Clinical Oncology

Duration: 6 Months | 12 Modules | 96 Live Learning Hours

Course Description

The Clinical Oncology is designed to provide healthcare professionals with structured knowledge of cancer biology, diagnosis, staging, treatment, supportive care, and multidisciplinary oncology practice. The programme covers the principles of clinical oncology, cancer prevention and screening, diagnostic evaluation, systemic anticancer therapies, chemotherapy, targeted therapy, immunotherapy, radiation oncology, surgical oncology, major solid tumours, haematological malignancies, oncological emergencies, symptom management, and palliative care.

The programme combines 96 live learning hours across 12 modules. Each module includes 5 hours of live interactive teaching, 2 hours of case-based learning, and 1 hour of assessment and discussion, enabling learners to connect theoretical knowledge with clinical scenarios, treatment planning, and multidisciplinary decision-making.

Skills Covered

• Understanding of fundamental cancer biology and carcinogenesis
• Clinical assessment of patients with suspected or confirmed cancer
• Interpretation of cancer staging and tumour classification principles
• Understanding of pathology, imaging and biomarker investigations
• Knowledge of systemic cancer treatment approaches
• Understanding of chemotherapy and treatment-related toxicities
• Familiarity with targeted therapy, immunotherapy and precision oncology
• Understanding of radiation oncology principles and treatment planning
• Awareness of surgical oncology and multidisciplinary cancer management
• Recognition and management principles of common oncological emergencies
• Supportive care and cancer symptom-management principles
• Understanding of haematological malignancies and their treatment
• Application of case-based clinical reasoning
• Multidisciplinary communication and treatment-planning skills
• Recognition of palliative and end-of-life care needs
• Evaluation of treatment response and common complications

Why Join This Programme?

• Develop a structured understanding of modern clinical oncology across the cancer care pathway.
• Gain exposure to the major treatment modalities used in contemporary cancer management.
• Learn through live interactive teaching and clinically relevant case discussions.
• Develop an integrated understanding of medical, surgical and radiation oncology.
• Explore emerging areas including immunotherapy, targeted therapy and precision oncology.
• Strengthen knowledge of cancer emergencies, treatment complications and supportive care.
• Build a broader understanding of multidisciplinary cancer services and patient-centred care.
• Consolidate learning through assessments, clinical scenarios and structured case reviews.

Course Objective

The objective of the programme is to develop learners' knowledge and clinical understanding of cancer diagnosis, staging, treatment and supportive management. It aims to provide a systematic foundation in the principles of clinical oncology while developing the ability to analyse clinical scenarios, understand treatment pathways, recognise complications, and participate appropriately in multidisciplinary cancer-care discussions within the learner's professional scope of practice.

Learning Outcomes

By the end of the programme, learners should be able to:

• Explain the fundamental principles of cancer biology, carcinogenesis and tumour progression.
• Describe major risk factors, prevention strategies and cancer screening principles.
• Explain the role of pathology, imaging, biomarkers and molecular investigations in cancer diagnosis.
• Describe the principles of tumour grading, staging and classification.
• Explain the indications and principles of major systemic cancer therapies.
• Describe common chemotherapy-related toxicities and their management principles.
• Explain the role of targeted therapies, immunotherapy and precision oncology.
• Describe fundamental principles of radiation oncology and radiotherapy.
• Explain the role of surgery within multidisciplinary cancer treatment.
• Discuss the general management principles for major solid tumours and haematological malignancies.
• Recognise common oncological emergencies and describe appropriate management principles.
• Explain approaches to cancer pain, symptom control, supportive care and palliative care.
• Apply oncology knowledge to structured clinical case discussions.
• Demonstrate an understanding of multidisciplinary decision-making in cancer care.
• Evaluate clinical scenarios involving treatment response, complications and supportive-care requirements.