Special Topics in Small Animal Orthopedic Surgery

Tomas Guerrero PD Dr. med vet Dipl ECVS, Professor

Email: tguerrero@sgu.edu

Office location: Cassia Building ground floor. Office hours can be made by appointment.  

Online location—Sakai resources being used (ie. Panopto, Lessons, Assignments, etc.) and any other.

Your small animal surgery notes and handouts from 5^th term.

Any small animal surgery text, e.g. Fossum or Tobias & Johnston

texts, journal articles, course notes, laptop specs, etc.

1. Students with disabilities who need accommodations should contact Student Accessibility and Accommodations Services (SAAS), located in the Dean of Students Office.
2. Information can be found at mycampus.sgu.edu/group/saas

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This course provides an in deepht sight on common ortopedic problems that students will face on a daily basis during the fourth year small animal surgery rotations. It consists of 15 hours of lectures of relevant topics in small animal surgery.  These lectures will be presented in an interactive format to stimulate the students’ active and enthusiastic participation. Principles of diagnosis, treatment, and outcome of orthopedic problems in small animals will be taught and discussed.  Clinical cases will be presented and analyzed. The course present common complaints, history, clinical signs, PE findings and specific diagnostic testing with the goal of students being able to learn about problem lists, make differential diagnoses, and introduce veterinary methods for case work up. 

Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to recognize the most common orthopedic problems in small animal surgery and the state of the art procedures and implants needed to treat those disorders.. Students will be able to analyze and work out orthopedic clinical cases. 

Grading scale There will be 1 final examination worth a total of 100% of the class grade.  The exam material will come from lectures and in class discussions. Students will be graded on a A to F Scale based on a final exam. All questions will be multiple choice or true-false, and of equal value. There will be approximately 30 questions.

Pictures, radiographs and /or drawings may be included in the exam.  Excuses to attend special meetings will be considered upon the student’s performance.  SGU policy:  no wristwatches will be allowed into exams, not on wrists or on the desk top. Exams and quizzes are sequestered.  The only time when questions can be viewed is during the exam.  Any make-up exams may be given in an ESSAY or Short-Answer Format and will take place using ExamSoft and ExamMonitor.

A grade reduction of 5% will be applied to that exam if students do not observe the following parameters during exams monitored online: 

1. Avoid talking out loud.
2. Avoid looking away from the monitor.
3. Avoid having distractions (animals, people) in or walking through the room or making noise during the exam.
4. Check that your webcam is recording your full face at all times with adequate lighting.

• Grading Scale

• All other exam policies are followed according to the SGU Examination Policy and the Student handbook.

Active preparation for classes and participation in classes is expected.  

The student is expected to read the handouts and related uploaded materials.   

Students are expected to be available during the standard 8-5am AST school day, to attend, engage with in-person/online content, and participate in all classes and clinical rotations for which they have registered. Employment is not an excusable absence. Although attendance, engagement, and participation may not be recorded at every academic activity, attendance, engagement, and participation  engagement, and participation may adversely affect their academic status as specified in the grading policy. 

If failure to attend, engage, or participate in individual classes, examinations, and online activities, or from the University itself is anticipated, or occurs spontaneously due to illness or other extenuating circumstances, proper notification procedures must be followed. 

Students who fail to attend an examination or submit an assignment by the deadline without a valid reason (see student manual: SGUSVM POLICY ON AN EXCUSED ABSENCE (EA) FOR STUDENTS) will receive a score of “0” points for the examination.

Students who have technical issues during the examination MUST inform the Course Director ( tguerrero@sgu.edu ) and IT (tellexaminationservices@sgu.edu OR support@sgu.edu OR call 1-631-665-8500 ext. 4444 (US, NU, International) OR 1473-439-2000 ext. 4444 (Grenada), AND Dean of Students (DOS@sgu.edu OR call  **********) during the open period for the examination. Failure to do so immediately will result in the student receiving a score of “0” points for the examination.

Scheduling of examinations (regular, re-sit, completion, comprehensive, or exemption) is at the discretion of the School.

All students are responsible for knowing and complying with the University’s Code of Conduct and the guidelines. Students must read and then sign the Honor Code statement at the start of examinations to indicate that they will comply with the University Code of Conduct. 

Prior to Exam Day

1. Each student is required to have a laptop for the purpose of taking computerbased examinations (e-Exams) at SGU. Students must ensure that their laptops meet the current minimum system requirements prior to exam day:
2. Examinees must use their MY SGU Member Center username and password to access the Custom Home Page (www.examsoft.com/sgu) created by ExamSoft for the University.
3. Examinees are responsible for downloading and registering the latest version of Examplify on their laptop prior to exam day. Once Examplify has been successfully downloaded, examinees are strongly encouraged to familiarize themselves with the software by downloading and taking practice exams.
4. Examinees are responsible for setting their laptop up for ExamMonitor prior to the exam (see links below).
5. Examinees will be notified via MyCourses, of all exam related information. Email notifications will also be sent from ExamSoft Support to examinees, notifying them of examinations available for downloading.
6. Examinees experiencing difficulties with their laptop are encouraged to visit the IT department for assistance prior to exam day. Examinees needing a laptop must visit the Office of Institutional Advancement (OIA) to request an exam loaner.
7. Examinees should visit the following information to familiarize themselves with the online proctored exam format and set up their baseline photo.
   1. A ExamSoft/ExamID quick guide for students (Please note that the current Examplify version is 2.3.8)
   2. The ExamSoft student perspective video 30mins
   3. The ExamSoft/ExamID FAQ  
   4. ExamSoft information page
   5. The general Reminders/Guidelines

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