Program Overview

Webinar Plus: Oncologic Emergencies

Key Information

The Webinar Plus: Oncologic Emergencies course offers 16 CPD hours and spans four weeks. The course format is a mixture of:

• Two-hour weekly webinars, which can be viewed live and/or as recorded versions throughout the course
• Videos
• Self-assessment quizzes
• Case studies
• Tutor-moderated online discussion forums

Course Information

Key Areas

The course covers the following key areas:

• Approach to the hypercalcaemic dog
• Cranial vena cava syndrome in dogs with mediastinal tumours
• Cardiac tumours causing pericardial effusion
• Malignant pleural and abdominal effusions (neoplastic effusions, haemorrhagic effusions)
• Diagnosis and treatment of hyperviscosity syndrome in dogs with haematological neoplasia
• Treatment of chemotherapy side effects
• Chemotherapy extravasations: which drugs should I be concerned about?
• Tumour lysis syndrome: how to recognize it
• Neurooncological emergencies: brain and spinal tumours
• Urogenital neoplasia causing obstructions

About this Course

The aim of this course is to provide veterinary professionals with the basics as well as new advances in recognition and management of common emergencies in dogs and cats with cancer. The course will equip participants with the knowledge to recognize and treat dogs presenting with hypercalcaemia of malignancy, cranial vena cava syndrome, hyperviscosity syndrome, and malignant effusions. It will review the current and emerging treatments for chemotherapy-induced side effects and analyze the literature on management of patients with neutropenic sepsis.

Why do the Course?

The course will improve participants' confidence in emergency situations and provide the knowledge for effective stabilization, diagnosis, and treatment of oncologic patients. It is designed for veterinarians with an interest in small animal oncology and emergency and critical care.

Tutors

The course tutors are:

• Alexandra Guillťn, DVM DipECVIM-CA (Oncology) MRCVS, Lecturer in Veterinary Oncology at The Royal Veterinary College
• Francesco Rogato, MRCVS, Staff Clinician in Veterinary Oncology at The Royal Veterinary College
• Andy Yale, BVMedSci BVM BVS PGCertVetEd PGDipVCP MVetMed DipECVIM-CA (Oncology) FHEA MRCVS, Lecturer in Veterinary Oncology at The Royal Veterinary College

Q&A Dates

The Q&A sessions will run on the following dates at 1:00 pm London time:

• Friday, 6th June
• Friday, 13th June
• Friday, 20th June
• Friday, 27th June