Medicine:A Problem Solving Approach 09

with Dr Jill Maddison

February 2009

Do you have problems managing internal medicine cases?
Do you want to develop an effective treatment plan for your patient?

The course topics will cover common clinical problems in small animal internal medicine. The emphasis will be on problem-solving and developing a rational, pathophysiologically-based approach to internal medicine. The Internal Medicine Distance Education Program has been very popular since it began in 1994. This is due largely to the talented tutor who has prepared such a thorough program of study using a problem-solving approach. If you are interested in sitting the examination in medicine at the Australian College, then this is valuable preparation for you, as it covers all the major areas of interest and concern to the clinician. Assignments will consist of analysis of case studies provided by the tutor and clinical cases encountered in your own practice. The format for these reports will encourage problem-oriented thinking and logical assessment.

By participating in this course, you can expect to:

• broaden your knowledge base in small animal medicine
• gain a greater understanding and evaluation of diagnostic tests, enabling you to diagnose more accurately
• develop a clear and logical approach to difficult and complex cases
• improve your productivity through more expedient diagnoses
• improve the value of the service you provide to your clients
• gain confidence in your general approach to small animal medicine

Tutor

Dr Jill Maddison
BVSc Dip Vet Clin Stud PhD FACVSc

Jill graduated from the University of Sydney in 1978. She completed an internship at the University of Sydney in 1979, spent 18 months in full time private practice, and then completed a residency in small animal medicine at the University of Guelph, Canada. She returned to Australia and completed a PhD on the neurochemistry of hepatic encephalopathy at the University of Sydney. She was a senior tutor and clinician in the Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences from 1987, and from 1990-2000, was a senior lecturer in the Department of Pharmacology. During this time she also worked in general and specialist veterinary practice and was a consultant for a veterinary clinical pathology lab. In 2000 she became the Director of the Veterinary Science Foundation at the University of Sydney.

Jill moved to the United Kingdom with her family in April 2001. From 2002 she was a veterinary clinician and lecturer at the Royal Veterinary College, London, based at the college's first opinion practice, the Beaumont Animals' Hospital, and a Fellow at Girton College, Cambridge where she tutored in pharmacology. In September 2005 she became the director of professional development and head of the CPD Unit at the RVC-this unit coordinates the continuing education courses offered to practitioners by the RVC. Her particular areas of interest are problem-based clinical reasoning in small animal medicine and clinical pharmacology. She is the senior editor of Small Animal Clinical Pharmacology, the 2nd edition of which was published in 2008.

Enquiries

Please contact Karen Hewitt, course coordinator

All DE participants are required to be members of the CVE.