OVERVIEW

Fundamentals: Activity 9 Nursing Management of the Infusion Patient is organized by American College of Rheumatology (ACR) and will be held from Dec 11, 2017 - Dec 10, 2020.

Target Audience
The target audience is physicians, fellows-in-training, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, nurses, office staff, practice managers, physical therapists, occupational therapists, and medical and health professional students involved in the care of patients with rheumatic disease and anyone interested in rheumatology that may work in an academic or practice setting.

Program Information

CME: 1.5

Fundamentals of Rheumatology offers ten individual activities that can increase knowledge, competence and performance in recognizing the signs and symptoms of common rheumatic diseases in patients. The learner will be able to apply this knowledge and competence to participate in the treatment and care of patients with these chronic conditions and many other rheumatic diseases.

Includes the following:

• Pre-assessment and optional practice test
• Video presentation
• Post-assessment and activity evaluation
• AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ with a passing score of 70% or higher

Course Objectives :
Upon completion of this activity, participants should be able to:
• Describe the guidelines and procedures for setting up an infusion suite
• List the common biologics given in an infusion suite, the actions, dosing recommendations, and potential adverse events
• Define biosimilar and identify the biosimilar products for infusion available in the United States
• Identify the key nursing assessment parameters of the patient receiving biologic infusions
• Identify prevention strategies and management protocols for potential infusion reactions
• Access up-to-date information on biologic therapy, infusion nursing, and other rheumatology-related nursing resources

Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.