Veterinary Surgery
VETS9007
Students will participate in second opinion, referral, in-house and primary accession consultations with the University Veterinary Teaching Hospital, Sydney Surgery Service. They will participate in surgical procedures performed by the surgery service. Students will perform surgical procedures on primary accession cases and participate in a teaching hospital desexing program. They will be closely supervised by a surgery specialist or surgery referral registrar. Case management will be discussed at daily surgery rounds and on a case-by-case basis with clinical instructors. At the end of this unit of study, students will: Apply effective problem solving skills, including consideration of differential diagnoses, and the use of appropriate and cost effective diagnostic aids to diagnose the common surgical conditions of small animals; Develop and implement appropriate surgical techniques for common conditions in small animals; Communicate effectively with clients regarding the management, treatment and relevant costs involved with the surgical conditions of their animals; Communicate effectively, orally and through appropriate sources of veterinary literature, with fellow veterinarians within the University and wider veterinary community; Work effectively individually and part of a team, including provision of support and advice to junior and senior colleagues; Demonstrate an ability to adapt to an environment of change and make decisions and act accordingly in unpredictable circumstances that might be encountered in small animal surgery; Demonstrate an ability to instruct/supervise junior colleagues in ovariohysterectomy and castration of small animals, through practical and theoretical demonstration of knowledge of the anatomy of the abdominal wall, urogenital tract, anatomical features that may complicate or facilitate ovariohysterectomy/ castration, advantages and disadvantages of open and closed castration.
Unit of study details
Unit of study level: Postgraduate
Credit points: 6
Commencing semesters: 1, 2
Further unit of study information
Unit of study handbook: VETS9007
Costs and scholarships information: Costs and Scholarships
Final dates to withdraw from units of study: Census Dates
Available for study abroad and exchange: No