OBSTETRIC CLINIC 2

Integrated educational activity

Course Sheet

Academic Year of enrolment:

2018/2019

Optional/Mandatory:

Compulsory

Degree:

5-year Single Cycle Master's Degree Programme in VETERINARY MEDICINE

Language:

Italian

Moduls:

OBSTETRIC AND GYNEACOLOGIC CLINIC

6 credits
ANDROLOGY AND ANDROLOGICAL CLINIC

3 credits
PRE-PROFESSIONAL INTERNSHIP

1 credits

Credits:

Programme Year:

Hours of classroom activity:

133

Prerequisites:

The student has to know the anatomy and physiology of the male genital system, the hormones involved in the regulation of reproduction, the pathological lesions of the genital system and the etiological agents responsible for genital pathologies. As for Clinical Andrology, the student has to attend the Andrology course.

AF code:

40001679

Assessment Methods

Verification of learning:

During the final exam, the student has to demonstrate:

Knowledge and understanding of what the student learned at the end of the course.
The student has to demonstrate to know the fundamentals of the reproductive pathology in the male of different domestic species and to have acquired a clinical approach regarding andrological problems.

Ability to apply knowledge and understanding.
The student should be able to:
- independently perform the clinical and instrumental andrological examination
- know the symptoms of the pathologies of the male genital system and the differential diagnostic plan
- know the causes of male infertility
- perform some simple surgical interventions concerning male reproduction.

Critical and judgmental skills.
The student should be able to critically evaluate the information acquired during the course, discuss the differences between species regarding the examination of the genital system, the etiopathogenesis and the symptoms of main pathologies.

Ability to communicate what has been learned
The student has to demonstrate communication skills with an appropriate use of scientific terminology regarding pathologies of the male genital system and any therapeutic plan both with the breeders of livestock and with pet owners.
Ability to continue studying independently throughout life
The student has to demonstrate to be able, as a day one competence, to use the knowledge acquired for an andrological examination and independently perform simple surgery concerning the male genital system.

METHOD OF EXAMINATION
The exam will take place with an oral test.
During the test, the student has to demonstrate the use of an appropriate terminology. She/he will be required to know how to carry out an andrological examination and complementary examinations during a clinical examination. She/he has to also demonstrate knowledge of the etiopathogenesis and symptomatology of diseases in the various species as per program and to be able to carry out a differential diagnosis, a prognosis and a therapeutic plan.

Teaching period

Second semester

Objectives

The Andrology course aims to provide the basis for a correct approach to male reproductive physiology, knowledge on the etiology, pathogenesis and symptoms in domestic species. The course also aims to describe the main causes of male infertility.
In the course of the student will acquire, in domestic animal species the necessary competences to perform
- an appropriate andrological examination
- a differential diagnosis
- a suitable therapeutic plan for the definitive diagnosis

Andrology: 9 hours of lectures, 9 hours on three groups (3 hours per group)
Clinical Andrology : 17 hours of lectures, 21 hours on three groups of practical training (7 hours per group)

Contents

Andrology:
Anatomy and physiology of the male. Sexual behavior, erection and ejaculation. Endocrine control of testicular function. Spermatogenesis control; transport, testicular thermoregulation. Disorders of the male genitalia (scrotum, testicles, penis, epididymis, spermatic cord, prepuce, penis, accessory sex glands) congenital or acquired, degenerative, traumatic, infectious, neoplastic: aetiology, symptomatology.
Venereal diseases.

Andrological Clinic :
Andrological examination
Collateral exams
-Libido evaluation
-Collection and evaluation of semen
-Diagnostic imaging
-Hormonal dosages
-Bacteriological exams and cytology
-Biopsies
-Immunological investigations
Diagnosis and therapeutic approach on main conditions of the male genital tract through case report presentation
Management of male infertility
Surgery of the male reproductive tract

Recommended Bibliography

Feldman E.C., Nelson R.W.: Endocrinologia e riproduzione del cane e del gatto. UTET, Torino.
Varner D.D. e coll. (1981): Disease and management of breeding stallions. Am. Vet. Publ. Goleta, Usa
B.Hafez, E.S.E. Hafez: Riproduzione negli animali d’ allevamento, Ed. Libreriauniversitaria.it, Padova
Margaret Melling &Martin Alder. Sheep and goat practice II. Saunders Comp, London,

Teaching Methods

TEACHING METHODS
Frontal lessons in the classroom
Practical training in the animal premises and at the Didactic Hospital
- Andrological examination in different domestic mammals
- Presentation of clinical cases
- Particular objective examination of the reproductive system
- Use of the main tools for diagnosing diseases affecting the reproductive system
- Orchiectomy in different species and surgical resolution of pathologies affecting the reproductive system

Contacts/More Information

Other information
Supplementary material for the study will be available on the eUniss-eLearning multimedia platform https://evet.uniss.it.

Reception hours
Students can contact the teachers every day, by appointment shared by telephone or e-mail.

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