Become one of the most demanded professionals today: Specialize in Cutaneous, Respiratory, Digestive, Ophthalmologic and Respiratory Tumors in Small Animals with this complete online Postgraduate diploma”

The age of patients in veterinary consultations is increasingly higher, resulting in more frequent cases of cancer patients.

Through this program, students will develop specialized, advanced, up to date, practical, scientifically rigorous and useful knowledge about Cutaneous, Respiratory, Digestive, Ophthalmologic and Respiratory Tumors in Small Animals, to be applied immediately in their daily clinical practice.

Small Animal Oncology is an internal medicine subspecialty which has experienced great development in the last decades. The professors on this Postgraduate diploma are at the forefront of the latest diagnostic techniques and treatments of oncologic diseases in small animals. Due to their specialized training, they have designed a useful, practical program adapted to the current situation, an increasingly demanding and specialized reality.

All the professors on the program are clinicians and/or university professors with experience in both undergraduate and postgraduate training. Professionally active, the professors are specialized in different areas involved in small animal oncology such as clinical oncologists, oncological surgeons, radiologists and anatomopathologists. The aim is to offer a program that takes a multidisciplinary approach to oncology.

This program specializes general practitioners in veterinary oncology in an area that is increasingly in demand, partly due to its prevalence, and partly to the specialization this area requires and demands.

All the modules compiled include the author's experience, without forgetting scientific rigor and the most important evidence-based updates. It addresses the diseases and action protocols, and it consideres the integral approach to patients, including disease, patient and owner.

The program also includes a large amount of multimedia material: photos, videos, diagrams, and imaging techniques and surgery.

As it is an online Postgraduate diploma course, students are not restricted by set timetables, nor do they need to physically move to another location. All of the content can be accessed at any time of the day, so you can balance your working or personal life with your academic life.

Take the opportunity to learn about the latest advances in this area in order to apply it to your daily practice”

This Postgraduate diploma in Cutaneous, Respiratory, Digestive, Ophthalmologic and Respiratory Tumors in Small Animals contains the most complete and up to date scientific program on the market. The most important features include:

• The latest technology in online teaching software
• A highly visual teaching system, supported by graphic and schematic contents that are easy to assimilate and understand
• Practical cases presented by practising experts
• State-of-the-art interactive video systems
• Teaching supported by telepractice
• Continuous updating and recycling systems
• Autonomous learning: full compatibility with other occupations
• Practical exercises for self evaluation and learning verification
• Support groups and educational synergies: questions to the expert, debate and knowledge forums
• Communication with the teacher and individual reflection work
• Content that is accessible from any fixed or portable device with an Internet connection
• Supplementary documentation databases are permanently available, even after the course has finished  

You will have the experience of expert professionals who will contribute their experience in this area to the programme, making this training a unique opportunity for professional growth"

Our teaching staff is made up of professionals from different fields related to this specialty. That way, TECH ensures to offer the updating objective it intends to provide. A multidisciplinary team of professionals trained and experienced in different environments, who will cover the theoretical knowledge in an efficient way, but, above all, will bring the practical knowledge from their own experience to the course: one of the differential qualities of this course.

This mastery of the subject is complemented by the effectiveness of the methodological design of this Postgraduate diploma in Cutaneous, Respiratory, Digestive, Ophthalmologic and Respiratory Tumors in Small Animals. Developed by a multidisciplinary team of e-learning experts, it integrates the latest advances in educational technology. This way, you will be able to study with a range of comfortable and versatile multimedia tools that will give you the operability you need in your training.

The design of this program is based on Problem Based Learning: an approach that views learning as a highly practical process. To achieve this remotely, TECH will use telepractice: with the help of an innovative interactive video system and Learning from an Expert, the student will be able to acquire the knowledge as if they were facing the scenario they are learning at that moment. A concept that will allow students to integrate and memorize what they have learnt in a more realistic and permanent way.

A unique specialization program that will allow you to acquire advanced training in this field"

Our innovative telepractice concept will give you the opportunity to learn through an immersive experience, which will provide you with a faster integration and a much more realistic view of the contents: “Learning from an expert”

The contents have been developed by the different experts on the program, with a clear purpose: to ensure that our students acquire each and every one of the necessary skills to become true experts in this field.

A complete and well structured program that will take you to the highest standards of quality and success.

A comprehensive teaching program, structured in well developed teaching units, oriented towards learning that is compatible with your personal and professional life”

Module 1. Cutaneous and Subcutaneous Tumors

1.1. Skin Tumors (I)

1.1.1. Incidence
1.1.2. Etiology
1.1.3. Diagnosis

1.2. Skin Tumors (II)

1.2.1. Treatment
1.2.2. Prognosis
1.2.3. Considerations

1.3. Canine Mastocytoma (I)

1.3.1. Treatment
1.3.2. Prognosis
1.3.3. Considerations

1.4. Canine Mastocytoma (II)

1.4.1. Diagnosis
1.4.2. Staging
1.4.3. Prognostic Factors

1.5. Canine Mastocytoma (III)

1.5.1. Surgery
1.5.2. Radiotherapy
1.5.3. Chemotherapy

1.6. Canine Mastocytoma (IV)

1.6.1. Prognosis
1.6.2. Survival
1.6.3. New Challenges

1.7. Feline Mastocytoma (I)

1.7.1. Differential Considerations with Canine Mastocytoma
1.7.2. Diagnosis
1.7.3. Treatment

1.8. Sequence Tagged Site (I)

1.8.1. Epidemiology
1.8.2. Incidence
1.8.3. Types of Soft Tissue Sarcomas

1.9. Sequence Tagged Site (II)

1.9.1. Soft Tissue Sarcoma Diagnosis
1.9.2. Complementary Tests
1.9.3. Staging

1.10. Sequence Tagged Site (III)

1.10.1. Treatment of Soft Tissues Sarcoma
1.10.2. Medical Treatment of Soft Tissue Sarcoma
1.10.3. Prognosis

Module 2. Injection Site Sarcomas. Melanoma. Respiratory Tumors

2.1. Feline Injection Site Sarcoma

2.1.1. Prevalence and Etiology
2.1.2. Diagnosis
2.1.3. Treatment

2.2. Melanoma (I)

2.2.1. Etiology
2.2.2. Diagnosis
2.2.3. Staging

2.3. Melanoma (II)

2.3.1. Surgical Management
2.3.2. Medical Treatment
2.3.3. Special considerations

2.4. Skin Surgery (I)

2.4.1. Anatomy, Vascularization and Tension
2.4.2. Pathophysiology of Healing
2.4.3. Injuries: Types and Management

2.5. Skin Surgery (II)

2.5.1. Plasties and Subdermal Plexus Flaps
2.5.2. Pedicle and Muscle Flaps
2.5.3. Grafts

2.6. Respiratory Tumors (I): Nasal Plane

2.6.1. Incidence and Risk Factors
2.6.2. Diagnosis
2.6.3. Treatment

2.7. Respiratory Tumors (II): Nasal Cavity

2.7.1. Incidence and Risk Factors
2.7.2. Diagnosis
2.7.3. Treatment

2.8. Respiratory Tumors (III): Larynx and Trachea

2.8.1. Incidence and Risk Factors
2.8.2. Diagnosis
2.8.3. Treatment

2.9. Respiratory Tumors (IV): Pulmonary

2.9.1. Incidence and Risk Factors
2.9.2. Diagnosis
2.9.3. Treatment

2.10. Respiratory Surgery

2.10.1. Nasal Plane Surgery
2.10.2. Nasal Cavity Surgery
2.10.3. Laryngeal and Tracheal Surgery
2.10.4. Pulmonary Lobectomy

Module 3. Digestive Tract Tumors. Mesothelioma

3.1. Digestive Tract Tumors (I): Oral Cavity I

3.1.1. Symptoms
3.1.2. Diagnosis
3.1.3. Treatment

3.2. Digestive Tract Tumors (II): Oral Cavity II

3.2.1. Symptoms
3.2.2. Diagnosis
3.2.3. Treatment

3.3. Digestive Tract Tumors (III): Esophagus, Stomach, Exocrine Pancreas

3.3.1. Symptoms
3.3.2. Diagnosis
3.3.3. Treatment

3.4. Digestive Tract Tumors (IV): Intestine

3.4.1. Symptoms
3.4.2. Diagnosis
3.4.3. Treatment

3.5. Digestive Tract Tumors (V): Nasal Sac Tumors

3.5.1. Symptoms
3.5.2. Diagnosis
3.5.3. Treatment

3.6. Digestive Tract Tumors (VI): Liver Tumors

3.6.1. Prevalence and Etiology
3.6.2. Diagnosis
3.6.3. Treatment

3.7. Digestive Surgery (I)

3.7.1. Anatomy
3.7.2. Principles of Digestive Surgery

3.8. Digestive Surgery (II)

3.8.1. Gastric Surgery
3.8.2. Intestinal Surgery

3.9. Digestive Surgery (III)

3.9.1. Liver Surgery

3.10. Mesothelioma

3.10.1. Diagnosis
3.10.2. Treatment

Module 4. Endocrine System Tumors. Breast Tumors. Ophthalmologic Tumors

4.1. Endocrine System Tumors (I): Adrenal Glands

4.1.1. Epidemiology
4.1.2. Diagnosis
4.1.3. Treatment

4.2. Endocrine System Tumors (II): Thyroid

4.2.1. Epidemiology
4.2.2. Diagnosis
4.2.3. Treatment

4.3. Endocrine System Tumors (III): Insulinoma

4.3.1. Epidemiology
4.3.2. Diagnosis
4.3.3. Treatment

4.4. Endocrine System Tumors (IV): Pituitary Tumors

4.4.1. Epidemiology
4.4.2. Diagnosis
4.4.3. Treatment

4.5. Endocrine Surgery

4.5.1. Adrenal Surgery
4.5.2. Thyroid Surgery
4.5.3. Pancreas Surgery

4.6. Breast Tumors: Canines (I)

4.6.1. Epidemiology
4.6.2. Risk Factors
4.6.3. Diagnosis

4.7. Breast Tumors: Canines (II)

4.7.1. Surgical Management
4.7.2. Medical Treatment
4.7.3. Prognosis

4.8. Breast Tumors: Felines (III)

4.8.1. Epidemiology
4.8.2. Diagnosis
4.8.3. Treatment

4.9. Ophthalmologic Tract Tumors (I)

4.9.1. Epidemiology
4.9.2. Clinical diagnosis
4.9.3. Complementary Tests

4.10. Ophthalmologic Tract Tumors (II)

4.10.1. Surgical Management
4.10.2. Medical Treatment

A comprehensive teaching program, structured in well developed teaching units, oriented towards learning that is compatible with your personal and professional life"