Postgraduate Course: Veterinary techniques and interventions for Conservation Medicine (VESC11022)
Course Outline
| School | Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies |
College | College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Credits | 10 |
| Home subject area | Veterinary Sciences |
Other subject area | None |
| Course website |
None |
Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | This course will cover the essential veterinary skills and knowledge for dealing with both captive and free-ranging wildlife, including species-specific capture, restraint, anaesthesia and translocation techniques, diagnosis and treatment of disease, clinical pathology, and post-mortem techniques |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | Must have vet degree |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | No |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2013/14 Flexible, Available to all students (SV1)
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Learn enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
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Web Timetable |
Web Timetable |
| Course Start Date |
16/09/2013 |
| Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
100
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Online Activities 150,
Summative Assessment Hours 50,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
0 )
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| Additional Notes |
2 assignments (50% each)
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| Breakdown of Assessment Methods (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
1. Select appropriate restraint techniques and drugs in order to safely immobilise and move wild animals of the major species groups
2. Select and devise appropriate diagnostic and therapeutic regimes for wild animals of the major species groups
3. Interpret the results of diagnostic tests appropriately and recognise the limitations of tests
4. Discuss how veterinary techniques inter-relate with and inform other disciplines involved Conservation Medicine |
Assessment Information
| 100% in-course assessment, which will comprise two assessments each worth 50 % of the final course mark |
Special Arrangements
| It is hoped there would be the opportunity for a stand-alone residential component (optional) teaching practical techniques, e.g. darting and immobilisation, post-mortem examination |
Additional Information
| Academic description |
Not entered |
| Syllabus |
Principles of animal behaviour
Safely perform sedation, general anaesthesia and regional analgesia: assess and control pain
Collect, preserve and transport samples; perform standard practice laboratory techniques; interpret laboratory results and results of other ancillary diagnostic aids and integrate with clinical information
Provide emergency care to all animals
Statutory requirements for animal transport
Demonstrate an understanding of veterinary public health issues and the procedures to follow with notifiable and zoonotic diseases
Perform a basic gross post-mortem examination, record findings, sample tissues and safely store and transport them
Work effectively as part of a multi-disciplinary team in the delivery of services to clients and employers
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| Transferable skills |
Not entered |
| Reading list |
Not entered |
| Study Abroad |
Not entered |
| Study Pattern |
Not entered |
| Keywords | Veterinary techniques, clinical, pathology |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Ms Anna Meredith
Tel: (0131 6)50 6247
Email: Anna.Meredith@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mrs Elizabeth Wright
Tel: (0131 6)51 7363
Email: E.Wright@ed.ac.uk |
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