Training Course 01a: Dermopathology: Diagnostic and Internal Medicine Findings

Skin pathologies are numerous, very common and above all they are the clinical conditions most frequently observed in practice and with which the graduate is most often engaged. For these reasons their knowledge is essential for the acquisition of the One Day Competences of the Veterinary Physician required by EAEVE. Moreover, for this branch of veterinary knowledge there are also a European College (ECVD) and an American College (ACVD) that recognize skin diseases as a relevant specialist subject. This course focuses on the diagnostic pathological approach to the dermatologic patient in a variety of conditions. In addition, it is intended to provide the student with knowledge and skills related to common internist situations related to cutaneous diseases of varying pathogenesis in small animals. A systematic, case-based, problem-oriented approach (POA) will be used to achieve this goal.

Knowledge and understanding
The course aims to provide the student with basic knowledge and skills necessary for the correct pathological diagnostic approach from the macroscopic to the microscopic and, in selected cases, the internal pathway of the dermatological patient The student must know the main laboratory techniques used in dermatopathology as part of an integrated diagnostic process that starts from the macroscopic to the microscopic findings. The student must also know the most frequent cutaneous pathologies of dogs and cats and their association with possible internal medicine pictures.
Ability to apply knowledge and understanding
The student must know how to perform diagnostic pathological investigations knowing the methods of sampling of appropriate material to be submitted to the diagnostic laboratory. The student must also know how to interpret the results of the diagnostics and, when applicable, know the internal medicine correlates to the corresponding skin diseases.
Autonomy of Judgment
Independently, the student must know how to correctly search for and subsequently use information obtained from scientific databases and recent texts on dermatopathology and internal medicine.
Communication skills
The student must be able to adequately communicate to the study group and to the faculty the contents of scientific papers related to topics developed during the course of study.
Ability to Learn
The student must demonstrate an adequate method of study and learning aimed at the practical application of the notions learned during the course in order to act appropriately when faced with a problem of skin pathology.