OVERVIEW

Community Practice Connections™: 3rd Annual School of Nursing Oncology™ is organized by Physicians' Education Resource, LLC (PER).

Release Date: September 30, 2019
Expiration Date: September 30, 2020

Accreditation:
Physicians' Education Resource®, LLC, designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Physicians’ Education Resource®, LLC, is approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider #16669, for 1.5 Contact Hours.

Activity Overview:
Oncology nursing is a perpetually evolving field, and staying up-to-date with the latest advances is key to providing the best care to your patients. Advancements in the pharmacologic treatment of cancer, therapies to help mitigate disease symptoms, and new options for managing treatment-related adverse events are emerging at a rapid pace. So you can continue to deliver the highest-quality care, our expert faculty will provide the latest information on key topics in oncology that can readily be applied to your practice. They will discuss strategies to help you optimize patient management and provide insight into the evolving treatment landscape for a variety of malignancies that you may encounter.

Barriers to the optimal delivery of care for patients with cancer are common, and this activity is designed to answer critical questions in a manner that will help you to overcome those barriers. This online enduring activity highlights several of the key topics covered at the 3rd Annual School of Nursing Oncology™, a 2-day conference held each year. This online activity covers supportive care strategies relevant to lung cancer, melanoma, and genitourinary cancers, as well as oncology at large. Additionally, key updates in new treatments are addressed.

Benefits of Participating:
• Get up-to-date on the most recent advances in therapeutic strategies for the treatment of lung cancer, melanoma, prostate cancer, and renal cell carcinoma.
• Learn supportive care strategies for common concerns of patients with cancer, including chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting and bone metastases and pain.
• Hear from expert oncology nursing specialists regarding how they apply new data to optimize patient care.
• Gain an overview of ongoing clinical trials and strategies to counsel your patients regarding clinical trial participation.

Learning Objectives:
Upon successful completion of this educational activity, you should be better prepared to:
• Summarize recent therapeutic advancements for patients with solid and hematologic malignancies.
• Outline the roles of different assays in guiding treatment selection for patients with cancer.
• Identify common treatment-related adverse events for different malignancies.
• Demonstrate awareness of best practices to manage and counsel patients concerning adverse events associated with therapies they receive to treat their cancer.
• Select evidence-based supportive care strategies for patients throughout the continuum of cancer management.
• Analyze elements of clinical trial design in the context of enhancing patient communication and clinical trial enrollment.