118.755 Clinical Pathology in Small Animal Practice (15 credit)

Lecturer: Mary Anna Thrall BA DVM MS DipACVP

Join Mary Anna Thrall, an internationally-experienced and highly-qualified lecturer, for an in-depth study of clinical pathology in small animal practice a course offered in Massey University’s Master of Veterinary Medicine Programme (MVM).

Please note: Courses are revised following each offering. Details of content and assessment are subject to change between offerings.

What will you learn?

• To confidently assess in house samples; know what you are looking at and whether it should be there.
• Integrate findings with patient presentation progression of clinical disease and response to therapy.
• To maximise the quality and reliability of information obtained on submitted samples - by developing your professional dialogue with commercial facilities.

The course will systematically approach the selection, collection, preparation and interpretation of haematological, cytopathological and clinical biochemistry samples in small animal practice.

How the course works

This course is taught via distance learning (you may know it as continuing education, distance education or continuing professional development) by an international expert in the field.

The course uses:

• A full-colour comprehensive textbook authored by your course lecturer
• Online presentations by your lecturer explaining key points
• Discussion forums to debate issues and clarify concepts in a learning community

Study each area in turn and then apply and integrate your knowledge to case-based materials.

Your lecturer

Mary Anna received her DVM from Purdue University, MS and residency certificate from Colorado State University. After 32 years teaching clinical pathology at Colorado State University she is now teaching at Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine in St. Kitts, West Indies.

Contact workshop Information

The contact workshop is an opportunity for face-to-face time with your class and lecturer. Together you can build on the knowledge you’ve gained on the course through small group teaching, practical sessions and discussions of experiences in your own practice. 

For the best contact workshop experience we recommend that you attend in person. While attendance is highly-recommended it is not compulsory in order to pass the course. If you can’t make it in person you will be able to join some (non-practical) sessions live via the internet (we endeavour to record these sessions for review, but are unable to guarantee the quality of the recording).

Dates and Timings*

 *Please note: You can still apply for enrolment after the due dates above.
Places cannot be assured after these due dates, but late applications will be considered as long as remaining places are available.

If you have any questions please check with the MVM office.

For more information on delivery and cost please visit the Massey University course site (detailed offering information for 2020 courses will be available from October 2019).

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