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 |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 10 |
ECTS Credits | 5 |
| Summary | 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 |
| Course description |
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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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | Must have vet degree |
| High Demand Course? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2022/23, Available to all students (SV1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Block 1 (Sem 1) |
| Course Start Date |
19/09/2022 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
100
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Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
98 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
100% in-course assessment |
| Feedback |
Not entered |
| No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Select appropriate restraint techniques and drugs in order to safely immobilise and move wild animals of the major species groups
- Select and devise appropriate diagnostic and therapeutic regimes for wild animals of the major species groups
- Interpret the results of diagnostic tests appropriately and recognise the limitations of tests
- Discuss how veterinary techniques inter-relate with and inform other disciplines involved Conservation Medicine
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Not entered |
| 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 |
| Keywords | Veterinary techniques,clinical,pathology |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Neil Anderson
Tel: (0131 6)51 7421
Email: |
Course secretary | Ms Carina McIntosh
Tel: (0131 6)51 7475
Email: |
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