Unlike heart disease, chronic renal insufficiency and arthritis, cancer is potentially curable.
Advances in chemotherapy and other treatment options have increased the options for palliative care, so that animals can have a prolonged life rather than a prolonged death. This course provides an overview of cancer biology, common chemotherapeutics, other therapies including surgery and radiation, paraneoplastic syndromes, lymphoma, sarcomas, round cell tumours and the complete approach to the cancer patient.
Develop the skills to obtain a tissue diagnosis without compromising the patient, tailor treatment plans for patients with co-morbidities and curate comprehensive palliative care protocols where the emphasis is on quality of life. Know that you are offering your patients – and their people – the most contemporary options and maximising the patient’s welfare.
Past Participant:
I find that the CVE oncology course provides a good foundation and certainly helps with my internship program.
Rosemary Soh
Learning Outcomes
By successfully completing this course, you will:
- Develop the skills to obtain an appropriate tissue diagnosis of cancer without compromising the Patient
- Develop the skills to stage patients with neoplastic disease using appropriate diagnostic modalities
- Develop comprehensive treatment options for clients including surgery, chemotherapy, radiation and newer options.
- Administer cytotoxic agents safely
- Develop a medical treatment plan for patients suffering from common neoplastic disease
- Tailor chemotherapy treatment plans for patients with co-morbidities
- Develop a comprehensive palliative care plan with an emphasis on quality of life
- Understand the rapid pace of change in oncology and know where to source the latest information and protocols
Modules
- Introduction to oncology: Mechanisms of oncogenesis and metastasis
- Introduction to chemotherapeutics and chemotherapy drugs
- The other therapies: surgery, radiation, hyperthermia and new alternatives
- Paraneoplastic syndromes
- Canine lymphosarcoma
- Feline lymphosarcoma
- Carcinomas
- Sarcomas
- Round cell tumours
- The complete approach to the patient with cancer
Course Delivery
This online course offers a comprehensive educational package that includes:
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Comprehensive Learning Materials: Participants will access a wide range of study resources including detailed digital notes, images, scholarly articles, and additional readings.
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Interactive Learning Opportunities: The course features self-reflection tasks for personal assessment, active discussion forums for peer and tutor interactions, and regular webinars to engage in debates and case discussions.
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Continuous Assessment: Monthly assignments are designed to assess and reinforce understanding, with personalised feedback provided by tutors to ensure comprehensive learning.
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Monthly Webinars: These sessions complement the modules and provide updates to keep participants abreast of the latest developments in the field.
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Practical Workshop: A 2-day intensive workshop allows participants to apply theoretical knowledge through hands-on practice with real case studies and address major problem areas, enhancing the practical learning experience.
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A dedicated Education Team contact assigned to your course for consistent support.
Workshops
This Distance Education course includes an optional 2-Day case-based workshop in Sydney. The date of the workshop is to be advised.
What is Distance Education?
Premium, intensive online veterinary CPD
All CVE Distance Education (DE) programs are mentored by leading veterinary experts who will provide individual feedback and advice on completion of each monthly module. Each module may include written content, technique videos, self-reflections, quizzes and online submission of monthly assignments.
Maximise the opportunity to expand and consolidate your learning by participating in the tutor moderated group discussion forum and attending the optional interactive workshops, with an emphasis on working through case studies and group discussion. This course has two workshop which are held in Sydney. One single day workshop at the beginning of the course and one 2-day workshop at the conclusion of the course.
Who should enrol?
This course is suitable for qualified veterinarians.
| Registrant Type |
Non-Member Price |
Member Discount |
Super Early Bird Price |
Early Bird Price |
Full Rate Price |
| Non-Member / eMember |
$8,268 |
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$8,268 |
| CVE Members* |
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15% |
$7,028 |
$7,648 |
$7,855 |
*Members include: Practice Member Staff, Professional, Part-time Professional and Recent Graduate.