Small Animal and New Companion Animal Clinics

The course aims to provide the students a basic, practical education for the correct clinical management of the main soft tissues surgical diseases, of the orthopedic and trauma patient, of the main dermatological and internal medicine diseases , of the main reproductive diseases, of contraception and of the neonate patient in dogs and cats, as well as of the new companion animals main diseases. In detail students should learn, apply, deal autonomously, and communicate efficiently, basic knowledge about etiopathogenesis, clinical workup and clinical management of the main soft tissues surgical diseases, orthopedics and traumatology, of the main internal medicine diseases, of the main reproductive diseases, of contraception and of neonatal diseases in dogs and cats, as well as of new companion animals diseases.

t the end of the course, the students should be able to recommend the most correct clinical workup to make a diagnosis and to plan the most adequate treatment for the main soft tissues surgical diseases, orthopedic and trauma patient, for the main dermatological and internal medicine diseases, for the main reproductive diseases, for contraception and for neonatal diseases in dogs and cats, as well as for new companion animals diseases.
In detail, they should demonstrate:
1) Knowledge and understanding:
The student should demonstrate to have learnt etiopathogenesis, clinical workup and clinical management of the main soft tissues surgical diseases, orthopedics and traumatology, of the main dermatological and internal medicine diseases, of the main reproductive diseases, of contraception and of neonatal diseases in dogs and cats, as well as of new companion animal diseases
2) Applying knowledge and understandings:
The student should demonstrate to be able to apply knowledge to make a correct diagnosis and to correctly manage the main soft tissues surgical diseases, the orthopedic and trauma patient, the main dermatological and internal medicine diseases, the main reproductive diseases, contraception and the neonate patient in dogs and cats, as well as the new companion animal main diseases.
3) Making judgements:The student should demonstrate to have acquire ability to deal autonomously the clinical management of the main soft tissues surgical diseases, orthopedics and traumatology, of the main dermatological and internal medicine diseases, of the main reproductive diseases, of contraception and of neonatal diseases in dogs and cats, as well as of new companion animal diseases
4)    Communication skills:The student should demonstrate to have learnt to efficiently communicate to owners, colleagues, public or private institutions, in oral or written form, using correct medical terms, the clinical workup and the clinical management of the main soft tissues surgical diseases, the orthopedic and trauma patient, the main dermatological and internal medicine diseases, the main reproductive diseases, contraception and the neonate patient in dogs and cats, as well as the new companion animal main diseases.
5) Ability to continue the study autonomously throughout life: Thanks to a schematic and repetitive approach of the frontal lessons in which explicit reference is made to the recovery of iconographic, video and bibliographic sources, the student is taught a method of studying diseases main surgical pathologies of soft tissues, orthopedics and traumatology, of the main metabolic, infectious and dermatological medical pathologies and of the main pathologies of reproduction, contraception and management of the newborn in dogs and cats, as well as unconventional animals. The theoretical information and the same process of elaboration of the reasoning to the study will be used in carrying out the practical exercises for the clinical-diagnostic and therapeutic framework of the clinical case.