ECTS credits ECTS credits: 6
ECTS Hours Rules/Memories Student's work ECTS: 80 Hours of tutorials: 5 Expository Class: 35 EEES Clinics: 30 Total: 150
Use languages Spanish, Galician
Type: Ordinary Degree Subject RD 1393/2007 - 822/2021
Departments: Anatomy, Animal Production and Clinical Veterinary Science
Areas: Clinical Veterinary Science
Center Faculty of Veterinary Science
Call: First Semester
Teaching: With teaching
Enrolment: Enrollable
- To know the nature, production and properties of X-rays. To know the risks associated with the use of ionizing radiation and the protection standards.
- To achieve knowledge and skills necessary to perform radiodiagnosis in veterinary medicine.
- To provide the students with the theoretical and practical knowledge needed to use ultrasonography in veterinary practice.
- To know the principles of advanced diagnostic imaging techniques (Computed Tomography, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Scintigraphy).
- To know the application of ionizing radiation for treatments in veterinary medicine (Radiotherapy, Nuclear Medicine).
- To know diagnostic imaging protocols and the usefulness of combining different diagnostic imaging techniques.
A.- LECTURES
PART I: RADIOLOGY.
SECTION 1: PHYSICAL PRINCIPLES, EQUIPMENT, GENERAL TECHNIQUES. RADIOPROTECTION. - 4 hours -
- IONIZING RADIATION. Nature, Production and properties of ionizing radiation.
- FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT. X-ray room. Dark room. X-ray equipment and materials.
- OBTAINING AND INTERPRETATION OF THE RADIOLOGICAL IMAGE. Exposure factors. Radiographic quality. Film processing. Contrast media.
- RADIOBIOLOGY AND RADIATION PROTECTION. Biological effects of ionizing radiation. Radioprotection. Legislation.
SECTION 2: SMALL ANIMAL THORAX. - 4 hours -
- THORACIC RADIOGRAPHIC TECHNIQUES. CHEST WALL AND DIAPHRAGM.
- MEDIASTINUM AND PLEURAL SPACE. Presence of gas, fluid and masses in the mediastinum and pleural space. ESOPHAGUS. Dilatations, foreign bodies and perforations. TRACHEA. Collapses, hypoplasias.
- LUNG. Pulmonary patterns. HEART AND GREAT VESSELS. Congenital and acquired lesions.
SECTION 3: SMALL ANIMAL ABDOMEN. - 4 hours -
- ABDOMINAL CAVITY. Radiographic technique. Radiographic anatomy. GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT. Gastrointestinal transit. Radiographic diagnosis.
- LIVER. SPLEEN. PANCREAS. LYMPH NODES. PERITONEAL CAVITY.
- URINARY AND REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEMS. Contrast techniques. Radiographic diagnosis.
SECTION 4: SMALL ANIMAL MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM. - 4 hours -
- APPENDICULAR SKELETON. Radiographic techniques. Bone lesions. Immature skeletal abnormalities. Joint radiology.
- HEAD AND SPINE. Radiographic techniques. Skull, nasal cavity and sinuses. Spine. Contrast techniques.
SECTION 5: LARGE ANIMAL RADIOLOGY. - 2 hour -
- APPENDICULAR SKELETON. Radiographic techniques. Forelimb. Hindlimb. HEAD AND SPINE.
- RESPIRATORY SYSTEM.
PART II: ULTRASONOGRAPHY.
SECTION 1: PHYSICAL PRINCIPLES, EQUIPMENT AND GENERAL TECHNIQUES. - 2 hours -
- Physic principles, equipment and materials used in ultrasonography. Image modes.
- Interpretation and control of the ultrasound image. Common terminology. Artefacts.
- General exploratory protocol.
SECTION 2: ABDOMINAL ULTRASONOGRAPHY.
ABDOMINAL ULTRASONOGRAPHY IN SMALL ANIMAL. - 8 hours -
- LIVER. Exploratory technique. Ultrasound anatomy. Lesions of the liver parenchyma. Gall bladder and bile ducts system. Vascular lesions.
- SPLEEN. Exploratory ultrasound technique. Ultrasound anatomy. Lesions of the spleen.
- GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT. Exploratory technique and patient’s preparation. STOMACH. Normal ultrasound appearance. Lesions of the stomach. SMALL AND LARGE INTESTINES. Normal ultrasound appearance. Lesions.
- PANCREAS. Exploratory technique. Ultrasound anatomy. Lesions of the pancreas.
- URINARY SYSTEM: KIDNEYS AND URETERS. Exploratory technique. Ultrasound anatomy. Lesion. URINARY BLADDER AND URETRA. Exploratory technique. Ultrasound anatomy. Lesions.
- ADRENAL GLANDS. Exploratory technique. Ultrasound anatomy. Lesions.
- MALE GENITAL TRACT: PROSTATE AND TESTES. Exploratory technique. Ultrasound anatomy. Lesions.
- FEMALE GENITAL TRACT: UTERUS AND OVARY. Exploratory technique. Ultrasound anatomy. Lesions. PREGNANCY DIAGNOSIS.
-PERITONEAL CAVITY. Exploratory technique. Lesions.
ABDOMINAL ULTRASONOGRAPHY IN LARGE ANIMALS. - 1 hour -
ULTRASONOGRAPHIC EVALUATION OF THE ABDOMEN. Equipment and ultrasound exploratory technique. Ultrasound anatomy. Lesions.
SECCIÓN 3: ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY. - 1 hour -
- ECHOCARDIOGRAPHIC EXPLORATORY TECHNIQUE. Ultrasound anatomy. Echocardiographic windows.
- TWO-DIMENTIONAL AND M-MODE ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY. General principles.
- DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY. Color flow Doppler. Spectral Doppler.
SECTION 4: MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM ULTRASONOGRAPHY. - 2 hours -
- ULTRASONOGRAPHIC EVALUATION OF THE MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM IN SMALL ANIMALS. Equipment and ultrasound exploratory technique. Ultrasound anatomy. Lesions.
- ULTRASONOGRAPHIC EVALUATION OF THE MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM IN LARGE ANIMALS. Equipment and ultrasound exploratory technique. Ultrasound anatomy. Lesions.
PART III: OTHER PHYSICAL MEANS IN DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING. - 2 hours -
- COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY.
- MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING.
- NUCLEAR MEDICINE.
PART IV: RADIOTHERAPY. - 1 hour -
- RADIOTHERAPY. Physical principles and technical considerations. Equipment. Radiotherapy in small and large animals.
B.- PRACTICAL SESSIONS
- Clinical activity in the Diagnostic Imaging Service of the Veterinary Teaching Hospital Rof Codina. – 18 hours -
- Radiographic image reading (thorax, abdomen and musculoskeletal system). – 7,5 hours -
- Ultrasound exploration in dogs (a general exploratory protocol will be performed). – 2,5 hours –
- Basic radiographic and ultrasound exploration in horses. – 2 hours -
Básic bibliography
AGUT GIMÉNEZ, A. Diagnóstico por imagen en pequeños animales. Multimédica Ediciones Veterinarias. Barcelona. 2014.
BARR, F.; GASCHEN, L. BSAVA Manual of Canine and Feline Ultrasonography. British Small Animal Veterinary Association. 2011.
BUTLER, J.A.; COLLES, Ch.M.; DYSON, S.J.; KOLD, S.E.; POULOS, P.W.; Clinical Radiology of the Horse, 4ª edition, Wiley Blackwell. 2016.
COULSON, A.; LEWIS, N. An Atlas of Interpretative Radiographic Anatomy of the Dog and Cat. 2th. Edition. Wiley-Blackwell Publishing. Oxford. 2008.
DENNIS, R.; KIRBERGER, R.M.; BARR, F.; WRIGLEY, R.H. Handbook of Small Animal Radiology and Ultrasound. Techniques and Differential Diagnoses. 2th edition. Saunders Elsevier. 2010.
KIDD, J.A.; LU, K.G.; FRACER, M.L. Atlas of Equine Ultrasonography. Wiley Blackwell. 2014.
MATTOON, J.S.; NYLAND, T.G. Diagnóstico Ecográfico en Pequeños Animales. 3ª Ed. Multimédica Ediciones Veterinarias. Barcelona. 2016.
PENNINCK, D.; D'ANJOU, M. A. Atlas de ecografía en pequeños animales. Segunda edición. Multimédica. Sant Cugat del Vallés. Barcelona. 2017.
SCHEBITZ, H.; WILKENS, H. Atlas of Radiographic Anatomy of the Horse. 4th. Edition. Parey Verlag. 2008.
THRALL, D.E. Textbook of Veterinary Diagnostic Radiology. 6th Ed. W. B. Saunders Elsevier. Philadelphia. 2013.
THRALL, D.E.; ROBERTSON, I.D. Atlas of Normal Radiographic Anatomy and Anatomic Variants in the Dog and Cat. 2th Edition. Saunders Elsevier. 2016.
Complementary bibliography
BOON, J.A. Veterinary Echocardiography. 2nd. Edition. Wiley Blackwell. 2011.
BUSHBERG J.T.; SEIBERT, J.A.; LEIDHOLD, E.M.; BOONE, J.M. The Essentials Physics of Medical Imaging. 3th. Edition. Lippincott Williams and Wilkins. 2011.
DANIEL, G.B.; BERRY, C.R. Textbook of Veterinary Nuclear Medicine. American College of Veterinary Medicine. 2006.
DYSON, S.J.; PILSWORTH, R.C. TWARDOCK, A.R. MARTINELLI, M.J. Equine Scintigraphy. Equine Veterinary Journal Ltd. 2003.
ELLIOTT, I.; SKERRITT, G. Handbook of Small Animal MRI. Wiley Blackwell. 2013.
GAVIN, P.R.; BAGLEY, R.S. Practical Small Animal MRI. Wiley Blackwell. 2009.
HOLLOWAY, A.; McCONNELL F. BSAVA Manual of Canine and Feline Radiography and Radiology: A Foundation Manual. British Small Animal Veterinary Association. 2013.
KIRBERGEN, R.M.; McEBOY, F. BSAVA Manual of Canine and Feline Musculoskeletal Imaging. 2th. Edition. British Small Animal Veterinary Association. 2016.
MAI, W. Diagnostic MRI in Dogs and Cats. CRC Press. 2018.
MARR, C.M.; BOWEN, M. Cardiology of the Horse. 2nd. Edition. Saunders Elsevier. 2011.
MIHALJEVIC, M.; KRAMER, M.; GOMERCIC, H. CT- und MRT- Atlas: Transversalanatomie del Hundes. Parey. 2009.
MURRAY, R.C. Equine MRI. Wiley Blackwell. 2011.
NOVELLAS TORROJA, R.; DOMÍNGUEZ MIÑO, E.; ESPADA GERLACH, Y.; MARTÍNEZ PEREIRA, Y.; TOBÓN RESTREPO, M. Diagnóstico ecográfico en el gato. Editorial Servet. 2016.
O`BRIEN, R.; BARR, F.J. BSAVA Manual of Canine and Feline Abdominal Imaging. British Small Animal Veterinary Association. 2009.
SCHMIDT, M.J.; KRAMER, M. MRT-Atlas ZNS-Befunde bei Hund und Katze. Enke bei Thieme (Verlag) 2015.
SCHWARZ, T.; JOHNSON, V. BSAVA Manual of Canine and Feline Thoracic Imaging. British Small Animal Veterinary Association. 2008.
SCHWARZ, T.; SAUNDERS, J. Veterinary Computed Tomography. Wiley-Blackwell Publishing. Oxford. 2011.
WISNER, E.; ZWINGENBERGER, A. Atlas of Small Animal CT and MRI. Wiley Blackwell. 2015.
Páginas WEB:
- American College of Veterinary Radiology (http://www.acvr.org/).
- European Association of Veterinary Diagnostic Imaging (http://www.eavdi.org/).
- Veterinary Radiology and Ultrasound (http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1111/(ISSN)1740-8261).
- Equine Veterinary Journal/ EVEducation (http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1001/(ISSN)2042-3306).
We recommend the use of both basic and complementary internet resources specified in the Bibliography section, as well as the electronic access bibliography available in the USC Library "A BUSC EN LIÑA" https://busconline.gal. Also, through Pórtico (http://sfx.bugalicia.org/san/az) and EZproxy (https: // ezbusc), managed by BUGalicia, you can search for scientific journals and electronic books (with the USC credentials). For specific topics, professors can provide open access articles or recommend searching through PubMed or Google Schoolar.
General Competences:
GVUSC01. Ability to learn and adapt.
GVUSC02. Capability for analysis and synthesis.
GVUSC03. General knowledge of the working area.
GVUSC04. Planning and work management.
GVUSC05. Capability to put knowledge into practice.
GVUSC06. Capability to work both independently and as part of a team.
GVUSC09. Capability to communicate in different areas.
GVUSC10. Ethical commitment and undertaking of responsibilities.
Disciplinary Specific Competences:
CEDVUSC 07. Knowledge of the changes in the structure and function of the animal organism.
CEDVUSC 08. Knowledge and diagnosis of the various animal diseases, both individual and collective, and its prevention measures with special emphasis on zoonoses and notifiable diseases.
CEDVUSC17. Knowledge of the biological effects of ionizing radiation and radioprotection measures.
Specific Professional Competences:
D1VUSC 04. Diagnose common diseases using complementary protocols and diagnostic techniques.
D1VUSC 17. Perform technical reports specific to veterinary competencies.
D1VUSC 18. Apply knowledge of radiation protection in those diagnostic procedures that require the use of ionizing radiation.
Specific Academic Competences:
CEAVUSC 01. Analyze, synthesize and solve problems and make decisions within the scope of the Veterinary profession.
CEAVUSC 02. Be aware of the ethical responsibilities of the veterinary profession in relation to the society.
CEAVUSC 03. Disclose information obtained during the Veterinary professional practice in a easy oral and written way, with other colleagues, authorities and society in general.
CEAVUSC 04. Search and manage information related to veterinary practice. CEAVUSC 05. Know and apply the scientific method in professional practice,
including evidence-based medicine.
CEAVUSC 06. Knowing how to find professional help and advice.
CEAVUSC 08. Being aware of the need to keep professional skills and knowledge up-to-date through a process of lifelong learning.
Transversal Competences:
CTVUSC 01. Capacity for reasoning and argument.
CTVUSC 02. Ability to obtain adequate, diverse and updated information by various means such as literature and Internet information, and critically analyze it.
CTVUSC 03. Ability to develop and present an organized and understandable text.
CTVUSC 04. Ability to make a clear, concise, and consistent public presentation
CTVUSC 06. Use information in a foreign language.
CTVUSC 07. Ability to solve problems through the Integration and application of knowledge.
IN THE EVENT OF AN INCIDENT CAUSING THE CHANGE OF THE SCENARIO 1 DESCRIBED, SEE THE MODIFICATIONS SPECIFIED IN THE CONTINGENCY PLAN IN THE FINAL COMMENTS SECTION.
SCENARIO 1 (adapted normality)
A.- LECTURES
Lectures: 35 lectures of 50 minutes, with the systematic use of the Virtual Campus as support teaching. Face-to-face lectures will require the application of hygiene measures determined by the authorities (hydrogel, mask, safety distance…). Exceptionally, classroom teaching may be combined with virtual teaching up to 10% of the total hours of the subject. (See Lectures in “Contents”, and the official calendar).
B.- PRACTICAL SESSIONS
Practical sessions (See the official calendar), 30 hours per student with the following activities:
- Clinical activity in the Diagnostic Imaging Service of the Veterinary Teaching Hospital Rof Codina. – 18 hours -
In the Diagnostic Imaging Service of the Veterinary Teaching Hospital Rof Codina, the students become familiar with the installation, the equipment and the material necessary for the X-ray, ultrasound and other advanced techniques (CT and MRI) explorations. They learn how to manage patients that come to the Service and also how to relate with the pet's owners. In the radiographic exploration the students apply the protection procedures, perform the positioning, estimate the parameters for exposition and try to interpret the obtained images. Students follow up the daily ultrasound routine in the Diagnostic Imaging Service, and they help to perform CT and MRI. Students are provided with a practice quiz for reinforce the knowledge acquired during this activity.
- Radiographic image reading. – 7,5 hours -
We select some thoracic, abdominal and musculoskeletal x-rays films for the students to learn radiographic anatomy and, in pathological cases, to evaluate the radiographic signs and to establish the differential diagnoses.
- Ultrasound exploration in dogs. – 2,5 hours -
For the students to acquire skills handling the equipment for the ultrasound exploration, a general dog’s exploratory protocol will be established and will be performed by every student under the supervision of the professor.
- Basic radiographic and ultrasound exploration in horses. – 2 hours -
Under the supervision of the professor the students will participate in a general X-ray and ultrasound exploration in a horse.
TUTORIALS:
Tutorials: 5 hours per student (see the official calendar). During the first session (first day of class) students will be informed about the features and the program of the subject. In the next four sessions, a subject follow-up will be performed, students will solve their doubts and professors will appreciate the evolution of each student through quizzes. Tutoring will be mainly face-to-face, nevertheless virtual sessions (MS TEAMS) can be scheduled but respecting the time slots shown in the course calendar.
IN THE EVENT OF AN INCIDENT CAUSING THE CHANGE OF THE SCENARIO 1 DESCRIBED, SEE THE MODIFICATIONS SPECIFIED IN THE CONTINGENCY PLAN IN THE FINAL COMMENTS SECTION.
SCENARIO 1 (adapted normality)
Student assessment will be based on CONTINUOUS EVALUATION (short exams in tutorial sessions, resolution of clinical cases, oral presentations or practice quizzes following up during interactive sessions). They will also have to sit for a FINAL EXAM with one part of true-false questions, and another part on images interpretation (radiographic or ultrasound images). The FINAL GRADE will be based on the continuous evaluation (6/10 points) and the final exam (4/10 points).
For the CONTINUOUS EVALUATION (6/10 points), grade based on four short exams, 20 true/false or multiple-choice questions, performed during tutorial sessions (4/6 points); will be summed to grade due to interactive sessions (2/6 points). In the true/false modality questions, the correct answers add up and the wrong ones deduct the same amount. In multiple-choice questions, which will have one or more correct answers, the sum of all the correct answers will equal the full value of the question, and in the case of not marking them all will add the corresponding percentage; The same will happen with the wrong answers, only in the negative way. In the interactive sessions the student’s attitude and skills will be valued.
In the FINAL EXAM (4/10 points), 2 points goes for the part of true/false questions (20 questions), and 2 points for the image interpretation (10 images with a multiple-choice question). For grading this exam, the criteria applied for short exams in tutorial sessions will be followed. Each part of this final exam should be passed separately.
For all those students who have not passed the subject at the first opportunity, the grade obtained in the continuous evaluation will be maintained for the second opportunity, and only the final exam must be repeated, which will have the same characteristics and assessment criteria as the one carried out at the first opportunity.
In case of plagiarism, fraud or improper use of technologies for the realization of the tests, the provisions of the “Normativa de avaliación do rendemento académico dos estudantes e de revisión de cualificacións” will apply.
Student attendance: 70 hours - lectures (35 h), practical sessions (30 h), tutorials (5 h) -
Individual work: 80 hours - personal study (45 h), literature consulting (15 h), clinical cases (15 h), oral presentations (2 h), final exam (3 h) -
Total work: 150 hours
Student should attend and participate in lectures, practical sessions and tutorials. It is advisable to regularly consult the recommended texts and related web pages.
A USC virtual resource “Campus virtual” is available to support teaching. Students should make use of this on-line resource “Aula virtual of the subject Veterinary Diagnostic Imaging”, for reading contents and to participate in the forums.
According to USC integration protocols concerning people diversity, professors of this subject will guarantee integration and equal opportunities to all students with special educational needs.
CONTINGENCY PLAN IN THE EVENT OF AN INCIDENT CAUSING THE CHANGE TO SCENARIOS 2 OR 3.
SCENARIO 2 (distancing)
Teaching methodology
A.- LECTURES
There will be taught 35 lectures of 50 minutes with the systematic use of the Virtual Campus as support teaching. For all lectures, virtual sessions (via MS TEAMS) will be scheduled respecting the time slots shown in course calendar.
B.- PRACTICAL SESSIONS
Practical sessions (See the official calendar), 30 hours per student with the following activities:
- Clinical activity in the Diagnostic Imaging Service of the Veterinary Teaching Hospital Rof Codina. – 18 hours -
In the Diagnostic Imaging Service of the Veterinary Teaching Hospital Rof Codina, the students become familiar with the installation, the equipment and the material necessary for the X-ray, ultrasound and other advanced techniques (CT and MRI) explorations. They learn how to manage patients that come to the Service and also how to relate with the pet's owners. In the radiographic exploration, the students apply the protection procedures, perform the positioning, estimate the parameters for exposition and try to interpret the obtained images. Students follow up the daily ultrasound routine in the Diagnostic Imaging Service, and they help to perform CT and MRI.
To guarantee the safety distance during the development of the activity in the Diagnostic Imaging Service, the number of students in each group will be reduced by half. Students will be summoned within the scheduled time slot to participate in this activity with reduced hours (50%).
- Radiographic image reading. – 7,5 hours -
We select some thoracic, abdominal and musculoskeletal x-rays films for the students to learn radiographic anatomy and, in pathological cases, to evaluate the radiographic signs and to establish the differential diagnoses.
This activity will be carried out through a live streaming via MS TEAMS. Three 2.5 hours workshops will be held (chest radiology, abdominal radiology, and radiology of the musculoskeletal system).
Each workshop will be structured in three phases:
1- The professor will present the protocol established for the systematic evaluation of a chest plate, abdomen and the musculoskeletal system, as appropriate. (30 minutes).
2- Group work, assessing the clinical cases provided (1.5 h).
3- Individual work, writing a report of a clinical case, to be delivered at the end of the workshop (30 minutes).
- Ultrasound exploration in dogs. – 2,5 hours -
For the students to acquire skills handling the equipment for the ultrasound exploration, a general exploratory protocol will be established in dogs and will be performed by every student under the supervision of the professor.
To guarantee the safety distance during the development of the activity in the Diagnostic Imaging Service, the number of students in each group will be reduced by half. Students will be summoned within the scheduled time slot to participate in this activity with reduced hours (50%).
- Basic radiographic and ultrasound exploration in horses. – 2 hours -
Under the supervision of the professor the students will participate in a general X-ray and ultrasound exploration in a horse.
To guarantee the safety distance during the development of the activity in the Diagnostic Imaging Service, the number of students in each group will be reduced by half. Students will be summoned within the scheduled time slot to participate in this activity with reduced hours (50%).
To make up for the reduction in the number of face-to-face hours, each student must complete an asynchronous task (practice quiz) through the Virtual Classroom, this assignment will require a number of hours equivalent to the reduced hours.
C.- TUTORIALS
Tutorials: 5 hours per student (see the official calendar). During the first session (first day of class) students will be informed about the features and the program of the subject. In the next four sessions, a subject follow-up will be performed, students will solve their doubts and professors will appreciate the evolution of each student through quizzes. Tutoring sessions will be scheduled as virtual sessions (via MS TEAMS) respecting the time slots shown in course calendar.
Assessment system
Student assessment will be based on CONTINUOUS EVALUATION (periodic short testing of the taught syllabus, degree of participation in the interactive sessions, grades obtained in the reports made in the workshops and the practice quiz). They will also have to sit for a FINAL TELEMATIC EXAM with one part of true-false questions, and another part on images interpretation (radiographic or ultrasound images). The FINAL GRADE will be based on the continuous evaluation (6/10 points) and the final telematic exam (4/10 points).
For the CONTINUOUS EVALUATION (6/10 points), grade based on four short exams, 20 true/false or multiple-choice questions, performed during tutorial sessions held through live streaming via VIRTUAL CLASSROOM or MS TEAMS (4/6 points); will be summed to grade due to interactive sessions (2/6 points). In the true/false modality questions, the correct answers add up and the wrong ones deduct the same amount. In multiple-choice questions, which will have one or more correct answers, the sum of all the correct answers will equal the full value of the question, and in the case of not marking them all will add the corresponding percentage; The same will happen with the wrong answers, only in the negative way. In the interactive sessions, the student’s attitude and skills, grades obtained in the reports made in the workshops and the practice quiz will be valued.
In the FINAL TELEMATIC EXAM (4/10 points), 2 points goes for the part of true/false questions (20 questions), and 2 points for the image interpretation (10 images with a multiple-choice question). For grading this exam, the criteria applied for short exams in tutorial sessions will be followed. Each part of this final exam should be passed separately. This exam will be carried out through live streaming (VIRTUAL CLASSROOM and MS TEAMS) respecting the time slots shown in course calendar.
For all those students who have not passed the subject at the first opportunity, the grade obtained in the continuous evaluation will be maintained for the second opportunity, and only the final telematic test must be repeated, which will have the same characteristics and assessment criteria as the one carried out at the first opportunity.
In case of plagiarism, fraud or improper use of technologies for the realization of the telematic tests, the provisions of the “Normativa de avaliación do rendemento académico dos estudantes e de revisión de cualificacións” will apply.
SCENARIO 3 (closure of the faculty)
Teaching methodology
A.- LECTURES
There will be taught 35 lectures of 50 minutes with the systematic use of the Virtual Campus as support teaching. For all lectures, virtual sessions (via MS TEAMS) will be scheduled respecting the time slots shown in course calendar.
B.- PRACTICAL SESSIONS
Practical sessions (See the official calendar), 30 hours per student with the following activities:
- Clinical activity in the Diagnostic Imaging Service of the Veterinary Teaching Hospital Rof Codina. – 18 hours -
Given the impossibility of carrying out this activity face-to-face at the Diagnostic Imaging Service of the Rof Codina Veterinary Teaching Hospital, it will be replaced by an asynchronous task (practice quiz) that will be carried out through the Virtual Classroom, which will require an equivalent number of hours to be completed.
- Radiographic image reading. – 7,5 hours -
We select some thoracic, abdominal and musculoskeletal x-rays films for the students to learn radiographic anatomy and, in pathological cases, to evaluate the radiographic signs and to establish the differential diagnoses.
This activity will be carried out through live streaming via the MS TEAMS platform. Three 2.5-hour workshops will be held (chest radiology, abdominal radiology, and radiology of the musculoskeletal system).
Each workshop will be structured in three phases:
1- The professor will present the protocol established for the systematic evaluation of a chest plate, abdomen and the musculoskeletal system, as appropriate. (30 minutes).
2- Group work, assessing the clinical cases provided (1.5 h).
3- Individual work, writing a report of a clinical case, to be delivered at the end of the workshop (30 minutes).
- Ultrasound exploration in dogs. – 2,5 hours -
Given the impossibility of carrying out this activity in person at the Diagnostic Imaging Service of the Rof Codina University Veterinary Hospital, it will be replaced by an ECOGRAPHY WORKSHOP that will be held synchronously via the MS TEAMS platform, in the scheduled time slot.
Each workshop will be structured in THREE PHASES:
1- The professor will present the protocol established for the systematic evaluation of a chest plate, abdomen and the musculoskeletal system, as appropriate. (30 minutes).
2- Group work, evaluating different ultrasound images (1.5 h).
3- Individual work, writing a document that will describe the ultrasound images provided, which will be delivered at the end of the workshop (30 minutes).
- Basic radiographic and ultrasound exploration in horses. – 2 hours -
Given the impossibility of carrying out this activity face-to-face at the Diagnostic Imaging Service of the Rof Codina Veterinary Teaching Hospital, it will be replaced by an asynchronous task (practice quiz) that will be carried out through the Virtual Classroom, which will require an equivalent number of hours to be completed.
C.- TUTORIALS
Tutorials: 5 hours per student (see the official calendar). During the first session (first day of class) students will be informed about the features and the program of the subject. In the next four sessions, a subject follow-up will be performed, students will solve their doubts and professors will appreciate the evolution of each student through quizzes. Tutoring sessions will be scheduled as virtual sessions (via MS TEAMS) respecting the time slots shown in course calendar.
Assessment system
Student assessment will be based on CONTINUOUS EVALUATION (periodic short testing of the taught syllabus, degree of participation in the interactive sessions, grades obtained in the reports made in the workshops and the practice quiz). They will also have to sit for a FINAL TELEMATIC EXAM with one part of true-false questions, and another part on images interpretation (radiographic or ultrasound images). The FINAL GRADE will be based on the continuous evaluation (6/10 points) and the final telematic exam (4/10 points).
For the CONTINUOUS EVALUATION (6/10 points), grade based on four short exams, 20 true/false or multiple-choice questions, performed during tutorial sessions held through live streaming via Virtual Classroom or MS TEAMS (4/6 points); will be summed to grade due to interactive sessions (2/6 points). In the true/false modality questions, the correct answers add up and the wrong ones deduct the same amount. In multiple-choice questions, which will have one or more correct answers, the sum of all the correct answers will equal the full value of the question, and in the case of not marking them all will add the corresponding percentage; The same will happen with the wrong answers, only in the negative way. In the interactive sessions the student’s attitude and skills, grades obtained in the reports made in the workshops and the practice questionnaire will be valued.
In the FINAL TELEMATIC EXAM (4/10 POINTS), 2 points goes for the part of true/false questions (20 questions), and 2 points for the image interpretation (10 images with a multiple-choice question). For grading this exam, the criteria applied for short exams in tutorial sessions will be followed. Each part of this final exam should be passed separately. This exam will be carried out through live streaming (VIRTUAL CLASSROOM and MS TEAMS) respecting the time slots shown in course calendar.
For all those students who have not passed the subject at the first opportunity, the grade obtained in the continuous evaluation will be maintained for the second opportunity, and only the final telematic test must be repeated, which will have the same characteristics and assessment criteria as the one carried out at the first opportunity.
In case of plagiarism, fraud or improper use of technologies for the realization of the telematic tests, the provisions of the “Normativa de avaliación do rendemento académico dos estudantes e de revisión de cualificacións” will apply.
Andres Barreiro Lois
Coordinador/a- Department
- Anatomy, Animal Production and Clinical Veterinary Science
- Area
- Clinical Veterinary Science
- andres.barreiro [at] usc.es
- Category
- Professor: University Lecturer
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