Become a professional in one of the most in-demand fields of the moment: train in Surgical and Oncologic Pathology in Small Animals with this comprehensive online postgraduate diploma”

The postgraduate diploma in Surgical and Oncologic Pathology in Small Animals is a response to the needs and demands of veterinary clinicians who, based on the high number of cases they encounter, seek to offer the best service to their patients. 

Within veterinary oncology, oral cancer is a common occurrence, although very often it can be hard to identify it and differentiate it from other oral pathologies. Due to its poor prognosis and aggressive nature when it is a malignant neoplasm, it is essential to identify it correctly, differentiate it from other oral conditions that may appear to be oral cancer and treat it in time, since, on certain occasions, early diagnosis can make the difference between life and death. 

The teaching team that makes up the postgraduate diploma in Surgical and Oncologic Pathology in Small Animals is composed of veterinary professionals who are specialists in the different subjects taught in the course. They have extensive experience both at a teaching and practical level, familiar with university training, teaching courses, degrees and different postgraduate diploma related to the veterinary profession, and specifically Surgical and Oncologic Pathology in Small Animals . These lecturers are active professionals, both at university and clinical level, working in leading veterinary centres and participating in various research projects. 

The modules developed in the postgraduate diploma in Surgical and Oncologic Pathology in Small Animals have been selected with the aim of offering the veterinary clinician the possibility of taking a step further in their future as a specialist in Dentistry and to develop specialized theoretical and practical knowledge to confidently face any oral and maxillofacial procedure that they may encounter in their daily practice. 

The advanced knowledge developed in this postgraduate diploma is supported by the clinical experience of the authors, as well as scientific articles and publications directly related to the modern day veterinary dentistry sector. 

This postgraduate diploma provides students with all the theoretical and practical knowledge necessary to safely tackle any oral and maxillofacial procedure in the studied species. 

Nowadays, the possibility of coordinating the veterinary clinician's working life with a postgraduate diploma is highly valued and valuable, and this course meets this requirement, in terms of teaching quality. The online format allows students to balance their work and academic life, and meets the demands and requirements of the veterinary professional. 

A postgraduate diploma that will enable you to work in all fields of Veterinary Dentistry with the competence of a high-level professional”

This postgraduate diploma in Surgical and Oncologic Pathology in Small Animals offers you the advantages of a high-level scientific, teaching, and technological course. These are some of its most notable features: 

• Latest technology in online teaching software
• 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
• Self-regulating 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

Receive complete and appropriate training in Veterinary Dentistry with this highly effective postgraduate diploma and open new paths to your professional progress"

Our teaching staff is made up of professionals from different fields related to this specialty. In this way, we ensure that we provide you with the training update we are aiming for. 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 put the practical knowledge derived from their own experience at the service of 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 Surgical and Oncologic Pathology 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 conceives learning as a highly practical process. To achieve this remotely, we will use telepractice learning: with the help of an innovative interactive video system, and learning from an expert, you will be able to acquire the knowledge as if you were actually dealing with the scenario you are learning about. A concept that will allow you to integrate and consolidate learning in a more realistic and permanent way.

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

Our objective is to train highly qualified professionals for work experience. An objective that is complemented, moreover, in a global manner, by promoting human development that lays the foundations for a better society. This objective is focused on helping medical professionals reach a much higher level of expertise and control. A goal that, in just six months, you will be able to achieve with a highly intensive and precise course. 

If your objective is to broaden your skills set to include new paths of success and development, this is the course for you: training that aspires to excellence"

General Objectives

• Establish the foundations of canine dentistry and establish protocols for action, generating a specific routine for the speciality
• Develop all aspects of canine dentistry: complete clinical examination, differential diagnoses, specific treatments, surgical technique and prognostics
• Identify the most frequent pathologies quickly and accurately and prescribe effective and precise treatments
• Analyze clinical cases objectively and precisely
• Develop specialized knowledge to examine, diagnose and treat oral pathologies correctly based on the latest advances in the speciality
• Establish the foundations of feline dentistry and establish protocols for action, generating a specific routine for the speciality
• Identify the most frequent pathologies quickly and accurately with effective and precise treatments
• Analyze diseases on the basis of good theory and in an interactive way
• Generate specialized knowledge to examine, diagnose and treat oral pathologies correctly based on the latest advances in the specialty
• Develop specialised - advanced knowledge in cancer biology and diagnostic procedure in veterinary oncology
• Specialise the veterinary professional in veterinary chemotherapy and radiotherapy
• Examine the types of oral tumours
• Examine the main surgical pathologies occurring in the oral cavity of dogs and cats
• Diagnose any type of injury taught in this module
• Develop specialized and advanced knowledge in order to carry out medical-surgical treatment in each case in an individualised manner
• Determine the surgical techniques necessary to safely approach oral cavity surgery and thus avoid as many complications as possible

Specific Objectives

• Establish routine oral examination guidelines and records
• Carry out preventive dentistry
• Carry out an in-depth analysis of the dog's oral pathologies
• Determine instrumentation and general equipment
• Establish differential diagnoses
• Generate specialized knowledge on antibiotics and antiseptics
• Prescribe specific and advanced treatments
• Establish routine guidelines for conducting an oral examination and records
• Determine preventive dentistry
• Carry out an in-depth analysis of the cat's oral pathologies
• Develop specialized knowledge on Instrumentation and general equipment
• Determine the differential diagnoses
• Generate advanced knowledge on Antibiotic and antiseptic prescribing
• Examine the specific and advanced treatments currently available
• Determine the management of canine oral melanoma
• Specialize in the management of canine oral squamous cell carcinoma and in the management of canine oral fibrosarcoma
• Address in depth the management of feline oral squamous cell carcinoma
• Examine other less common oral tumours in dogs and cats
• Develop expertise to establish a correct diagnosis, treatment and prognosis specific to each type of oral neoplasm in dogs and cats
• Develop specialist knowledge in the field of cheek and lip surgery
• Recognise any pathology affecting the oral cavity and decide which diagnostic tests and treatment are most appropriate
• Determine how to deal surgically with the most common tumours of the oral cavity
• Review the most common salivary gland surgery
• Precisely determine the surgical technique to be used for different mandibular/maxillary fractures
• Examine the temporomandibular joint and the pathologies that most frequently affect it

A path to achieve specialization and professional growth that will propel you towards a greater level of competitiveness in the job market"