Veterinary Clinical Skills
1. Edition November 2021
240 Pages, Softcover
Practical Approach Book
Further versions
Provides instructors and students with clear guidance on best practices for clinical skills education
Veterinary Clinical Skills provides practical guidance on learning, teaching, and assessing essential clinical skills, techniques, and procedures in both educational and workplace environments. Thorough yet concise, this evidence-based resource features sample assessments, simple models for use in teaching, and numerous examples demonstrating the real-world application of key principles and evidence-based approaches.
Organized into nine chapters, the text explains what constitutes a clinical skill, explains the core clinical skills in veterinary education and how these skills are taught and practiced, describes assessment methods and preparation strategies, and more. Contributions from expert authors emphasize best practices while providing insights into the clinical skills that are needed to succeed in veterinary practice. Presenting well-defined guidelines for the best way to acquire and assess veterinary skills, this much-needed resource:
* Describes how to design and implement a clinical skills curriculum
* Identifies a range of skills vital to successful clinical practice
* Provides advice on how to use peer teaching and other available resources
* Covers veterinary OSCE (Objective Structured Clinical Examination) topics, including gowning and gloving, canine physical examination, and anesthetic machine setup and leak testing
* Includes sample models for endotracheal intubation, dental scaling, silicone skin suturing, surgical prep, and others
Emphasizing the importance of clinical skills in both veterinary curricula and in practice, Veterinary Clinical Skills is a valuable reference and guide for veterinary school and continuing education instructors and learners of all experience levels.
List of Contributors ix
Preface xii
About the Companion Website xiii
1 What Is a Clinical Skill? 1
Emma K. Read and Sarah Baillie
2 Clinical Skills Curricula: How Are They Determined, Designed, and Implemented? 7
Jennifer Hodgson, Elrien Scheepers, and Sarah Baillie
3 How Are Clinical Skills Taught? 25
Sarah Baillie, Matt R. Read, and Emma K. Read
4 How Are Clinical Skills Practiced? 45
Emma K. Read and Robin Farrell
5 How Do I Know if I am Learning What I Need to? 62
Sheena Warman and Emma K. Read
6 How Do I Prepare for Assessment and How Do I Know I Am Being Assessed Fairly? 82
Kate Cobb and Sarah Cripps
7 How Can I Best Learn in a Simulated Environment? 98
Julie A. Hunt, Stacy L. Anderson, and Jennifer T. Johnson
8 How Do I Make Use of Peer Teaching? 113
Lucy Squire and Marc Dilly
9 What Other Skills Are Vital to Successful Clinical Practice? 127
Elizabeth Armitage-Chan and Susan M. Matthew
Appendix 1: OSCEs (Objective Structured Clinical Examinations) 142
Making a Cheese and Pickle Sandwich 144
Sarah Baillie, Rachel Harris, and Emma K. Read
Asepsis - Gowning and Closed Gloving 146
Tatiana Motta and Emma K. Read
Asepsis - Draping 151
Tatiana Motta
Bovine Anatomy and Surgical Landmarks - Part One 156
Jennifer Schleining
Bovine Anatomy and Surgical Landmarks - Part Two 157
Jennifer Schleining
Canine Physical Exam 158
Steven Horvath and Missy Matusicky
Surgical Towel Placement Rubric 163
Abi Taylor
Pedicle Ligature (two-handed tie) Rubric 164
Abi Taylor
Equine Handling & Restraint 165
Teresa Burns and Emma K. Read
Intramuscular Injection in a Canine Model 170
Julie Williamson
Anesthetic Maching Set-Up and Leak Testing 172
Matt R. Read and Carolina Ricco Pereira
Appendix 2: Recipes for Making Clinical Skills Models 175
Canine Castration Model 176
Lindsey Ramirez, Megan Preston, and Julie Hunt
Dental Scaling Model 181
Rachel Harris, Andrew Gardiner, and Rachel Lumbis
Endotracheal Intubation Model 186
Maire O'Reilly
Equine Abdominocentesis Model 190
Catherine May, Catherine Werners, Keshia John, Sarah Baillie, and Emma K. Read
Canine Leg with Cephalic Vein Model 194
Lissann Wolfe
Silicone Skin Suturing Model 198
Marc Dilly
SimSpay Model 201
Rikke Langebæk
Surgical Prep Model 208
Jean-Yin Tan and Alfredo E. Romero
Tea Towel Suturing Model 213
Alison Catterall
Index 217
Emma K. Read, DVM, MVSc, DACVS, is Associate Dean for Professional Programs at the College of Veterinary Medicine, The Ohio State University in Columbus, OH, USA.
Matt R. Read, DVM, MVSc, DACVAA, is a Board Certified Veterinary Anesthesiologist with MedVet in Worthington, OH, USA.
Sarah Baillie, BVSc, PhD, MRCVS, is an Emeritus Professor of Veterinary Education at Bristol Veterinary School, University of Bristol in Bristol, UK.
