ANNUAL PLAN/PROGRAM FOR veterinary Clinic ASSISTANTS

Week 1 Introduction to the study

▫   Annual plan

▫   Internship plan

▫   Collections and submissions

▫   About the loan fund and the professional certificate

Week 2-3 Customer contact, schedule, purchasing behavior, cleaning, wound care and animal ethics

▫   Customer contact

▫   Purchasing behavior and orders

▫   Schedule

▫   Cleaning

▫   Sutures, bandages and wound care

▫   Animal ethics

Week 4-5 Routines, cleaning, equipment, bandages and wound care

▫   Routines

▫   Cleaning

▫   Equipment

▫   Sutures

▫   Bandages and wound care

Week 6-7 Dog and cat behavior

▫   Dog behavior

▫   Cat behavior

▫   Behavior therapy

Week 8-9 Examinations and vaccines

▫   Basic clinical examination

▫   Diagnosis

▫   Vaccines

Week 10-11 Surgery, anesthesia and euthanasia

▫   Preparation for surgery, Anesthesia and monitoring

▫  Euthanasia- The grief process

Week 12-13 Laboratory, sampling, biological samples and injections

▫  Blood and lymph

▫   In the laboratory

▫   Sampling

▫   Shipping of biological samples

▫   Injections

Week 14-15 Parasites, diseases and breed-specific problems

▫   Dog diseases

▫   Cat diseases

▫   Parasites

▫   Infectious infectious diseases

▫   Breed-specific problems

Week 16-17 Kittens, puppies, pregnancy and birth. Teeth

▫   Puppies

▫   Kittens

▫   Breeding and farming

▫   Pregnancy and birth

▫   Dental anatomy

▫   Tartar removal

Week 18-19 Horse, rabbit and other animals

▫   Rabbit

▫   Horse

▫   Rats

▫   Reptiles

Week 20-21 HSE, roles in the clinic, and record keeping

▫   HSE

▫   Roles in the clinic

▫   Record keeping and filling out pet passports

Week 22-23 Nutrition

▫   Basic nutrition

▫   About nutrition and care

▫   Joint problems and nutrition

Week 24-25 Nutrition continues

▫   Kidneys and urinary tract

▫   Overweight

▫   Osteoarthritis and osteoarthritis

▫   Gastrointestinal disorders

▫   Skin problems

▫   About nutrition- nutrition in case of illness

Week 26-28 Customer care in clinic

▫   Reception of patients and handling of animals

▫   Customer service

▫   Acute vs. non-urgent

Week 29-31 Anatomy

▫   Anatomy and physiology

▫   Organ systems

▫   Common catalogue

Week 32-34 Lectures behaviour and patients

▫   Reception of patients

▫   Animal behaviour

▫   Rules in the clinic and the Animal Health Personnel Act

▫   Emergency situations and first aid

Week 35-37 Surgery, medication and equipent

▫   Staging and surgery

▫   Anesthesia equipment, monitoring and medication calculation

▫   Storage and handling of drugs

▫   Drug administration

Week 38-44 Preparation for the exam

▫   About the exam

▫   Preparation for the take-home exam

▫   Exercises