Duration
66h Th
Number of credits
| Veterinary surgeon | 8 crédits |
Lecturer
Hélène Amory, Valeria Busoni, Carlota Cesarini Latorre, Stefan Deleuze, Sigrid Grulke, N..., Jérôme Ponthier, Didier Serteyn
Substitute(s)
Coordinator
Language(s) of instruction
French language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the second semester
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
The course includes 9 main chapters, all of them including the equine species:
- Diseases of the locomotor system
- Diseases of the digestive and hepato-biliary system
- Diseases of the respiratory system
- Diseases of the nervous system
- Diseases of the cardiovascular system
- Diseases of the reproductive system
- Diseases of the foal
- Management of cutaneous masses
- Clinical nutrition
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
This course describes the diseases most frequently encountered in equids. Using a problem-based approach, a differential diagnosis of the problem will be given. Therefore, the diseases will be described, with a special emphasis on the clinical signs, the risk factors, the diagnostic methods, the prognosis, and the treatment. A specific chapter will be devoted to medical imaging of the locomotor system, abdomen, thorax and head. Basic concepts of clinical nutrition and genetic counselling will be included.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
VETE0501-1 - Radio-anatomie et anatomie chirurgicale des animaux domestiques
VETE2064-1 - Pathologie générale des animaux domestiques
VETE2068-1 - Médecine, dentisterie et chirurgie générales des animaux de compagnie et des équidés, y compris principes d'EBM
VETE2070-1 - Maladies infectieuses et parasitaires (MIP) des équidés, y compris les zoonoses
VETE2073-1 - Nutrition et alimentation spéciales des animaux domestiques
VETE2074-1 - Génétique quantitative : Sélection des animaux domestiques
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lectures, flipped classrooms, resolution of clinical cases in lectures room.
Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)
This theoretical course does not contain seminars or workshops but is largely illustrated by slides and videos of clinical cases and by the participation, during the block 2, to the equine clinic.
Recommended or required readings
Suggested readings :
Manual of Equine Reproduction. Blanchard T., Varner D., Schumacker J., Love C., Brinsko S., Rigby S. 2nd Ed. Mosby Ed 2003 ISBN: 0-323-01713-4
Manual of Equine Practice. Rose R.J., Hodson D.R., 2nd Edition, Saunders Cie, Ed 2000, ISBN : 9780721686653
Notes available on the Veterinary Faculty website (E campus).
Any session :
- In-person
written exam ( multiple-choice questionnaire, open-ended questions )
- Remote
written exam
- If evaluation in "hybrid"
preferred in-person
Additional information:
The evaluation is organised as a written examination including multiple choice questions (MCQs) and open assay questions.