Unit VETERINARY GYNECOLOGICAL AND ANDROLOGY CLINIC
- Course
- Veterinary medicine
- Study-unit Code
- A000625
- Curriculum
- In all curricula
- Teacher
- Maurizio Monaci
- CFU
- 5
- Course Regulation
- Coorte 2017
- Offered
- 2021/22
- Type of study-unit
- Obbligatorio (Required)
- Type of learning activities
- Attività formativa integrata
VETERINARY GYNAECOLOGY AND ANDROLOGY CLINIC SMALL ANIMALS
| Code | A000624 |
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| CFU | 2 |
| Teacher | Angela Polisca |
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| Hours |
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| Learning activities | Caratterizzante |
| Area | Discipline cliniche veterinarie |
| Academic discipline | VET/10 |
| Type of study-unit | Obbligatorio (Required) |
| Language of instruction | Italian |
| Contents | Clinical aspects of the main pathologies of pregnancy and postpartum. Distocia Clinical aspects of the main pathologies of the male reproductive tract in small animals |
| Reference texts | Guida pratica di riproduzione clinica del cane e del gatto. A Fontbonne X.Levy,E.Fontaine C.Gilson Traduzione e aggiornamento Angela Polisca |
| Educational objectives | Provide notions relating to the clinical aspects of the main pathologies of pregnancy and postpartum in small animals as well as those relating to the reproductive tract in the male D1 - KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING The student must have: 1. Knowledge of female and male diseases of small animals reproduction (diagnosis and therapy) 2. Knowledge of the pathologies of pregnancy, parturition and the puerperium of small animals 3. Knowledge of the main surgical techniques of the male and female genital apparatus of small animals D2 - APPLYNG KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING At the end of the training the student will be able to: 1. Breeding soundness evaluation of small animal reproduction 2. Pregnancy diagnosis 3. Diagnosis and therapy of the main causes of male and female infertility in small animals D3 - MAKING JUDGMENT At the end of the training activity the student will be able to: 1. Perform pregnancy diagnosis 2. Issue a diagnostic procedure and a therapeutic protocol for the main pathologies of small animal reproduction 3. To issue a prognostic judgment of the main pathologies of small animal reproduction D4 - COMMUNICATION SKILLS at the end of the training the student will be able to: 1. Organize, prepare and present, to an audience made up of people of the same level of preparation, a presentation on a specific pathology of the female reproductive system with own evaluations supported by appropriate arguments 2. Support an open debate with people both of equal preparation and experts in different topics, of a regulatory, scientific, procedural and / or technological nature 3. Demonstrate language skills in both written and oral form, as well as the ability to use terminology that is sufficiently appropriate for a correct approach to the profession, also important for job interviews D5 - LEARNING SKILLS At the end of the training activity the student will be able to: 1. Consult and understand scientific texts, including innovative ones, bibliographic updates, regulatory provisions, in such a way as to use them in contexts that are not only usual for the profession, including research, but also original ones 2. Possess a sufficiently broad mastery of the subject to guarantee an acceptable basis for continuing professional development throughout one's life, through continuous education |
| Prerequisites | |
| Teaching methods | Practical activities in groups (5 - 10 students) in OVUD Clinical rotation in small groups (4 - 5 Students) in OVUD or at livestock farms. |
| Other information | |
| Learning verification modality | The exam will be theoretical and practical. The theoretical part will be related to the evaluation of the learning of the themes taught during the course and present in the program. The practical part will include the reading of an echogram related to physiological (pregnancy) and pathological conditions of the genital apparatus in the male and in the female Under 18/30 Lack of minimum knowledge of the subject, of competences and detectable skills, difficulty in focusing of the requested topic and disconnected exposure. 18-20 / 30 Inaccurate focus of the requested topic. Fragmentary knowledge. Uncertain exposure. 22-24 / 30 Identification of the topic, interdisciplinary links good. orderly and proper exposure. 24-26 / 30 Good knowledge of the topic, contextualization and good interdisciplinary links. Ability to make deductions logic and to argue effectively. 26-28 / 30 Good knowledge of the subject, ability to connect interdisciplinary and / or multidisciplinary. Ability to deepen and personal contributions. 28-30 / 30 Excellent knowledge of the exam subject, high capacity for interdisciplinary connections, linguistic accuracy and richness, originality |
| Extended program | Presentation of the course, theoretical and practical topics to be treated, recommended books exam methods Use of ultrasound examination in obstetrics, gynecology and andrology of small animals Disorders of the scrotum, testicular ectopia, testicular tumors, pathologies of the penis and foreskin Prostatic disorders in male dogs Pseudo-pregnancy in the bitch Disorders of pregnancy (toxaemia) Dystocias (maternal and fetal causes) Postpartum disorders in the bitch (endometritis - sub-involution of placental sites - puerperal eclampsia) Dystocias C-section in the bitch Practical lesson Common practices: ultrasound pregnancy diagnosis, male reproductive ultrasound Clinical rotation: Activity in OVUD |
VETERINARY OBSTRETICS AND GYNAECOLOGY CLINIC LARGE ANIMALS
| Code | A000623 |
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| CFU | 3 |
| Teacher | Maurizio Monaci |
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| Hours |
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| Learning activities | Caratterizzante |
| Area | Discipline cliniche veterinarie |
| Academic discipline | VET/10 |
| Type of study-unit | Obbligatorio (Required) |
| Language of instruction | Italian |
| Contents | 1) Pregnancy diagnosis (N.5 ore) 2) Pathology of pregnancy: Abortion; mummification and fetal maceration; Fetal membranes and fetus hydrops; Torsion of the uterus, prolapse of the uterus and cervix / vagina (N.4 ore). 3) Premonitory signs and stages of labor; Involution of the uterus. The dystocial: Causes of dystocia (maternal and fetal); Diagnosis and treatment of various forms of dystocia: preliminary procedures and management of dystocia; Obstetric operations: mutation, Extraction forced, Fetotomy, Caesarean section and hysterectomy (N.5 ore) 4) Postpartum disorders: postpartum haemorrhages, lacerations and contusions of the birth canal, vagina and perineum tearing of the uterus, prolapse of the uterus, retention of fetal membranes, metritis septic; metabolic diseases of post partum (N.5 ore). 5) Infertility in cattle: infectious causes, hormonal, congenital and nutritional; Repeat cow breeders; diagnosis and treatments (N.4 ore). 6) Infertility in the mare: Irregularities of the estrous cycle, genital infections, tumors of the genital tract, diseases of the perineum, vagina and cervix / uterus; diagnosis and treatments (N.4 ore). Program 1) Pregnancy diagnosis (N.5 ore) 2) Pathology of pregnancy: Abortion; mummification and fetal maceration; Fetal membranes and fetus hydrops; Torsion of the uterus, prolapse of the uterus and cervix / vagina (N.4 ore). 3) Premonitory signs and stages of labor; Involution of the uterus. The dystocial: Causes of dystocia (maternal and fetal); Diagnosis and treatment of various forms of dystocia: preliminary procedures and management of dystocia; Obstetric operations: mutation, Extraction forced, Fetotomy, Caesarean section and hysterectomy (N.5 ore) 4) Postpartum disorders: postpartum haemorrhages, lacerations and contusions of the birth canal, vagina and perineum tearing of the uterus, prolapse of the uterus, retention of fetal membranes, metritis septic; metabolic diseases of post partum (N.5 ore). 5) Infertility in cattle: infectious causes, hormonal, congenital and nutritional; Repeat cow breeders; diagnosis and treatments (N.4 ore). 6) Infertility in the mare: Irregularities of the estrous cycle, genital infections, tumors of the genital tract, diseases of the perineum, vagina and cervix / uterus; diagnosis and treatments (N.4 ore). Pratical activities: Clinical activities: N.3 ore Clinical Rotation: N.10 ore |
| Reference texts | MCKINNON A.O., J.L. VOSS, Equine Reproduction, Ed. Lea & Febiger, 1993. YOUNGQUIST R.S., Current Therapy in Large Animal Theriogenology, Ed. Saunders Co., 1997. SALI F., Gestione Clinica della Riproduzione Bovina, Ed. Point Veterinaire Italie,Milano, 2013 RICHTER, GOTZE: Ostetricia Veterinaria. Edizione italiana a cura di O. Oliva Editoriale Grasso 1998 |
| Educational objectives | The purpose is to form Vets with an excellent theoretical and practical knowledge of reproductive and pregnancy dysfunctions and diseases of livestock animals, needed to develop diagnostic and therapeutic capabilities appropriate. D1 - KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING The student must have: 1 Knowledge of reproductive diseases of livestock animals 2 Knowledge of pregnancy diseases, parturition and puerperium 3 Knowledge of main obstetric surgeries D2 - APPLYING KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING At the end of the training the student will be able to perform: 1 Breeding soundness evaluation of different farm animals 2 Pregnancy diagnois 3 Diagnosis e therapy of main causes of female infertility in different farm animals D3 - MAKING JUDGMENT At the end of the training the student will be able to: 1 Pregnancy diagnosis in different farm animals 2 Perform a diagnostic procedure and therapeutic protocol of the main reproductive diseases 3 Evaluate the prognosis of the main reproductive diseases D4 - COMMUNICATION At the end of the training the student will be able to: 1 Organize, prepare and exhibit, to an audience made up of people of equal level of preparation, a seminar on a data reproductive pathology with their own evaluations supported by appropriate arguments 2 Support an adversarial process with people of equal preparation and experts in different issues, of a regulatory, scientific, procedural and/or technological nature, 3 Demonstrate language properties in both written and oral form, as well as the ability to use terminology that is sufficiently appropriate for a correct approach to the profession, which is also important for job interviews. D5 - LIFELONG LEARNING SKILLS At the end of the training the student will be able to: 1 consult and understand scientific texts, even innovative ones, bibliographic updates, normative dictations, so as to employ them in contexts not only usual for the profession, including research, but also originals 2 manage a sufficiently broad mastery of the subject to guarantee an acceptable basis for continuing professional updating through ongoing lifelong learning. |
| Teaching methods | Theoretical lessons: classroom on all topics listed in the program . Practical activity: 1) Obstetrical procedures to the peripartum bovine 2) Obstetric care, parturition and neonatal care 3) Gynecological and ultrasound examination of the genital tract of the mare Activities: maximum 15 students) for some activities and in 11 teams (Clinical Rotations: maximum 5 students). Required furniture: long zoothecnical gloves, boot and coverall Self - directed learning activities : preparation of a presentation and description of a case report on a clinical case observed during the Clinical Rotation activities, based on online searches. |
| Extended program | THEORETICAL LESSONS 1) Pregnancy diagnosis (N.5 hours) 2) Pathology of pregnancy: Abortion; mummification and fetal maceration; Fetal membranes and fetus hydrops; Torsion of the uterus, prolapse of the uterus and cervix / vagina (N.4 hours). 3) Premonitory signs and stages of labor; Involution of the uterus. The dystocial: Causes of dystocia (maternal and fetal); Diagnosis and treatment of various forms of dystocia: preliminary procedures and management of dystocia; Obstetric operations: mutation, Extraction forced, Fetotomy, Caesarean section and hysterectomy (N.5 hours) 4) Postpartum disorders: postpartum haemorrhages, lacerations and contusions of the birth canal, vagina and perineum tearing of the uterus, prolapse of the uterus, retention of fetal membranes, metritis septic; metabolic diseases of post partum (N.5 hours). 5) Infertility in cattle: infectious causes, hormonal, congenital and nutritional; Repeat cow breeders; diagnosis and treatments (N.4 hours). 6) Infertility in the mare: Irregularities of the estrous cycle, genital infections, tumors of the genital tract, diseases of the perineum, vagina and cervix / uterus; diagnosis and treatments (N.4 hours). PRACTICAL LESSONS 1) Obstetrical procedures to the peripartum bovine (N.5 hours) 2) Obstetric care, parturition and neonatal care (N. 5 hours) 3) Gynecological and ultrasound examination of the genital tract of the mare (N. 3 hours) SELF DIRECTED LEARNING Presentation of a case report on a clinical case observed during the Clinical Rotation activities, based on online searches (N 2 hours). |