Advanced Course in Diagnosing, Monitoring and Controlling Parasitic Disease

The course aims to provide an in-depth analysis of parasitic diseases of companion animals (domestic carnivores and non-conventional pets) and bees, focusing on skills that will allow the student to choose and undertake the most correct diagnostic procedure depending on the host species and their breeding/maintenance conditions, as well as implementing the most appropriate monitoring, prophylaxis and control plans in the context of medical-veterinary, exhibition/recreational, breeding facilities, and shelters.

Applying knowledge and understanding
At the end of the course, acquired advanced skills in diagnostic techniques, monitoring, prophylaxis, and control plans for parasitic diseases (including fungal aetiology) will allow the students to apply this knowledge in the previously described contexts of companion animals and honey bee medicine. In particular, they will be able to create specific monitoring, prophylaxis, and control plans for the different host species depending on the management conditions and correctly choose and carry out the most appropriate parasitological diagnostic techniques.
Making judgments: the students will be able to choose and use autonomously the most appropriate parasitological diagnostic techniques in relation to different hosts and contexts; thanks to the acquired skills, they will also be able to choose and critically discuss monitoring, prophylaxis, and control plans.
Communication: the students will be able to express themselves with scientifically appropriate terminology referring to parasitic diseases of companion animals and bees and present and discuss parasitological analyses' results through adequate reporting. Further, they will be able to scientifically clearly discuss among peers the monitoring, prophylaxis, and control plans in different management conditions and explain them to non-experts
Learning skills: the students will acquire an adequate study method and good mental organization, which will allow him to choose the parasitological diagnostic techniques and to apply the most suitable monitoring, prophylaxis and control plans in any new situations, with the help of the available sources of knowledge.