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Item Anaplastic sarcoma of the mandible in a llama(The Canadian Veterinary Journal, 1996) Malone, Erin; Roertgen, Karen; Kobluk, CalvinItem Bladder outlet obstruction in a 6-month-old alpaca secondary to pelvic displacement of the urinary bladder(Canadian Veterinary Journal, 2005) McClanahan, Susan; Malone, Erin; Anderson, KariA 6-month-old female alpaca was presented for stranguria. Based on the history, physical examination findings, and radiographic studies, the alpaca was diagnosed with bladder outlet obstruction, secondary to pelvic displacement of the bladder, a condition previously unreported in camelids. Cystopexy was performed and the alpaca recovered unremarkably.Item Blastomycotic osteomyelitis associated with severe lameness in a horse(Canadian Veterinary Journal, 2011) Mendez-Angulo, Jose L; Swaab, Megan E; Malone, Erin; Olson, Erik J; Chalkley, Mark D; Aird, Betsy; Ward, ChristieA 12-year-old Quarter horse gelding was presented for evaluation of severe right forelimb lameness, 2 draining tracts over the lateral aspect of the right proximal antebrachium, and weight loss. A presumptive diagnosis of blastomycotic osteomyelitis was established based on radiographs and cytology of the exudate. This diagnosis was confirmed at necropsy.Item Colic in your horse(University of Minnesota Extension, 2018) Malone, ErinColic indicates a painful problem in your horse’s abdomen. Because colic is often unpredictable and frequently unpreventable, it’s a common concern for horse owners. Horses are naturally prone to colic. Fortunately, over 80 percent of colic types respond well to treatment on the farm.Item Curriculum Review and Revision at the University of Minnesota College of Veterinary Medicine(Journal of Veterinary Medical Education, 2017) Root Kustritz, Margaret V; Molgaard, Laura K; Malone, ErinCurriculum review is an essential part of ongoing curriculum development, and is a mandate of the American Veterinary Medical Association Council on Education (AVMA COE), the accrediting body of all North American schools and colleges of veterinary medicine. This article describes the steps in curriculum review undertaken by the University of Minnesota College of Veterinary Medicine (UMN CVM) in response to this mandate from the COE and to a recommendation from a recent collegiate review that was part of a larger university-level strategic planning effort. The challenges of reviewing and revising the curriculum within a short time frame were met by appointing a dedicated curriculum review board and by engaging students and faculty groups, both as focus groups and as specific faculty work sections within disciplines. Faculty voting on the process was very valuable as it permitted the curriculum review board and faculty groups to move ahead knowing there was a process in place for reassessment if most faculty did not agree with recommendations. Consistent support from the dean of the college and other administrators was vital in helping maintain momentum for curriculum review.Item Equine First Aid: What to Have and How to Use It(St. Paul, MN: University of Minnesota Extension Service, 2007) Malone, ErinProvides a check list of what to have in your equine first aid kit. Also explains what to do to help your horse with different problems while the vet is in transit during emergencies.Item Evidence-Based Clinical Skills Teaching and Learning: What Do We Really Know?(Journal of Veterinary Medical Education, 2019) Malone, ErinThe recent programmatic focus on skills development in veterinary medicine means that many programs are devoting increased time to formal clinical skills teaching. This expansion makes it essential that we use the time as effectively as possible. This review examines current practices and veterinary training principles using the broader lens. In many areas, current practices may be hindering learning. Proposed practices include using videos and discussions for pre-laboratory training, focusing on a single complex skill at a time, using more near-peer instructors rather than faculty, including assessments in each teaching or practice session, and encouraging supervised distributed practice by incorporating practice sessions into the formal curriculum. Ensuring mastery of a few core skills rather than exposure to many may be the new goal. Further research is urgently needed on block versus spiral curricula, optimum instructor-to-student ratios, learning and practice schedules, hours required for proficiency, and the benefits of exercise on motor skills learning.Item How To Treat Navicular Bone Fractures(AAEP, 1997) Turner, Tracy; Malone, ErinNavicular bone fractures can be effectively treated by immobilizing the navicular bone with a heel elevation shoe. By gradually lowering the hoof angle back to normal over a 4-month period of time, soundness for the effected limb can be achievedItem Identification of Student Lifestyle Characteristics Associated with Training Choices to Drive Targeted Admissions in Veterinary Medicine(Education in the Health Professions, 2020) Root Kustritz, Margaret V; Malone, Erin; Rendahl, AaronBackground: There is an identified need for practicing veterinarians with a focus on food animal work in the United States. Students at the University of Minnesota College of Veterinary Medicine track by species (food animal, equine, mixed, and small animal) or discipline (research) in the latter part of their training. Identification of life experiences that are associated with students choosing the food animal track would permit the college to better target admissions to meet societal needs. Aims and Objectives: To identify lifestyle characteristics and activities associated with choice of the food animal track and to evaluate how student choice of track varies across their training. Materials and Methods: Students from three consecutive classes were surveyed to identify factors influencing track choice. Fisher’s test was used to compare data and Clopper–Pearson “exact” confidence intervals computed. Results: Students who declared interest in the 1st year in small animal, equine, or food animal as a track were highly likely to choose that at their final track later in the curriculum. Eightyfive percent of students in a food animalfocused early admission track chose the food animal track; the remainder chose the mixed track with cattle as one of their species of interest. Students were more likely to choose the food animal track if their undergraduate major was animal science, if they grew up in a rural area, lived on a farm, were in 4H or were in Future Farmers of America, or had shown or worked horses or cattle, or shadowed a large animal veterinarian. Students valued mentoring from within the college and from outside veterinarians. Conclusions: Knowledge of how students choose their tracks will permit the college better to promote admissions of students who are more likely to track food animal and to plan for adequate clinical year experiences for all students.Item Implants or real? Or Surgical options for teat and udder surgery(2001-05-22) Malone, ErinItem Improving Response Rates for Course and Instructor Evaluations Using a Global Approach(Wolters Kluwer ‑ Medknow, 2018-10) Malone, Erin; Root Kustritz, Margaret; Molgaard, LauraObtaining sufficient survey responses to make course and instructor evaluation results meaningful is a challenge in many, if not most, health professions training programs. This paper describes a series of policy changes that significantly improved data quality at one college of veterinary medicine located in the United States. The steps consisted of minimizing the number of items appearing on the instruments, providing students adequate time and space for completion, clearly explaining the purpose and value of the evaluations, simplifying data collection, collecting verbal feedback, and closing the loop with student participants by informing them of any changes that were made as a result of their feedback. The steps outlined in this model may be easily extended to other health professions programs that involve cohort models, multi‑instructor courses and limited resources with respect to time and people.Item Innovative Assessments for Preclinical Competencies in a Veterinary Surgery Course: How Would You Dehorn a Unicorn?(Education in the Health Professions, 2023) Malone, ErinThis report describes an innovative final examination structure that has allowed students to demonstrate several competencies as part of a veterinary surgery course, including collaboration, communication, and scholarship. The assessment includes two exams: one assessing individual student knowledge and the other a group case-based examination. The latter permits not only assessment of knowledge application but also group function, resource finding and utilization, and either written or verbal communication skills. A provided instructor key and group reflection make grading efficient. External audiences encourage practice in communication skills, while unusual patients facilitate full group involvement. The assessment format aligns with course goals, has similar organization time compared to standard final exams, and requires minimal grading effort. We feel this model could be readily extended to other facets of veterinary medicine as well as to other health professions.Item Intravenous Continuous Infusion of Lidocaine for Treatment of Equine Ileus(Veterinary Surgery, 2006) Malone, Erin; Ensink, Jos; Turner, Tracy; Wilson, Julie; Andrews, Frank; Keegan, Kevin; Lumsden, JonathanObjective—To determine if intravenous lidocaine is useful and safe as a treatment for equine ileus. Study Design—Prospective double-blinded placebo-controlled trial. Study Population—Horses (n¼32) with a diagnosis of postoperative ileus (POI) or enteritis and that had refluxed 420L or had been refluxing for 424 hours. Methods—Refluxing horses were administered lidocaine (1.3mg/kg intravenously [IV] as a bolus followed by a 0.05mg/kg/min infusion) or saline (0.9% NaCl) solution placebo for 24 hours. Variables evaluated included volume and duration of reflux, time to 1st fecal passage, signs of pain, analgesic use, heart rate and arrhythmias, respiratory rate, temperature, days of hospitalization, outcome (survival to discharge), and complications. Results—Of the lidocaine-treated horses, 65% (11/17) stopped refluxing within 30 hours (mean SD, 15.2 2.4 hours) whereas 27% (4/15) of the saline-treated horses stopped within 30 hours. Fecal passage was significantly correlated with response to treatment; horses that responded to lidocaine passed feces within 16 hours of starting the infusion. Compared with placebo treatment, lidocaine treatment resulted in shorter hospitalization time for survivors, equivalent survival to discharge, no clinically significant changes in physical or laboratory variables, and no difference in the rate of incisional infections, jugular thrombosis, laminitis, or diarrhea. Muscle fasciculations occurred in 3 lidocaine-treated horses (18%). Conclusion—IV lidocaine significantly improved the clinical course in refluxing horses with minimal side effects. Clinical Relevance—At the infusion rate studied, IV lidocaine is safe and should be considered for the treatment of equine ileus.Item Large Animal Urinary Surgery TBL module(TBLC, 2014) Malone, ErinLearning goals for this TBL unit 1.select appropriate diagnostic tests for large animal urogenital disorders, particularly rupturedbladders, umbilical infections and urolithiasis 2.diagnose umbilical infections, uroabdomen, and urinary blockages based upon signalment anddiagnostic test results 2.recommend treatment plans for large animal urogenital disorders, particularly ruptured bladders,urolithiasis, rectovaginal tears ; be able to explain to an owner why you make the recommendation 3.develop postoperative plans for urogenital surgery disorders including urolithiasis*Item Management of gastrointestinal pain(Veterinary Clinics Equine Practice, 2002) Malone, Erin; Graham, LynelleRegular additions to the list of available analgesics have greatly eased the management of gastrointestinal dysfunction in the horse, and continuing research suggests that several more drugs are likely to be in use within the next decade. No drug comes without side effects, however. The increasing variety of products makes it more feasible to select the pharmaceutic agent providing the necessary analgesia with minimal complications. This review is designed to highlight the advantages and disadvantages of the drugs currently in use and as well as to provide information about some that may become more widely available in the near future.Item Managing degloving injuries of equine limbs(Veterinary Medicine, 1996) Malone, ErinBecause limb injuries in horses have several unique aspects, treatment is varied and sometimes involved. Here are the different methods for successfully treating degloving injuries.Item Preventing and Treating Colic(St. Paul, MN: University of Minnesota Extension Service, 2008) Malone, ErinLists steps for reducing the risk of colic in horses.Item Severe Carpometacarpal Osteoarthritis in Older Arabian Horses(Veterinary Surgery, 2003) Malone, Erin; Les, Cliff A; Turner, Tracy AObjective—To report a severe form of carpometacarpal osteoarthritis (CMC-OA) affecting primarily older Arabian horses. Study Design—Retrospective study. Animals—Thirty-one horses with CMC-OA. Methods—Carpal radiographs (405 sets) from 3 hospitals were evaluated to identify horses with marked osteoproliferative reaction across the medial aspect of the CMC joint. Owners were contacted to obtain detailed histories and status updates. Necropsy specimens of the CMC joint were evaluated at 2 hospitals to determine the prevalence of 2 variations in the articulation between the proximalsecond and third metacarpal bones. Results—Thirty-one horses were identified as having marked osteoproliferative reaction at the CMC joint. Twenty-three (74%) were Arabian horses. Of the Arabian horses, the average age at admission was 14.4 years. Eight (34.8%) Arabian horses had a known history of trauma. Most were no longer rideable at presentation. Ten of the horses were subsequently euthanatized because of lameness. The dorsal and palmar articulations between the second and third metacarpal bones were examined in 177 horses. The palmar articulation was absent in 48% of Arabian horses and 12.5% of non-Arabian horses at 1 center, including 4 horses with CMC-OA. At the second center, the palmar articulation was present in 8 of 8 Arabian horses but was absent in 22 of 92 (24%) non-Arabian horses. Conclusions—An increased frequency of this crippling form of OA was observed in Arabian horses. It may reflect an increased prevalence, in some geographical regions, of an absent palmar articulation between the second and third metacarpal bones. Clinical Relevance—Carpal trauma in some Arabian horses may result in unexpectedly severe carpometacarpal osteoarthritis.Item Student american veterinary medical association duty hours guidelines(Education in the Health Profession, 2019) Duliepre, Stéphie-Anne C; Seshadri, Ashika; Neuser, Sarah L; McFarland, Alexander; Gray, Meggan M; Malone, Erin; Nafe, Laura; Hall, DerrickAt the 2011 Student American Veterinary Medical Association (SAVMA) Symposium, the SAVMA House of Delegates officially endorsed its Duty Hours Guidelines. The purpose of the guidelines was to provide guidance to veterinary students at all SAVMA Chapters on appropriate duty hours during clinical rotations. A need to revisit the duty hour guidelines arose in 2018 as veterinary students throughout the United States expressed concerns with the applicability of some guidelines in their clinical years. To reflect the needs of all SAVMA Chapters, the guidelines were revised in light of current veterinary medical trends. Feedback was solicited from students and faculty at all 34 SAVMA Chapters with clinical programs via surveys and in person meetings. A total of 19 Chapters provided input that highlighted areas for improvement. Thus, SAVMA wishes to make clear the needs of veterinary students on their clinical rotations and provide revised duty hours guidelines. Although SAVMA does not have the regulatory authority to enforce compliance, the organization strongly encourages all AVMA-accredited institutions to both embrace and comply with the newly revised and recommended guidelines.Item Team-based learning in a subsection of a veterinary course as compared to standard lectures(Journal of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, 2012) Malone, Erin; Spieth, AmieTeam-Based Learning (TBL) maximizes class time for student practice in complex problems using peer learning in an instructor-guided format. Generally entire courses are structured using the comprehensive guidelines of TBL. We used TBL in a subsection of a veterinary course to determine if it remained effective in this format. One section of the class was taught the material using PowerPoint based lectures. The other group was taught the same material by the same instructor using TBL. All students took the same examination on the material at the end of the course and again 18 months later. There were no differences in the course examination or course grades but grade distributions differed; TBL grades were more widely distributed and female TBL students outperformed male TBL students. TBL students scored significantly higher on the repeat examination. Objective student engagement was high and students were positive about the experience