Association of Pediatric Hematology / Oncology Nurses (APHON) Pediatric Chemotherapy and Biotherapy Provider Course (Oct 24, 2017)

Association of Pediatric Hematology / Oncology Nurses (APHON) Pediatric Chemotherapy and Biotherapy Provider Course is organized by Association of Pediatric Hematology / Oncology Nurses (APHON) and would be held during Oct 17 - 24, 2017 at UC Davis MIND Institute, Sacramento, California, United States Of America.

The target audience for this medical event for Nurses,pediatric and adolescent chemotherapy. This CME Conference has been approved with a maximum of 13.75 Contact hours.

The Association of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Nurses (APHON) Pediatric Chemotherapy and Biotherapy Provider Course provides a comprehensive review of the knowledge needed to administer cytotoxic and biotherapeutic agents.

Conference Objectives are :
• Establish education and practice standards for the administration of chemotherapy and biotherapy to children and adolescents.
• Promote consistent practices in the administration of chemotherapy and biotherapy to pediatric and adolescent patients.
• Describe the characteristics of the cancer cell.
• Identify differences between cancers in adults and cancers in children.
• List cancer treatment modalities and how response is measured.
• Discuss the history of chemotherapy.
• Describe the development of the specialty in childhood cancer treatment.
• Identify principles for cancer research and informed consent and the role of the nurse.
• Describe important principles of pharmacokinetics in chemotherapy administration.
• Discuss classes of chemotherapeutic agents.
• Define combination chemotherapy.