Diagnosis and Treatment of Patients with Haematological, Infectious and Critical Medical Diseases

Course dates
9 -13 November 2026

Course dates 2028
13 - 17 November 2028

The course is available every second year.

Examination
Please find dates and details about the exam in the exam schedule.

Having completed the course, the student must be able to:
 
Knowledge

• Explain, reflect about and demonstrate overview of the systematic approach to the medical emergency patient.

• Explain, reflect about and demonstrate overview of the systematic approach to patients with symptoms of haematologic, haemostatic or infectious diseases.

• Know aetiology, diagnosis, treatment and prognosis of haematologic diseases and haemostatic disorders in cats and dogs at an advanced level

• Know aetiology, diagnosis, treatment and prognosis of emergency medical conditions in cats and dogs at an advanced level.

• Know aetiology, diagnosis, treatment and prognosis of infectious diseases in cats and dogs at an advanced level.

• Identify patients that would benefit from blood or plasma transfusion.

• Evaluate a transfusion plan.

• To define, identify and evaluate veterinary methodology and the use of cytology for veterinary patients with haematologic, haemostatic or infectious diseases.

 
Skills

• Perform oral presentation of patient history, symptoms, diagnostic and treatment plans for both specialist and non-specialist colleagues and clients.

• Discuss relevant problems and questions within the systematic approach to patients with complex haematologic, emergency medical or infectious diseases.

• Interpret, assess, and reflect on collected patient data in order to identify/localise the cause of haematologic, haemostatic or infectious disease occurrence, make clinical decisions, arrive at a diagnosis and apply and integrate evidence based scientific approaches to plan and administer further diagnostics, patient therapy and management.

• Interpret, assess, and reflect on collected patient data in order to identify/localise the cause of a veterinary medical emergency, make clinical decisions, arrive at a diagnosis and apply and integrate evidence based scientific approaches to plan and administer further diagnostics, patient therapy and management.

• Plan and adjust an adequate transfusion strategy.

• Perform emergency treatment of acute and critical medical conditions including vascular emergencies and acid-base disorders.

• Perform and interpret cytology in patients with haematologic, haemostatic or infectious diseases.

 
Competences

• Collaborate and communicate within and between specialist and non-specialist peers and lay persons involved in companion animal patient management.

• Plan, evaluate and manage a diagnostic work-up and treatment of patients with complex haematologic, medical emergency or infectious diseases.

• Independently obtain, evaluate and elaborate on evidence based new knowledge at a specialty level within complex haematologic, medical emergency or infectious diseases.

You must meet the following criteria to be admitted to this course: 

• Hold a degree in Veterinary Medicine.
• Hold one of the following certifications:
  • DVA Certificate in Small Animal Diseases (fagdyrlæge) which is equivalent to the 4 core courses of the Master of Companion Animal Clinical Science.
  • Swedish / Norwegian / Finnish specialist in diseases of dogs and cats.
  • Equivalent competences.
• Have a minimum of 2 years of relevant work experience from companion animal practice.
• Be proficient in English.

Read more about admission on the main page of Master of Companion Animal Clinical Science.

EU/EEA citizens*
Single course student: 33,500 DKK
Master student: 30,000 DKK 

Non-EU/EEA citizens
Single course student: 37,740 DKK
Master student: 34,240 DKK

Tuition fees include course materials and lunch/coffee. Books are not included in the tuition fees and must be purchased by the participants.

Terms and conditions.

*Citizens of the EU, EEA or Switzerland is entitled to a subsidised tuition fee, due to EU legislation, hence the difference in price.