Medical treatment options for the cancer patient – made simple!

Course Overview

Small animal oncology is a rapidly evolving field and oncology represents a key area for veterinary practitioners.

When a dog or cat is diagnosed with cancer, owners are very concerned for their animal and their expectations for effective care are high. Due to a growing interest in veterinary oncology and the owners’ wishes to treat their pets, more and more treatment options are becoming available. Choosing correctly from a variety of therapeutic options can understandably be daunting and can also significantly alter prognosis. Therefore, a good understanding on possible treatment options, their indications and adverse events is a necessity.

This course aims to provide you with a broader knowledge on available treatment options for different types of cancer in dogs and cats. It will focus on outlining chemotherapy protocols and its alternatives, such as metronomic chemotherapy, use of tyrosine kinase inhibitors or immunotherapy, as well as their limitations. It will further discuss indications for specific treatment protocols, how to use them appropriately and how to monitor the patient correctly throughout a course of therapy. You will also have the opportunity to share and discuss cases that you have managed, with your tutor and fellow participants.

We will look at:
– Classic chemotherapy protocols for a variety of common tumour types, metronomic chemotherapy, tyrosine kinase inhibitors, immunotherapy
– Indications for medical treatment options
– Monitoring for adverse events and how to deal with them

Course Syllabus

Topics covered during the course include:

“Classic” Chemotherapy
– Chemotherapy agents
– Chemotherapy side effects
– Monitoring
– Chemotherapy protocols

Target Therapy
– Tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) and mechanism of action
– TKI agents in veterinary medicine
– TKIs side effects and monitoring

Anti-angiogenic and metronomic chemotherapy
– Mechanism of action
– Treatment protocols and monitoring

Immunotherapy
– Immunotherapy types
– Immunotherapy used in veterinary medicine
– Mechanism of action

Course Resources

Course resources include:

Access to our flexible online learning environment for the duration of the course
Lecture/s that can be viewed at any time, and as many times as you like
Interactive, tutor-guided learning forums
Supporting materials, tools and ideas for assisting with and supporting your learning
Assessed coursework with constructive feedback from your tutor
Practical documents created by you, tailored to the needs of your practice
Access to the course materials for a period after the course

Course Summary

Course duration: 3 weeks (8 hours flexible/self-directed study time in total)

Course type: Fully supported interactive online

Tutor: Irina Gramer

Suitable for: Veterinary surgeons in general or referral practice, veterinary nurses with an interest in oncology medicine

£149.00

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