Safe Use of Chemotherapy in Practice
Knowledge of the indications and administration techniques of chemotherapy agents used in the treatment of cancer in pets is of paramount importance to achieve the best outcome in terms of survival and quality of life by avoiding ineffective treatments and preventing significant adverse effects. This course wants to be a practical guide to the safe dosing, preparation and administration in general practice of the most commonly used chemotherapy drugs for the treatment of cancer in small animals and their monitoring. The course will concentrate on the most commonly used chemotherapy protocols for the treatment of lymphoma and solid tumours such as carcinomas, sarcomas and mast cell tumours, while receiving an update on new medications and techniques available for your patients such as electrochemotherapy, metronomic chemotherapy, tyrosine kinase inhibitors and immunotherapy!
Safe Use of Chemotherapy Modules
Module 1: Chemotherapy – what is it and when to use it*
*contains main indications for the use of chemotherapy in pets
Module 2: Chemotherapy Drugs & Protocols – Solid tumours
Module 3: Chemotherapy Drugs & Protocols – Lymphoma
Module 4: Monitoring the Veterinary Chemotherapy Patient
Module 5: ABC of Chemotherapy Preparation and Administration
Module 6: Chemotherapy Health and Safety in Your Practice
Module 7: Gastrointestinal toxicity, Neutropenia and Extravasation injury
Module 8: Bladder toxicity, Acute reactions and Toxicity from Tyrosine Kinase inhibitors
All our Tutored Online CPD Courses are written and taught by an expert in the relevant field. The tutor for this course is:
Dr Chiara Penzo DVM PhD Dip.ECVIM (Oncology) MRCVS. European and RCVS Recognised Veterinary Specialist in Oncology