Whats new School of Veterinary Science University of Adelaide

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Whats new? School of Veterinary Science
University of Adelaide

• Gail Anderson
• BVSc (Hons), MSc, PhD, MACVSc
• Diplomate ACVS

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Who am I? surgeon, wife, step mum, cyclist,
artist, gardener
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Who am I as a vet surgeon?

• BVSc Hons (Melbourne) 1978
• Clinical Training - Ontario College, Guelph,
  Canada 1980-84
• Registrar Melbourne University SVS, 1984
• Member ACVSc (Small Animal Surgery) 1985
• Private practice Malvern, Melbourne, 1985
• MSc, Guelph, 1985-87, Comparative Orthopaedics
• Diplomat American College Veterinary Surgeons,
• (Equine, production animal and SA Surgery) 1987
• Director, Orthopaedic Research, St Michaels
  Hospital, University of Toronto, 1988-1995
• PhD, University of Toronto, Bone Cell Biology,
  1990-1995
• Assistant then Associate Professor, Faculty,
  Dalhousie Medical School, 1996-2003
• Part-time private referral surgical practice in
  Halifax, Nova Scotia, 1996-2003
• Associate Professor, Flinders University, School
  Health Sciences, 2003-2006
• Private referral surgical practice, Adelaide
  Veterinary Specialist and Referral Centre,
  2003-2006
• Professor Companion Animal Surgery Medicine

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Historical Veterinary Science

• Veterinary profession originated in the Middle
  East in the 14th century as equine doctors
• Profession moved on to a rural production
  animal based focus
• Largely male until the last few decades James
  Herriot model tweedy gentlemen that
  one could trust
• Professional attributes - compassion,
  expertise, humaneness, judgement, care,
  understanding Gentle Doctor

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21st Century Veterinary Profession

• 2008 Australasia now has 7 schools with about
  100-120 in each year at Melbourne, Sydney and
  Queensland, about 80 each at Murdoch and Massey,
  with James Cook and Charles Sturt at 45 each
• 2007 - Graduating about 460-480 new vets per year
• Percentage of women at the traditional schools is
  now about 85-90 of each year (UK, Denmark,
  Australasia)
• 2010 Graduating about 550 per year 600 by
  2013
• Where do these graduates currently start in
  practice and where will they be mid-career?
• How do we future proof the profession against
  over supply?

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Veterinary Profession

• Total vets in work 2009 about 8400
• UQ 60 start in mixed or large animal practice
  and 40 go to small animal practice
• Longevity of new grads in rural practice is
  several years, only 12-15 remain at 15 years
• 7 unemployment amongst vets 2006-7 relative to
  overall unemployment of 5
• Equal numbers of men and women various types of
  practice
• Median male earnings 100,000 vs. women 70,000
• General dissatisfaction with remuneration for
  hours worked amongst younger vets irrespective of
  gender

ABS

TJ Heath, AVJ, 2007 857281-99
Australian Bureau Stats 2007
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University of Adelaide School of Veterinary
Sciences

• Centre for learning for students and staff
• Centre for research in all aspects of one
  medicine, one health
• Community engagement veterinary profession
  through ongoing education and the general public
  for all aspects of health and animal welfare

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Improved Service to the Rural Sector

• Problems of retention isolation, excessive on
  call, lack of professional support, physically
  demanding nature of the work leads to injury,
  poor remuneration all lead to burn out
• Train more graduates from rural areas? Slight
  benefit (Heath 07)
• Support in form of regional centres to decrease
  on call demands provide professional support
  increased sophistication of services available so
  greater professional satisfaction greater
  rural practitioner retention
• Remote consultation enhanced with novel IT options

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How to engage rural practitioners more and
increase connectivity for the profession?

• Enhancement of connectivity between RW campus to
  facilitate in increased rural practice engagement
  to allow development of an IT hub for Roseworthy.
  Access to SABRENET for high speed transmission.
• Envisage RW as hub for partner practices to be
  able to stream video images and sound to and from
  RW to hard wired practices (endoscopy,
  arthroscopy images)
• Many TAFE sites have this capability already
• Ability to use broadband to enable real time
  rounds between distant sites and Roseworthy with
  images and sound for case based discussions,
  disease surveillance, conferencing with vets and
  or students
• Application is for 2.5 million to enhance rural
  practice interactions unsuccessful first time
  but will keep trying

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Safety of Food Supply Public Health

• Production animal disease control E coli
  strains contaminating meat sources renal
  failure deaths from hamburger in the US traced to
  faecal contamination from feed lot cattle
• Parasite control in food sources
• Contamination of water sources for consumption or
  crop irrigation with drugs or products from
  animal sources
• Drug residues in food products, melamine on milk
  products renal failure in infants
• Diagnostic Laboratory services decline
• Quarantine Services problems with EI
• Vets should take leadership roles in policy
  development, education and governance in these
  areas
• Need for enhanced veterinary pathology training
  to counter the decline in numbers

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Experts in Bio-terrorism Prevention

• Threats from infectious agents such as Anthrax,
  small pox, plague by malicious contamination or
  dissemination
• Veterinary knowledge of epidemiology of
  infectious disease and pandemic spread should
  make vets the leaders in bio-terrorism
  prevention, investigation and management
• Need greater pathology and diagnostic focus, one
  medicine

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Knowledge of Emerging Diseases

• In last 25 years, 38 new pathogens have been
  identified 75 of which have animal origin.
  BSE-related, avian influenza, HIV
• 1400 pathogens cause human disease 800 of
  these have crossed species barriers from animals
• Wild sources Hanta virus - rats, Hendra virus
  bats to horses, Lyssavirus - bats, West Nile
  virus - birds
• Transmissible tumours facial tumours in
  Tassie devils and parallels with transmissible
  venereal tumours in dogs
• Vets as the experts in the management of public
  health through their knowledge of disease
  transmission and zoonoses

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Advocates for Animal Welfare

• Over population of cats and dogs in urban areas
  euthanasia of 50 of dogs and 70 of cats that
  are admitted to pounds here neuter clinic at RW
• Early age de-sexing issues publishing in this
  area
• Public concern about mulesing and dehorning
  Anim Sci research at RW
• Spaying of cattle without anaesthesia results in
  about a 4 mortality (UQld) new area
• Laboratory animal conditions and analgesia
  generally Analgesia survey underway to
  highlight needs in SA

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Guardians of Wildlife Health

• Cetacean research whales migrate across
  hemispheres throughout oceans, beaching problems
  opportunity for linkages world wide Chile, NZ
• Viral diseases spread from wild populations
  Hendra virus Retroviral diseases in Koalas
  isolated populations as disease models Zoos SA
• Farmed wild species and protection of wild
  populations salmonids and genetic contamination
  potential
• Controlled aquaculture food and animal welfare
  protection by veterinarians fish as livestock
• Partnering with SARDI in aquaculture

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Vets in Medical Wildlife Health Management

• Exposure to the commonality of the disease
  process across species one medicine, one
  health
• Exposure to medical and biological research
  laboratories and the use of animal models for
  domestic animal, wild animal and human health
  advancement
• Concept of teams of vets, biologists and human
  doctors in the management of many disease states
• Integrating the vet profession into all aspects
  of health management undergraduate exposure is
  essential to make these linkages increased job
  satisfaction access to greater range of
  professional opportunities

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Companion Animal Health

• Pet ownership enhances human health
• Reduction in blood pressure by physical contact
• Increased physical activity decreases obesity
  walking , running, riding
• Community engagement walking involves meeting
  people urban dog parks have become dating
  opportunities
• Companionship for frail or housebound
• Assistance dogs hearing, guide dogs, cancer
  sniffers

 
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Vets and Companion Animal Health

• One medicine , one health human animal bond,
  teaching an understanding of the importance of
  pets in society for human health
• Greater emphasis on preventive medicine within
  the entire curriculum wellness concept for
  disease prevention rather than the fire engine
  approach
• Emphasis on professional communications about
  companion animal euthanasia and grieving to
  decrease veterinary stress in new graduates
• Greater understanding of animals with jobs and
  their specific health needs, behavioural training

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Provision of Sophisticated Services more
uniformly to the public

• Vet graduates need job satisfaction long-term
• Universities as leaders in introduction of new
  technologies, continuing education
• Need for regional centres of excellence?
• New technologies are expensive so should be
  shared
• Multi-person practices in rural areas to enhance
  career longevity of rural practitioners
• Greater connectivity with Vet School for CE and
  life long learning

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Differentiation in Safety of Food Supply,
Bio-terrorism, Emerging Diseases

• Ensure that the curriculum is strong in the
  areas of public health, zoonosis control,
  epidemic pandemic management and pathology
• Develop government agency based rotations and
  medical laboratory exposure for the students to
  engender enthusiasm about this type of career
  path
• Enthusiastic role models elective rotations
  practical exposure to build the concept of one
  medicine, one health

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Animal Models of Human Disease

• Veterinarians as the experts in animal models of
  human disease
• Orthopaedic models cartilage resurfacing is led
  by the equine field at present, biomaterials
  research total hips, fracture repair models
• Small animal models pocket pets are also
  laboratory animals. Distinct lack of vets as
  experts in laboratory research facilities
• Cancer models osteosarcoma in dogs is an
  excellent model for the human disease Colorado
  State
• Medical models Type II diabetes in cats and
  ponies
• Dental models implants and bone grafts
• Cardiomyopathy in cats

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Ovine osseous integration model
Sheep bone plug model
bone
coating
metal
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Training to be a vet at U of A

• 6 years 3 year BSc Pre-Vet, then 3 years
  clinical post graduate programme
• Animal husbandry experience in holidays in
  Pre-Vet years and practice experience in the
  postgraduate programme
• Subjects studied animal related sciences just
  like Medicine-anatomy, physiology, histology,
  pathology, infectious disease, including domestic
  animals, exotics, wildlife and fish
• Anaesthesia, medicine, surgery, clinical
  professional practice communications,
  diagnostics, research methods
• Integrated curriculum horizontally and
  vertically
• Horizontal i.e. anatomy not and physiology but
  rather form and function including embryology and
  histology
• Vertical get clinically-based material in the
  preclinical yrs to highlight relevance of
  pre-clinical sciences
• Final year is an intern year with lots of
  practical work
• Graduate with Day 1 competencies better developed
  

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Bachelor of Science (Pre-Veterinary)
Y E A R 1
Y E A R 2
SEMESTER 3 (12 Weeks)
SEMESTER 4 (12 Weeks)
E X A M I N A T I O N S
UNDERPINNING VETERINARY SCIENCES
E X A M I N A T I O N S
UNDERPINNING VETERINARY SCIENCES
Animal Structure Function Musculoskeletal
System Skin,Hoof Horn Animal
breeding and genetics Scientific Basis of Vet
Practice
Animal Structure and Function Gastrointestinal
System Reproductive/Urinary Systems Animal
nutrition and metabolism Scientific Basis of Vet
Practice
ILAS
ILAS
PROF AND PRACTICAL VET COMPETENCIES Communication
clinical skills Practice visits
PROF AND PRACTICAL VET COMPETENCIES Communication
clinical skills Practice visits
Personal Development
Personal Development
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Y E A R 3
SEMESTER 6 (12 Weeks)
SEMESTER 5 (12 Weeks)
E X A M I N A T I O N S
UNDERPINNING VETERINARY SCIENCES
E X A M I N A T I O N S
UNDERPINNING VETERINARY SCIENCES
Animal Structure Function
Cardiorespiratory system Endocrine system
Veterinary pathobiology Scientific Basis of Vet
Practice
Animal Structure and Function Neurological system
Haem/Lymphoreticular systems Veterinary
pathobiology Scientific Basis of Vet Practice
ILAS
ILAS
PROF AND PRACTICAL VET COMPETENCIES Communication
clinical skills Practice visits
PROF AND PRACTICAL VET COMPETENCIES Communication
clinical skills Practice visits
Personal Development
Personal Development
Postgraduate programme will be similarly
structured for years 4 and 5 with year 6 an
internship year.
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Student Cohort

• 50 students from 2008 cohort 75 women, 50
  rural background, all Commonwealth places, 30 are
  resident at RW campus
• 58 students in 2009 cohort 85 women, 55
  Commonwealth and 3 International students
• In 2009 there were 398 applicants for the 55
  places, TER 95, GPA 5.7 for tertiary transfer
• By 2013, approx 420 students complete cohort

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Vet School Staff Growing Fast

• Physiology Hired started Jan 2009
• Anatomy Hired started Nov 2008
• Curriculum Development External consultants -
  Dr Emma Rowe and Prof David Newble
• School Manager, Sarah Hocking and Instructional
  Designer, Frederic Chew started Jan, Feb 09, Di
  Barton and Lynette Kelly, APO and research
  finance
• Epidemiology / Public Health Professor Michael
  Reichel Started March 09
• Pathology Contract underway
• Equine Surgery negotiations ongoing
• Ruminant Health negotiations ongoing
• Aquaculture interviewing now
• Anatomy, Microbiology, Immunology, Parasitology,
  Virology, Intensive production advertised
  currently, closing May 1.09

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Roseworthy Campus Adelaide Hills
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Sod Turning 27 March 2009
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Site Plan Roseworthy Campus
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Veterinary School Building
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Public and teaching parts
Entrance to the student e-learning centre and labs
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Vet Teaching Hospital Entrance
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Equipping the school

• Teaching laboratories specialized equipment for
  handling large animals and pathology teaching,
  gantries and chillers, hydraulic tables for post
  mortem examination
• Skills suite teaching surgery and anaesthesia
  requires surgery lights, tables, anaesthetic
  machines, surgery kits, drapes, gowns, radiology
  teaching both in hospital and ambulatory

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Equipping the school.

• VT Hospital Diagnostic services radiology,
  ultrasound, arthroscopy, laparoscopy gear,
  clinical pathology suite, multi-headed
  microscopes for teaching
• Treatment services dentistry services, full
  operating suite, autoclaves, sterile equipment
  preparation, consulting rooms with ophthalmology
  gear, audiovisual suites, wards for various
  species, connectivity to tutorial spaces,
  computerized record keeping for training,
  intensive care and treatment rooms..

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Partnership Model

• Roseworthy will have teaching, research labs,
  pathology suite and labs, CE centre, ambulatory
  service and small animal teaching hospital,
  extensive video-linkage
• Pathology with commercial labs service
• Partners at Morphettville track referral equine
  hospital and ambulatory service, PM suite and
  student accommodation, local equine partners
• Partners cattle practices in SE region of the
  state for dairy as no dairy locally due to
  climate
• Purchase or partner? for cattle training

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University of Adelaide School of Veterinary
Sciences

• Centre for learning for undergraduate, graduate
  and higher degree students and staff
• Centre for research in all aspects of one
  medicine, one health
• Community engagement veterinary profession and
  public through continuing education,
  communication and research for all aspects of
  health and animal welfare

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Thank you. Questions?