Professional Skills in Veterinary Bioscience II

The course continues the development of 'Skills, Knowledge and Attitudes' (S.K.As) required of the veterinarian as a professional by building on VETSC 2500RW: 1.Technical S.K.As ANIMAL HANDLING: students perform, practice and demonstrate the necessary skills in restraint and handling of common veterinary species CLINICAL SKILLS: students are introduced to a number of basic clinical techniques of common veterinary species eg observation, taking temperature, respiration and other techniques such as palpation, percussion and auscultation. 2.Non-technical S.K.As VET MED COMMUNICATION: students develop basic communication and consultation skills to enable effective relationship-centred clinical interviewing techniques. STRESS MANAGEMENT: students identify sources and symptoms of stress and have the opportunity to practice stress management techniques. HUMAN-ANIMAL BOND: students will recognise and appraise human animal relationships in the companion animal and large animal environments. ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AUDITING: Students perform animal husbandry audits of animal facilities. EMPLOYABILITY: Students will develop job applications and knowledge of workplace health and safety issues (WSH) as they relate to an animal production or service business. Students will be expected to have completed a minimum of 10 weeks of their Animal Husbandry Extra Mural Studies (AHEMS) placements and completed three AHEMS placement records prior to the commencement of the course. Students analyse data collected on placements in this course.