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Core Clinical Training (CCT) in Food Inspection, Control and Certification 2

The Course of Studies in Veterinary Medicine provides for Core Clinical Training (CCT) credits aimed at equipping the student with the practical skills and abilities, summarised in the Day-one competencies of the EAEVE, necessary for carrying out the role of the veterinarian in the context of Inspection, Control and Certification of Food of Animal Origin.

The CCT provides 3 credits.

 

Structure of the CCT

The CCT involves 6 days of visits to external food production facilities (cattle, sheep, pig and poultry slaughterhouses or farmed game, and a food processing plant) located in the AUSL of Bologna, Ferrara, Modena and Romagna, and 3 days at DIMEVET of which 1 day of exercises and tests on the virtual slaughterhouse simulator and 2 days of discussion of case studies in the classroom. 

Each day provides 6 hours of teaching.

For the abattoir visits, groups of 1 or 2 students are expected according to the availability of the host structure. For the activities at the food processing plant, a single group of 8 students is expected.

The total number of absences allowed for completing and pass the CCT is 20% of the hours.

The CCT programme includes the following activities:

N

Topic

Hours

Module

1

Abattoir visit (Red or White meat)

6

External Visit

2

Abattoir visit (Red or White meat)

6

External Visit

3

Abattoir visit (Red or White meat)

6

External Visit

4

Abattoir visit (Red or White meat)

6

External Visit

5

Abattoir visit (Red or White meat)

6

External Visit

6

Visit to a food processing plant

6

External Visit

7

Discussion of case studies related to hygienic production of fresh and processed meat (problem-solving).

2

1

8

Virtual Slaughterhouse Simulator (Audit).

6

2

9

Discussion of case studies related to OV duties at the abattoir (problem-solving).

2

2

10

Discussion of case studies related to the identification and control of chemical hazards in food of animal origin (problem-solving).

4

3

11

Discussion of case studies related to the identification and control of microbiological hazards in ABP (problem-solving).

4

4

 

Modules: Andrea Serraino (Module 1); Alessandro Seguino (Module 2); Giampiero Pagliuca (Module 3); Alessandra De Cesare (Module 4).

 

Before the start of the CCT

The students are required to:

  • Declare that they have read the rules on safety in slaughterhouses and laboratories based on current legislation (Legislative Decree 81 of 04/09/2008 and subsequent amendments, Legislative Decree No. 475 of 12/04/92, Presidential Decree 303/1956 art. 64 and DM 363 of 5/8/1998) reported in the document "Safety in laboratories-slaughterhouses-dairies" and to have completed the "Self-assessment test on safety" (box "Highlights");
  • Fill in and deliver the Training Project to Prof Alessandro Seguino (downloadable from the attachment box). The Professor will sign the document, which is mandatory and necessary for insurance purposes; it is therefore important that it takes place before the start of the CCT period (at least 15 days). The AUSL representatives are instructed not to allow students to carry out the visit in the absence of this document.

The delivery and collection of the training project, duly completed and signed, will take place through the use of the transparent box positioned outside the SEFA studios or by sending a signed PDF copy to Prof Seguino;

  • Collect the Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) from Dr Matilde Cecchini (matilde.cecchini@unibo.it) at the DIMEVET;
  • Fill the confidentiality declaration on the curricular internships page;
  • Know the general Covid prevention rules and respect the specific rules of the host structures.

 

During the CCT

The student must:

Always bring:

- PPE,

- Safety boots,

- Clean coat,

- masks,

- Statement of confidentiality,

- Training project;

- Certificate of attendance to the course: "Security Legislative Decree 81/08" (attended at UNIBO);

Have the CCT booklet and the training project signed by the person in charge of the facility at each visit day;

Being able to reach the place where the CCT activities are to be carried out by one's own means of transport (i.e. must be able to reach the indicated locations independently);

Follow the instructions of the tutors and refer to them for any organizational, health and safety, or other necessities;

Respect the confidentiality obligations regarding the production processes, products or other information of a confidential nature relating to the establishment of which it becomes aware, both during and after the CCT.

 

At the end of the CCT

For the purposes of recording, the student must send to Prof Seguino a scan of the:

  • CCT booklet, completed and signed;
  • Training project, complete with all the signatures of the AUSL representatives;
  • Virtual Slaughterhouse Audit Report (see course website LINK)

 

How to register

Registration for the CCT takes place via the “Studenti Online application”, by selecting the Curricular Internship icon.

The application allows you to choose the month during which you wish to carry out the CCT.

Before the start of the CCT, the student will receive an email containing the calendar of the groups and an indication of the group to which he/she has been assigned.

The calendar indicates, for each group, the training days with an indication of the structures, addresses and contact persons.

 

Documents

syllabus

Contacts

CCT Coordinators

Prof. Andrea Serraino
Phone: +39 051 2097323
Mail: andrea.serraino@unibo.it

Prof. Alessandro Seguino
Phone: +39 051 2097320
Mail: alessandro.seguino@unibo.it