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Syllabus

VM0124 Rehabilitation after illness and injury in companion and sports animals, 15.0 Credits

Rehabilitering vid sjukdom och skada hos sport- och sällskapsdjur

Subjects

Veterinary Medicine Veterinary Medicine

Education cycle

Master’s level

Modules

Title	Credits	Code
Single module	15.0	0101

Advanced study in the main field

Second cycle, has only first-cycle course/s as entry requirements
Master’s level (A1N)

Grading scale

Language

English

Prior knowledge

A total 180 credits, of which 120 credits in veterinary nursing or veterinary medicine, including at least 10 credits in anatomy and zoophysiology as well as English 6.

Objectives

The objective of this course is to provide the student with the theoretical, and to some extent practical, knowledge in veterinary rehabilitation and exercise physiology needed to design a rehabilitation programme for a selection of specific diseases and injuries in animals, mainly horses, dogs and cats.

On completion of the course, the student will be able to:

• design a rehabilitation programme according to given instructions;

• describe, in detail, how the tissues of the locomotor system respond to injury, during healing and to different amounts of load;

• describe, in detail, indications, contraindications and mode of action for a selection of rehabilitation and assessment techniques;

• at a general level, describe the impact of different training strategies on the animal’s locomotion and circulatory organs;

• critically evaluate scientific documentation in the area of rehabilitation and exercise physiology and justify the importance of a scientific approach;

• reflect on issues regarding ethics, animal welfare and workplace safety that can arise during rehabilitation work.

Content

Instruction is given in the form of lectures, independent study and compulsory demonstrations, practical and theoretical exercises. The course includes handling of dissection material and live animals.

The course covers areas such as the response of tissues to injury, healing, and different amounts of load. It also covers rehabilitation interventions for a selected number of illnesses and injuries, assessment methods and their indications, modes of action and scientific documentation.

The course provides the students with theoretical knowledge in rehabilitation by teaching them when, why and how specific assessment and rehabilitation methods are used on horses, dogs and cats. The students practise critically reviewing documentation on rehabilitation and discussing ethical aspects of animal welfare.

The students are given the opportunity to implement their theoretical knowledge practically during demonstration/training of certain rehabilitation and assessment methods

Grading form

The grade requirements within the course grading system are set out in specific criteria. These criteria must be available by the course start at the latest.

Formats and requirements for examination

A pass in the written examination and participation in compulsory course components.

• If a student has failed an examination, the examiner has the right to issue supplementary assignments. This applies if it is possible and there are grounds to do so.
• The examiner can provide an adapted assessment to students entitled to study support for students with disabilities following a decision by the university. Examiners may also issue an adapted examination or provide an alternative way for the students to take the exam.
• If this syllabus is withdrawn, SLU may introduce transitional provisions for examining students admitted based on this syllabus and who have not yet passed the course.
• For the examination of a degree project (independent project), the examiner may also allow the student to add supplemental information after the deadline for submission. Read more in the Education Planning and Administration Handbook.

Other information

• The right to participate in teaching and/or supervision only applies for the course instance the student was admitted to and registered on.

• If there are special reasons, students are entitled to participate in components with compulsory attendance when the course is given again. Read more in the Education Planning and Administration Handbook.

Additional information

The course is given partly as a distance-learning course. Physiotherapists granted approval to work in animal healthcare are also qualified to apply for the course.

This course overlaps with the courses BI1271, BI1331 and BI1358 and can not in full be included in the same qualification.

Responsible department

Department of Anatomy, Physiology and Biochemistry

Cooperating departments: