and stamped by resident’s manager.
Review of resident work in resident’s base (written in free form or questioner) should be given by the workers in the base. They all are gathered and added to day’s work journal.
In end of each cycle or end of the cycle theme can be done by word or writing. Settlement can be given in test form with open and closed questions/assignments. Clinical situations can be given, some cycles can be settled by presenting cycle’s theme. Evaluating in a ten points scale.
Resident final theses theme can be suggested by resident or resident’s manager. Resident’s final theses is confirmed by resident commission.
Study program is finished when final theses is written and defended by the theme that offered by resident or his manager. Final theses must have research and practical work elements. Material for the final theses are clinical cases, experiments and diagnostic procedure made by resident. Material is collected working on his own or attending in practice at studying base.
Framework:
Study subjects (modules), practical training:
Study subjects (modules), practical training:
The program consists of mandatory and optional cycles, covering theory, practical work and self–employment as well as all the major veterinary diagnostic imaging area is needed in veterinary medicine–veterinary diagnostic imaging specialist qualification.
Of required cycles resident learns basic veterinary radiology things, small and large animals radiological anatomy and pathology – congenital and acquired abnormalities, inflammatory changes, malignant and non–malignant tumors, degenerative changes and systematic diseases, injuries, and other situations, post–operative changes in – diagnostic large and small animal imaging (X–ray, CT), ultrasound and endoscopic diagnostic methods.
Selectable cycles for one to delve into any narrow field of veterinary diagnostic imaging. Mandatory Cycles:
Basics of veterinary radiology – 6 ECTS
Small animal radiological examination – 30 ECTS
Small animal ultrasound examination – 18 ECTS
Small animal endoscopic examination – 6 ECTS
Large animal radiological examination – 21 ECTS
Large animal ultrasound examination – 15 ECTSLarge animal endoscopic examination – 6 ECTS
Optional cycles:
Small animal anesthesia and analgesia – 3 ECTS
Topographic anatomy – 3 ECTS
Computer technic – 3 ECTS
Biostatistics – 3 ECTS
Hormonal regulation and its disorders – 3 ECTS
Final theses writing and presentation – 12 ECTS
Specialisations:

Optional courses:
Resident in study time can freely choose wanted study cycle from optional list: small animal anesthesia and analgesia: Topographic anatomy, Computer technic, biostatistics, Hormonal regulation and its disorders.
Distinctive features of a study programme:

Access to professional activity or further study:
Access to professional activity:
Veterinarian – imaging diagnostic veterinarian not only could work practical work, but as well as scientific – researching work and pedagogical work at LUHS VA. Veterinarian – imaging diagnostic veterinarian will be able to consult other veterinarians.
Access to further study:
Seeking for higher scientific qualification, veterinarian that has qualification of veterinarian – imagining diagnostic veterinarian, opportunity may be given to study in PhD.