Integrating human-computer interaction in veterinary medicine curricula

This chapter discusses contemporary global challenges facing veterinary educators and summarizes some of the economic, social, political, and technical pressures underlying curricular change initiatives. Integrating human computer interaction (HCI) into veterinary medical curricula, as a strategy for implementing pedagogical transformation, is reviewed. Computer-assisted learning (CAL) projects recently developed by a veterinary medical college are described. Results of studies evaluating the effectiveness of CAL approaches to HCI integration within the veterinary medical curricula are reported. Future research directions are proposed

Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association 209 10 1733 1736 UNITED STATES

Double-phase parathyroid gland scintigraphy, using technetium Tc 99m sestamibi, correctly identified the existence and location of a parathyroid adenoma in a dog with primary hyperparathyroidism. The parathyroid adenoma was removed surgically 2 days after scintigraphy. An area of focal radionuclide uptake persisted in the region corresponding to the left external parathyroid gland in the delayed-phase image. Delayed-phase images from 3 healthy dogs and a dog with hypercalcemia of malignancy caused by lymphoma did not reveal an area of persistent radiotracer uptake. Double-phase parathyroid gland scintigraphy, using 99mTc-sestamibi, is a simple, rapid, noninvasive test, which can be used for detection and localization of parathyroid adenomas in hypercalcemic dogs. It also can help to differentiate these dogs from dogs with hypercalcemia of malignancy