Safe Use of Chemotherapy

Course Overview

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 Safe Use of Chemotherapy course aims 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!