Animal Welfare, Deontology and Veterinary Ethics

Code:

MV228

Acronym:

BADEV

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Basic Sciences

Instance: 2021/2022 - 2S (of 21-02-2022 to 17-06-2022)

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Veterinary Clinics
Course/CS Responsible:	Integrated Masters Degree in Veterinary Medicine

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
MIMV	73	Official Study Plan	2	-	1	14	27

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

1. To enlighten the students regarding professional rights and duties, according to deontological and ethical rules described in the Portuguese Veterinary Deontologic Code and relevant literature in animal bioethics;

2. To present a set of rules and guidelines that aim to ensure animal welfare and the respective ethical-professional responsibility of Veterinary Medicine professionals.

Learning outcomes and competences

1. Knowledge about the Code of Conduct of Veterinary Surgeons and the current national and international legislation on animal welfare;

2. Reflexion on the rights and duties of Veterinary Practitioners according to ethical and deontological rules expressed in the current Code of Conduct and reference literature in the area of animal bioethics;

3. Reflexion on the ethical-professional responsibility of the Veterinary Surgeons on animal welfare;

4. Development of an ethical conscience in the exercise of the veterinary profession;

5. Understanding that there are different perspectives and approaches to the same ethical dilemma;

6. Promotion of critical thinking in addressing different ethical issues involving the use of animals;

7. Promotion of self-awareness for the permanent need to update knowledge in the area.

Working method

Presencial

Program

1. PORTUGUESE VETERINARY CODE OF CONDUTE

1.1. General considerations;

1.2. Duties;

1.3. The Veterinarian and its clients;

1.4. Fees;

1.5. Collective forms of veterinary-medicine services;

1.6. Contract with a public or private entity;

1.7. Certification, animal sanity, expertise evaluations;

1.8. Prescription and hold of pharmaceutical products;

1.9. Disciplinary action;

1.10. Final considerations.

2. ANIMAL WELFARE

2.1. General concepts;

2.2. Specifications: companion animals, production animals, wild animals, laboratory animals;

2.3. Portuguese and European legislation for animal welfare.

3. ETHICAL DILEMMAS

3.1. Online resources ((http://ae.imcode.com/ and https://www.foodethicscouncil.org/resources/ethicaltools/ethicalmatrix.

html)

3.2. Problem based clinical cases.

4. SEMINARS: Presentation and discussion of the group-based project work.

Mandatory literature

OMV;Código Deontológico Médico-Veterinário
Federação dos Veterinários da Europa;Código de Boas Práticas Veterinárias
Rollin Bernard E.; An introduction to veterinary medical ethics
Yeates James; Animal welfare in veterinary practice. ISBN: 978-1-444-33487-6
Sandoe Peter; Ethics of animal use. ISBN: 978-1-4051-5120-7

Complementary Bibliography

OMV;Regulamento disciplinar da Ordem dos Médicos Veterinários
OMV;Estatutos - Ordem dos Médicos Veterinários
Federação dos Veterinários da Europa - FVE; European Veterinary Code of Conduct and Veterinary Act
Legislação nacional; vigente
Webster John 340; Management and welfare of farm animals. ISBN: 978-1-4051-8174-7
Grandin Temple 340; Improving animal welfare. ISBN: 978-1-84593-541-2

Teaching methods and learning activities

1. Lectures with problem solving and debates;

2. Presentation and discussion of ethical dilemmas;

3. Online interactive platforms;

4. Group-based project work (monography submitted thru Turnitin and oral presentation in seminars) with peer and teacher evaluation;

5. Moodle activities (continuous evaluation)

6. Pedagogical feedback;

7. Forum of diffusion and doubts.

keywords

Health sciences > Ethics in health sciences
Health sciences > Medical sciences > Veterinary medicine

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Prova oral	20,00
Trabalho escrito	60,00
Trabalho prático ou de projeto	20,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Designation	Time (hours)
Frequência das aulas	8,00
Trabalho escrito	13,00
Apresentação/discussão de um trabalho científico	6,00
Total:	27,00

Eligibility for exams

Not applicable.

Calculation formula of final grade

Evaluation formula: 

Final grade (20) = 0,6 x group-based project work grade + 0,2 x presentation grade + 0,2 x Moodle activities(exercises grade

1. Group-based project work to be presented in seminars or individual work to be presented in the final exam - Monography (12/20): 1.1. Organization and structure (4/12); 1.2. Writing (2/12); 1.3. Originality (2/12); 1.4. Graphics (2/12); 1.5. References (2/12).

2. Oral presention of the group-based project work (4/20);

3. Will be proposed 4 exercises/individual activities in Moodle (4/20), 1 value each (announced in a timely manner).

There is no minimum grade for each of the evaluation components (also not mandatory); to approve, a total classification of 9,5 values should be achieved.

Peer evaluation (monography+oral presentation, 16/20): The group decides which score to assign to each of the elements, and the group average has to be exactly the same as the grade given by the teachers.

Examinations or Special Assignments

Exercises/individual activities in Moodle. The monography (group-based or individual work) should be submitted in Moodle, via Turnitin.

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

Similar to the other evaluation procedures but the work will be individual. Taking place only at the time of appeal examinations.

Classification improvement

Similar to the other evaluation procedures but the work will be individual. Taking place at the time of appeal examinations.