Duration
50h Th, 6h Pcl Pr.
Number of credits
| Veterinary surgeon | 6 crédits |
Lecturer
Coordinator
Language(s) of instruction
French language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the first semester, review in January
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
The course will address the different types of lesions, their pathogeny, propagation and nomenclature, together with the underlying causes, in domestic animals.
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
The aim of the general pathology course is to make the student familiar with the morphological and functional alterations underlying clinical diseases. In particular, the emphasis will be put on the vocabulary used to describe lesions and the lesional pathogeny.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
Courses of histology, anatomy and physiology given during the first three years of veterinary education.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)
Face-to-face course
Additional information:
The course includes two parts:
- The theoretical course of general pathology
- Paraclinical exercises, in part online, in part in the necropsy room
The theoretical course is 50 hours and is given in amhitheatre.
Paraclinical exercises consist of three sessions. The first is given online and describes the general method of necropsy. The sessions in the necropsy room aim at implementing the method of identification of the lesions and of building of the morphological diagnosis. These sessions might be adapted according to the country health situation and to the renovation works in the autopsy room.
Recommended or required readings
Power point course notes: eCampus
Suggested reference books:
- Kumar, V. et al. (2021) Robbins & Cotran pathologic basis of disease. 10th edition. Philadelphia: Elsevier, 1379 p.
- Zachary, J. F. (2022) Pathologic basis of veterinary disease. 7th edition. St Louis: Elsevier, 1490 p.
The evaluation takes the form of an oral examination (15 minutes) with a preparation phase (30 minutes) for the theoretical part. The practical part of the exam consists in an oral examination (5 minutes) after preparation (5 minutes). A different person evaluates each part of the exam (theory and practice). The first part of the exam consists of two synthesis questions (30 points each) and five definitions (10 points). The second part of the exam deals with the interpretation and the building of an adequate lesional diagnosis based on three gross pictures (10 points each, i.e. 30 points for this part of the exam). The final, global, is considered indivisible.
Work placement(s)
Organisational remarks and main changes to the course
The attendance to paraclinical exercises is mandatory. In the case of an absence not justified by a medical certificate, the student will not be admitted to the first examination period.
The attendance to practical works is also mandatory for students which attended the course the year before and failed to get the credits.
Contacts
M. Garigliany
E-mail: mmgarigliany@uliege.be
Phone: 04/3664075