35678 - Professional Practical Training in Veterinary Pathology

Academic Year 2018/2019

  • Docente: Maria Morini
  • Credits: 2
  • SSD: VET/03
  • Language: Italian
  • Moduli: Maria Morini (Modulo 1) Luciana Mandrioli (Modulo 2) Cinzia Benazzi (Modulo 3) Giancarlo Avallone (Modulo 4)
  • Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures (Modulo 1) Traditional lectures (Modulo 2) Traditional lectures (Modulo 3) Traditional lectures (Modulo 4)
  • Campus: Bologna
  • Corso: Single cycle degree programme (LMCU) in Veterinary Medicine (cod. 8617)

Learning outcomes

The student is able to apply the methodologies of anatomo-pathological diagnosis and methods of sampling and investigation anatomo-cyto-histo-pathological, useful to recognize the cause of a disease or a death of an animal. The student is able to achieve a diagnostic interpretation at autopsy or during the microscopic observation.

Course contents

Objectives: to acquire skills related to the anatomo-pathological diagnostic procedures. Specifically:

(1) independent execution of necropsy with production of appropriate reporting,

(2) independent execution of pathological examination of isolated organ or viscera from slaughtered animals and writing an appropriate report,

(3) knowledge of the technical procedures for histology, cytology and immunohistochemistry,

(4) comprehension of the general principles of interpretation and reporting in diagnostic cytology and histology.

Readings/Bibliography

Marcato P. S.: Patologia sistematica veterinaria. Il Sole 24 Ore-Edagricole, 2002, Bologna

McGavin D.M., Zachary J.F.: Pathologic basis of veterinary disease 5° ed., Elsevier, 2011

Taccini E., Rossi G., Gili C.: Tecnica Autoptica e Diagnostica Cadaverica. Poletto Editore, 2006, Milano, Italia.

Biavati S.: Tecnica delle autopsie e diagnostica cadaverica. C. Giraldi, Bologna, 1999.

De las Heras Guillamòn M., García de Jalón J.A.: Guida alla diagnosi necroscopica in patologia suina, vol.56. Iniziative Zooprofilattiche e Zootecniche - Brescia - 2004, http://www.fondiz.it/

De las Heras M., García de Jalón J.A.: Guida alla diagnosi necroscopica in patologia del coniglio, vol.63. Iniziative Zooprofilattiche e Zootecniche - Brescia - 2006, http://www.fondiz.it/

Petterino C. e coll., Manuale di Tecnica delle Autopsie e di Diagnostica Anatomo-Patologica Veterinaria . Editrice Estense-Giraldi, Bologna, 2003.

Teaching methods

Organization of the internship:

Number of students for group and duration of the internship:

· Groups of up to eigth students

· Two weeks (10 days), maximum two absences

· Prerequisites: Anatomic Pathology (III year)

Exchange student:

· Language Skills: certification A2 in Italian or English.

· Prerequisites: matching skills of General Pathology and Anatomic Pathology

· Reservation under the same conditions of Unibo students

Organization of the rounds:

· The first morning: presentation of the structure, activities and organization, and visit to the laboratories.

· Four mornings in the dissecting room, for postmortem examinations, and independent writing of necroscopic report for each animal examined.

· One mornings in the dissecting room for examinations of isolated organs from slaughtered animals.

· The remaining days: participation in the laboratory activities and independent microscopical observation (cytological and histological).

Assessment methods

Evaluation of skills and competences acquired

· when performing autopsies the trainee has at its disposal a waterproof laptop where post mortem findings can be directly recorded on an electronic form. At the end of the autopsy the teacher checks and corrects the report produced

· during the observation at the microscope the trainee must produce a report including description, differential diagnosis, diagnosis, and comment. At the end of the observation the teacher checks and corrects the report produced

Teaching tools

During the training the students utilize the equipments of the structure. Specifically:

- for macroscopical diagnosis (autopsies and examination of isolated organs): dissecting room equipped with 6 steel tables, desk with winch for large animals, dissecting instruments, waterproof laptops to record the findings in real-time, personal protective equipment, cell fridge.
- for the microscopical diagnosis: multihead microscope, histological and cytological specimens.
- for laboratory activities: equipment relevant to the histological, cytological and immunohistochemical procedures.

Methods are detailed in the SOP produced by the AP Service and illustrated in the Veterinary Teaching Portal (www.portaledidatticovet.org )

Links to further information

http://corsi.unibo.it/MagistraleCU/MedicinaVeterinaria/Pagine/tirocinio-anatomia-patologica.aspx

Office hours

See the website of Maria Morini

See the website of Luciana Mandrioli

See the website of Cinzia Benazzi

See the website of Giancarlo Avallone